The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-11
wEArAHR cBOp BULLETIN.
The service Has Been Re.urned by the OBJ
seiver al IYnchburg.


The Virginia State Weather Service, at
Lynchburg in charge Of j. n. Ryker.
observer Of the United States Weather
Bureau has resumed It's weather crop
al etin, and they will be issued every
tuesday during the crop season. Mr.
Ryker. in the first bulletin just issued
says:
Before referring to the conditions dur
ing the past seven days, It will be Of
interest 10 briefly review the conditions
throughout the State during the time up
10 April LIST. Wheat. winter oats, rye
and clover came through the winter
quite favorably in well-drained lands.
but suffered much more from freezes In
low and ill-drained lands; they were gem
orally in fair condition on the first. though
not up TO the normal for the season. On
account OF continued cold weather and
SHOWS on the ground, no farm work could
be done in February until the last few
DAYS: then some ground was fallowed
on southern exposures. and tobacco-plant
beds were burned and sown in many
sections. Then came heavy rains near
the first Of March, especially In the east
ern sections of the State. and practically
no farm or garden work could be done
until about the 10Th (heavy SHOWS having
occurred generally on the @th-2lsD, but
during the week ending March 30th, very
rapid progress was generally made in
following for oats and corn, and con
siderable oats were sown, potatoes plant
ed. and gardens prepared and planted. in
a few sections tobacco plants were be-
ginning TO come up. but the season was
generally from two TO four weeks behind
the average. The prospects for fruit
were generally reported as most promis
ing. as none had yet blo0med out though
there was a difference of opinion as to
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western and southwestern sections of the
State, some reporting the peach buds
largely killed. The precipitation during
March was about the normal though
above the normal i'm the eastern sec
lions. The temperature averaged about
the normal for March.
For the week ending the Sth instant, the
rainfall has averaged considerably above
the normal, on account Of very heavy
rains Sunday night and Monday morn
ing, but during the worxiSg days Of
last week. the conditions were very IA
vorable for work. and rapid progress was
made In following, and oats were being
sown. potatoes planted and gardens pre-
pared. The temperature averaged three
10 four degrees daily above the normal
for the season. Notwithstanding heavy
and killing frosts were generally reported
on Thursday and Friday mornings, but
little. or no damage resulted, though, for
the reason that scarcely anything was
far enough advanced TO be injured. In
the Southeast. II is reported that an un-
usually large crop or potatoes is being
planted, and more corn and less cot
ton will be planted. and in the tobacco
growing sections, II is thought that more
corn and oats. and less tobacco. will be
grown. The prospects for a large fruit
crop continues generally very favorable,
and the strawberry crop promises we'll.
The very heavy rains of the past two |
days have washed lands considerably, |
and the streams are running full and |
oVerflowing low lands, and yet II is
thought that the rains will prove general |
q helpful. and with succeeding faVora- |
bic conditions. rapid progress can be /
made. The grasses are coming out |
well.