Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
TIRE PIEDMONT COUNTIES.
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A CHEERING ACCOUNT VERY PITII-
LIZ PUT.

for years reaped with more than ordl-
nary expense on account of constant
rains. No material damage done by
rains to wheat crop, but considerable
to clover, principally damaging quail
ty. No damage to timothy and oats.
Corn looking we'll but not clean. "What
makes grass grow makes corn grow"
is an old saw. Too much sap in grass
for cattle to fatten we'll.
If We have favorable weather from
now out the farmers will have no com.
plant as to yield. | heard one Of our
largest farmers and grszers remark
few days ago that he had so much grass
be didn't know what to 10 with it. Let
it fall and mulch the ground is what
ought to be done.
No damage to mill-dams. Loss Of
fencing as usual.
Orange.
WHEAT GOOD; GRASS AND OATS
VERY FINE; CORN PROMISING
MILL-DAMs INJURED, &c.
None OF the wheat crop has been
threshed, so far as known. The pro-
mise for largo yield, however, is very
good, though the grain has been dam
aged by the excessive rains.
The grass crop, though not yet cured,
is exceptionally fire.
The corn promises heavier yield
than for the past ten years, and the oat
crop the heaviest since 1866. There Is
moi much tobacco planted, as this is
grass region.
The damage to mill.dams and other
property has been very considerable.
AibcrarIe.
WHEAT AND OATS GOOD; HAY MUCH
DAMAGED; CORN AND TOBACCO
WANT WORK, sc.
The reports are very conflicting, some
persons reporting very little damage to
the wheat and oats, and others c0nsid-
cradle. Striking an average, | would
say the wheat, frsm Sprouti0g, is proo3-
Big injured some 10 per cent, but with
fair weather from this time there will
still be unusually large crops.
Oats, from falling, are damasedmore--
say, 2j per ceut.-bat the growth was
so proGIgious that there will still De ?
very large crop much larger InaA az
average.
Hay is hurt so per cent, perhaps
more, from injury ali along the line
some from not being moved in iinc,
some ruined after it was cut, and great
zeal by being oyeruowed before AMI
after it was moved. Very little has
| been saved.
Corn and tobacco are both very much
, injured by want Of work and by the
overflow. Of course no estimate can
be made Of the amount Of damage. A
good deal of the fiat land has been
planted twice, some three times, and /!
is now too late to plant again.
The Riyanna was very much swollen,
and compared with any freshet since
! 1871; bat some Of The tributaries were
much higher than the river. Priddy's
creek is said to have been higher than
in 1877.
Nelson.
AN TNTRECEDESTEp HAIL AND
THUNDER-sTORM - TIE CONDI-
TON OF TIE CROPS, &C.
There has been no considerable dam
age to mill-dams arising from the latc
freshets in this county. Throughout
it, with the exception Of about one
eleventh of its area. (c0mprehended IN
a belt abouttwo milc3 wide aud extend
ing from Three Ridge mountain to
James rivera rayaged on the 18th DAY
Of May by a storm unprecedented ID
the recollection Of aHy o. It's inhabitants
FOR the grandeur of is electric display
the ychemence Of its blasts, and the
g1cat number, ,ile, and violence OF is
hsil-stoues. The yield Of vegetable:
and fruits maturing up 10 this date Ia,
fulfilled the utmost expectations of tht
growers.
Wbeat-harvested with much diff
Guilty because Of the frequent rainfalls-
is in shocks in the field, too wet to o'
threshed, and has sustained loss Oh
depreciation of about 20 per cent. bl
sprouting. Its acreage, compared Will
1885, is o0pcr cent, and It'd yield, will
favorable weather hereafter. will b'
about $50 per cent. compared with tina
Of 1885.
Oats-Acreage compared with 1885
los per cent. comparative condition
$50 per cent.
| Rye-Acreage compared with 1885
leo per cent. comparative condition
$50 per cent.
Irish Potatoes-Acreage compare
with 1885, 100 per cent. comparatiy
condition, ITO per cent.
Tobacco-ACreage compared wit
1885, 80 per cent. comparative cond
ton, so per cent.
Timothy and Clover-Acreage con
pared with 1885, 100 per cent. con
para,iye condition, $50 per cent.
Pasture-Acreage compared wit
1885, per cent. /; comparative col
dition, $50 per cent.
Wool-Amount compared with looj
100 per cent.
Apples and Peaches-Compared wit
1885, as to quality and condition,
per cent.
Bedford.
GENERALLY SPEAKING, CROPS VIII
ONLY AVERAGE ONE HALF BU
OATS VERY FINE; TOBACCO COOL
There will be about half whe'
crop, and q very large proportion
that is more or less damaged. VI u
clover-hay crop there will be very litti'
The timothy is now being cut and
generally good. There will not
more than half crop of hay OF a
grasses. The oat crop is fine or
now, but not matured. Without fatu'
accident it will be excellent in quant''
and quality.
With a good season for the fatu'
there will not be moro than bali Gre
of corn; the planting is filthy and Il