The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-02
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fCorre~nonslcncc OF the Richmond DispatclIl
LOUISA COUNTY. Va. June %, 1873.
Thinking that a little country news and
gossip may not be unwelCome to you or un-
interesting 10 Il portion Of your readers, |
have concluded to drop you line or two
from old Louisa. From considerable travel
through different parts of the county, think
| am prepared TO bear testimony to the fact
that our people with scarce any exceptions
have gone to work in earnest OF course
around and about every little public place
may be found some few who spend their
time in loating and drinking whskey, but
the great majority of the people, and espe-
ciay (lnay it he said to their crcdlt) the
young men, have gone to work in real hard
earnest. One Of our very best aud most
successful farmers few days since informed
me of the fact that his son carried the " lead
row" throughout his entire present wheat
harvest. 1t was Il heavy crop, too, and he
had employed a number of No. | cutters.
The greatest source of Encouragement to
the farming interest is the want OF Seasona-
BILE weather. The rains have been very par
tiaI, and the crops needing rain at this sea
son Of the year, such US tobacco, corn, ana
oats, have in some sections greatly suffered.
The continuous drouShts OF the last few
years have rendered the supply of provisions
very scarce in our midst. Grain is being
bro ught from counties and sections west OF
us, aS Culpeper, Fauquer. Orange, and even
Huntington, TO supply the demand. The
usual price of corn i'll the interior of the
county is one dollar; ON the railroad, eighty
cents per bushel.
The wheat crop is thought to be less than
an average crop in the county fer the amount
l,l ~ l,,. hGu Al
under many difficulties. The hteness Of the
last summers Neutrality-suspicious. by the
continuous dry weather; then the hard aud
naked winter; then the rlvages of the fly
and other insect enemies; and in some cases
the worthleSsness of fertilizers used; these
and other things will, think, unIueston-
ably render the crop short one, though
there arc some most gratifying exceptions,
for / have seen several splendid crops OF
wheat.
A very large tobacco crop will be set out
in this county. just let the "seaSOns" come,
and the plants will lind the ground made
ready for them. Some Of our farmers are
setting OUT without season. ! nave beard
of one gentlemen who set out 100000 plants
during the very dryest weather Wc have had.
lie digs his season from the ground, and his
plants live well. The soil in that community
is peculiarly adapted to fine tobacco.
The cut-worm has been unusually active
and destructive this season. 1t is seldom
that company of farmers come together that
| they do not express their opinion pretty
freely concerning this marauder upon the
young and tender plant.
With propitious seasons, and the earnest
ness and energy and industry manifested by
our agricultural community, think we
might reasonably calculate on u speedy re-
turn OF that prosperity which, ,ioyed in
ante-bellum times, made old Louis. one OF
the moueyed counties of the State.
As to politics, hear but little on the sub
jcct. Various parties are named as candi-
dates and aSpirlnts for the different political
| Offices in the gilt Of the people. But in this
regard more anon. SCRIP.
Z. s.-Sincc writing the above, within
twelve hours, the rain has been falling, and
the heart Of the husbandman swells every
where with feelings ofjoy and hope. S.