The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-15
THE WEATHER BULLETIN
TIE WEEKLF CROP OUThO W ~
Rainfall Complaining About ovcr-fea-
nuts Good aud Bad" hea'' oh'''
bacco and Fruit Prospects Fair.

LyNcHBrRa. Va. May 14.-lSpeciai.l-ln 10
following IL the weekly weather crop bulletin
Go. - issued by the Virginia state "ea'nei
Bureau in cooperation with the Uniteu o'A'e'
Department Of Agriculture for the weeA enu,
ing Friday May 10. 1892, from tho eeh'i"
Office Lynchburg Va. May II, 1917: hepoi"
received from the counties OF Carroll, ouy'n'
Roanoke. Pittsylvania Bedford, Campoei'
Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah. freaer'
lex. Prince William, Fairfax, Goochland' NOT
toway. Dinwiddie. Henry, Middlesex SufrF'
Isle of Wight. SOUTHAMPTON, Northampton,
and Norfolk show that the temperature
has been generally from TO degrees oaiy
below the normal for the season. lisnV
frOsts are reported IN Frederick county on
the 7th, IN Rockingham and Aiddlese1 on 'no
9Th, IN Augusta on the 10th. IN Goochlsnd on
the 18th and 18Th, and III Smyth on the Io'n'
but no damage was reported .hereirom'
The rainfall during the seven days was
about OF slightly above the normal IN the cen
trial, southern and eastern counties, and only
light rams ia the northwest and extreme
north sections. Marion reports, LOB inches
of rainfall Salem, 20; bedford City. Oh
stanton. % Dale Enterprise .Ooi Noou-
stock. 80. Mansassas. showers on Neunes1
day. GOOchland, rain On tuesday anu
Wednesday, Lynchburg, Los; NottoWay
Courthouse. Ill; Richmond. ~; SpottsVllie'
or Birds Nest. 90. and Norfolk, 81.
Corn planting has continued except for
brief Interruptions. and n many sections OF
the northern western and southwestern uls,
tricts the crop Is all planted. while It Is most
delayed IN the eastern counties where pre-.
yious wet weather, with the rain OF the past
week have DELAYED the work OF preparation
and retarded planting. The planting OF the
peanut crop is IN progress III the southeast
while early planted peanuts are reported 10
have rotted Ia the ground. Wheat slas7
and oats are generally III very good cou9l-
ton. Tobacco plants are stu ID goou cOHu'-
ton and fruit prospects are fair
Remarks of special correspondents tOliO".
Marion. Smyth county Corn IS al ABOUT
planted. Weather was very iaYoreDle un''
last three days, which nave been TOO cool.
Danvllle. Pittsyivania-I weather LOT tue
last week has been very favorable on i tng
growing crops. Tobacco plants are piehlllui
and doing well. ,oahn
Bedford City-All the crops are retarded by
cool weather Corn-p planting done. looacco
plants doing we'll Farm work IS well up.
Dale Enterprise, kocklhghan o tIais -
Wheat and grass growing hneiy NoI nan u
the apple-trees are blooming. Early p"hteu
corn has a good stand Some lste-pianted
corn is not up yet. ... co-,
Stevens CITY. Frederick county-Corn-
planting about finished ana coming up wei.
tarly-sOWn wheat zoos Wen bue ntV-'O"" -
Indifferent. Pastures and grass need ram.
Manassas Prince William Wheat has re-
vived during the last week beyond eApesc li,-
ton. Corn planting in progress; ana the DulK
of n will be completed this week. Not many
late apple blossoms.
Goochland county-Planting has been re-
tarded on account of too much ram. Nheat'
corn and oaIs look promising. NJ,
Petersburg. Dinwiddie county - ne
weather has been favorable during the week.
Most of tho planting is yet undone.
Zuni Isle of Wight county. The farmers
are done planting corn and many have been
begun to plant peanuts. but complaint Is
made that tine first planting Of peanuts have
nearly r0tted in the ground.
Handsomes Depot. southampton county.
Corn had a bad stand. The peanut crop 10
being planted but little will be planted on
account of low prices.
Birds Nest. northampton county.-Some
corn planted; peas in bloom. Potatoes are
looking well. but bugs are plenty. Cores
pondents who have rain gauges will please
state the amount of rainfall.