The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-17
CROPS SAVED BY SHOWERS.
The Recent Rains Greatly Improve Grow
Ing Vegetation.
THE COLORED BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Oiosing session-An Ascending Defaulter
Arrested-E. l.. Hicker's Mysterious
Disappearance-Over the State.

LYNcHBuRG, Va. May 16.-lSpecial. Fol
lowing IS the Virginia weekly weather crop
bulletin, based on reports from voluntary
crop correspondents throughout the State
ana published by the United States Signal
Service for the week ending Friday. May IS,
1891, at the central Office. Lynchburg. Va.
reports for the past seven days show that
the temperature and sunshine have been
slightly below the normal, and the long spell
OF dry weather has been brought to an end
by the general rains that have prevailed for
the past three or four days The amount of
rainfall has averaged one and One-half to two
inches and It was generally steady and
gentle ram. 1t has been one that assured q
thorough soaking into the ground Flowing
ana complaining will be resumed, and the
wheat, grass, oats and barley crops already
show the good effect Of the rain. In many
sections the clover crop has been almost
ruined 10y the drought and the new grass
Killed, but some perhaps. will improve.
Inc fruit crop is yet safe and the damage by
the trosts of last week is probably not serious
anywhere
Following are the remarks of special cor
respondents:
,Lynchburg, 1877 inches rainfall in four days,
which put the ground in excellent condition.
All growing crops recovering rapidly. Fruit
IN good condition.
Danville, PIG inches rainfall in three days
All crops benefited and doing well in this
section.
Salem, 1.sO inches rainfall in three days and
still raining at p. NJ. Friday. Corn, wheat
and Oat crops already reviving but had suf-
tered considerably.
Bedford City, 1.4S inches rainfall in three
days Every crop will advance now.
Dale Enterprise, is inch rainfall to-
day. Thursday. Wheat and oats will be cut
shortlf we don't have more rain. Fruit of all
kinds has the appearance of an abundant crop.
lNote.-Ihat section probably had good rain
Thursday night and friday
stanton western Lunatic Asylum, .95
inch rainfall for three days and still rain
ing at 4 p. NJ. Friday Vegetation had
suffered from the drought clover crop will be
a failure and oats rather poor. Wheat barely
looks we'll
Stanardsville. % inch in two DAYS TO to-
day, Thursday. (Ihey probably had good rain
Thursday night and friday Clover hay is a
failure. Oats bid fair not 10 make seed. Wheat
has been set back Tobacco plants late and
scarce. Fruit crop is good.
MOsslngfOrd. 81 inch rainfall on Wednesday
and Thursday, sufficient TO finish preparation
tor corn and tobacco crops and recover the
grass A. fair crop of apples, peaches and pears
Is left from the frost OF last week.
Richmond. 81 inch rainfall Wednes-
day and Thursday and has benefited
all growing crops, though the low temperature
and high winds will retard and injure some
vegetation.
Petersburg LA inch rainfall in three days
has benefited all crops. Previous to Tuesday
the ground was very dry and hard and pros
poets gloomy.
Norfolk, pa inch rainfall in three days
Everything had been.suiering from drought,
but the rain has been very beneficial. Straw
berries slightly injured by the cold and cloudy
weather of the 18th. 14th and 18th.