Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-07-04
For THE TINES.
DROUGHT

FARMvI11E, VA. June Both, 1851.
Messrs Editors We in the midst OF a most dis
tressng drought, which mournully reminds US OF the
disastrous one OF last year. We have had no ram TO
wet the ground an inch deep since the first OF May
From this place southwark, 10 the line OF North Ca
rolina las far as have heard from) the drought has
been intense, more than in this region. cores
pondent writing from Halifax, near the line OF North
Carolina says: 1--WE have had rah suce the LIST OF
May. The Dat crop is an entire allure and the pros
poets of the Tobacco crop gloomy they were
this time last year The Wheat croJ, however, IS very
fine' learn from gentlemen from different parts OF
Charlotte that the suffering that county is even great
than in this. For the last four five days the wea-
ther has been intensely hot-the thermometer ranging
from 80 to IS degrees-wheh has placed the Corn crop
in imminent peril and unless we can very shortly have
good rains, this crop must be greatly curtaled.
As to the Tobacco crop, it is utterly impossible to
make any thing like an average one; far from it,
if should have the most favourable seasons from this
time until the LIST of October The crop is far fro
being fully planted many persons having planted not
more than halt their usual quantity much of that that
has been planted already dead and the plant beds
entirely exhausted on account of the long continued
drought.
Truly the condition Of our farmers is most lamena-
BILE. Last year they failed in all their crops, Oats,
Wheat, and Tobacco.
The Wheat crop this year-which is unusually hne
every where-is all that they rely upon with GER
tanty.
Seven eight days ago we had most glorious pros
poets for fine refresh ng rains. The clouds boiled up
and hung thick and dark over our heads, and seemed
every moment ready to discharge their refreshing tor
rents upon parched eds but contrary winds arose
and waited them away to water other more fortunate
districts The country between this and Richmond re-
ceved the benefit of these fine rains. They did not
reach us.
Ii this excessive hot weather continues many days
longer, our condition will be deplorabe in the extreme
Tor tine Corn crop, stay, will then be placed
beyond all hope
The number of hhds. OF Tobacco inspected in this
place to this date, ,30h of June) is 7l6, against
2,442 last of the date, showing falling OF
OF ,726 hhds. understand the deficit Clarksvllle
and Lynchburg is in the same ratio.
Messrs. Editors, this mmunication is not written
for the purpose of putting up tire price OF Tobacco
Corn. Whea; Oats, for any direct benefit that the
writer expects derive from advance in the price OF
any of these articles He is personally but little lne-
rested in the rise or fall of any one OF Them lie states
facts and is anxious the poor farmer get lair
price for what little produce he may have for sale. He
knows that there are certain ones, high in authority
in Richmond, who have done and may be still doing
all they put down the price of Tobacco, there
by detrauding the farmer OF fair and remuneratlng
price for this article.
THE FARMERS FRIEND.