The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-07
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W ARLINGTON, August D. 1878.

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An Agricultural Eetter.
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WASHINGTON, August 8. 1878.
Tho fo,,oving. from the agricultural re-
-. ~ .Iuk. shows complete stateneht,
i" eara as officially reported. OF the virginia
crops: cro,, ,.,r
,;s;,e. heads full OF fine large grains.
EIrs,y: Ten days late aud out thiro OF
fh'", What escaped winter looks
N NV NV" M ind,cs,ieos Of rust. Bedford: Crop
%" s-,snes ut least half by Undertaking )
>oo. md sunut also iniuring some fields;
ru w.. nroaro,cd by q hcavy aorm. Var
"i, harvesting very indiherent!y; ex-
'HN ~ rain has made 1t run to straw.
' - Rain threatens to iHture
n'f, -,nenins wheat. Fttsr6nnd: Remark
Nr Good where not winter-kiiled;
.md wcu filed Tsppahannoes and
Y y,, hsyc both done well; Tou.
Nv No. 90 bate for the climate. Page: Har-
"., welt; prain good, but yield 25 per
-. h,Jov ayerase. Lancaster and amber
":,,;,s hest for this climate. Balm now fall
Va "a" r,ar in,.,re the crop. None Of the smooth
, ~ have nasured we'll. Stafford: Bet
w. ,han kss, year. Wy4he Not over half a
'n,n: few ne tbs drill; drilled wheat looks
ranth the oess, especially when early soWn.
yr,- Hcnt: Fine In quality. Orange: Da-
,,arcd by wiuteY-kiling and fy, but greatly
:n,9oroyei bv late favorable weather; quality
.nd. Fuhz the bert. Nelson Badly vim
:n,.lnlrd and unpromising In April, but
vested UNEXPECTEDLY we'll heads and
'--,jn> unusually large. King George:
Wheat greatly Improved; fine harvest wea-:
,her po,chasaa Rains In May and fine
,nne weather acted like magic, bringing the
,,~n>ne<t to m average. Clarke: Since last
1r,,ort the Heasian tiy has been very de.
..ru,tiye on the crop many fields destroyed
md .-yen TO live stock for pasture. Chester
LID: Harvested In fine condition excel
.,n quality and large yield. Washington:
,rr-ha,f wirter-kiiled. Bath: Very light.
..io,l: What escaped winter-killinS is fine,
With large heads and superior grain.
I.rrcrsrilie: Filled well; g tolerable crop.
I,ud,rfn Injured by fly; where no fertili.
I.r, were used the crop is total failure.
u6ilssey: Light straw; good grain; ave-
rare Weld. Crais: Thin, but filling we'll
and Of good quality. G,lrepe': Fultz ex-
,.l> ali other wheat. james City: Fultz
promises ~ for / very popular. Cunber-
Llsi: ful,z great success. Fanquner !:
Injured BY drought ia some places. Gloa-
,.>t,1: Crop heavy and renunerltiye
IN GOOD hads well fortified and filled;
German red generally preferred TO the
smooth heads. hodjson Generally very
sorry some fields rusted: few good crops
where not winter-killed. -Necklenburg !:
Uu,ry never better; Touzeile and Iappa-
hammock Welded well. HenricO Came out
wonderfully hnyth: Better than was en-
l-rtrd. Montgomery: Ten days late; bot
iom crops rusted. Henry: Shoyt but good.
As!itnr: Injured By chinch-bug. High
lCni: Badly winter-killed. ESScr : Quail
i;y rxcencnt- Prince George: Damaged 20
per cent. by rnst.
\ t:.hua,.d exhibit shows that of winter
wheat twelve counties produce above the
average. twenty-one an average, ana thirty
eight below the average. Five other States
Only are exhibited above the average.
The only States in which the acreage OF
,orn i reported the same as last year are
Vest Virginia and Minnesota. The follow
iug statement Of the Virginia counties is
shown:
!Spo:Sglconin: Not so tall as usual, owing
10 The cool spring, but very healthy. Pu-
ASH small, being planted late, but looks
thrifty. Bedford The planting retarded,
and the corn much injured after planting by
heavy and continued rains. Stafford Con-
dition better than last year. h,n9 ana
queen: The heavy rains and cold weather
during the month Of May caused much OF
the corn TO rot, making it necessary to re-
plant it, This makes it late and small.
fgayG,na: Promising, though small.
Iyy.te: Looks we'll for the time it was
pltntcd-three weeks later than usual.
Warren: Much trouble by the worm.
IorhQton: Good. King George: Very
promising. Caroline: Season propitious
Tor corn. Prince Ed,rord: Planted later
than usual; otherwise full average
orange: Never more promising at
This season. Wushington: Healthy,
though hte. chesterfield O.: That plant,
cd carly, BADLY drowned: but now all
planted and worked looking Very prom
I>ing. Clarke The cut-Worm has Injured the
corn more than ever known before; conse
pucntly the crop is very backward and
small. Middlesea Suffering from extremely
dry weather. Greensritic Never appeared
better at this season. Bath: Very late, ano
very much troubled with the grub-worm
tWlquier: Promises full crop. Madison
Looking Well. AeckienJ,ug: Looking badly
on account Of the cold, wet spring. James
tGy: Planted late, and therefore quite low
Tor the season; but the drought having ena
bled farmers to work in it almost every day,
il i in beautiful order. Campbell: Late
otherwise, equal to that Of last year. Prince
George: Late though small. it looks healthy
Hcnrlco: Prospect fine for large yield
Hgiidnd: Much retarded by hate plant
Ing, caused BY much rain; doing well now
Esser: Bad stand in consequence OF unpre'
crdcnted ravages Of the cut-Worm. ...s
Co1roS.-Ten counties reporting from
Virginia make the average condition los,
being placed at 100, s above, and 2 below
Princess Anne, $50; Sussex, 12O, in which
1.-THE condition as compared with last year !!
owing in great measure to the more genera
n>cof the best fertilizers" In Southampton
10, "cotton seems to have absorbed al
farming interest, even at tue expense o
grain" In Prince George, 90, "the cold
Wei May retarded cotton-planting; muct
planted early had to be replanted; now
fair stand, but the plants small"
OATs.-PulaSh: Promising. FMCGand
Unusually good. Lunenbur3: Oats promis
ing. Wythe Oats SOW late and unpromis.
ing. Warren: Threatened by grasshop
lers. Ne,c Hcnt: Fine in quality. Orange
Fine crop assured. Caroline 4: Season favor
able. k.ng George: Excellent. .Po,chaton
Good. SUSSEX: Better than for severa
years. Clarke Injured by early drought
but greatly improved with late favorable
weather, especially In the north part OF tho
county. Chesterfield: Winter seeding yield
I'd largely; spring seeding heavily headed
prospect Of largest yield since the war.
Hdshingtcn /: Heading Tow on account OF
drought. Bath: Look well. MddlcSGt :
Winter oats excellent. Nanse0aond Late
aud short. MADISON: Unusually promis-
ing. Gloucester: Drought has cut short Il