Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-27
THE PIPPIN INDUSTRY
.InEMARLE FARMERS ALL RAISE
THIS DELICIOUS FRUIT.
GREAT FEAR OF SAN JOSE SCALE.
7, wouId Cause Great Loss u"
This section-A Copious
Catfish Are Biting, Hut Bass
Are Coy.

HowARDSVILLE, VA. March %
ls,eciaIl-Your correspondent was talk-
inc VERY recently with a gentleman from
the pippin section Of Albemarle' ana was
told that since apples began 70 sen 80
well that farming as an occupation y.
tho first importance had been superseded
~, fruit-erowing. Every farmer, big OF
little rich or poor, has, according 10 ms
means doubled. trebled. or quadrupied
his fruit trees, and whereas ne was
won't 70 discuss the outlook tor soou
corn wheat, or Oat crop, now II 10 'uo
apple crop, and the apple trees ana @i'
things relating thereto. Not long ago
a nrominent farmer received above *io
y barrel for frst-class pippins' ana ioi
the lower grades of other kinds S'oo 10
s. All good apple land has increased N
value very materially, and the besq OF II
cannot be bought at all.
THE SAN JOSE SCALE.
The one thing which is causing the
greatest anxiety to all interested IN the
fruit-groWing business Is the rear 'ii"'
the fruit trees may be attacked ny uie
San lose scale which Is playing suCh
havoc in various sections OF the ouh,iy,
For this piece Of vermln 10 at,s s w -
fruit trees of this section would De 10
destroy the most promising hope OF future
nrosperity. Everything possible Is peihs
done ia avert this calamity, as u is saiu
the scale is propagated mostly throush
The introduction of young trees. many
farmers have their own nurseries anu
raise their own trees for planting anu
in this way lessen the danger 70 great
extent. - ,orast
From some unknown cause the Forest
trees especially the pine. are dying III
great numbers. Formerly the dead trees
would scarcely be sufficient Tor nre"oou'
but now il is not infrequcnt mat sever
or eight dead trees are found upon @n
acre of ground. 1t Is thought that tney
are being killed by some insect Oh 'n e
| order of the San Jose scale. Inc ueeS
ON the level land are affected TO Huch
o,roeter extent than those on the noun
| tain side.
A HEAVY RAIN.
| rost Thursday. for the first time In
tr,eIve months. II rained all day-from
| dawn IN dark. 1t was the hardest ana
rooet copious rain which we nave mao
since the freshet of last spring. Inc
ri,,er has risen percepubly, and IS now
t,e+ about as full as IL has been this
winter. The rain and warm weathei ,laso
made All crops grow wonderfully Many
| farmers have English peas hahu- ~, - = :,
81 some have potatoes up, but we hau
heavv frost last night when cut u
the ground all growing potato-VlleS Ava
I'M frat corn was planted seVerai gay
600 and the planting Of that eereai h"S
hen going on regularly ever SINCE
CATFISH ARE BITING
nj, lanes Is so muddy now that pas
80 Stoned biting but GOOD mons
nav III such as cat, suckers, ah0
silver perch are tamperihs VIM
in good old-time fashion. O,y. "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldridge Turner nave s, &c :,
turned from a visit OF seVe'di o"'' y
| friends in Charlottesville. 800.
Nessrs. G.. y. and William MAJ VI.
BENJAMIN Fenwiok. and bIanham noe'
returned from Newport News We
thew attended the launching Oh IN" D"ts. w,
ships. and expressed themselves do "''
pleased with their VISIT 100000
Mr.. Charles Scott mas just ie'ur ne
from an extensive trip through the Fieo
mont counties. ,,,a ,h,,
winter has been remarkable. but o"lhs
70 the sudden changes OF weather recent
| lv an epidemic OF colds mas selzeo us
ana nearly everybody Is anec'e" VIII
that very disagreeable malay,
DIR. Charles McCulloch is In Charioues
Nrs. T. NJ. Logan and her son, james
II have arrived from New YORK, ant
arc now at their summer home, Aigoma