Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-14
Remarks of Correspondents.
Underwater VIRGINIA..

Disputanta-O. S. williams: Gardens
and pastures suffering for ram. Corn
and peanuts. where well worked. not SUI
fering much yet, though good genera
rain would be beneficial. Wheat thresh-
ing commenced.
Zuni-A. e. Bell: Corn and peanuts
ironroyed and doing well. Oats all har-
vested ana not "a full crop. Sweet po-
tatoes looking well and full crop.
sunbeam-W. II. Daughtry: Crops SUI
fering seriously for want OF ram UP 10
when the drought was broken
by a gentle rain. Expecting more to-day.
Onancock-J. c. Weaver: Gardens ana
pastures need rain. Corn looking we'll
Apples still falling.
Booker-R. f. Moss: Crops are suffer-
ing very much, and 'gardens almost ufiou
I'M. Right much corn laid by.
WallacetoWn-John G.. Wallace: very
dry All crops need rains, though in
some parts of the county rain has fal-
len. With rain in few days. the pros
meet. for all crops will be good Corn
is standing the dry weather better than
other crops.
San Marino-Dr. r. G. Powell Drought
continues. Local showers of the week
have not done much good. Tobacco Is
punching or heading up Ike cabbage.
Gardens failing rapidly. Pastures are
drying up. Crop prospects gloomy.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Vienna-W. A. Sherman: Pastures con-
tinue fairly good. but corn is still small
and needs warm weather and warm
showers. Wheat Is being stacked or
hauled into barns. and seems In excel
lent condition; rye the same.
Harris Creek-L d.. Stillwell: Corn
crop has improved very much. Oats are
being cut Chinch-bugs in both corn and
oats. Wheat threshed out well-excellent
quality.
Elba-T. c. Greasy: Farmers about
through cutting oats. Winter oats good,
spring short. Crops needing rain.
Gladys-D. n. Brooks: Spring oats
not very good; damaged by heavy rains.
Corn suffering for rain. Apples ripeninR.
Abbyville-E. p. Mclean: Tobacco do
ing well and the corn greatly improved.
Fredericksburg-S. G.. Howson: Corn,
pastures and gardens very much bene-
fted by timely rain. Wheat threshing
continues TO show unusually good yield.
Big Island ]. b. Cox; Weather has
been very hot and dry. Tobacco and
corn not up TO normal. Dat crop short.
Gardens drying up.
Clover-W. @. Morton: Showers du-
ring the week kept the corn and tobacco
I'm fine growth. oats all cut and either
shocked or In stack. Wheat crop pretty
well all threshed out
Buckingham-Dr. w. Il. Pratt: Still
very dry; crops suffering some. Corn
tassellng out. Tobacco being topped.
Wheat nearly all threshed and a large
yield.
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Staunton-W. c. Hedrick: Farmers
husv housing grain and hay. Some
threching has been done. The yield Is
good and quality fine. The recent rains
has been very beneficial 10 corn ana
gardens.
Covington-A. A. McAllister: All crops
have done well. Corn is gaining rapidly
Hay is being gotten up in good condition
and is better crop than 1t promised IN
Jure.
Hinton-W. ]. Showalter: Vegetation
Is suffering badly for rain. weather Ia
vorable to cutting hay and storing wheat,
which is about done. Potatoes, when
are an unusually poor crop, are being dug.
Dale Enterprise-L. j. Heatwole: Wheat
about all hauled up and threshing begun.
wheat anu nay SANltu iiA b'OA
Buffalo Gap-W. J. Keller: Wheat
harvest IS over with good crops. oats
heading out, but short. Corn very snort
vet. Grass not good crop.
Bluestone-A. st. Clair: Conditions ia
vorable for all crops. Meadows fine. oats
not promising.
Salem-W. H. Ruthrauff: Drought con-
tnues. Pastures very dry. Oats and mil
let short on ground Sweet potatoes a
failure. Corn short and tasselling.
Wheat good yield and good quality.
Marion: John s. Apperson: Stacking
wheat and cutting grass; both good.
Pastures unusually fine. Corn crop
coming forward rapidly. Berry crop fine.
Grapes rotting.
Emory-James A. Davis Wheat stack
ing has progressed rapidly. Threshi&,
has Just commenced Corn is now quih
promising. Glover is being cut. and the
WELD Is heavy. The oat crop in this
county viii be good average. Tobacco
is doing fairly well. Il. A. EVANS,
Section Director. Richmond, Va.