The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-13

warm with good rains. Crops or All
kinds doing well and growing fast
Prince George CourthoBse-Good rains
this week have improved all growing
crops. especially corn. Spring oats all
cut; an excellent crop reported. Peanuts
doing well. Worms destroying cabbage.
Observation-Disclosures oat crop harvested
and being secured. Some wheat oeihg
threshed: yield not as good as II promised
before harvest. Corn and peanuts grow
ing RAPIDLY where well worked.
Nimmo--Oat crop Is being harvested:
about a medium yield. Potatoes are stili
being reported a good crop.
Wattsville-The corn crop Is loohhs
well. Irish potatoes short.
Sunbeam-All crops continue TO 90 wei'
notwithstanding We have had rather 100
much rain. Ill,
Cumnor-Wheat being threshed; yielu
very poor. Oat crop about all cut ana
very poor. Corn growing nicely.
Middle Virginia-Basses-All crops hesu
rain. wheat threshing progressing rap
idIv. WELD poor. Corn crop fair 10
bacco not very promising; uneven anu
small or,,-
Ruckingham-Ran has improved ever
thing very much. oats are nearly all "a.
Wheat weld is only fair. Tobacco -
growing very fast. ling
Farmville-Tobaccd and corn lookhns
well. oats medium.
Swepson-Corn and tobacco gto"n-s
nicely. Wheat being threshed: yield "o'
up TO expectations. ,,
Crewe-Corn and tobacco dong 49,
well. Dat harvest about over; a WY
good crop. Wheat threshing commehoeu
in some localities. ..,s-
Iouisa-AIl crops doing well. Pastures
and gardens have improved. oats pclIs
cut Apples and grapes dropping Oh,
Adriance-Crops doing we'll COZ" ''''D
by" Tobacco coming in top.
Red Plains-Wheat about in: threshihs
NOT commenced Corn looking well
NIoorman's River--Corn. oats. pastures
ana gardens improved and all Vegela'io h
revived. wheat threshing continues WIN
satisfactory results. HI,
Fredericksburg-Th rains have helP-
Oh corn. Wheat threshing much inter
rupted by rain Spring sown oats mar
vested: yield only fair -,
Tho Great Valley - Trigg - Wheat an
harvested and stacked in good shapei
quality not as good as expected. oats
good; acreage small Noi" ""N
fine. .a,.o,.
cron very promising. Haymakins near
lv over. crop fine in quality ana up 10
average. Threshing begun; wheat ana
barley yield better than expected Spii"6
oats a fair crop. " ,.,,.
Tenth Legion-Wheat threshing oelns
done. WELD not satisfactory in quantity
or quality. Corn doing fair.
Mint Spring-Farmers busy housing we
wheat crop disappointment as 70 yleio'
Corn improved and doing well
Waynesboro-The weather has oeen Ia
vorable for general growth; corn has done
splenddlv. Wheat threshing commenced
yield very gold 49,
Yuma-Wheat over an average. Odts
a little thin Corn, we think the SlhesI
We ever saw. Hay below average.
New River-All harvesting about over
and the crops nicely saved. crops good'
but wheat not quite so heavy
Marion-Rain has damaged some wheat
but has pushed corn and other crops
ahead. oats ripening a fair crop prom
ised. Pastures doing well.
Mount Jackson-Wheat threshing now
well under way: the yield is poor: quality
onlv fair. corn doing fairly well.
Shawsville-Wheat threshing IN pro-
gress; WELD disappointing; some crops
badly damaged by rust. Corn ana oats
good; the latter ripenlng. Fair crop VI
hay. r,-,>-c
Section Director, Richmond. va