Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-31
NORTH STATE CROPS.
THE SHOWING MADE BY THE REPORT
FOR JULY.
The Farmers and the Bagging ouestlon--A
Railroad To- he nvestigated--
After Dr. GrissOm.


RAIEI0H. \. c., july 30.--The crop To
port for July Was completed to-day by the
Agricultural Department IL shows the
wheat crop as harvested 20 DE 93,s and OF
oats 9i'a per cent. The following shows
fhc exact condition OF growing crops:
Rice. on corn Sg-a decline Of Ia points, rs
compared with the June report, the prnci-
pal loss being due 90 damage done by tho
flood and continued rains; cotton, 81
showing decline Of u points, tobacco,
s3-a decline 81 points sweet potatoes,
SO: peanuts. 81: clover and grasses 700 !;
meadows aud pastures, H9-showing gam
Of points. Cotton is ten days 10 two
weeks late as go fuiting, hut the weed is
large. particularly cn bin lands, and with
faVorire weather f-om this time 20 Sep
tcmh,r vlli be VOL iIWtcd.
BA0cINc.
IL. POLK. State secretary Of tho Farm
or Alliance. today received q telegram
from thr business agent OF the louisiana
Farmers mon which stated that to-day
o.. Now Orlcau, mills made the first ship
Iucut If OdriHcfmcr cotton hagcing TINS
Is made az cotton and rs fortyfour inches
wide. Ihc mills viii nun day and night 10
meet the pressing demands.
A telegram was also received bv Colonel
Polk r0u IcX0s which stated that the
FARMERS of one Of the largest counties an
Texas hal held mass.moetlug and decided
that they would on no account use bagging
made Dos tho trust hut would pon thor
cotton in tine fields until they could obtain
cotton bagging Colonel Polk says this
fully illustrates the determination 81 the
southern farmers iu regard 10 the baeelng
question.
Ihiftr-fvo editors Of this state while a,
% pres. convention, We're interviewed on
thc ireane-asv' matter Iwentv-cieht
of them favored the removal of Supern-
cod Hna
l..lsll and tlroe were n0u-comuittal.
Rev. Dr. T.. H. Prtchard. of Whining
fr. has been called 10 Virginia by the
critical illness Of bis brother, Joseph j.
IrfrMard
Ills .ail that the people of Craven coun-
tf WI demand an official investeat
into fhc a1lfs ~ the Atlantic and North
(r..ua railway. Allegations are made
that tto rood is Iu bad condition and crp-
1i.i f.r want of engines and cars those
unN ln use being greatly worn.
W. ~. Marlboro. tuc outgoing revenue
collector az This district. is concluding his
work nf preparing hls Office for the turn
-u- over % Llhu a. White. the new COLI
1..t.r This work has been iu progrc
srht dlys. Thursday ihc transfer vii Doe
made and wli hc eupant'nd"d hy Spe-
siaI. AGENT N0wery. If the Treasury De
uartmrgt. Collector White has about -cy-
,ufv positions lu hls GIFT. For the@" th'To
.r. .t.r fll apulioaufs and one clerk has
49, ''.,..,,,,.'I a., lnolin0 after
i.., '''''ii,.ti,'r a,.i rndor.a',,c1f
90
IT'D bt hhI AiNNp'
Hr'scoc r. BoulIiu, the gallant Nrcinipn
who i- deputy revenue collector and VINO
hn narrowly escaped death at Oh" hands al
N.pushir'r Susg. iu Johnston, count o
three months ago. D. to herotaued I'D ono"
without regard to h- politics. Republican
officials asked Tor his retention.
Arrangements were iuale l"-'hN "N ,,'
American lausportn'ion Company for ih,e
shipment oi irult and grapes from halciSh
north lu refrigeration cars.
A large quantity Of crcosot.l lumber
,ya- yesterday shipped from Wilmington
80 Groytuwu. Nicarauau1, for use On tine
1uter-o..airc canal. Two more cargoc5
ayl boz shipped this week.
Ihe people of Cumberland county held