The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-03
RAIN RETARDS THE CROPS
THE GROUND roo WET FOR WORK
So SAYS tho Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin.
Observations OF Correspondents ="
twenty-five Counties.

io,.;, y is the weekly weather crop bulletin.
No issued by the Virginia state weather
Service in cooperation with the United
c.o,os n apartment OF agriculture. Weather
Rrreau 70. tho week ending Friday, April l..
800 ;ssued Vt the central Office. Lyn chburg,
Va:
Penorts from twenty-five correspo ndents,
rar roeentinc wsnty-three countie 3, VIZ:
c,f-r,b Csrroll Eoanoke. Bedford. Z ugusta,
Rockinghan. Clarke. tauquier.. Prln ee VII
t,sr Greene. AM eerst, Campbell, All emarle
Ch.rlotte Nottoysy Henrico. Dln wlddie.
Pichmond Mddles ~. Surry, Isle OF Nl-ht
northampton and NcSfolk. snow 'hat me tenn
,erarure has been slightly below tue
normal during the past seven days
Int il has had no injurious. elect other
than in retarding the growth or wleat, grass
and other spring crops
The rainfall has been below the normal
weekly amount in tho central section- thence
10 the south and southwest and west sec
lions vvhiie II has been slightly above tho
normal in the eastern counties and NORTH east
arr sections The rains ia the later sec tons
have been light. but extended over s"ferai
DAYS. and thus Kept the ground 100 WHt lot
working. and as couse 4uence SDl'ns Ptau
inc ia laterthan usual. In the central. south
ern and southwestern counties there naH been
mora suusbine and considerable progress
has been made in ploWlng ana seeding oats.
Wheat and grass have generally improved. De
fr,,;+ ooa,ns to be safe yet and buds are Do
- 'I iu,s well Warmer and DRY weatb er Is
- headed all over the State, and as thtro u
60 oJancas Tor such weather followir = TO-
gov n ia expected that much progress raj be
,nods in General farm and garden Work during
the coming VesA- II. I'll,
Remarks of special Correspondents 1olow
Marion Smvth county-Owing TO contin-
ID odd weather preparations for spring
nlenting are slow. Tie last lew d Iys haze
beep more favorable. and gardenir . IS pro
crossing. ,rr,. -.
are doing well and making ueciGe' impr We
rronts Some additional work has been done
for snrinc planting, but very it tie tobacco
will he cultivated in the southwes tern part of
Redford Citv-Farm work is we'll along;
Moving nearly done. wheat % doing well,
oats not up yet. The weather conditions are
stanton. Augusta countya-wheat and
cross Imnrovinp. A few OF the farmers are
Daie Enterprise. Rockingham county
Fairy sown wheat is growing finely. and the
late sown Is improving. IL IS TOO wet LOT oat
SEEDING. No corn mas been planted. and con-
siderable piO wing 10 yet 10 10 zone some
potatoes are leing planted.
Herrvville. Clarke cOunty-Sprlng Work Is
rather backy ard. there being no plowing
done IN March. The conditions have favored
wheat and gras Is.
Stanardsvllle, Greene county-tarm work
is much impede by wet weather. Forage Il
exceedingly scar ce. Weather conditions this
Ueek I've favor, vi the wheat and grass.
Amherst Court hOuse-Wheat and oats are
looking well. ~, "
better. but farmers are backward IN prepare
tous for crops.
Noseingford Charlotte county - The
weather has been cool and cloudy. Negeta-
ton has been retarded d. oats seeding Is now
Going on and Will be completed on highlands
this w,sek. Flowing Tor. corn and tobacco
is about finished
Nottoway Courthouse Fair progress has
been made in spring blowing
Petersbu rg-Very little dong on account OF
Ind weather. Farmers are breaking up land
a. much as hey can.
Warsaw richmond county-Wet weather
has retarded work. The season 10 about two
weeks late. Wheat and grass is improving.
Saluda Mid, ilesex county-Ihe weather Is
oensrnllv unfa, 'orable for blowing for farm o.
garden work.
Savage. Sur county-Oats have been
sown but are rot up. Very few potatoes
have vet been p snted on account OF too
much wet weathe ?
Birds Nest. y orthampton county-Tho
land il too wet to d o anything. The weather
has been unfavoral 'le 10 everything except
grass