The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-18

depot, Campbell county. since the nrst
OF the month. and the correspondent AT
that point reports crops and vegetation
as much in need OF rain. All reports
covering the tobacco interests show that
that crop is doing well. II is reported
especially good about Danyille. Tomatoes
promise a good crop in all sections
where they are grown. On the whole
the conditions, 10th OF crop growth anu
weather during the past week were quite
favorable.
Following are the remarks Of CORE
spondents.
MONTEREY, HIGHLAND COUNT
The weather during the past week mas
been rather cold for corn. Wheat mar
vest Is being commenced IN TINS section.
JOSEPH JONES.
ROCKY MOUNT. FRANKLIN COUN-
TY.-Crops are all doing well. Ram SUI
acient Apples. peaches, and small frult
J. II. BINFORD.
WHITE POST. CLARKE COUNTY
Weather favorable for securing nay ana
wheat Wheat Welding reasonably well
from straw so far as threshed. Weather
cool. MtNDE.
CIMNOR. KING AND QUEEN COUN-
TY.-Irish potato crop about half an ave-
rage yield, and not yet marketed. Sweet
potatoes late and hardly half crop.
Gardens and vegetables doing well, APP
pies and peaches scarce.
r. y. POLLARD.
RLACKSBURG, MONTGOMERY CO.
Wheat threshing In pr0gress-quant dis
appointing Much shrunken from injury
by Hessian fly. oats rpening crop ave-
rage: rorn doing we'll Earring cool
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crops. Early potatoes about ripe and
much blehted with macrosporium dis
ease. Such apple orchards as did not
lose fruit in early season are looking
wei. W b. ALN ARD.
SPOKE. HENRY COUNTY.-Fine wea-
Their on crops. plenty Of rain this week.
Tobacco and corn doing well. Farmers
we'll up with work. Chinch bug doing
considerable damage in some places
Spring oats very good.
". 3. Fans.
BLUESTONE, TAZEWELL COUNTY.
The past week. except the iith has been
cool and cloudy. Bad weather for curing
hay. Corn has grown well, and oats are
ripening. Prospects for both good.
Farmers are now in the midst OF hay
harvest. crop fair.
ROANOKE. ROANOKE COUNTY
Past week has given fine growing wea-
Their. but not very well adapted to thresh-
ing. Wheat seems TO be turning out
pretty well. Oats are riponing fast. corn
doing well. Plenty Of fruit.
W. v. NlSsINGER
IRWIN, GOOCHLAND COUNTY
Good weather for gathering hay and
oats. Corn looking we'll Wheat VIII
not be a fun crop. H. ~. LIVELY.
WARSAW. RICHMOND COUNTY
4 good season on all growing crops.
Wheat threshing about half donc-very
fair yield.
G. II. CONSTABLE.
JONESVILLE LEE COUNTN.-Thc
blackberry crop is failure. Apples
about sufficient for home use Irish pO-
tatCes almost q failure unless recent
rains improve them. Sweet potatoes may
make a fun crop.
DREWRYvILLE. SOUTHAMPTON
COUNTY.-srops of all kinds doing well.
No corn on bottom lands Cotton doing
well Peanuts small. but thriving. Large
crop Of cider apples. Gardens have i'm
proved. ..
EMORY. WASHINGTON COUNTY
The weather has been favorable Tor
gathering in the wheat. which Is now
secure. the crop is "A good orc. Corn is
now doing well. and grass and oats
have improved.
JANIDS \. DAVIS.
MARION FCST~OFFICE. SMlTH
COUNTY. Nights cool. Wheat crop go
ing into stack Hay harvest well along.
Corn has improved, but is still behint
the average. Potatoes promising, and
berry crop good.
JOHN :. APFERSON.
SADDLE. GRAYSON COi'NTY.-M hcat
an harvested. and crop almost AN aver
age. Corn doing we'll oats fine Mea-
dows are doing well. Glover ready TO
cut NJ p. cox.