Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-06
Remarks Of Correspondents.
TIDEWATER VIRGINIA

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Petersburg. Dinwiddle county, VI.
Colsou Cool, but conditions favorable TO
crups
Disputauta. Prince George county-O. s.
Wiiliams.-The recent rains have brought
corn up. planting general. Wheat
and winter oats improved
warsaw. Richmond county-C. II. Con-
stable.-Rain needed. Plenty Of peaches,
bat few apples
Spottsvlle. Surry county-B. w. Jones
Good rains this week brought no corn
well Participating begun. Wheat and
oats much improved. Plenty wild berries.
Sunbeam, Southsmpto county-W. II.
Daughtry. Corn planting finished. Cotton
and peanuts being planted. Corn and
oats look well. Glover poor.
Onancock. Accomac county,. G..
Weaver.-Bedded potatoes look well.
Complaining finished. oats fiourishins.
Potatoes coming up. Potato-bugs plont-
sui
Hampton. Elizabeth City county-C. j..
Goodrich - Potatoes up, and the potato
bug seen. Complaining general. Peas
In bloom Vegetation Is normal.
Birdsnest. Northampton county-C. r.
Moore Early potatoes are up POTATO
bugs plentiful Peaches. pears, and cher
ries looking we'll
Booker. Sussex county-R. T. Moss
Cotton and peanuts are being planted.
Corn up; looks wei. Potato-buss plentI-
ful.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA
Louisa. Louisa county.-G. j. NJ Hun
tcr.-Wheat. oats. and grasses looking
fairly well Complaining nearly over.
san Marine. Dinwiddie county-E. c.
Powell.-Wheat nourishing Spring oats
better. Tobacco plants abundant. Glover
and grasses growing slowly. Spring pas
lures backward.
Bon Air, Chesterfield county-W. II.
Observation-Disclosures has advanced very
rapidly.
Keysvine. Charlotte county-E. s. JEFF
fress.-Some tobacco IS being planted.
Slight Improvement in wheat. Good rains
have helped all crops.
I.ovingston, Nelson county-W. J.
Kidd.-Early-plan corn coming up
Tobacco-plants looking very well. For
cst-fres have done damage in various
sections
Buckingham. Buckingham county-W
y. Pratt-Wheat, oats, and grass look
ing well. Garden vegetables coming mp;
also corn. Chinch-bugs damaging wheat.
Orange. Orange county-R. G. Macon
Rains have prevented farm work. Much
corn yet 10 be planted. Some complaint
Of chinch-bugs in wheat
GREAT VALLEY.
Tenth Legion, Rockingham county
!. NJ Bradford.-Wneat holding its own.
Tall-sown timothy backward. Some in
sect troubling advanced clover. eating
the leaves to a noticeable extent.
Marion. Smyth county-John S. APP
Wheat continues TO improve.
Most Of the corn will be In by the end
of this week. Fruit safe yet
Buestone. Tazewell county-A. St
Clair-Local showers have advanced veg
citation considerably. General rain badly
needed. Corn planting half done.
Salem. Roanoke county-W. II. Ruth
rouff.-Oats, wheat and grass growing
rapidly. Cattle turned out Corn about
planted; some up. Season unusually
early
Grahams Forge, Wythe county-David
Graham.-Weather favorable for farm
work Complaining pushed. More rain
needed. Wheat doing well. Plenty or
grass.
Dale Enterprise Rockingham county
l.. j. Heatwole.-Corn planting over ana
some up. Berry crop promising. Grass
wheat and oats thrifty.
Emory. Washington county-James A.
avis.-Corn-planting over. Vegetation
growing rapidly. but needs more rain.
Peaches and smaller fruits in abundance.
Apples short
RHeyville, Page county-W. ]. Wood
The light showers have benefited crops. |
Corn Is being planted. Wheat improved. |
oats and grass looking well.
Blacksburg. Montgomery county-Wil- |
liam b. Alwood.-The pastures afford |
plenty Of food for stock. Wheat and |
corn looking WELL rye heading, and corn |
coming uD. |