Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-22
CROPSIN VIRGINIA.
TEMPERATURE ABOVE NoRMAC-VN-
RED RAINS FOR THE WEEK.
Earn Coming Up Badly-Bariey In Good
Condition-wheat and Oats hepor'eu
short-spcciai Notes.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.'

Iyycunugd. VA, May H.-Reports re-
cciyed from the counties OF CARROLL
Roanoke. Bedford. Campbell, Augusta
Rockingham. Shenandoah, Mecklenourg'
No,toway. Goochland, Dinwiddie. heh-
rico. Richmond. Middlcsex, Surry, isie Oh
Wight. Northampton, and Norfolk indi-
cato that tho weather conditions nave
been generally favorable during the pas.
savon DAVIS. The temperature for the flrst
s;x dovs averaged from normal TO II 10 10
DEGREES above the normal for the season,
followed bv cool weather on lhursuay
niclt. The rainfall varied from OH men
M Ivnchbnrg 10 l.28 inches III SHENANDOAH
comfy. Light to heavy showers OF ram
occurred Wednesday night and ihuIsuhy
morning over the greater portion % '.o
state. and this proved very benehcilal "
growing-crops az well as 10 genera "a, 80.
work. In the northern countits' MucIo
there was great need of rain. there seems
10 have been good rains. Salem reports
that the wheat has improved 50 as 70
promise above the average, ana whea' -
generally reported as IN good conult'on'
THE CROPS.
From Stanton the report Is that corn is
coming M badly. In Rockingham county
barley is reported in good condition, WINE
oats il short. The shipping OF peas ms
commenced in Aliddlesex ana peanut
planting is in progress IN the secV'o"'
growing the same. %
The following places furnish reports as
TO rainfall: lI'llsyille had showers Un
Saturday and ram on wednesday oI,o'n'
O.sO inch; Bedford City, OH; Stautloh'
O:35: Dale Enterprise, 90; N9oussorhh,
1.28: Chase City. rain Wednesday mn
and Thur.day morning: Nottoway Court
honse. or: Goochland Courthouse, rams
on saturday and Thursday; fetersoouil6g'
n Dc. Richmond. Oh: Birds Nest. O.4U'
Norfolk, O.2f, and Lynchburg, Ol2'
REMARKS OF SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
Salem. Roanoke County: The wheat has
greatly improved and now promises moro
than an average crop oOllPit"'iitfs al
heard that corn - coming up o"u'J ~uN
that tho oat crop Is backward. IT,.
Ivnchburr: Conditions have been favor
able on growing crops, but ram Is needed
for tObacco-plants.
Staunton. Augusta County (Western l;u-
matte Asylum: Corn came up poorly.
Wheat looking splendid and gardens uoih@
well. -. 49,.
Nottoway Courthouse: Weather fayora-
bic for all crops. ,,.
Goochland Courthouse: Fine growing
weather. Corn nearly all planted. Wheat
and winter oats look promising.
Warsaw, Richmond County; " has been
a very favorable week for al crops, anu
they have nearly caught NJ. nos, 80,
Saluda. MidGlesex County: This week 5
weather has not greatly favored the growth
Of crops: several dry, WINDY Gays nave
had n marked erect on grass. Trucking and
Complaining are nearly over; pea-ship-
ping has began. n.
Birds Nest. Northampton County: Peas
and potatoes looking well. Strawberries
short on account of the frost Of April 2ith.
Po.ato-bugs are bad in some places.
A GOOD CHANGE.
Beginning with Tuesday the eth OF June,
the Virginia weather crop bulletins VIII be
issued on TUESDAY mornings Of each wee a
and will cover the seven days ending with
Mondays. The national bulletins also
be issued on the same days. This change
viii be made IN order that the weekly
newspapers. as well is the daillcs. may
make greater use Of the bulletins, and
thus bring them before q large number Of
raQI grs aud farmers