Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-12
KemnrIss of Correspondents.
rIDEwATER VIRGINIA

Pinetta. Gloucester-Fine weather LOT
ploughing. Very poor stands OF wheat
Winter oats nearly all killed. PEAS UP,
and looking well. German clover LOOKING
good .ea...,.,,,i,
Dogue. King George-Very unfayorabie
weather. Wheat and oats, especialiy late
seedlings. unpromising Spring pioushiHs
unusually behindhand
Church View, MiddleseX-Farmers have
taken advantage of good weather the
past two weeks by preparing TOT ihelr
spring work. Wheat and clover looNlhs
very well; prospects are me lot soou
crops. Very little wind since April LIST.
Indika. Isle Of Wight-Owing 10 excess
siye rains. but little work has been done,
save potato planting. laterseeded Grover
killed: early-sOwn looking lalIly Wen
,Jens. York Farmers are late, ana not
much has been done. About through with
planting potatoes. Peas good. but late'
BUSY seeding oats. No wheat in this sea-
son. -, $500
backward Not finished ploughng. Nege-
tables scarce; killed by frost. No oats 10
amount 10 anything
vaudeville. Nansemond-Rain has re-
tarded our farmers Irish potatoes all
planted Peas doing fairly well. Peach
trees blossoming indicating a good crop
OF early varieties.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Nottoway Courthouse, Nottoway[
Everything very much behind. Most oil
the fruit killed. e..
Chase City, MISUNDERSTANDING lar
Their behind than for years.
blackstone NOttoway-CrOps backward.
Fall-seeded oats nearly killed out. To-
sunny side Cumberland-Little farm
work done: generally later than for years.
No gardening OF consequence.
Big Island. Bedford-Ground TOO Wet 10
plough. Oat seeding rapidly pressed.
Very little following done. No gardening
Orange Orange-Farmers busy plOugh-
ing. seeding oats, and planting gardens
Wheat on high land doing well; on low
land very much winter-killed.
Fredericksburg Spotsylvania-Every-
thing very backward; much ploughlnS
still undone. Very little gardening or
trucking done Winter oats very badly
winter-killed. Very little spring oats seed
ed Grass and clover promising.
Rocky Mount, Franklin-Wheat baby
damaged Fruit not in bloom. Very rev
tobacco plant beds burned, owing 10 con-
slant rain. .,.
retarded but winter wheat Is promising.
Great progress last week in the seeding
of oats and spring following.
Adriance, Cumberland-ClOver. recently
| sowed and sprouted, killed. Oat sowing
about over Farm work all backward. Lit
| tie gardening done.
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Stephens City, Frederick-Much fall
wheat winter-killed; farmers sowing oats
on same land. Fruit-trees not yet IN
| bloom.
Graham's Forge, Wythe-Early wheat
| good: late wheat a failure. Grass dam
| aged very much. Excessive rains have put
| ploughing very late. Live stock in bad
! condition.
Centre Mills, Montgomery-Pr
for wheat very poor Much of the young
| clover killed. Very little breaking for
corn. No oats soWn yet. -.
| Shawsville. Montgomery-Wheat look
| ing worse than for years Very little
| ploughing for corn; planting Will be late.
| Swords Creek. Russell-Farmers not
vet finished poughing for corn. Grass not
| growing much. Not much spring oats
sOwed yet.
Bluestone. Tazewell-Excessiye rains
! have put back farming operations. wheat
I looks well. Little oats sown. Grass short.
Floyd. Floyd-Spring work backward.
| No oats sown yet Wheat looks badly
| Not much land turned for corn. Prospect
! good for all kinds of fruit.
| I.pscomb, Augusta-Early-grow wheat
looks well; late-sown looks badly. Plough
ing for corn is being rushed. \ few farm
| ers sowing oats and planting potatoes.