The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-02
wuEAr cRoP BUnLErIS.
Eject Of tho Weather Upon Agricultural
Pursuits.

LYScHBUns, VA. August Especial. !
The following is weather crop bulletin, No
81, Of the Virginia State Weather Service, in
cooperation with the United States Weather
Bureau. Department Of Agriculture, Tor tho
week ending Friday. July 81. 1891:
Reports for the past seven days show that
the temperature has been below the normal,
with less than the average amount of sun
shine; the rainfall has been generally slightly
below normal. except in southern portions and
on the coast There has been too
much rain lately around Danville and
reports from Norfolk show that the contiD-
ned rains are causing melons and cantaloupes
TO rot on the ground and doing some serious
injury 10 the potato crop. Towards the north
west section more min would rather help the
crops and farm work. Grapes are rottng in
Rockingham county. The oat crop Is about
eli harvested and Is much below tho average.
Tobacco and corn continued 20 improve,
though warmer weather and more sunshine
would be beneficial Remarks OF special cor
respondents:
Lynchburg-Weather conditions have been
favorable and all crops have improved; .o3
inch Of rainfall in three days.
Christansburg looks well More
rain would be beneficial, though crops arc not
suffering Rainfall. .07 inch in one day.
Bedford City-Weather conditions fine and
oil crops doing well, fruit crop very heavy.
the cat crop has oil been harvested and IS not
up 20 the average. farm work goes on without
any hindrsnce; rainfall, .3S inch IN one day.
Dale Enterprise The rainfall the past week
has been insufficient TO make the ground
plow easy: grapes are rotting; vegetation Is
doing finely: more rain Is needed for corn and
grass: rainfall, rs inch in three days.
Stanton Western Lunatic Asyium-farm-
ers have mostly secured their cat and hay
crops: considerable amount of wheat has
ltnt
yield is not a. good as was expected; corn ana
vegetation doing well, but need more sun
shine; rainfall 81 in two days.
Stanardsville-Oa Oats have been harvested
and corn doing well. Wheat threshing Is pro-
crossing well, the yield is fair and Of good
quality, Tobacco is growing nicely, and pas
lures are excellent, while not suffering good
rain, and warmer weather would make the
corn grow faster. Rainfall. % inches IN two
days
Danville-The corn and tobacco crops con-
tinue 10 grow and improve from the favorable
season. We have had rather too much rain
of late for tobacco and low-ground corn.
Rainfall, 3. II inches
Norfolk Truckers gay the continued rains
are running everything; watermeions and
canteloupes rotting On the ground. and IN
soaked places a second crop Of potatoes will
have TO be planted. Rainfall, 2.lj inches in
five days.
The undersigned has been authorized by
the chief Of the Weather Bureau to select
fifty additional places to which daily weather
forecasts frost and cold-wave warnings will
be telegraphed at Government expense.
The conditions under which the COM
munites may receive the benefits 70
be derived from such Information re-
qure that some reliable person or organization
shall provide the necessary weather aud tenn
perature flags and shall display the signals
for the benefit Of the public promptly on re-
ceipt Of said forecasts 0r warnings Such
iurther information amply 10 the Observer
Weather Bureau, Lynchburg. We.
j. n. RYKER, Observer IN Charge.