The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-19

The Drought Go, tinues to be ofCnabated
severity,


The following is the weather crop bull
letin for Virginia for the week ending
September 10th:
another week OF drought is all that can
he said OF the past seven days with very
few exceptions, possibly not more than
four or nve our correspondents report
the drought as being '-unabased In severi-
ty." Even local rains have been remark
able only for their absence. rs result
everything has been steadily deteriora-
ting. Pastciage, already scarce. Is now
about burnt up. and many farmers are
feeding stock in the fields. The not sun
has been most injurious 10 late corn.
Fodder pulling has been very general and
is now mostly done. Much OF the quanu-
ty saved was burnt by the not dry wealth
or Tobacco cutting and curing mas been
going on with very favorable results.
This crop has, generally speaking. made
a good growth. The leaves are Of good
texture. Wherever possible fall blowing
has been done, but the prevailing dry
ness has made the ground so hard that
II is only in very few localities where
scattered showers have occurred. that
any OF this work has been done. Fall
seeding Of wheat and oats is delayed
considerably.
prMAnKs OF CORRESPONDENTS.
WINNIE. NOTTOWAY COUNTY.-E.
Stablcs.-I.ate corn and tobacco much
damaged from lack OF rain. Early crops
made.
ORANGE. ORANGE COUNTY.-R. c.
Nfgcon.-We are stu very dry. Too dry
TO seed.
FREDERICKSBURG @. Howison.-
Week favorable for cutting corn and
saving fodder, but nothing else. Pastures
sCOrched.
STANARDSVILLE. GREENE COUN-
TY.-W. y. Parr;,tt.-Fodder saving In
full blast Streams and pastures drying
up.
UIIANDALE. CHARLOTTE CO.
". :. Morton.-Recent showers benefit
ed tobacco and corn. Winter oats now
being sown.
WHITE POST. CLARKE COUNTY.-D.
1Ieade.-Corn cutting well under way;
clover-sced crop quite good.
EMORY, WASHINGTON COUNTY,.
a. Davis.-1'he potato crop is good one.
Late showers have benefited vegetation.
.RArIDAN, CULPEPER COUNTY.-W.
O. Preston.-Corn shows the beneficial ef-
feet % stirring the surface and breaking
the crust.
YANCEY MILLS, ALBEMARLE CO.
J. a. Payne-Corn most all cut, and fod-
der cut and gathered, though badly burnt.
No blowing.
STANTON. AUGUSTA COUNTY.-W.
e. Hcdrick.-Pastures suffering. Farm
ers cutting and saving fodder.
ROCKY MOUNT, SMYTH COUNTY
J. Vi. Binford.-Not much change In the
crop prospects.
MARION. sNIYTH COUNTY.-John s.
Observation-Disclosures and cabbage crops
both good and fine corn crop being cut.
BLAcKSBURG. MONTGOMERY CO.
Virginia Agricultural and Experiment
Station.-Plowlng impossible, no seeding
done. Fruit falling badly.
KEYSVILLE. CHESTERFIELD COUN-
TY-W. II Pleasants-COrn injured by
lack Of rain.
VIEWERS CAVE. AUGUSTA COUN-
TY-I. b. Kagey-Corn being cut. Litue
blowing done
MIDDLEBURG. LOUDOUN COUNTY
W. c. Burton-Corn a heavy yield OF
stalks. but a small yield Of ears.
WARSAW. RICHMOND COUNTI-C.
H. Constable-Little wheat being sown
SKINOUARTER. CHESTERFIELD
COUNTY,. b. Sims-An crops much in
jured by drought
BLUESTONE. TAZEWfLL COUNTY
4. ST. Clair-Corn ripening rapidly. Whea'
IS being sown.
BURKS FORK. FLOYD COUNTY,,
b. Albright-Piowing for wheat is being
done. late corn doing well. Buckwhea'
nearly all cut. The yield is average.
SUNBEAM, SOUTHAMPTON COUN'
TY. W II. Dguehtry-Peanut crop very
poor. Fodder crop nearly gathered.
FARMVfLLE, PRINCE EDWARD
COUNTY,. G. Vaughan-corn injured
by drought. Tobacco, medium in quality
and yield, is being harvested. Fruit croF
fair.
ROANOKE. ROANOKE COUNTY-Wt
liam =. Nlssinger-Corn Is being cut
clover is being threshed. and the yield
is good.
FANCY HILL. ROCKBRIDGE COUN-
TY-E. T. Robinson, Jr.-Corn is beinl
harvested. Yield small by reason of lack
Of rain. Apples falling from trees To-
bacco crop cut short.
SPOTTSVILLE. SURRY COUNTN-B
W. Fodder crop nearly harvested
Corn short and injured by drought. Pea
nuts I'M need OF rain.
DlsPUTANTA, PRINCE GEORGE
| COUNTY-O. 5. Williams-Fodder croi
injured by drought Garden products. ex
cept early turnips. almost a failure.
CONCORD DEPOT. CAMPBELL COuN
TY-D. !. Evans-Corn and, tobacco being
harvested, sorghum fairly sool, HN'c
potatoes injured by drought. Turnip'
growing rapidly. Apples dropping greatly
WALLACETON. NORFOLK COUNT
| John q. Wallace-Fall crop OF lrish pota
toes. an important item for seed mex
spring. not up TO the usuai standard Al
| fan crops az a atandsiill.
MISSIONER CHARLES CITY COtN
Tyr. B. Knox-Folder pulled and under
cover in good order. Unless rain comes
speedily but little winter grain VIII b'
sOWn.
The next meeting Of the American Asso
citation of state Weather Service Will b'
held in indianapolis, Ind, on October
18th and nth, 1875. The voluntary oh
servers and crop correspondents OF th'
virginia Weather Service arc cordially
invifel 10 attend this convention.