The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-21
ExOELLENT CROP GROWTH.
Rains and Good Weather Improve matters

Decidedly
The following is the crop bulieth lot
the week ending July 10Th as iSsueu py
Mr.. 4. A. Evans, section director Oh 0i'
Weather Bureau: .,,.,,+
The past week has been one Oh v10e -
crop growth. Abundant and qui'1
raj rains. combined with seasonsD,o 'en
neratures have produced oeVioeu ~
movement in the condition OF ooi" %, -
tobacco. which now promises Do01e
for some time past. Cotton anu -
rute also show the beneficial enects OF
tho rain. The former is we'll worked anu
LAYING by Of the latter is progressiiB VIZ
favorable prospects. Some corn ma 49,
laid by in the southside counties 1ho WIZ
Of securing the crop Of winter anu SPINS
oats is progressing In all locaiiucS VIZ
IL has not yet been done. In mus
stances the crop IS short. 1IlrSSiil'ls y.
wheat continues with most SATISFACTORY
results. Considerable tobacco has been
topped. Since the rain Il IS growing Wig
orouslv. Pastures are improving ana
gardens are doing very well In the
Great Valley section late planted corn -
silking and tasselling. but is rather snort
i'm stalk. Haying is well advarced. ran
blowing has begun I'm many locah'ies'
Some seeding OF turnips done. Late trucks
Irish and sweet potatoes and melons are
in good shape. s-,,-..
The remarks Of correspondents Follow
Tidewater Virginia - Iuni-A. T.. Benz
Great Improvement in corn. pealNs ana
sweet potatoes; corn work about hnish-
cd. Melons good. Good rains over the
| entire country.
Disputanta %. 6. williams. Corn
needs rain and unless it comes shortly
the crop viii be materially shortened.
| Peanuts are being laid by IN very good
condition. Gardens are suffering, yield
| ing but few vegetables.
Onancock-J. c. Weaver: Crops looking
well. Sweet potatoes are being laid
by" also some early corn.
Sunbeam-W. II. Daughtry. Since the
fine rains Of the 18th and 18th all crops
are doing well.
Wallaceton-John G. Wallace: Hay has
| been secured and is Of good quality. but
not full yield Corn and cotton much
| benefited by rains, but hardly full crop
Of corn will be made.
San Marno-Dr +. c. Powell. All crops
improved. Tobacco very uneven. Tur-
nip crops (Ruta Baga) are being put IN.
| Pastures improved.
Booker-R. +. Moss. Crops are look
| ing much better. All corn nearly laid by.
Peanuts and cotton have been well work
| ed. Pastures short.
Middle Virgnia-Z Q. Vaughan, All
crops and especially garden truck are
doing well. fair crop Of wheat of fine
| quality is being thresned.
Clover-W. O. Morton: Wheat and oat
crops secured. Fruits ard vegetables I'm
| fine condition.
Fredericksburg-S. G. HOwisonl Corn
and PASTURES doing very well in response
Elba-T G. Greasy: Crops Of all kinds
doing fairly well. More rain would be
beneficial Wheat threshing nearly over.
! Yield and quality holding up 10 former
expectations.
Harris Creek-L d. stillwelli Corn Inn
proving Very heavy crop OF blackber-
ries. Tomatoes plentiful. Turnips being
sowed.
Spanish Oaks-J. r. Horsley; Recent
showers have started tobacco growing.
| Tobacco now being laid by. oats harvest
| ed in good condition.
Buckingham-Dr. w. Z. Pratt; Local
rains have revived things generally. Some
| tobacco replanted Blackberry crop
ripening very fast. Turnips are being
sown and some are up.
I.ouisa-G. d. NJ. Hunter: Corn i'm
proved much within ten days. Pastures
| fine. Wheat is being threshed; quahty
| good.
Big Island-J. p. Cox: Wheat threshing
| has begun and the yield IS very salts
factory. oats harvested, and quite a
| short crop. Tobacco IS needing rain.
! Corn IS improving some, but not iully up
to an average crop.
NIiddleburg-W. G.. Benton: Corn Is OF
coed color, but tasselling and shooting
| ON short stalk. Several showers the
past week. enough for corn, but pastures
| and growing grass are suffering ana Dry
| ing up. oats difficult 10 save, stand so
| short. -
The Great lley.-Bluestone-A. St
| Clair: Weather unusually cool. WIN
abundant rains. crops have made satis-
factory advancement. Haying wen al
yanced.
Dwale-F. NJ. Beverly: Some haying
| done Farmers pretty well done laying
| by corn.
Graham's 1'orge-David Graham; Lo-
cal showers have helped greatly where
| they have fallen, but most places are
still suffering seriously. oats being har-
vested, and poor crop generally. Mead
ows very poor. Haymakng Is general
| Pastures are needing rain.
| Hillsville-C. Aldennani Favorable to
corn. Wheat harvest on, with a very
| light crop.
| Il
Wheat threshing in progress; yield best
in years. Dat harvest now on. Corn has
| improved during past week. Melon crop
| a fair one.
Hinton-W. ]. Showalter: Fan blowing
has begun. Vegetation still suffers for
want OF rain.
Dale Enterprise-L. J. Heatwole; Corn
| is showing silk and tassel. but stalk gene
rally small. Plums and apricots ripening
and early apples going into market. Fal-
| low blowing begun.
Meyers Cave-L B. Kagey: Corn is
growing well Oats are being cut. Wheat
| has been housed. stacked, or threshed
| Hay is about made.
Daleville-S. T. Lowry: The rain OF the
past week has broken the drought. Corn
and pastures are making rapid recovery
Staunton-W. c. Hedrick Farmers
have been busy securing their hay crop.
Oat harvest Is on hand; crop IS short.
Corn has improved some. but more rain
would be acceptable for II and pastures
and gardens. Plenty of berries.