The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-22
THE REsUi7S or fHE con-.
Correspondents OF the Commissioners of Ag
rlcul ure Make Reports

In reply TO enquiries sent out by the
Commissioner of Agriculture TO his cor
respondents in the trucking counties OF
the State in regard 10 the effect Of the
| recent cold spell upon the trucking IN
! teIeSts. tie following replits have been
| received. The opinion is that while the
| crops have been retarded the loss sus-
! tan eG VIII not be heavy, and the supply
| Of Virginia trucks on the northern mar
kets will not be reduced 10 aly apprecia-
BIZ extent this year.
Princess Annette fall Of snow during
the 9Th, 7th, Sth, and 9Th, reached
| about four inches on the leFel The tner-
! mometer fell o. two above zero. Tne
/ only damage / IAN approximate just now
! is to sweet POTATOES. Those In hills and
| cellars have been frozen to great eX-
| tent. Seed VIII be scarce and high. The
market has tdyaucel nearly fifty per
cent in the last two days. Kale and
spinach not much hurt except where the
81 ow blow off IT will b. retarded from
three To- four weeks. The radlsh crop
Il at was planted is dead. only about
one half OF the crop was I'm however. Peas
ard cabbagt have suffered some, bat can't
say how much at present. Potao seed
has been caught by the freeze. Many
growers had commenced 10 set their seed
out preparatory 10 planting. orchards,
VINEYARDS. and berries are not hurt. Hot
beds badly frozen.
James CITY, believe that the effect
Of this cold weather VIII cause more
trucks 10 be planted in this locality than
ever before.
Last year was d sood year but there
was a fight from start 10 finish against
insects They were never so bad before.
| believe that the effect Of his cold wa
ther will decrease their numbers.
] fear that the early trucks having
been killed in Florida and other places,
that they will plant again and their
trucks will come in competition with ours
Norfolk county hasten 10 say to you
that We have every reason to believe
that oar crops have escaped nicely. The
snow was on the ground when the Their
mometer went down, and our crops have
been all covered since with about three
inches OF srCw. The snow is driving
the frost cut, and we really think We have
escaped serious damage.
King and Queen.-The trucking interest
has been developed to only limited eXtet
in this county. and is confined for the
most part to early English peas and
round and sweet potatoes. | think the
delay TO which farmers are subjected
by the protracted cold spell Will deter
many from planting In an experimental
way and VIII prevent some from charging
and extending their operations who would
likely do so under favorable auspices
The benefit to the soil from the long
covering OF snow will in a large measure
make up for the backward planting sea-
son Il the farmers would so view II. and
shall urge them 10 act accordingly
ccomaC.-Forturately the cold weather
was preceded by snow. which acts as
covering for berries, cabbage. etc. L can't
see that tho cold weather will injure us
at this time. II may delay the shipping
of kale and spinach A8ew days, and II IL
continues much longer ii may make us
late IN getting in peas. but no time is lost
yet. Cold weather in February rather |
helps MS. as peaches are not SO apt TO |
get killed.
Warwick i do not think this cold spell |
will injure the trucking In my county |
very much. as we do only spring truck |
ing and have not sown or planted any |
thing yet. 1t will only make US a little |
late.
Isle II Might've have not yet planted |
our potatoes and we do not plant to any |
extent the perishable vegetable crops. I j
do not think the truck crops Will be In