Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-19

for a rapid growth all truck and melons
damaged by dry weather.
Indka. Isle OF Wight-Coplous showers
during the past week have benefited AL
crops: corn crop will be the lightest for
several years; much complaint of water
melon vines drying: peanuts small, but
generally clean OF grass.
Drewryville Southampton-We had
good rains last Saturday night. but 1t IS
getting quite dry again: crops are not
suffering; corn tasselllng and making;
needs rain; cotton and fruits are doing
we'll and clear of grass prospects are
good for a crop: sweet potatoes are early
and as promising as ever seen.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Spanish Oaks. AppOmattOx-Whe heat
threshing In progress: yield poor I'm most
places: oats being harvested: crop poorer
than for years; tobacco and corn "atner
below the average; chinch bug damaging
many crops.
Farmville Prince Edward-Favorapie
week for work: wheat laid by growing
finely; Complaints Of chnch bug; oats
harvest about over; a poor crop Whels
yield poor: Irish potatoes nearly a rail-
ure; tobacco promising.
Swcpson. Mecklenburg-All crops i'm
proved since last rain.
Buckingham. Buckingham-Crops need
rain very much; farmers busy threshing
wheat.
AIlddleburg. Loudoun-Corn growing
finely where well worked. but many va
cant places caused by worms; wheat
good I'm quality; hay being saved In nice
condition. and OF good quality
Vienna. Fairfax-Wheat all in stack;
some threshed; yield poor; spring cats
rather short; potatoes being dug; yield
light hay crop light; corn generally laid
by I'm fair condition.
Stockton. Henry-COrn and tobacco,
where well worked, looking well; great
complaint of chinch bugs; spring oats
not up TO expectation; wheat about Lali
crop; peaches and apples falling off.
Tan Yard Henry-Corn and tobacco
doing well. chinch bugs doing damage;
wheat crop short; potatoes will be short;
oats a failure; pastures drying up.
Big Island. Bedford-Gardens and
pastures suffering from drought; oats
crop short; some chinch bugs.
Crewe. ttoway-Tobacco and corn
growing fast; spring oats very much i'm
proved: crop very good, though ripen-
ing very irregularly.
Sunnysdc. Cumberland Crops suffering
badly from drought; pastures afford lit
tie food for stock; the crisis FOR crops on.
Gaines Cross Roads, Rappahannock-
some relief to corn and pastures; hay a
po1r crop; gardens doing fairly well,
especially in cabbages.
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Tenth Legion. Rockingham-Rair need
ed; cannot pillow; pastures falling white
potatoes being dug: corn coming in tassel:
apples continue to drop; other fruits very
scarce; gardens drying mp; tomatoes a
short crop.
Corinth. Wythe-Wheat all put away;
hay fine crop, saved in good condition;
corn doing we'll and most of il promising.
Oldt0Wn. Grayson-G0od weather for
wheat stacking. and fine for hayins;
corn. gardens. and pastures suffering
from drought
CastlcWood. Russe'l-Fine week for cut
ting oats and putting up hay; corn looks
pretty we'll; some lato-sown spring oats
spoiled by rust; cutting about done.
Mount Jackson. Shenandoah-Wheat
thrcshing WEI on; quality good; vege-
tables suffering from drought: early po-
tatOes a short crop.
Ceres. Bland-Favorable weather; corn
growing finely; oats better than usual;
wheat all cut: hay-making and wheat
stacking i'm full blast; pastures fine; ap-
pie crop fair.
Salem. Roanoke-Rain needed: wholt
being threshed; yield very light; quality
good.
Yuma. Scott-Wheat. oats. and hay
mostly up; very poor crops: corn badly
injured by drought; gardens poor; apples
still falling
Wytheville Wythe-Whcat about all
stacked: crop light; oats ripening and
very fine; corn looks very wei. but needs
rain: grass fine: Otatoes very good; stock
doing well; fruit crop light.
Bluestone. TaZewell-Fine week for hay
ing; wheat all i'm stack: corn doing well.
Lip5cOmb. Augusta-COrn still short
needing rain badly; vegetables scarce
and drying up