Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
bids fair to be larger than for years

what damaged py rRins.
I have heard Of no damage done to
mills or other property in the county
by the late rains.
Peach crop small.
Essex.
WHEAT YIELD FAIR; LowLAND
CORN INJURED, UPLAND GOOD
PEAS POOR, &C.
The wheat has been threshed the
yield and quality is good. The season
Il considered unprecedentedly good.
There has been but small portion got
ten out. There are very conflicting re-
ports az to the condition Of the wheat
standing in the field. The best farmers
report that with fair weather for some
DAYS, the quality will prove fair.
The corn on the lowlands has been
seriously injured. The highland crop
is GOOD. This crop will depend upon
the future condition Of the weather.
The bay crop is good.
The pea crop has been seriously in-
iured. Where peas were seeded for fall
low they look well.
There has been no damage to dams OF
other property from the rains reported
Middicsex.
WHEAT CROP ABOVE AVERAGE
CORN LOOKING WELL; CLOVER
CROP LARGE, BUT MUCH OF IT
LOST, &C.
The wheat crop Of this county is
very good-above the average-bu'
very much damaged by the late rains.
Many farmers are now thrashing. The
yield in bushels large.
will add that for several years past
the average yield Of wheat in this
county has been greater than in any
OF the adjoining counties. One Of our
Young farmers near the Courthouse
Mr.. r. II. Woodward-made an extra
crop. One lot Of four and half
acres averaged forty bushels to the
acre, and the larger portion of his
crop yielded an average Of twenty
bushels. Kind Of wheat an improved
Fultz. We have fine wheat lands 10
this county.
The corn looks we'll. Farmers are
very much behind in cultivating, occa-
stoned from the long wet season.
The crop Of clover is much larger than
ever before. A large percentage was
lost in the harvesting-say one third
The oyster business is not so good as
heretofore.
Our farmers have gone to work in
earnest, particularly the young men,
and more especially those Of the lower
part of the county. Property has i'm
proved in that section 100 per cent. in
the last five years-the greatest thrift
have ever known.
Mathews.
WITH MODERATE WEATHER THIS
COUNTY WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
Crops generally in this county have
been very much injured by the recent
rains. The cat crop has been very ma.
terially injured. In some portions Of
the county, where the corn was worked
early, the crop is looking well. The Irish
potato crop is very good, and in fact all
vegetables are fine. II the rains will
now cease our crops generally will be
very much improved.
Nansemond.
TRUCKS DAMAGED; CORN GRASSY
COTTON DITTO; PEANUTS AMI
MELONS BADLY INJURED.
Freshets and washouts are not much
heard of here, but the constant rain:
seem to have saturated the earth very
thoroughly, and the crops in conse
quence cannot be properly worked
Some Of the truck crops were seriously
injured, the rains causing them to specl
and rot. There is now considerable
complaint that the lrish.potato crop
not harvested, is rotting in the ground
Fortunately most of it has been shipped
and commanded fair prices.
Corn is very grassy, and cannot b
properly "laid aside " if the rains con
tinue, As the growth will be too large
Cotton is suffering very much iron
grass and needing work which canno
be given with safety while the earth
so very wet.
Peanuts, which require clean culture
are getting beyond redemption in man
places, while the melon crop is nearl
destroyed, and sweet-potatoes runnin
away to vines.
Farmers complain sadly; but whs
did they not9 No doubt the weathC
has been far better than they coul
have made it. ,,
Yesterday, the 9Th, there was II
heaviest rain Of the season in Suifoll
extending from here into Gates count.
and to-day another tremendous fall
rain, but fortunately both of these e.
tended over only part of the count
At this writing it is hot and sultr
with a prospec! Of another ran
night.
Caroline.
E GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS, MIL
DAMS, AND BRIDGES BY I'll
RAINS.
The wheat seeded in this secti
of the county Bowling Green) "
cutie small. The crop was a very fl
one, but from all accounts has be
, damaged by the excessive wet weath'
hear much complaint Of sprouted a
, injured wheat. The oat crop was d
1 prospect until recently. This crop h
G also suffered from the very heavy raj
3 by being bedded; in many places tn
' are fat on the ground. The hay or
!. was very good, but much difficulty h
been experienced in saviDgit. A 60,
deal has been badly injured by the "
: weather.
; The prospect for crop of corn
Q said to be very poor. All wet Ian
Y have suffered greatly from the hea
+, freshets both on creeks and rivel
There is no corn on the Msttaponi fla
Q Many Of the farmers have been unat
to even plough the land 4; others "
10 were able to plough and plant have IL
the crop by freshets. The outlook
i. crop is decidedly poor.
Quite . large crop Of tobacco /
g been planted, but that also has suffer
is FROM excessive wet--planters being
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