Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14
DAMAGE TO THE FRUIT CROP.
Greatly Iojurcd in the southwest-"ooo
Yield In other Sections.

TIL, Commissioner Of Agriculture is now
aond,ng ont all over the state reports
from various sections Of Virginia as TO the
damage done to the fruit crop bv tho frost
of the latter part Of April: These circu-
lars narratc the conditions in every county
in the Commonwealth as gwen by accurate
and reliable correspondents OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The severe snap
seems 10 have only affected the iruit-cTop
IN spots. and on the whole 1t would
appear that the yield this year Will
be fall one. not regarding tne
fact that very heavy frost did CON
siderable damage in several localities,
especially in the southwest. whero nearly
all fruit has been killed. From Underwater
Virginia the reports are very varying. IN
Caroline. Elizabeth City. Henrico,. James
CITY. and Sussex counties the crop has sui
fered slightly, and ia Lancaster the peach
crop was materially hurt. II is also said
that the fruit will be cut short about one
third in King George county. However
in Accomac. Gloucester, King Wlllan'
Matthews, New Kent, Warwick, WeStmore-
land, and York the harvest in this respect
will be abundant. COrrespondents III Isle
of Wight. Hanover. King and Queen NOT
folk. aud Northampton state that no ap-
preciable damage TO the crop mas pee"
done.
N MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
From Middle Virginia come the asser-
tions that reaches have been killed IN
Amelia. Fluvanna. Powhatan, and Plttsyi-
yania counties, and that all fruit Is be
Iieved 10 have been ruined IN AppOmattoX
md IN some portions Of Plttsylvanla. IL
has also been badly damaged III CanpoeI,
Louisa. and Greenville counties, q,
In Alexandra. Fairfax, Halfax' ana
Stafford counties the crop has not DeeH III
l,,n & I
brunswick, Charlotte. pinwlddie, MOTTO
way, and Prince Edward, while from the
counties of Buckingham, Chesterheld'
Cumberland. Mecklenburg, Prince WI
liam. and Spotsylvania that there VIII De
an abundant yield.
IN Piedmont the peaches suffered IN
calculable injury III Bedford, Greene ana
Joudoun counties, and the cherries ana
straw berries were generally DESTROYED IN
Greene. Much damage to the irult crop 'p
pcnerallv Is reported from Amherst. Whie
Alhemarle. Culpeper, Fauquler, Nelson
and happahannock will make tne show
iur. Slight damage Is SAID to nave Deeh
done IN Orange county.
Only the peaches. pears. and cherries IN
the Shenandoah Valley were injured by
the frosts. and It seems that these were
only affected III Augusta. RoGhorldGee;
Rockingham. and Shenandoah. There VIII
IA
possibly Rockingham counties. warren
county reports its fruit as slightly hurt'
LITTLE LEFT N THE SOUTHWEST.
In the Southwest and the Blue Ridge
and Appalach'a. the largest frult-groWlng
sections Of Virginia. the crop has been
very seriously injured. The following
abstract from Colonel Whltehead's c.rcu-
lar will be read with interest by iruit-
growers throughout Virginia:
Mont ;om1-y-lt Is aCceded By all that all
tho small fruits are KILLED, except perhaps
few late cherries. 1t Is hoped that some
late apples are safe.
,cu,5G-FrOsts on the night OF the 23d IN
slant very destructive TO fruits. Peaches;
b.u,ns. cherries. etc. killed. Pears ana
APPLES very seriously injured. If not ruined.
HVhe-lhe frost was very destructive
and most orchards III this county will be a
failure.
Grdyson-The late frost has killed near
" the entire fruit crop.
Hr1tGHy-Peaches and pears Killed.
Otncr fruits partially damaged.
Gifs-t Eighty per cent. killed.
Sco7-Fifty per cent. killed.
Taz0rei'-Ali the fruits have been killed.
Htae-All tde fruits on the lowlands
have been killed. Possibly there will be
half a crop Of apples on the highlands.