Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-08
wEATHER-CRoP BULLETIN.
virginia Weather service for the
Week ENDING Monday. Aug. ., isoo'

~ y NJ 49, fhAbA3N "
rally dry and fairly cool weather has
characterized the week just passed. In
some portions Of The State local showers
have occurred and proved very beneficial
However. the ground has retained enough
moisture 10 keep growing crops ana Nebe-
tatiOn in good condition, ana the ou'looh
is promising on the whole. HaylhS Is
about finished In all portions OF the stat,
and the crop has been secured IN good
condition generally The yield Is average
or better Threshing of wheat and oats
has been carried on In the central ana
Tidewater counties. with varying results.
But few Of our correspondents report the
yield up to the average, while the ma
tority state that these crops are light.
Timothy and clover seem TO be doing
well. From all present indications larga
crop of peanuts VIII be secured. Tobacco
maintains II good standard or growth
and ylgor. with the leaf clean ana
fourlshing All Of the counties lying In
the Blue Ridge and Aleghanes report
fine prospects for a large yield OF trult.
Considerable blowing for fall-sown grams
has been done in some sections OF the
STATE. and many farmers have been seed
ing turnlps, milling apples, and making
cider In a few localities pastures are
getting short. Special reports covering
the condition of the corn crop nave
been received from thirty-eight counties
I'm the State. OF this number. thlrty-one
counties. comprising Norfolk, Pittsyl-
vania. Charles city. Augusta. Loudoun'
Albemarle. Campbell. Greenyille, Page
Montgom ry. Wythe, Roanoke. Prince
William. Culpeper. Washington Scott
Goochland. Smyth, Spotsylvania. Chester
field. Charlotte. Dinwddie. BEDFORD
Franklin. southampton, Prince EDWARD
Northampton. Rockbridge, and Warren re-
mort that corn Is doing well, ana that
the outlook is favorable for yield con-
slderably In excess OF the average. IN
Rockingham county the condition Is I'M
even. and cannot be estimated WINE
I'm Prince George. southampton Clarhe'
Stafford. and Sussex counties the crop 49,
al present, below par. as reported by our
correspondents.
REMARKS OF CORRESPONDENTS.
Spoke. Henry County.-Corn full. tobac-
co in good condition; wheat threshlhs
about over. wv. Is hNANS,
Farmville. Prince Edward County.-Ine
wheat crop is threshed. yield hsht'
and quality low grade We have some
magnificent crops Of corn. except me ia'e
planted. II. < 'AcuiiN'
Early corn nearly matured. Young corn
growing finely. Peanuts small. but with
good season will make a fair crop.
Rocky Mount. Franklin County.-Corn
il looking as fine as | ever saw 1t. Hay
gathered and larger crop than usual.
Apples are abundant; other fruit looking
well. j. ii. BINfONp'
Big Island. Bedford County.-Corn crop
promising, but reeds rain on highlands.
Tobacco good and mostly all topped.
Apples in abundance; pastures dry.
n. b. cox.
Petersburg. Dinwiddie County.-The
corn crop Is very goodquite up to the
averags. Haymaking over, etc. crop Sc
cured in good condition. There Is abund-
ance OF fruit on the trees, but 1t Is fall
| ing rapidly.
Stephens City. Frederick County.-Corn
| In excellent condition. Having over
and best crop known for years. Fruit
! in great abundance. Wheat turning out
| well. W. Is. STEELE.
Marion, Smyth County OF
corn above the average. Haymaklng nm
ished and below the average Fruits and
/ berries good JOHN ;. APPERSoN'
! Yancey Mills. Albemarle County.-Corn
is I'm nrst-class condition. more than an
average crop I'm cultivation Hay harvest
ed and yield above average. The
drop Of fruit is larger than has ever
been seen In this section.
J. A. PAYNE.
Rural Retreat, Wythe County Is
| looking fine and prospects are good for q
large crop. Haying finished and crop Sc
cured in fairly good condition. Apple
| crop largest In years
JOHN W. EIFFERT.
Manassas. Prince William County.
y.
n NOT bllghted by drought, the yield viii
be large. Hay harvest over. but no
| quite first-class. Full crop OF fruit pro
missed. Wheat poor.
THOMAS II. SION.
Spottsville. Surry County.-Peanuts ar
about laid by and turnips are beinI
sowed. Potatoes dug. B. w. J.
Westoven, Charles City County.
all laid by. Falowing for wheat an,
winter oats begins under most favorable
circumstances Threshing still in pro
gress H. Il. hNOA.
Limestone. Warren County. is do
ing very WELL wheat Is being threshed
and found TO be slightly damaged.
l.. F.. FIELDING
Onancock, Aecomac County.-Crops
generally. DO not look well No rain Il
two months. J. - WEARS.
port Republic, Rockingham County
Corn crop very promising. Fields sowe'
IN clover last fal, and this spring are we!
set with a good stand.
J. s. STRAYER.
Emory, Washington county.-Corn an
potatoes are doing finely. Hay and cat
are a fairly good crop. The season Il a
that could reasonably be desired.
JAMES "A. DAVIS.
Marysville, Campbell County. Whca
threshing about over and generally
moor Weld. oats and hay a fair oroI
| Corn and tobacco looking we'll