Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-09-18
Weather and Crops.
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WEEKLY BULLETIN FOX VIRGINiA FOR THE
WEEK ENDING SEPT. II. 1891.

WEEKLY BULLETIN FOR VIRGINIA FOR TIT
WEEK ENDING SEPT. II, 1891.
The reports for the past seve days
show that the temperature has averaged
below the normal. being about normal
the first of the week, followed by decided
ly cool temperature. Light frosts are
reported in Smyth and Bath counties,
but no known damage occurred. There
was very little rain in the Southwestern
portion of the State. while from Peters
bnrg, northwesJward, there was from one
and half to three inches of rainfall.
The peanut crop has been injured by
rains, and dry warm weather is needed In
all sections, to properly mature the corn
and tobacco crops. Tobacco is being cut
and housed in some sections.
REMARKS OF SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Lynchburg: Rainfall, 6.97 inch on
night and morning of the 4th and 9Th,
was followed by dry weather which was
beneficial to all crops, though the tenn
perature was too low the last few days
Marion: No rainfall The weather
has been rather cool and cloudy. Warm
er weather is needed for corn. Frost re-
ported Tuesday morning, though If any,
it must have been very light, as temper
ature was 40.
Bedford City: Weather specially fine
for tobacco and corn is doing we'll Fal-
lowing is continued. The corn crop will
be unusually large, but will not be well
filled on account of the heavy rains.
Warm dry weather is needed.
Bolar; wednesday, Weather has
been very wet the past week but looks
/ So Ia tod A. =
morning. Gem and pastures are doing
well. Rainfall, 0 81 inch in three days.
Dale Enterprise Everything flourish
ing, but more warm sunshine is needed
for corn, to make it ripen properly before
| frost. Rainfall, LIS inches in two days
Staunton wv. L. Asylum)j Weather
has been oo0l, though favorable to farmers
in preparing their ground for seeding.
Crops still doing well. Fruit crop very
good. Rainfall, "a inches in three
days.
StanardsvIlle: The weather has been
! favorable for farm work, and preparation
J for seeding wheat is progressing finely,
and the ground is In condition to allow
following 70 be completed. No tobacco
housed yet. Fodder cutting is about to
commence. Fiuit is abundant and late
vegetables fine. Rainfall, 1923 inches in
two days, of which amount 2.j3 inches
fell in two and a half hours on the 18th,
Da1yille: Rainfall, @ o. inch. The
weather for the laQt week has been favor
able for the tobacco crop.
! Mossingford Weather conditions have
been fairly good for iIpenug the co: n
and tobacco, and bringing forward fall
crops. The fodder crop which is now
ready, will have to give place to the large
crop of tobacco, which now commands
the undivided attention of the planters
to housp it. Rainfall, O6O inch.
Nottoway; Tobacco is being cut and
housed, The crop is generally good
Rainfall, 0.sS inch 10 three days.
Richmond Conditions as to rainfall
and tenn erature, have been injurious to
growing crops. Rainfall, % inches in
three days.
Petersburg; The weather has been
cool for the past week, but on the whole,
| the conditions have been favorable. In
some sections, nearby, the rams have
damaged the peanut crop. Rainfall, LIS
inches in two days
Norfolk; 090 inch rainfall in fodf
days. Conditions generally favorable to
growing crops.