The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-04
RAIN BADLY NEEDED
For Seeding wheat-The Issue OF Bulletins
Closed for the Season.


LYScHBuBc. Va, Oct. s.-ISpecial. FOL
loving is the thirtieth weekly weather and crop
! bulletin of the Virginia State Weather Ser
vice cooperating with the United States
| Weather Bureau. Department of Agriculture,
for the week ending Friday, October 2. 1871,
issued at the central office. Lynchburg.
Reports for the past seven days show that
the temperature and sunshine have been
above the normal for this season of the year
There have been only occasional light show
ers of rain. except on the coast.
The continued warm and dry weather
has hindered or prevented seeding OF
the wheat but has been beneficial
to the corn and tobacco crops. which are now
mostly harvested and beyond danger from
frosts though some late corn is not Vet mafur-
ed. The latter part If September has been the
warmest and drIest that has been recorded
for the same period for many years, but
succeeding a cool and wet August 1t has
proved very beneficial TO the maturing crops
of corn and tobacco. The corn crop is gen.
orally reported TO be a large and fine one. Pas
lures have been excellent. though they are
now needing rain. Rain Is also needed for
seeding the wheat
The remarks of special correspondents fol-
low.
Iynchburg- Continued warm and dry
weather has placed almost all OF the corn and
tobacco crops out of danger from frOsts.
Rain is needed for pastures and for seeding of
wheat. Rainfall. 0. 6 inch IN two DAYS.
Marion Only q trace of rainfall. The corn
crop is generally safe now. though the crop
will not be large one. Wheat seeding is
progressing.
StauEton--No rainfall. The condition OF
the weather has been uniavorabe to the farm
ers in seeding. which is progressing slowly on
account OF the dry weather Corn crop Is
fine and is being harvested rapidly. All crops
out dan.
OF some late corn. Pasturing is suffering from
drought and rain is badly needed.
NottOway CourthOuse-kanfall 0. 10 inch IN
three days Land much too dry for wheat
seeding. Good weather for maturing corn
and late tobacco. Pastures suffering from
drought.
Richmond Rainfall 0.04 inch in one day.
All crops are matured.
Petersburg-Ralnfall 0.60 inch in two days
Conditions favorable. There is nothing that
can be injured by frost in this vicinity.
CLOSE OF THE SEASON.
With this issue of these bulletins we will
discontinue the issue of the weekly weather
and crop bulletins of the Virginia State
weather service during this season. az reports
show that practically nearly all Of the crops
are beyond danger Of frosts or other changes.
These bulletins will be resumed again at the
opening of the crop season of 1892, when we
expect 10 have largely increased number of
crop correspondents. and thus be able to
make them of still greater value to the agri-
cultural and other interests of this State.
Crop correspondents may discontinue their
weekly reports after this date. They will be
notified when 10 resume them next season.
In behalf or the National and State weather
bureaus and all interests affected. we desire
70 thank them for their cordial cooperation
during the season Just closed. also to those
newspapers of the State that have helped to
disseminate these and other reports through
their columns we extend our cordial thanks.
and hope that next season we may be able t.
furnish them even more valuable reports.
The regular monthly edition of the Virginia
State weather service will be continued and
added to as the appropriation may permit
4. A. Craighill, director; j. n. Ryker, OBJ
server and assistant director