The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-02
NOVEMBER AGRICULTURE.
orops WHRE rLENTIFUL, nor
PRICES ARR LOW.
.r,rmer. are Busy seeding Their Fall
crop,-Msny who Lett Their Farms
want Now TO Get Back TO Them

The state Department Of Agriculture
49,, i,st issued IT'S regular monthly re-
rort Tor November
Tidewater
,,. farmers Of Tidewater are about
......h bousinc the corn crop. in some
..-oes. AS reported, the crop was dam
.4 D., the continuous rains, which re-
.s.4 che maturing Of the crop and
..,1 some OF Il 20 rot The fodder
3, many counties will be very short.
,r..t seeding IS about accomplished,
.... which is up Is looking wen.
...0rtcd that the wet weather
I.-.aI the peanut crop consider
some counties causing II TO
.... .rc generally IN fine condition
.. Stock is looking well. No dis
~ any consequence are reported.
,...bcr has been favorable TO
v.rk. with the exception OF TOO
-.Ir bon some counties. King George
.. rerorts so have been visited by
e4v. on the 18th ultimo. and
l-.1 ouc-haf 20 three-quarters OF
t,.b n thickness was formed
MIodi~.
....-s are about completing their
...fIre. Some wheat and winter
.-. .u and looking well The acre
~ wheat viii be curtahed IN soma
,..s NJ one state. In Charlotte county
..--..nandeut reports that there Is
- Boz his county 20 SOW winter
Instead of wheat and that there
Id Increased acreage sown this
..- .... i~-
.... crop. as heretofore reported,
damaged by the wet weather, but
.-a win be made in many coun-
Sam fodder has been much dam
.-.rs are marketing their tobacco
-.... county reports good crop
... 10 was cured up well. Com
., be- made Of low price for this
I'm good condition; only few
- If rl.-cholera reported.
,.. counties report too much rain
. Inns retarded the farmers IN their
81 ,t.rare. but. Notwithstanding, they
%. -...-tsI TO be pretty well up with
..r work.
The valley aud Piedmont.
.-,..~s have been busy seeding
t.u .rops. Wheat. oats, and grass
LTD ana reported In good condiuoh,
-.- county reports the finest stand
t wheat for years. ,...-.s
...-r erop was late in being housed
.rt of the wet weather Whlch
some damage TO the crops in
....r. The tobacco raised IN TINS
..r MAS damaged by the wet "ea'heI
.re BE- to fire or blister 49,
nd stock in healthy condltoH' Loe9
..-..i scarce. Weather has been Iall
favorable. and the farmers are we"
.. with their work.
Ihe southwest.
.-l-eased acreage Of wheat Is re-
.... ID, nave been seeded I'm some couh-
NJ This section The part OF 'He c4op
....r ifs ND IS reported looking "ll"
-- fs damaged by the wet weather,
... r.- seriously. The gathering Oh TIE
.. isl about over ,.s-.. &C.
- hay crop, as reported D'io'e' 80
,s an fair condition. Some dis
temper among horses. HOGS are i'i'Oi ''D
. was almost failure in this sec
smith county reports the peach trees
.... diving from som, cause. The weather
..raIly BIAS been favorable.
Sotes.
agriculture throughout the state is re-
..te5 t1 Dee boo good condition
While IoW prices for farm products are
.muaIred of yet one of our CORE
dents very sensibiy says 1T Is better
rsve products to sell, even az low
-es. than TO need them and have 40
nov 20 buy them with, as Is the case
.H So many in manufacturing and MIN
ia. districts.
Another correspondent says: We cannot
.mplain of hard times / find lots ~ our
.Imere. who Jeff their farms two or
.-e. Years ago. and went 20 town 10 live
would be more than glad TO be back, but
-.y are poor. They have spent their
money ana cannot return 20 their farms
u sorry for them. but the financial
..r.ssion OF this year viii teach them
.. lesson that DO is better 10 stay ON
-.r farms and improve them and make
good living than TO go 90 town 20 live,
HI hire themselves out Boy the day, and
when the work stops they are i'm bad FIX.
The department feels highly gratihed az
r. increase IN the number Of reports re-
....l aud feels sure that this system or
reporting viii be of great valve TO the
..r..IturaI interests OF Virginia.