Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-12
WEATHER AND CROPS
TEMPERATURE BELOW NORMAL
FRUIT INJURED BY FRosTs.
ralr weather aud snnsbine csuses Pro-
eress in Fsrm-york-osts ana
Ciover-sced sown.


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LYycHpuRo. Va, April lL-Virginia
weekly weather crop bulletin, based on
reportsfrom voluntary crop correspondents
.brouobout the State, and published by
the United States Signal Service, for the
week ending Friday. April 10, 1881:
CENTRAL OFFICE
LYscHpusG, April IL, 1881.
SUMMARY.
Reports for the past seven DAYS snow
that tho temperature has been peioW tne
normal with heavy .frosts on four Gays
that injured the fruit slightly along tne
southern portion of the State. Inere was
generally fair weather and sunshine, e1-
cept towards the southwest; anu muo
clover seed have been sown IN some sec
tions. and complaining begun IN ourry
county. The rainfall was very hesvy ias I
ni0ht M I,ynchburg and probably extenoe,u,
over large portion of the State, and Will
again retard framework.
REMARKS or CORRESPONDENTS.
Lynchburg: 0.10 inch rainfall on FL
day followed by 1.8t inches Friday night.
Normal amount of snow for the week
would be about o.s2 Heavy frosts on Ith,
sth and 9th, but have not heard Oh any
damage thereby. Farm and garden WorK
has been in progress. ..ar.
Marion: f.30 inches precipitation IN nve
DAYS, twelve inches OF snow on gI9un1
Tuesday morning. Farming al oenlnu anu
fruit injured by the cold OF the otn, "nen
the Temperature fell TO 10 degrees.
Cbristlansburg 0.37 inch precipitation
in three DAYS. Very little ploughing done
on account of wet weather.
Bedford CITY: Trace of precipitation on
two DAYS. Wheat doing well oats. clover.
timothy. and other grass seeds were. very
generally sown the last few days or tnis
week. Ploughing progressing rapldiy.
Bolar: Weather hos been fair ana colu,
slightly injurious to wheat Dut mas oeen
favorable for pioughing. -, o.,,
Dale Enterprise: Heavy frosts 7th, sth,
and 9th, but fruit not enough advanced 10
be injured. The fair weather mas Deen
very favorable for farmers.
Staunton: O.O7 inch precipitation in two
DAYS. Farmers busy preparing the ground
for spring crops. Late season WILL cause o
small oat crop this year..
Stanardsville No rain, Frost nearly
every morning. Ploughing, gardening
Danyille: Rainfall for six days has been
about one inch. Very little farm-work
yet done in this section,
Mossingford: OLA inch rainfall IN two
DAYS. Weather favorable for crops except
fruit, which was injured by three success
sive frosts.
Nottoway Courthouse No rain and land
driving nicely. Cold, frosty nights Keep
Richmond: Fair weather has been fa;
vorable and the cold has slightly injured
growing crops. Al. ,.l
Petersburg: Frost and ice on the 9TH
and heavy frosts on 18th. 9Th, and 9th. Re
ports from Chesterfield county state that
the frost of Saturday night killed most OF
the peaches and did considerable damage
to pears and plums. Except for the nosts
the weather has been favorable.
Spottsville: 0.25 inch rainfall on one day.
Ploughing is now progressing, and Few
farmers are planting corn, bUt it will be the
latter part of the month before the greater
part of the corn crop is put in.
Norfolk: 80 inch rainfall in three days.
Weather, though cool, has been beneficial
to agricultural interests. Vegetables slight
ly injured by the frosts of the 9Th and 9TH;
Reports from Big-Stone Gap. Salem, ahd
Yancey's Mills not yet received.