The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-15
WEArHER AND THE cRoPS.
Wheat Yielding Well, But Fruit and Grass
Worry Poor.

LYNcEBURG. Va. June 14-[Special. THE
weather-crop bulletin Of the Virginia weather
service for the week ending Monday, June
18th is as follows:
Reports have been received from pittsyl-
vania Campbell, Augusta Rockingham
Greene. Prince William. Hanover Gooch-
land. Powhatan, Nottoway. Dinwiddie,
Henrico, Surry. Northampton and Norfolk
counties and few reports have been clipped
from the Richmond Dispatch and RICHMOND
TnEs. These reports show that the tempera-
ture has averaged about the normal for the
season, but the last two days have been hot
The rainfall has been generally in the nature
OF local showers and thunder-storms, with
occasional hail-stoTms.
Danyille reports only OBS inch rainfall.
Lynchburg had 099. Stauuton 1888. Dale En-
terprise 0.j7 Standardsville 2.53, Woodstock
1.2G Manassas, rain on three DAYS. Moseley's
Junction on three days. Rockville and Goocb-
land Courthouse on two Gays, NOttoway
Courthouse 40 inches, Petersburg 2.22, Rich
mond l60, Birdsnost $50, Norfolk
1.93. and Sayedge rain on four days.
Nearly all of the rainfall occurred
on Tuesday. wednesday, Thursday and Friday
with heaviest rains and hail-stOrms on Tues-
day or Wednesday Wheat, oats and barley
are ripening, and wheat harvesting willProba-
bly, begin this week ia some sections. To-
bacoo plants are IN good condition. Corn
is generally in fair condition, but needs
working while IN some sections the stand IS
rather bad. The reports from the peanut
crop sections indicate that the stand IS bad
and prospects below the average.
StauntOn reports that the wheat crop is
fne: grasses except clover doing we'll; corn is
tolerably good but damaged somewhat by
washing by the heavy rain on Tuesday; oat
crop good.
Dale Enterprise reports corn growing
rapidly; wheat maturing finely barley crop
excellent: oats and grass unpromising; fruit
very scattered and falling of badly.
At StanardsyIlle the past week has shown a
great improvement in timothy. oats, corn,
gardens and pastures. but corn Is much dam
aged by cut worms; tobacco planting is well
up with the season: wheat is turning and il it
can be saved will make fair crop.
At Manassas rains have improved the grass
crop. Wheat looks short IN straw. but may
fll well Corn has not come up we'll in soma
places.
At Rockville very hard rains on Tuesday
and Thursday. with hail in some places. were
somewhat injurious 10 tobacco Just planted and
also 10 wheat, corn and trucking Tobacco
nearly all planted. Corn growing well.
Wheat is first-class aud ready for harvesting.
Grass being harvested in good condition, but
only half crop. Oats is much improved.
Goochland Courthouse reports grass being
cut: tobacco plants being set out; wheat and
oats cOlOrng.
Mossley junction reports favorable
weather and that oats wheat, grass. corn
and gardens have improved greatly and are
looking well.
Reports from Savedge. Surry county, were
made on Saturday. and reported ground es
to- wet for working srops. Corn looking
fairly we'll and oats light. The peanut crop
has bad stand.
Heavy rains damaged the growing crops Ia
Loudoun county on Thursday.
Heavy rains at Wytheyille and Pulaski City
on Wednesday also did some damage 70 grow
ing crops.
baccO is being planted the wheat Is the bsst
for many years. the peach and apple crop
promises light
On the whole, the weather conditions du-
ring the past seven days have been generally
favorable 10 agricultural interests The clear
and hot days since Saturday make II neces-
sary that corn should be worked rapidly -
prevent the ground from caking.
Crops In the CaTolinas.
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. June 1.-THE weather
Bureau to-day issued the weekly crop bulle-
tin. giving the crop conditions In North and
South Carolina a. follows
North Carolina Rainfall generally well dis
trbuted and beneficial. but excessive. with
slight damage in few places; farm work some
what retarded. Temperature about normal
and sunshine deficient. harvesting wheat
and oats begun; fine wheat crop.
South Carollna-Ralnfall above normal and
temperature and sunshine about average.
The cotton crop is growing rapidly, and while
il is generally in good condition II IS small
and at least ten days late. Cotton and other
crops have suffered in many sections from ex-
eessive rains, but not inluTiousiy except Ia
low lands.