Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-19
CROPS DOING WELL.
GENERAL RAINS AND WARM wEA-
TIER HAVE HELPED THEM.
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO TOBACCO.
More Cotton Planted Than Usual and
Oats and Wheat Improying-Enriy
Damaging wheat.

The following is the Weekly crop Bull
ctin. prepared by Mr.. Edward A. Evans
Director Of the Weather Bureau here:
Rcports from the correspondents Of the
Virginia Climate and crop Service Tor
ne past week indicate that abundant
ana genera! rains have occurred. which
sith warmer weather have caused
decided Improvement in all classes oil
crops and vegetation over the condition
A. previously reported.
Tho condition OF the soil is now FAVOR
,hic for tobacco planting, and advantage
81 this has been taken by many farmers
% set out their plants. Peanut and cot
ION plartinc is progressing rapidly, ana
some 81 this work has been finished
rhe area planted so cotton is larger thah
,spal. Corn is coming up. but Is quite
fencraliy reported as q poor stand con-
siirrablc has been roplanted. Spring
,..s ana winter wheat and oats are I'M
,rovinr. the latter are heading. lilsh
potatoes are promising and sweet po'"-
iocs are being trarsplantec. Gardens
arc advancing rapidly. under the lNAu-
,~co Of moisture and warm weather, ana
,,s.ur,s have made marked improve
mont. Early vegetables are backward ID
some parts Of The middle section, but are
expected TO improve during the week.
Cut worms are working in the corn IN "
few scattered localities. Glover varies
IN condition from poor on high LANDS 10
very good crop in bottom lands. hol
clover is heading I'm portions Of the VAL
t,v Tho prospect for apples continues
,oo9 Chinchbugs are damaging wheat
or7 tho area over which they are WORK
ms is increasing.
Remarks Of Correspondents
TIDEWATER VIRGINIA.
Drswryyiue-W. H. Drcw'y: Stand corn
WV DOOR There will b. very le"
npnles and fruit Of any kind.
Zuni-A. r. Bell: a good week Tor WORK
An Improvement in crops
Dooksr-R. i. Moss; oats looNIns very
moor. Corn coming up badly. 49,,
san Aiarin0-Dr. +. C.. foWeh' Ne"
cover almost a complete failure corn
coming up very badly. Tobacco pans
backward. Rust is forming rapidly on
wheat 49,.
pisputanta-O. s. Williams: Peanut
,-iantine going on. some having finished.
Wheat and winter oats heading ltlah
potatoes looking well.
Onancock-J. G.. Weaver; Peas golhs 10
market: crop short. Round po'a'o'9
looking we'll Corn coming up
Tolno-O. +. Taylor: The crops general
lv are looking well. Melons have come
up badly. and some truckers have trans
.f.r+..r three or four times.
Prince George Courthouse-H l.. smith
A hal stand of corn is reported. Peanut
planting just begun.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Big Is'ana-J. b. Cox: a small portion
~ corn yct 20 be planted. Some toDaG-o
PLANTED. Gardens well advanced.
Oranee-R q. Macon: Fine crop OF
,.r.at and winter oats. Grass doing wei.
your- fruit falling from the trees.
ToYiea-G. ID. NJ Hunter: Corn has come
,,n badly on account OF parcnins winds.
prersrations FOR tobacco planting being
pushed. Gardens doing well. Wheat
ana oats improved
vrt Leakc-R. a. Siddons: Tobacco
ria.tr- commenced. Wheat heading
beautifully.
r9rrls Creek-L. D. stillwel: Tobacco
ufsrfs are pushing farmers. Wheat is
heading and looking wei, but chinch-
lrrs are doing a good deal of damage.
Glover ON high lands very hent' on DOT
toms GOOD. Corn planting nearly nnisned
Eucl,ineham-W. +. Pratt: Every thing
GROWING. a good deal of tobacco planted
Ffcsericksburg-S C.. HOw.s0n. Grass
and oats show most marked improve
mont
Vienra-W. A. sherman: Grain an1
grass i'm fine condition. though muc.
grass seeded last year is uneven stahu
Corn coming up well
T.o,.inaston-W. J.. Kidd: Corn comine
un VOL Strawberries ripening. Apples
falling Off in some localities. Tobacco
being planted I'm some sections OF me
county. Gardens improved. Chinch-
bugs damaging wheat and oats.
Eba-T G.. Greasy: A good beginning
has been made in setting tobacco plants
Wheat f. looking unusually wei.
Ahbevville-E. u. Mclean: Some wheat
and oats are heading. But little tobacco
planted. Com coming mp and worms
c,trne II badly Gardens improving
rapidly. .,r,-
THE GREAT VALLEY.
e.lou-W. II. Ru;hrauG: Grass an(
corn coming up. Wheat doing well. The
season satisfactory.
Hirton-W. j. Showalter Corn grow
fnw nicely. NJ neat una 'Nitt-Af rNNH"f
looking wen. Garden truck in the ground
and thriving.
Tenth Legion--J. ". Bradford. Wheat
rvc and grass doing well. Glover Il
somewhat behind Potatoes and gardeI
truck "a good stand
Dalcvile-S. Il. Lowry: The weather
has been very favorable the past week
for vegetation.
Dale Enterprise-L. J. Heatwole
Wheat waist high and clover heads be
ginning TO appear Farmers ploughinl
corn.
Hluestone-A. S. Clair: Wheat an,
grass look especially wen. Light fros
The morning Of the 18TH not sufficient 4
DAMAGE crops.
Dwale-F ". Beverly: Farmers ar
planting corn this week Garden trucl
and oats are looking fairly wei
Mari0n-John s. Apperson: Grass an'
wheat doing finely. Corn also coming ~
and has not grown well. oats improving
Buffalo Gap-W. j. Keller The pas
week has been fine on wheat grass an
oats. Cool for corn. Rye heading out.
Emory-Jamcs A. Davis. Al crops 90
Ing well, and farmers somewhat jubilant
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