The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-26
Dalr1GE rRoM THE DROUG HT.
VIRGINIA weather Crop Bulletin for the
week Ending Monday.

Following is the first weather crop Dun'
tin of the Virginia weather service Is
sued al the new headquarters IN TINS clty,
With Mr. H. A. Evans, the local forecast
otiiriai i'm charge. The bulletin covers the
week ending Monday, september 81.
Richmond, Va, september - 1870
Another period of dry weather Win ~
ccssivoly high temperature, Is the ieeoI'
Of the week just passed. FROM an So
tions Of the state come reports OIL -. i'' i
damage from the drought IL i uhuSu'lls
severe and prolonged and crops anu Fc5c-
fation are burning up. Pastures are brown
and bare and afford no grazing LOT sur I'm
In MANY localities the small streams are
running dry. and stock have 10 pe "a-
tered as Wen as fed crop conHl1ioi'9 o.
fast becoming critical. ana, unless Il sth '.,
RAJ and soaking rain comes soon, VIII n'
bevond aid Farmers have been BUSY li'l-
ishing up such fail work as was P'99'D ~,
Much of the fodder when RENAME" u.'
gathered has been saved, though a lals
percentage Of IL IS almost worthless, oN
ing 10 its being badly fired by the scvlCn
ing weather Ploughing tor fail seeding y
practically impossible. The. Srouhd -
baked hard. and will require a steauy
rain for a couple of days 10 put II ll
good condition. Apples are tallhs rom
the trees Some Of the late corn mas Dern
cut to save IL from furtner drylns ~,
Tobacco cutting ard curing mas aiso " -
pushed. The crop is generally III lalr con-
UANlHilf AtA'N'-1tt t"f--
it poor.
REMARKS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Marian Smvth county-John ;. Apper-
son.-Late planted corn drying UP d.
port Republc. Rockingham county.
s Strayer.-Farmers cutting CON-. ~ "a.
der fired and some almost worthless. No
Rocker. sussex county.-R. f.. Moss
Fodder pulling ABOUT Over. "a 80,
burnt up. Second crop of irish ana sweet
iS San III llarino. Dinwiddie county.-E. G..
P0wcu.-DrOught still prevails. No lal-
lowing done yet. Fodder pulling ana TO-
bacco cutting IN fun blast.
Tenth Legion, Rockingham county -.
N Bradford. Continued drought mas
Thought TO close all hopes OF late Nese-
tables. Pastures In bad shape
Brewrvgille Southampton county, o.
II Drevrv.-late crops failure ron
der nearly an saved. Pastures drled UP
Irwin ti0ochland county. II, Live
y.-Corn is being cut to prevent lui '"e'
spose. Henry county.-W. b. Eanes.-
Tobacco about all cut and soo4 l''''
crop. Land hard ana dry. .,
Bird's-Ncst. Northampton COUNTY. II.
Moore.-Aluch fodder saved ia eNtt4 l.l.
condition Drought has killed much ne"
sown crimson clover .,
Hawkins Hot. airy weather very des'i u,
tive to late corn, turnips, cabbage, ana
sweet p0tOtOes. Tobacco being cut poor
crop. II -
NrT.ean -1iardens and fodder buie.d up.
40 pl0uehmg done. ~ 81,
Fancy nm Rockbridge county,. 7.
Robinson Jr.-COru cutting over, anu civi
greatly injured by lack Of ram.
CumnOr. kins and queen county. u. ~
Pollard Fine rain Thursday. PASTURES
very short Fodder pulling nearly done
Manassas. Prince William county ~
Lion -Temperaiur very hi5"' anu an
vegetation suffering.
SpringwCod. BotetOurt COUNTY ..
Booze. Still hot and dry hay crop De-
Ionesville. Lee county.-E. :. woodward
Fine rains first of week. Ias..''S ''it
I'd. clay land yet hard TO ploN
Burk's Fork, Floyd county Is. Al
bright.-Corn and fodder ripening prtua-
turely Pastures short except meddo" .
Land too hard for fall plOwing.
HillauIale. Charlotte cOuuty-N. :.
Norton-Fodder being saved I'm good con-
ditiOn Land too hard 10 fdllow.
SHIPPERS. Greenyille county. y.
Standardization IS opening very ias,'
being forced by drought Peanuts sned-
Dale Enterprise. Rockingham county
l. J. Heatwole.-Weather dry and parcn-
ing. Fire in the mountains.
WallacctOn. norfolk county.-Johh -.
Wallacc.-A hot. dry, sunny week. All
CROP growth at a standstnl. Ground too
hard TO piOW.
M,dilefurs. Loudoun county.-w. G..
PcntOn.-Farmers well advanced cutting
corn Heat very oppressive
Warsaw Richmond county,. T.. Con-
stable-Nory dry and everything nurnt
W - tro,.,sorl COR,
nearly all cut. Pastures almost burnt up.
Stsuutcn. Augusta county-N. 9. he'd
rick Farmers cannot plow or seed.
Vegetation burnt up.
Rocky Mount. Franklin county. II.
Binford. Weather not ana dry. foor
prospect for late corn.
.Yancev Mills. Alhcmarle COUNTY. \.
avne.-Farmers have 10 feed tner STOCK
on account of dry weather.
Glover. Halifax cOunty.-W -. Morton
Late corn n rther injured by not weather.
Land too hard 10 plOw.
Viewers cave, Augusta county -.
Kagey.-Drought unDroken. vegetation
about burnt up. -
spottsville. Surry county.-B. W. j
Drought serious. Peanuts ana sweet po-
tCtOes IN poor condition.
Disputanta. Prince George COUNTY
s. Williams. drought continues. supp,e-
mented by the hottest weather OF the
year
Onancock. Accomac comfy. G. Weav-
er.-Farmers saving fodder and digging
sweet potatoes.
NOTE.-The next issue OF the bulletin
TUESDAY. October l, 1880 Will be the last
for the crop season of 1885.