The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-03

important crops have been io'Seu W
nature and ripen under conditions IN
favorable for their best development. La'"
corn. peanuts, and tobacco. nave profit
bly suffered more than any other C'oy
from, the brought. while fall glowing aad
$, esipr has been rendered almost inn
possible. Pastures have been reduced 70
a condition OF absolute dryness, ana
feeding stock is be ,oming general. the
heated period ended with the Lth, ana
the fall i'm temperature which followed
ur5duced frosts I'm the mountain ms
fricts on the mornings OF the 18th ana
ann Most Of the crops are now Sc
cured. and fodder Is about all saved.
Some little tobacco and corn remain 10
be cut and housed. Large quantities
OF apples are being put up by drying ana
preserving and distilllng into brandy
Cabbage and turnips are needing rain
badly.
rru,aKs oT CORRESPONDENTS
MISSIONER. Charles City county-R.
H. Knox Heavy clouds Of smoke from
forest fires blowing over this section
Corn being cut and shocked. ana fod-
der housed Very little following be-
ing done. =,
DANVIlIE. Pittsylvania county.-H.
VI. Watkins.-Most of the tobacco cut
anu EhitAE Wy Wfhf h"t htA''NA'' ~
hot sun. Corn crop good.
OLDFIELD. Charles city county-S.
X. Moers.-Ground too hard to pillow. and
no following done yet.
BLUEsTONE. Tazewell county.-A. st.
Cialr.-Fr0st on the morning of the 18th.
No damage.
WAIAACETON, Norfolk county-Jonn
G.. Wallace.--NO rain. Too hard 10
pillow. All farm work at standstli'.
Kaie and spinach nearly a failure.
sKINQUARTER. Chesterfield county
J. b. Sims Fodder crop gathered and
housed unchanged
ELBA. Pittsylvania county-f. Z.
Creasy.-No wheat sown yet. Most oil
the tobacco crop cut. Light and thin;
gTNI. Isle OF Wight cOunty.-A. T..
Bell.-All late fall crops have mucn
needed rain. but it would do little or
no good now.
ROCKY MOUNT, Franklin county
J. H. BInford.-No rain Tor six weeks
consequently 10 blowing.
STANTON. Augusta c0unty-N. &.
Hedrick. drought has delayed
blowing and seeding, and vegetation IS
/ burnt w.
FREDERICKSBURG. Spo sylvania
/ county-S. r.. Howison.-NO chance Tor
| fall seeding yet, very little land piow-
! ed.
sOTTsvILLE, Surry county-B W. j.
-Turnips and late truck dying. No
seeding of grain can be done I'LL good
rain comes.
sTANARDSVILLE, Greene county"
y. Parrot.-No rain; 10 seeding, land
/ dry Fodder saved and corn cut.
! BLACkSBURG. Montgomery county
/ Virginia Agricultural Experimental sta
ton Very dry. Seeding almost impos-
sible. Corn cutting wen under way
| Frost on morning OF 18th; no damage.
SPRINGWOOD. Botetourt county.-G
c. Booze.-A good rain Wednesday even
ing, and ground TT for plowng.
FANCY NIL Rocfbr'dge county-k
r. Robinson. Jr.-Farmers sowing wheat
Corn cutting over Pastures dried up
and stock losing flesh.
ROANOKE, Roanoke oounty-W. +
Nissnger Corn all cut. Very little fal
lowing done yet.
| WINNIE. Nottoway county-E. Stables
Pastures are brown and bare, an'
young German clover is a complete fail
ure.
! KEYSVILLE. Charlotte cOunty-E. ;
Jeffress No rain for eight weeks. Pas
lures no good. Cattle being watered an
fcG and some dying from eating de
cayed vegetable matter.
| CLOVER, Halifax county-W. g. Nor
ton.-NO following for wheat or oats
Late tobacco drying up on highland.
WHITE POST. Clarke county-D. Mead
Corn generally I'm shock. Seeding be
gun. Pastures short and burnt.
FARNIVILLE, Prince Edward county
T.. G. Vaughan Most Of the Tobacco
housed. Pastures drying up. and gar
| dens and fall trucks suffering for rain
| MAIN TfNyrlFRIFTpTCE RopEfQgNaf
county-L. }. Heatwoie.-Apples bein
gathered. No farm work done, excer
threshing and harvesting clover seed.
| PRINCE GEORGE COURTHOUSE-E
/ T.. smith.-Everything dried up. Fodde
all saved. No fall grain sowed yet.
EMORY. Washington county-James :
Dayis.-AIillet crop good. Tobacco cuI
ing in progress. Flowing mostly done
SUNBEAM. southampton county-W
H. Daughtry .-Drought continues to gro
more serious. Farmers waiting for raj
before seeding.
BON AIR. Chesterfield county-W. II
Peasants Dry weather continues, an
an vegetation feels its effects.
DWALE. Dickinson county r Vi. Be'
erly.-Farmers busy saving fodder; SON
OF it burnt Preparing 10 sow sma
grain.
BIRDS NEST. Northampton county,
II. Moore. Fodder mostly saved IN e.
cellent condition.
AIARYSVIILE Campbell county-R. I
Hawklns.-NO fodder saved; all burnt NJ
Tobacco drying on hillsides.
ORANGE. Orange county-R. 9. Macol
We are still dry. Pastures burnt ui
P Corn ali cut.
DISPVTANTA. Prince George county
-. s. Williams. Drought still on. SON
| farmers are beginning 90 seed corn Ian
/ ia oats. Some peanuts dug.
NOTE. The Director would be glad
/ receive from all correspondents. on o
! toher 81. 1895. special report Of the col
dition o. fah work at that time. II
crop cards may be used for this purpose
The Director also wishes 10 express b
2 | high appreciation OF the work done
| the crop correspondents during the pa
season The reports have been uniform
. w prompt. and well put-up. aud hay
Z shown much care in their preparation
The success Of the weekly bulletin M
boen made possible by their effective @
. oporation. and il is hoped that next Sc
I son will find them again identlned WI
the work. T. - T'->'N''
p The vie OF Commander Pl8m9n an
| family vii ho guests at NO. $50 We
Grace street for the winter.