Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-12
Remarks of Correspondents.
TIDEWATER VIRGINIA.

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Onancock-J. c. Weaver: Too cold for
crops Corn planting nearly over. Some
Strawberries going to market; crop very
light
Rockyille-B. X. Cooke: Right much
fruit still on the trees. Wheat and
winter oats heading very low. Hay crop
a failure Cut and wire worms destroy
ing corn; many fields have been plougned
I'D and replanted. Gardens very late.
Pastures short. Tobacco plants small.
Wallaceton-John G. Wallace. Every
thing has improved since the fine rain Oh
Saturday. Corn planting nearly over.
Wedding has continued. Cotton planting
begun. The truckers are in the midst OF
strawberry picking and large quantities
are going north at fair price. The snip
ping of green peas and cabbage has be-
gun. but prices for both are low. The
Irish potato crop has greatly improved.
Drewryville-W. ii. Drewry: Peanuts
and cotton have been planted. FRUIT
crops badly injured. Some plums ana
apples.
Toano-O. f. Taylor: Most Of the corn
crop has been planted. Farmers are cut
ting their German clover which Is very
good. Wheat and oats looking medium.
Zuni-A. e. Bell: Warm weather ana
rain needed. Corn reported coming up
badly. on lowlands. A good week Tor
work. Farmers busy planting peanuts.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Orange-R. c. Macon: Crops doing wei.
Some complaint of chinch-bugs in wheat.
Harris Creek-L. d. Stillwel: Oats i'm
proving from rains. Corn planting near
~ finished, first coming up.
Big Island-J. b. Cox: First OF the
week was ushered in with snow ana Ice
.Nld n ms u
fruit and vegetation: last few days have
been warm and fine growing weather.
Some complaint Of chinch-bugs in wheat.
Oats and corn doing fairly well Tobacco
plants growing nicely, and preparations
being pushed for planting. Gardens I'M
proving.
Buckingham-W. T.. Pratt: Wheat head
ing out. Gardens all up. Tobacco plant
ing in some places. Large crop or black
berries. Earthquake on Sd.
East I.ake-R. A. Siddons: Corn bad
stand. Chinch-bugs injuring wheat.
Fruits injured. but not all killed.
Elba-T. c. Greasy: Crops and vegeta-
ton have made slow progress on account
Of the cool weather. Bugs are at WORK
on potato-vines. Worms cutting down
tomatoes and other vegetation. Corn
coming In badly. Tobacco plants seem
TO be plenllIui. 1,,,.
Fredericksburg G. Howison: Wheat
looking very well. Oats improving. A
fair stand of corn now being worked.
Grass much improved. Pastures good.
Strawberries ripening.
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Mar,on-John S. Apperson: There Is
stiu small crop Of peaches and cher
ries Apples not injured. Wheat doing
finely. also grass. Corn, in many places,
I'm Gardens unusually backward.
Salem-W. II. Ruthrauf; Wheat is
thriving. Corn coming up. Pears. cher
ries. and peaches injured by the frosts'
Apples safe. ,,,. u,.o.
Tenth Legion-J. n. Bradford; Wheat;
rye. and barley doing well. Apples sun
n good promise-peaches and cherries
shoyt prospect. Pastures very much I'M
proved. Young clover and timothy start
ing off since the rain.
Buffalo Gap--W. j. Keller; Inc past
week has been good for all growing
crops. Think apple crop is safe.
Riner-W. l.. Turner: Oats coming up
nicely. Some corn coming up.
Emory-James a. DAVIS: Corn pant
ing still progressing. All crops doing
well.
DaleyiIIe-S. b. Lowry: Wheat ana
grass growing finely. Corn coming up
well. T.. n, r' ANS,
Station Director, Richmond, Va