Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-06

ground is soft enough 10 permit this to be
= he, and, in fact all classes of work in
c-4ent 10 early fall. Turnips are progress
| Ing nicely. The crop Of peanuts promises
| o,be a good one. both in yield and quail
| lty. Locally. pastures have dried up TO
| some extent for want Of rain but, on the
| whole, they have improved over their con-
| dition three weeks ago. Insect damage TO
| crops. so far as reported by our CORE
| spondents. has not been material. The
| horn-Worm is abundant in portions OF
Halifax county, and one or two COM
| plants of the army worm come from
| Southampton county.
Corn IS reported as caring and films
| wei. Some Of the early planted has been
| cut but this work is not general. The
| yle'd VIII probably be average 20 better,
| many reporting The crop as good" and
| line Saving fodder continues, and a
! very good yield is being secured.
| Tobacco cutting and curing IS well
/ along, and the yield is from average TO
extra good. The qualify varies consider
| ably however.
Apples continue falling more or less in
| all portions Of the State. and from pres
| ent indications the yield viii be short
/ except locally In the Piedmont fruit Sec
I ton. ana possibly over limited areas in
| the Valley
IN TIDEWATER VIRGINIA.
The correspondents OF the bureau I'm
the different sections OF Virginia report
as follows.
! Drewrysvile standardization deal
! of fodder saved; yield much better than
anticipated, very little preparation for
! sowing crimson clover, gardens dried up;
fine crop field peas. peanuts look well;
one party reports damage by army worm.
Merry Point. Lnucaster-But little rain;
rather bad for curing peas. hay. and f0d-
der: some fallOTing being done for wheat;
corn crop good, turnips and other late
I O.
Dogue King Georgc-Iate corn caring
and filling we'll. fodder pulling I'm pro-
gress; no corn In this vicinity dry
enough 90 cut.
Onancock. Accomac-Farmcrs busy
shipping sweet-pOtatoes ard saving fOd-
der: weather favorable.
Cumn0r. King ana Queen-FOdder pull
ing being pushed 10 completion. corn ear
! ed well. iailOw pea crop fine and being
/ cut for hay, as the hay crop was short,
ground too dry for following; pastures
/ good.
Jeffs. Yorkshire showers. fodder being
saved. but.damaged cons iderably by storm
and high tide few weeks ago.
Vaudeville, Nanss mOnd-FOdder near
~ all saved; near.y all apples blown or
trees. turnps look we'll; irish potatoes Il
poor STAND, on account Of hot weather,
! which caused them 70 rot; good week for
outdoor work.
Booker. Sussex-Fodder pulling going
on; corn looking well. prospect for pea
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ter than for several years; cotton crop,
though acreage not large looking well
and opening very nlcay.
Calno. King Wiliiam-Weather cool;
crops looking well.
Mathews Mathews-Weather threaten
ing during greater part Of week. but
without rain; no rain for TWO weeks, and
drought seems coming.
Ivor. SouthamptOn-Threat and
cloudy weather made a bad week Tor fod-
der saving. though there was very little
rain. late corn damaged by storm Of 18th
and will be short; sweet-pOtatOes bid fair
10 make a large crop; peanuts very fire;
stock peas fine; turnips have a good
start.
FROM MIDDLE VIRGINIA
Tan Yard. Hepry-Fodderlng being done;
prospect for average crop; tobacco, cab
bage, and other late crops doing well.
Winnie, NOttOWay-GoOd week for cut
ting tobacco and saving fodder; nothing
else being done.
Irwin. oochland-Favorsb week for
ripenng corn; cutting corn and ploughing
in progress; some hay being cut; crop
light.
Middleburg, Loudoun-Heaviest rain in
five years, washing away fences; late
corn very much improved, ana should
make a tine yield; ground being put In
nice condition for wheat: some corn be-
ing cut; rains improved fruit.
Harris Creek. Amherst-Fodder p9iling
and tobacco cutting commenced. !ote
corn and tobacco much improved bY rafas:
winter oats being sowed; fallowlrs FOR
wheat wen under way pastures iB.prov-
ing.
Farmwlle. Prince Edward-Gooa week
for cutting tobacco: much being housed,
no ALLOWING: apples very defective and
continue 10 fall; lie Cont pears have
been very nne In this neighborhoOd
Blackstone. Nottoway-Tobacco being
cut: good crop expected. though injured
by worms; corn crop generally good;