The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-31

and short An stalk. Some DANA &c is being
| done by the Hessian fy and rust.
! Winter oaf. are heading. Tho crop con-
tlnues light and thin, and has fallen Off
| since last report.
Spring oats need rain and warmer
weather. In portions of the Valley divis-
| ion whore rains have been more frequent
! IL has made some progress, but elsewhere
| ii has fallen of In conditlon.
| Corn has generally good stands in all
! sections. and Is being cultivated. Growth
has been rearded by inc cVol, Try wealth
| err and some yeiiowfng has resulted.
With warmer weather and rains, il will
make rapid progress.
Tobacco transpianttng was carried on
by many planters throughout the week.
Like other crops. II has suffered from
the unfsvorsble weather and is tn need
Of warm rains and sunshine.
Potatoes are doing very well. Both
Irish and sweet we're nipped by frost, but
suffered no material injury.
Truck crops have made good growth.
Shipments Of peas. cabbage and straw
berries continue. Melons slightly injured
By frost.
Fruit prospects are not as good as ear
lier IN the season.
Remarks of correspondents. Tidewater
AlEEllld-GUkuf.
rains and favorable weather are making
M for previous drought. wheat ana
grass improved corn planting almost
over and cultivation begun, cold nights
have retarded young corn
Cohoke King Whham-N doing
well: hay short; corn growing very slow
~ and not docking well, Irish potatoes
promise a good crop.
OnancOck, Accomac-Nights too cold;
some frost reported; warm rains needed:
meas and Strawberries going 10 market;
everything backward.
Jeffs. York-Crops suffering from
drought and cool nights. very little fruit,
nearly all dropping on; potatoes medium
Zuni. Isle Of Wight The week too cool
for much progress in crops. peanuts rot
ting. a good deal must be planted over.
Tndixa. Isle OF Wight-C0ol weather
has retared growth. frost left fits mark
on melons and sweet potatoes; peanuts
coming up very poorly; corn yellow and
not growing.
Calno. King William-An crops suffer
ing from dry, cool weather farm work
well NJ.
Gunner. King and Queen-Growth re-
tarded. winter apples almost all dropped
off. wheat. oats and grass, though back
ward. show signs Of better yield; rota-
toes look we'll.
GAINESVILLE. Prince George-8ad week
for all crops: peanuts reported rotting
I'm the ground.
Merry Point. ancaster-Land gener-
ally dry enough to work an crops being
worked out: pea crop gathered ana
shinued. All other -ops doing as well as
could be expecte- under very cool
weather.
Middle virginia Coffee b, ford-Hay
crop will be rather short; wheat about
normal: some tobacco set; plant beds
pretty good blowing corn. not very
good stand potatoes good no bugs.
Gaines Cross Roads. Rappahannock-
Corn planting finished. cultivation begun;
complaint Of out worm pastures good
and stock doing well; wheat heading out
rapidly
Marysynle. Campbell-Raln badly need
Cd % set tobacco plants and soften land:
corn being worked out; oats much i'm
proved. wheat maturing. but not full
crop: clover very good: pastures good.
Stony Cross, ELECTROMAGNETIC
bad for all crops; grass and oats poor
wheat common: some tobacco planted,
but not doing we'll: gardens late.
Earlysville. Albcmarle-Crops suffering
from drought. corn much damaged BY
cut worms tobacco plants doing very
well. nearly ready to transplant; irish
potatoes doing we'll; no bugs yet.
Eldridges Mill, Buckngham-Wheat,
corn and coiver doing well; very little
tobacco planted: fruit almost failure;
vegetables rather late.
Giondower. Aibemarle-Wheatb badly az
fected by rust: earth very dry; gardens
backward.
Middieburg. Loudoun-Generally. corn
up well, spring-sOwn grasses bad stand.
Hume. Fauquier-Cut worm at work;
whole fields replanted with corn; apples
dropping.
san Marino. Dnwiddie-Wheat badly
damaged by rust; cold killing young
transplanted tobacco plants. gardens
backward; oat crop limited in area, de-
hcient In quality.
Harris creek. Amherst-Corn being
worked. stand good; oats promise only a
fair CROP clover ready for cutting. not
a heavy crop; prospect for wheat worst
in several years
Red Plains Franklin-Wheat crop will
be short: corn no. looking well; oats
backward: cattle I'm good condition.
Blk Island. Bedi0rd-Corn. oats, grass
and gardens retarded tobacco planting
being pushed: corn being plowed.
The Great Valley-SWOrds Greek, Rus
sell-Wet week tin Wednesday; corn
planting nearly all finished but little Gull
uvation. wheat continues TO do WELL
prospect OF better crop than last year
Salem. Roanoke-Too cool for corn and
gardens: clover and grass very fine;
wheat poor: though heavy apple bloom,
set Of fruit light.
Catawba. Roanoke-Apples falling of:
wheat doing nicely; oats not doing well;
corn needing more sunshine.
Daleville Botetourt-TOO cool for corn;
wheat and grass doing well; apples fall
ing on.
Elk Creek. Grayson-Corn w well and
good stand wheat heading; oats growing.
Etter. Wythe-Corn looking well; wheat |
heading well. but some thin on ground:
fruit crop heavy. except peaches; hay, |
prospect good; pastures fine.
New River, Pulash-Wheat and grasses |
doing well; too cool for corn; fruit crop
very short.
Ceres. Bland Early-sown wheat fer. |
tilted looking we'll. late-sown killed by |
late frosts. corn. potatoes and grass good |
good prospect for fruit Of an kinds
Dwale. Dickenson-VegetaHon slow: |
some corn planting not yet done: have be- |
gun working corn. grass good.
Wavnesboro. Augusta-AIl crops need |
rain. wheat light corn very backward.
Centre Mills. Montgomery-Ba week |
for corn. though it IS about an up and |
a good stand. blowing begun: grass look |
ing WE'LL fly working on the little wheat |
left.
Castlewood Russell--Wheat heading !
and blooming too dry for oats and clover |
no peaches; no gooseberries.
Tenth Legion. Rockingham-Corn and |
garden truck retarded: general crop pros
pect much fallen on.