Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-26
THE CROPS IMPROVE.
MILDER CONDITIONS COUNTERFEIT
uNFAyonA'BLE EFFECTS.
CUT WORMS AND POTATO-BUG PEST.
A Good Season for TobnccO-Ifalf the
Crop Planted with Good Prospects.
A Larger Acreage of Cotton Than
Usual-IIaying begun.


letn prepared by Mr. E. A. Evans, d.
rector Of the Virginia section Of the
United States Department OF Agriculture:
The condition OF the crops for the
past week. as reported by the cores
pondents Of the Virginia section. Climate
and Crop Service show that the warm
and showery weather which prevail ed
during the greater portion of the week
has done much to countcract the UNI
favorable effects OF the previous cool
and dry weather. Grasses and pastures
are improving decidedly. Corn Is also
benefited, though previous untoward
weather has caused IL 10 come up badly
a good deal of corn land was replanted
TIE early planting is being worked.
Wheat and oats continue very satisfac-
tory. They are heading quite generally
east OF the Blue Ridge. Complaints OF
chinch-bugs continue to be made and
the area over when this pest is work
ing has increased slightly. Cut-worins
ars also damaging corn 10 some extent
ana potato-bugs are doing injury 10 the
vines. Haying has begun in some locah-
ties in the Tldewater District. Some or
the peanut land Is being repanted. A
larger acreage than usual has been put
TO cotton i'm the counties where this
staple Is grown, and the product is up
and being worked a good season for
tobacco has occurred ana about half or
The crop has been planted with good
prospects.
A hsll-stoim passed south through the
State on Friday. bat was not severe
enough 10 cause perceptible injury 10
crops.
Remarks OF Correspondents.
TIDEWATER VIRGINIA.
Booker-R. f. Moss. Complaint gene
raj OF corn and peanuts not coming up
some viii plough up and pant again
Prince George Courthoise-H. e.
Smith: Wheat and oats looking well,
some oats rather low.
Toano-O. f. Taylor: Corn looking
well. But few peanuts planted. hay
mostly secured Pastures improving
Wallace ton-John g. Wallace: Frst
and second wording Of corn progressing
Cotton up and be ng worked Larger
crop of cotton put in than usual. Pota-
toes and grass for hay doing finely.
Cabbage and peas beng shipped
Onancock-J. G. weaver: crops look
well Replantlas corn. stand medium.
Potato sprouts largely put out.
Dlsputanla-O. S. Williams. What is
most needed now is more moisture ana
higher temperature.
Zuni-A. f. Fell. some Improvements
In crops. Peanuts are coming ~ badly
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Abbeyvile-E Z. Mclean: Wheat and
oats continue looking wen, but much
oats are heading low. Corn growing on
very slowly. Tobacco planting IN pro-
gress.
Rileyville-Professor w. ]. Wood: Car
dens well advanced. Grass and wheat
doing finely. Farmers p.oughing ccrn.
Potatoes looking vel Rust is tormlng
on wheat In places.
Ciover-W. G. Morton: The entire crop
of tobacco is planted. Some complaint
of cut-worms. Wheat, oats, and corn
much improved. Chinch-bugs in the
wheat.
Buckingham-W. l.. Pratt: Some farm
ers through planting tobacco. Corn
planting not yet finished. Grass-growing
very poor. Wheat crop very much i'm
proved.
East Lake--R. A. siddons: Corn back
ward. Wheat doing we'll Vegetables viii
be late.
Farmville-Z. C. Vaughan: The weather
has been splendid all The week for ell
sorts OF crops. About one-half OF the
crop OF tobacco IS planted. Hoeing corn
progressing rapidly Wheat looking we'll
but spring oats ale a iittle behind time
Loyingston-W D. Kidd: Glover and
other grasses not good. Sweet potatoes
being transplanted. Wheat heading, but
chinch-buSs working on H.
Freder!cksburg~S. G.. Howlson: A
favorable week except that the nights
have been cool. Wheat IN full bloom.
Spoke-W u. Eancs: Wheat doing we'll
Oats looking fine. Some done planting
tobacco. but the weather too cool.
Orange-R. c. Macon: A good week for
work: good progress has been made In
pioughing and replanting corn. Conside-
rnbie complaint of wire-worm
Hurts creek-l ID. Stiilweil: Have had
some good growing weather. and some
too cool for the season. Farmers waiting
for season TO set tobacco.
Hinton-W. J. Showalter: Pastures ex-
cellent Grass unusually good and clover
heading. Wheat heading up nicely, ana
the prospect for large crop has never
been better. Corn is growing nicely ana
being cultivated. Potatoes and small
truck doing well. Growing weather un-
ifyniled
Giadys-D. N. Brooks: The corn Is
coming up very badly. good desl OF
tobacco planted and some farmers are
through. watermeions are being killed
~ the bugs.
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Buffalo Gap-w. j. Keller The past