Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-07-28
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= The drought in this region is exceeding
ly severe, and threatens the most disastrous
consequences to the planting and farming
interests. The Corn crop is suffering great
ly, and without rain in a few days, must
prove an utter failure. The Tobacco crop
could scarcely be more unpromising than
it is at present. Great numbers of the
plants in the hills are smaller than they
were when drawn from the beds. Garden
vegetables generally are well nigh des-
troycd. These remarks are applicable,
think, to most, if not all, the Piedmont
country. Upon the whole, the prospects
Of the husbandman are gloomy indeed
Blu; for the abundant wheat crop, he would
have real cause of alarm If we have an
Elijah in the land, his aid is invoked by
the panic-stricken thousands in our midst.
--Richmond Examiner.
For some days after the fine rains which
fell in various parts of this county, on the
night of the 30th ult., we INDUCED the
hope that the weather would prove sea
sonable," and that abundant crops Of corn
would be made to cheer the heart of the
husbandman, ard reward the labors of his
hands. But our hopes have been disap-
pointed. and gloomy forebodings force
themselves upon our mind. Not drop
ofrain has fallen during the present month;
and most Of the time the sun has been
pouring down his scorching rays with
most whitening and deadly effect Vege-
,a,ion of every kind, corn, tobacco. and all
the products Of the garden are dying and
whitening up. The oats. which has been
harvested-is but short crop, lin many
places it was hardly worth cutting) and we
very much fear that even the most favor
able weather can now help the corn and
tobacco but little, and should the intense
heat and dryness continue few days lon
ger, the yield in these all important staples
must be. we think, less than it has been for
many years But it is not only in Prince
Edward that the prospects of the farmer
are so gloomy. In many portions of APP
pomat,ox, Charlotte, Halifax. Mecklen-
burg. and Lunenburg, the drought has
been equally severe, and nothing short of
miracle can make gdod crops in those
counties.--Farm Rep.
WASHINGTON CouNTy.-Inthis county,
the crops are every where abundant
Such crops OF wheat, oats, corn and grass.
have seldom been seen. But in some nor.
tons OF the country, many oat fields were
destroyed on Tuesday last, by violen,
storm of wind and GEOGRAPHICALLY in
the southern part ofthis county, where the
fields present the appearance of having
be n rolled, and some of the farmers are
moving the unripc crop for hay.-AJing
don Tugjnian.
RocKBRIpGE CouNTY.-Thc wheat har
vest Of the county Is now over and ou
farmers have realized good crop. w,
do not know that the yield was an indilier
cnt one in any section of the country. I,
some sections we heard of very fine yields
Mr.. Davis near Cedar Grove, we under
stand, had about 40 acres in crop which
turned out at least forty bushels TO thu
ncrc. We saw very fine specimen o
wheat from the crop of Mr. John F. Shield,
in the upper end of the county which vii
yield about forty bushels to the acre.
Ler. Ga-.
"HALTAx, Va, July 10.
at still continues dry. very dry in thi,
county and Mecklenburg, and crop Of
Tobacco. to the extern, Of my information
is impossible"
MEcKLENBuRG, July II. 1851.
The weather continues dry, and our
last paintings is nearly all dead" And
from the same county July 10Th: ave
still have dry weather, have had no season
since the 5th. Of May for planting, and no
plants IN the country to rc-plant with. The
prospect for crop Of corn in my neigh
borhood, is very poor. 1t is distressing to
look upon the fields of corn"
RocKINGHAM CouNTY.-The farmers
in this section Of country. have been en-.
gagged for the last or 10 DAYS in securing
their crops of small grain. We are pleas,
cd to learn that the ravagcs OF the
joint worm has not been as disastrous a.
was at first anticipated. Some of our far.
mers. it is true, have suffered considerably
from the ravages of this insect; but from al
we can learn upon this subject, we do no,
believe the crop ofwheat will fall greatly
behind that of last season. We under
stand that the quality of the grain is very
superior. and what has been lost in quaint
~ will, therefore. be made up in quality
Rockingham Register, July ~.
AueusrA CouNTY.-The Staunton pa.
pers represent the wheat crop Of Augusta
the present year, as very sorry one
not worth the cutting. in some portions Of
the county.
In BorErouRr the yield has been abun-
dant. and the quality ofthe grain is said to
I've excellent. Recent rains, too, have ma
tcriaIly benefited the growing crop.
.WARREN Co.. N. c., July 10.
shave always been Of the opinion that,
az general rule, a planter should sch his