The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-04-17

Condition of the Crops According to Virginia
State Weather Service.

LYNcHBUBG. Va. April 16.-lSpecial. !
Following is the weekly weather crop bulletin
No. 5. issued by the Virginia State Weather
Service at Lynchburg in cooperation with
the United States Department of Agriculture,
for the week ending Friday. April 10, 1892
Reports received from twenty-six cores
pondents representing twenty-five counties
show the rainfall generally below the normal
and 10 some extent had been beneficial to
growing crops. Severe local storms. accom-
panied by hail occurred Thursday afternoon
in the southwestern sections. causing some
serious damage. The temperature underwent
q decided change on the sth, with a
cold wave that resulted in frosts for
four days and ice in MANY sections. Strong
winds and dry atmosphere prevented most
serious injury 10 the fruit crop as well as to
growing crops and trucking. The peach crop
is generally reported as seriously injured
Cherries, pears and plums suffered less, while
the damage, If any. 10 apples ls not yet
known. Clover is reported as nipped in some
sections. In the northern counties. whore
the fruit buds were not so far advanced, the
injury seems TO have been less.
The temperature averaging nearly twenty
degrees lower than previous week and about
ten degrees below the normal tor this time of
the season has very decidedly retarded the
growth of such plants crops. &C., as were
previously in the ground. No damage TO
tobacco plants has been reported. Remarks
OF special correspondents follow:
Barnett. russell county-Ihe freezes on the
nights of the 9Th and 10th have destroyed
most of the peach crop. Apples and cherries
are not out enough to tell what the effect will
be on them
Marion. Smyth county-Freezing and frosts
have injured fruit and probably wheat. 1t is
thought some frui; is left. The temperature
was down TO ~ degrees.
Salem, Roanoke cOunty-We have had a
rough week as whole. We have grave fears
for fruit. especially peaches. Wheat and
clover backward. but not probably hurt
much.
Bedford City-Frost was very damaging to
all fruits and grass. Plant beds are late, and
were slightly injured by han on Thursday
stanton. Augusta-Ihree trosts injured
the fruit grass and crops generally but the
rainfall on Thursday has helped everything
very much
Berryville. Clarke county Conditions very
favorable Tor preparing seed-beds, but low
temperature has been injurious 10 wheat,
grass, early vegetables. and we fear t. the
fruit.
Manassas, Prince William county The
oats is about seeded. Many potatoes have
been planted this week. The fruit not hav-
ing been in full bloom. and the frost being
dry, it is not thought much damage has been
done.
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frost on Saturday and SUNDAY nights was very
damaging to fruit crop and destroyed about
all early peaches Apples and other late fruits
were not injured.
Goochland Courthouse -Frosts have In jured
the fruit. Cold and wet weather has retarded
everything. though Il few have planted corn.
Rockville. Hanover county-The weather
since the 9th has been 10 degrees below the
normal. Peaches. pears and cherries were in
lured by frosts. Tobacco plants under GOV or
are doing well.
Saluds. Mddiesex county-Cold weather
and four consecutive frosts have no doubt
damaged. not killed. the peach and other
early blooming fruits. while no material in
jury has been done otherwise except 10 retard
the grass and pea crops.
Norfolk truckers think the damage on ac-
count OF frost Sunday night will be heavy.
They say that the cucumber crop is killed and
the peas. potatoes and strawberries are badly
damaged. Frui. trees also suffered. but a
prominent trucker claims the cold spel will
benefit instead Of injure. as it has prevented a
too rapid growth. Strawberries are about
one-fourth bhghted. A heavy thunder storm
with hail passed over this vicinity Thursday