Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-19
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN.
Virginia Weather Service for the
Week Ending Monday, Sent. 10Th.

virginia w service TOT the
Week Ending Monday. Sept. 10th.
! LYNCHBURG VA. September fan
| other week of drought is all that can be
said Of the past seven days, with very
| few exceptions. possibly not more than
| four or five. Our correspondents report the
drought as being undated in severity"
Even local rains have been remarkable
only for their absence. As a result, every
thing has been steadily deteriorating. Pas
turage, already scarce. is now about
burned I'D, and many farmers are feed
ing stock in the fields. The hot sun has
been most injurious to late corn. Fodder
pulling has been very general. and IL now
mostly done. Much Of the quantity saved
was burned by the hot, dry weather. To-
bacco-cutting and curing has been going
on with very favorable results. This crop
has. generally speaking, made good
growth. The leaves are OF good texture.
Wherever possible, fall blowing has been
done. but the prevailing dryness has made
the ground so hard that II is only I'm
very few localities where scattered show
ers have occurred that any OF this work
has been done Fall seedsg Of wheat and
oats is delayed considerably.
REMARKS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Whine. Nottoway County.-E. Stables
Late corn and tobacco much damaged
from lack Of rain. Early crops made.
Orange. orange County.-R. G. Macon
We are still very dry. Too dry to seed.
"REMINISCENCES. @. Howison-Week
favorable for cutting corn and saving fod-
der. but nothing else. Pastures scorched.
Stanardsyille, Greene County.-W. y.
Parratt-Fodder saving in full blast.
Streams and pastures drying up.
Hillandale, Charlotte County w. $.
| Morton-Recent showers benefited tobacco
and corn. Winter oats now being sown.
White Post, Clarke County.-D. Meade
Corn cutting well under way; clover-seed
crop quite good.
Emory. Washington County,. A.
Dayis-The potato crop Is good one.
Late showers have benefited vegetation.
Rapidan, Culpeper Couuty.-W. G. Pres
! ton--Corn shows the beneficial effect OF
stirring the surface and breaking the
crust.
Yancey Mills, Albemarle County,. a.
Payne-Corn most all cut. and fodder cut
and gathered, though badly burned. No
plowing.
stanton. Augusta County.-W. c. He'd
rick-Pastures suffering. Farmers cutting
and saving fodder.
Rocky Mount, Smyth County,. H.
Binford-Not much change In the cror
prospects.
Marion. smyth County.-John S. APP
person-Potatoes and cabbage crops both
good and fine corn crop being cut.
Blacksburg. Montgomery CoUnty.-Nir-
Anil Agricultural &c a ION
Flowing impossible: no seeding done
Fruit falling badly.
Keysyille Chesterfield County.-W. II
Pleasants-Corn injured by lack Of rain.
Weyer's Cave. Augusta County,. b.
| Kagey-Corn being cut. Little blowing
done.
ALiddleburg. Loudoun County.-W. C
| Burton-Corn a heavy yield of stalks, but
a small yield OF ears.
Warsaw. Richmond County.-C. II. Con.
| stable-Little wheat being sown.
Skinquarter, Chesterfield County.-L. Il
Slms-All crops much injured by drought
Bluestone, Tazewell County.-A. st
Clair-COrn ripening rapidly. Wheat is
being sown.
Burk's Fork, Floyd County,. b. Al
bright-Plowing for wheat is being done
late corn doing well Buckwheat nearly
all cut The yield is average.
Sunbeam, southampton County.-W. IL
Daughtry-Peanut crop very poor. Fod'
der crop nearly gathered.
Farmvllle Prince Edward County
u c. Vaughan-Corn injured by drought
Tobacco, medium in quality and yield
is being harvested. Fruit crop fair.
Roanoke. Roanoke County.-William y
Nissnger-Corn Is being cut, clover Is
being threshed. and the yield is good.
II I.tl
Robinson. Jr.-Corn is being harvested
Yield small by reason OF lack OF rain
Apples falling from trees. Tobacco croI
cut short
Spottsville Surry County.-B. W. j.
Fodder crop nearly harvested. Corn short
and injured by drought. Peanuts in need
Of rain.
Disputanta, Prince George County.-O
5. Willams-Fodder crop injured by
drought. Garden products. except early
turnips. almost a failure.
Concord Depot, Campbell County.-D
j. Evans-Corn and tobacco being har.
vested: sorghum fairly good; sweet po-
tatoes injured by drought. Turnips grow
ing rapidly. Apples dropping greatly.
Wallaceton. Norfolk County.-John G.
Wallace-Fall crop OF Irish potatoes, an
important item for seed next spring. not
up TO the usual standard. All fan crops
at a standstill.
Westover. Charles City County.-R. B.
Knox-Fodder pulled and under cover In
good order. Unless rain comes speedily
but little winter grain will be sown.
The next meeting Of the American AS
ISOLATION Of State Weather Services will
be held in indianapolis. Ind, on october
10th and II, 1895. The voluntary OBJ
servers and crop correspondents OF the
Virginia Weather-Service are cordially
invited to attend this convention.