The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-17
CrOpS In Virginia.

CrOpA In Virginia..
The Richmond Enquirer OF the 18TH inst gathers from
hs exchanges the following Information concerning the
In Appouattox they say the harvest is past for the
ssrea, and the crop s very fair one The wheat, IN
places, thnned BY it's enemies, bat the hsds
left full ana plump. AS to the oat CROP it will be the
largest and known for many years The grain well
matured Tobacco carly enough and grows OH beAuti
fully,
In Prince George is said that tae whea. crops
wonderfully fine In that neighborhood The quaity is
superior, and W weigh WELL Rams after the middle Of
june, II seems, may not be feared inducing rust.
gentleman from Prince George county that from
one acre OF land he obtained 81 bushels OF wheat
On Sunday afternoon I'D inst j. and again on Wednes.
day, portions of Stafford county visited by hail
storms puring the growing crops Of and TOBACCO.
Rockingham and Shenandoah estimates at O00, 900
bushels.
The wheat harvest in Warrington county nearly over
ana IN all tee prospect said be unusually COCA
for larte yield More wheat been grown in this
sounty the present than before history.
rbey say that Lee county the wheat crop IS unusually
In rzewe county the damage by the late frost is prin
oipAiy confined TO the higher portions OF county
The summit Of the Blue Ridge, hgn peak kuo wn
- the stony Man near Thornlon's Gap, southwark
presents quite w,nry appearance The foliage Of the
MA however, little or no injury has resulted from the
II is stated tina. Rockingham hiss hardly known such
season OF plenty since the 1882 later STILL the
crop out Of which Rockingham contributed generously
ocean,
rbe harvest in Montgomery county is over and gives
eet caufe Tor rejoicing All the farmers unite 10 bear
Ing testimony 70 the excellence of the wheat crop
respect The yield in quantity passes all expecta
hons, and the quality has never been surpassed.
An observer that the wheat crop Page
presents very fasterng prospect, and farmers
again cheerful enough TO smile, while some laugh
rigDt
The wheat crop in Clark county has been better
From 20 70 40 bushels per acre much Of It viii yield,
weighing from 60 70 Sc lbs 10 the bushel
In county the papers Of having received
several nne samples Of wheat, which oeoxen we'll of the
harvest there.
In Berkeley county the farmers pretty much through
hep harvest They say II is the largest and heaviest
erop Of wheat maze for several years
Reports from Harrison county say that the harvest OF
Mo wheat i-ss- r~a
good oesl damaged, 10 still -four Eve times larger tnan
asst year, and is Of a most excellent quality.
In she Kauswna Valley the wheAt harvest s we'll
The crop has been secured in fine condition. and
q more abundant one OF better quality. the
oats maturing, aod promise fine yield TINS
he growing rapidly and BIDS fair TO make abundant
crop.
ia also stated that the crops in Jackson, Putnam,
Cabe and ether adjacent sqiay good
b Ksnswha, aud that very little damage done by the
frost weeks ago in tins section.
In HeckeDburg Is stated that the crops look very
promising Corn very good tobacco is looking finely
the planters have quite good sani The crop of wheat
A better than usual, and the better than the