The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-07-16
TT rs VERY POOR
REPORT OF THE CROPS FROM
NEAR BY PLACES.
THE OATS And GRAIN DAM AGED.
whoa. suffers From Rusa-Thc Fruit
Crop n FaiIure-Truck Crops Prom
Using Suffering From Drouth-
Tobacco Fair.

Below THE TIMES gives reports
from the counties of the Southwest
showing the condition of this years
crops. These reports have been
gathered with care by wide-awake
correspondents, land may be depended
upon as trustworthy and reliable.
Wythe.-Wheat and rye are har-
vested, and they will not exceed
three-fourths of the usual crop. Oats
and grass were very much injured by
continued drought and are now be
yond redemption.
from prolonged drought, but it is not
yet seriously injured. Wheat is nearly
all harvested; it is poorly filled, with
few exceptions,and grain is OF inferior
quality. Meadows are very inferior.
Pasture the same and mostly due to
drought. Apples are very scarce. No
peaches.
Roanoke.-Wheat improved 10 per
cent. since last report. Weather was
favorable for harvesting, which is
about done. Quality of wheat is
good.
Montgomery report wheat.at 100,
yet it will fall short of expectations
month ago. All crops are good, also
the season.
Grayson-Wheat crop will be less
than previous report would indicate.
l place it at IS per cent, but many
claim so per cent. as high enough.
Apple crop is very short. Nopeaches.
Appomattox-The usual crop of
corn; condition good and promising.
Wheat is ruined by rust, badly filled
and light. Oats are thin, badly
rusted and light crop. Not the usual
crop of tobacco was planted; condi-
ton good: some complaint Of wire
worm. Grasses are much improved
since last report. Fruit is failure.
A few grapes, but they are rotting.
Buchanan-Wheat is almost a fail
ure and will not pay to harvest in
some sections. Oats are a complete
failure. Corn looks well.
Halifax.-Corn has been we'll cult
waited. The stand is fair, color
healthy, and though small is growing
rapidly. Wheat was Disappointing
at harvest, being poorer than antici
pated. Oats were much damaged by
insects, rust and lack of rain at the
proper time. Potatoes, beans and
truck crops are promising. Hay crop
is fair. Tobacco area is about the
same as last year's-a two-third full
crop-is in good condition and grow
ing rapidly, but there is a complaint
of poor stands in some fields.
Bedford.-Wheat of the smooth
varieties are almost failure. Bearded
varieties are good, especially Fulcas-
ter. Season has not been favorable
for clover and grass. Very difficult
to get stand of tobacco and it starts
Off bad
Floyd.-Solne time ago l thought
that wheat on a good many fields
would give 25 bushels per acre, but it
will fall short. 1t was affected by rust
too soon, scab on the head and small
green lice hurt it very much. Rust
hurt it the most, although it is eight
or ten days earlier than usual. Oats
turned red and seem to be dying.
They are afflicted with small, black
lice. Oats will not exceed half crop.
Some wheat is green yet and looks
well.
Clark.-A correspondent from one
of the best portions of the county re-
ports wheat at 50, owing to hail
storm.
Culpeper. Many consider the wheat
the poorest crop in years, as much of
it that looked well some time ago, be-
fore ripening, is quite chaffy and not
we'll filed. AS very little of the crop
has been threshed, the real condition
of the crop is yet uncertain. Corn is
quite promising. Oats are very
poor crop, but seems to be filling bet
ter than anticipated, and the aphis is
not so bad as earlier. Peaches are
total failure, and apples are nearly
so.
Page.-Wheat will not exceed
half crop, and the quality will not be
good owing to rust.
Patrick.-Gorn looks fine, but be.
ginning to need rain. Condition of
wheat is very good, but is too thin
on the ground. Rye is in every way
very good average. Oats are very
much damaged by rust. Vegetables
are all promising. Apple crop will be
small and sorry No peaches: To
bacco looks well, and good prices
caused an increased acreage.
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