Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-26
THE CONDITION OF CROPS.
pr,,c,ce OF Droughty Wen'"e'
cou.e. Damage in Some

! -. y,ork indicate the preVaienOe -.
| gronohtv weather over consideraDle -
| ~ The state. which is, locally ASSUMES
| q eerious character. wheat "".o' 80,
| nav are all beyond reach Oh na,i'' snd
- tobacco. gardens pastures anD
ToiIs' otatoes are all being injured III
| ~ dronebty sections. Where rain has
elc,,rreA n has been sufficient Tor crol
socds and the outlook Is promising
| streams are getting low In some locah'
ties. - o...nod
winter wheat harvest IS now finished
J and the crop stacked or threshed' rs
Weld generally has been short put 'h'
quality very good. 49,
oats winter and spring. have peer
harvested in the Tidewater ana Mluui'
divisions. and the harvest Is wen a,o 'lis
in the Valley division AS genera tii,n Ut,
the Yields have all been quite snort ~, ~
| I'm a few localities, mostly III ths ~
section. some good crops have peeh Sc
cured. t, boe
Corn. I'm all portions where ram ma
fallen is advancing favorapN to"e.o
maturity. The early-pianted Is pesIli-
Ming 10 ear. and late fields are coiiiiiis
| forward nicely. Where drought pfeNa'is
the crop is backward. - 49,, o,d
robarco continues coming in top, ana
considerable acreage Of the eariy-plaht
ed has been been topped. Drought Is
retardlng growth locally ana some lries'
MAR fields are reported
Potatoes Irish. are generally poor, eX-
cont noseiblv i'm the Valley section where
The prospects are rather more promising
sweet potatoes are doing very "eli' Du'
would be benefited by rain.
TIDEWATER VIRGINIA.
coboke King Wnliam-Wheat threshing
x.fp1l fair rain muGn
needed for all crops.
Rutherglen. Caroline-Favorable season
crops generally looking well; wheat being
threshed; quality fairly good; yield peIo"
average ,.
Meade. Essex-Wheat generally thresh'
ed: oats full crop; corn promising.
Ellerson. Hanover-Continued dry wea-
Their is seriously injuring crops the sec
ond crop Of grass will be failure; corn
looking fairly well but needs ram.
Wallaceton, Norfolk-Long drought
broken; corn much improved; cotton poor
and small crop.
Dogue. King George-Work IN corr
fields about over: continued dry ana not
weather is reducing crop prospects
especially with late worked corn; pas
lures getting very lean.
Onancock, Accomac--Weather very not
and dry: vegetation suffering more lhdH
nj anv time this season; sweet potatoes
as rule looking well; pastures drying up
gardens and truck in bad condition.
Vaudeville, Nansemond-Crops consid-
erabiy improved by rain; young corn crop
looking well and growing; gardens nm
proved and looking well; heavy Wlnds
broke much corn.
Rocker Sussex-Corn promises large
crop. peanuts and cotton have fairly good
growth: with continued good season eX-
pect abundant yield.
Temperancevine. Accomac-Iiot and
dry; corn laid by, but backward SWEEP
potatoes doing well but need rain; pas
lures and gardens parchng.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
San Marine. Dinwiddie-All crops suffer
ing from drought; wheat threshing com
pleteo. not quite half a crop; corn Sc
riously injured 10y chinch bug; tobacco
not promising, growth irregular.
buckingham, ckingham-Tobacco and
corn suffering from drought; wheat
threshing over; small yield; quality very
good.
Vienna. Fairfax-Haylng finished; most
Of ii saved In good condition; oat crop
small; nearly all corn laid by and pro-
misses well; pastures and ali growing
crops looking well, except potatoes
a
greatly retards growth of all crops; be
coming serious to farmers.
Sunnyside. Cumberland-Wilting winds
and scorchng sunshine playing havoc
with corn and tobacco; pastures and gar
dens very poor.
stockton Henry-Corn and tobacco
doing well: oats all cut. about half a
crop; wheat all threshed, about one-third
crop: good showers have helped crops.
Bases. HalifaX-Wheat threshing about
through. quality good. but yield poor;
corn good but chinch bug doing damage;
oats crop short: rain very mach needed.
Irwin, Goochand-Corn improving from
heavy rain first of week corn tassehing
and ripening; grasses improving.
Adriance Contamination and tobac-
co suffering; critical time for corn; potatO
crop poor; pastures and gardens drying
up.
Middleburg Loudoun-Wheat yield
poorest In years: frequent showers keep
grass and corn growing; hay, wheat. and
oats all saved; tomatoes poor; cabbage
fine
Glendower, Albemarle-Much damage to
trees and fencing by thunder-storms.
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Fugate's Hill. Russell-Rain benefited
corn and grasses, irish potatoes promise
good crop; spring oats rather light; win
ter oats good where not too thin on the
ground: fair crop of apples.
Buestone. Tazewell-Fine week for hay
ing. most OF crop put up in prime con.
dition. oats cut corn doing frst-Tate
wheat threshing commenced; yield good
Shawsyille. Montgomery-Severe WIND
and hail storm damaged corn considera
bly,: wheat threshing progressing, not
more than usual yield; oats harvest com
menced; crop good.
Buffalo Gap. Augusta--Everything burn
ing up; gardens and pastures almost
burnt up already; everything gloomy.
New River, pulaski-Local showers
benefited all growing crops; oats harvest
about over; crop below average; scab on
Irish potatoes becoming serious.
Max Meadows, Wythe-Warm anc
showery most of week; grass and corr
looking fine; oats crop very good; har
vest about over; hay-makng interrupted
by showers.
Yuma. Scott-Still very dry; hay-makina
about over; oats, wheat, and hay very
light, everything suffering badly from
drought.
Mount Jackson. shenandoah-Exc
a few localities, severe drought prevails
upland corn likely 10 be cut short; pas
lures burnt up; vegetables scarce; nc
fruit except apples and few grapes.
Marion. Smythe-Ten-day drought
broken; corn. gardens. and pastures re-
heyed; wheat crop best for years; whit,
potatoes and cabbage doing well; plough
ing for wheat begun: pastures holding "
well: large crop Of buckwheat:
Rileyville. Page--COrn and vegetables
need rain badly wheat yield fairly GOOD
melon crop fairly good
salem, Roanoke-EVerythng sufferinl
from drought; wheat threshing in pro
gress. yield very poor.
Dale Enterprise. Rockingham-Distres
ing drought general; corn may not be
half crop: pastures parched; youne