The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-29
TOO COOL FOR THE CROPS.
urrrty UEtrHER CRoP BULLETiS.
. Shaver of Frog. Reported TO Have Fallen
I'm northampton County-Nor'" ""'
South Carolina Crops.

rv,.oyu,.pc Va. May 2s.-lSpeciaLl-
Following is the weather crop ouiie''n u mo
virci,ia Weather Service. cooperating with
the State Board Of Agriculture bniietn No II,
for tho week ending Friday, May 2'Ih' and
issued from the central Office at hyAcaoa7s'
Va. May 18th:
Renorts have been received from tue coun-
,;os of Roanoke. Augusta. Rockingham. snen-
andoah. Clarke. Campbell MecAisnD <
Hanover. Dinwiddie, Middlesex' SufIy' l'ie
Of Wight Southampton, Northampton "uu
Norfolk The temperature during the past
-,,. do,s bas been generally below tue nor
nal and has averaged from SIX ID Ten Ne~1eeo
daily below the normal icl Tic ss"',I'
Tho nights have been cooi M 'uq
eract has been 10 retard the grown Oh ".I
80 The sunshine has been geAeIaiiy
about normal. The rainfall has oeeh gen
erally about the normal tor the SEASON e1o cpe
ia tne southeastern Counties hbd a'o"~ '"o
cost where II has been trom two 10 'lIes
inches the greater part or Whlch OcINit c. "a
SATURDAY aud sun lay. At Nori0ih II was
accompanied by "a very hea'S hN''0''a, -,
which greatly injured gardens anu
growing crops. A severe hailstorln aso
occurred No Lexington on Monday Whlcna'so
caused considerable damage 10 growing clois'
Wheat and oats arc generally reported 10 TO
in fair condition. Corn has made poor
stand in the northern sections ana req
much rep.auting. Peanuts have pa1ny l1l.o'
in the ground and viii require M9cA 10 P.Ans-
ing. tobacco plants are IN good cohuiD'h.
and ,,}ont setting Is IN progress under iaVors-
bic conditions The following places sAo"
reports rs u rainfall during the past Week
Salem. OH inches: LynchDurg, U.3f StAah-
ton. 90. Dale Enterprise. U.J9. NoN''sg- o.
o ,G. Berrvy.l.e. ram on Saturday and Moh-
day. Chase City. ram on SUNDAY anu : H',.'
day. Petersburg 100. saVeQge' heh,'3 -i'-'
o. Saturday and Sunday aud liSnt on 'ion'.tf'
SpOttsvile. Lg9. Iunl, heavy ' NM 49,,
day and Sunday Handsom Depo,' wy
heavy rain on Saturday; Bid Nest -, On
Satlirdav and SUNDAY Norfolk, Z.3l on ''@''''-
dav and Sunday and or on THURSDAY.
shower of frOgs il reported 10 have ia' an
AZ Birds Nest. Northampton county u"I'"S
the heavy rain last Saturday. .,t
Hereafter these weekly bulletins wiz 20 is
sued on tuesdays and Will cover Ino 81 ca
DAYS ending with MONDAYS Inc NEXT UA'-
letin will be issued on Tuesday, June t'h'
and Will show the weather crop CONDITIONS
duglug the ten days preceding tnat date
TIE cAEoMNA5 CROPS.
WAsutxarox. ID. C.. MAY 2s.- The crop bui-
letin issued br tho Agricultural DeparIueut
today gives the state Of the crops IN Norm
and South Carolina for the past week as fol-
lows co., 49,,
sunday but cold weather following checked
rrowtb OF crops light frosts Monday and
Tuesday mornings no damage transplant
ine tobacco making considerable headwnyi
warmth much needed. tornado IN Bertie
county destroyed o,ops. killed stock and oae
child ,t.
south Carolina. Alternate rain and sunshine
we're very beneficial. 90 all growing, crol 5. Out
l',,, tor1orature ha. retarded rapid growth OF
cotton plants: other crops greatly recuper-
gtea. harvesting small grain and yle.d good.
more rain needed IN some localities.