Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-24
WEATHERAND CROPS
BULLETIN FOR THE WEEK ENDING
MONDAY, AUGUST THE 22o.
All Crops Suffering from the Long
Droughs-cern About Haif-Tobaeco
Poor-yegetabies Scarce.
Especial Telegram to the Dispatch.

LYSoHBuRG. Va, August 23.--The tors-
perature has averaged about 3 degrees
daily above the normal for the season. and
there has been almost an entire absence OF
rain in the State during the past week, ex-
cept IN few favored spots. and even in
such places il was entirely insufficient All
crops are reported as suffering severely
from the long.continued drought and high
temperature Corn will not now be bene-
fted 10 any extent by any rain which wo
may now get, as the season Is too tar all
vanced, and consequently the crop will be
very light Some reports say 1t will be
about half an average crop. Gardens, To-
bacco, peanuts, and pastures are also re-
ported TO be in bad state for want OF ram,
which is needed everywhere.
PASTURES GIVING oUT.
In some sections farmers are obliged to
feed their stock on account OF the pas
lures giving out. Cows are going dry aud
water is getting scarce. The peanut crop
will be fsilure unless rain comes soon:
Tobacco is reported as being poor ana
vegetables and garden truck getting
scarce. Fruit very small, apples especially.
Very little has been done in following, as
the ground is too hard TO plough. lhe
drought was broken at Lynchburg by a
nice rain, which commenced falling last
night, but as reports from correspondents
were mailed previously 1t cannot be stated
definitely whether the rainfall was general
or not Norfolk. however. this morning
reported 0.2S inch OF rain during the past
! twenty-four hours. 1t is to be hoped,
therefore. that the rain has been general
one over the state. The weather has been
for the past week disastrous to all crops,
and the loss will be severe.
EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Stephen City Corn turning brown,
grass driving up. and water becoming
scarce: fruit, especially apples, very small:
Dale Enterprise: Quite dry and need
rain badly. kain can only improve young
grasses. Corn season about over
Rockville; No rain during tho week,
gardens burned, corn on uplands badly
burned tobacco poor. pastures bare. and
water scarce.
Saluda: No rain for a period OF three
weeks. early corn much damaged. wells
getting low, and pastures becoming brown.
Nottoway Courthouse: No rain since ist
of the month, pastures burned up, and all
| things suffering for want OF rain.
| Zuni No ram since last report; getting
very dry; rain needed; If IL continues one
week longer the peanut crop Will be iall;
ure and the corn crop will not be good
one. All sunshine and no cloudy weather.
Amherst Courthouse; A very light
shower on the goth is all we have had :;
everything suffering; corn and tobacco
burning up. grass dying. aud wells going
! dry. Ground too hard to plough.
StauntOn western Lunatic Asylum): In
some locations In this county the corn
crops are dead failure; people are feed
| ing their stock on account OF pasture dry
| ing up truck patches are dong no good.
Annandale: Drought in this section gen.
eral we are suffering greatly, pastures
| dried up. ground too hard to plough; corn
burned up. and crop will be very light; too
| dry to SOW turnips.
Hillsvile: Drought greatly injured the
corn, gardens. buckwheat. and grasses.
| Handsome Depot: Considerable drought
| prevailing having had no rain in about
| three weeks: all crops suffering greatly,
especially the peanut crop.
| Bedford City All crops need rain; corn
only half crop, and Is being cut now to
save it, Farm-work at a standstlll.
Big Stone Gap: The ground is becoming
dry, and gardens as wei as growing corn
need ram.