The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-11
CONDITION Of
VIRGINIA CROPS
Generally Dry and Cool Weather
Has Bad Effect.
ROSE BUGS ARE NUMEROUS
They Are Doing Destructive Work in
Portions of the Valley Section-Gen-
eral Outlook Bad for To-
bacco-Poor Wheat Crop.

Tho climate and crop bulletin issued by
the local bureau OF the United States
Department Of Agriculture, for the week
ending June 10th is as follows:
GENERAL SITUATION.
The weather OF the week was generally
dry and cool, resulting in the checking
OF growth OF some crops and falling on
in condition OF others. The general crop
outlook for the State Is not as good
RS usual for the season The growth OF
grass on pasture lands has been very
allow and hardly sufficient for stock.
while :n moving meadows 1t is at pres
emit 90 short as to cause an unsatisfactory
peospecs for The hay crop. In other
limos OF farm work present conditions
are also poor. Gardens are falling IN
some counties, and late-planted peanuts
are coming up poorly or not at all
Rose bugs are numerous and rather
destructive in i'orticns OF the Valley
section.
Winter wheat. on the whole, shows no
Improvement The crop is ripening, and
In \ very few instances the heads are
reported to be filling well, but the straw
Is short
Spring oats have deteriorated consider
ably during the week. Many fields are
heading. The crop Is short tn straw and
showing the effects OF the persistently
COOL and dry weather Locally. where
the conditions have been more than or
dinarily unfavorable, the crop is re-
ported as falling.
Corn continues to do we'll considering
the adverse weather. and is growing slow
IL except in bottom lands. where 1T
progress seems to have been checked.
The fields ere generally clean and we'll
worked, and laying by has begun tn the
southern portion of the Middle Division.
Tobacco.-While there are some faiJ
crops OF tobacco. numerous correspond
ents report a generally unsatisfactory
outlook Many have not yet been able
to get all their plants into the field,
while g. good deal Of the crop set out
during the last season was killed by
cool. dry weather. Plants 'in beds are
much orergrown.
Potatoes Qrish) are needing rain very
much Tbs previous good prospect for
this crop has been much impaired by the
cool. dry weather. The number OF sweet
potato slips set out in Eastern Shore
counties. so far is not up to the aver
age and the stand is not a good one
Fruit prospects are still deteriorating.
Apples and peaches continue falling and
are now quite generally reported to be
scarce Rose bugs have attacked the
apples.
Truck is also suffering from cold and
drought.
Name Of postofnce followed by name of
TIDEwATER VIRGINIA
Assavoman, Accomac: All crops clean,
but need rain.
Beulahyille. King william: Oats suffer
ing: wheat doing well.
Box Elder, Nansemond: Corn and pea
nuts clean Of weeds.
calno, King William: Corn looks well;
very dry and cool.
Falmouth, Stafford: Vegetation at
standstill.
Gee. Prince George: Corn small and yell
low. cool and dry.
Gloucester. Gloucester: Wheat turning;
ccrn good stand.
Hampton, Elizabeth City: Crops slow:
reed rain badly.
1ndika. Isle Of Wight: All crops suf-
eoring, particularly oats and potatoes;
late peanuts not sprouting.
Ivor. Southampton: Corn doing well.
except d bottom lands; Irish potatoes
and oats very poor.
Merry Point, Lancaster: Wheat ripen-
ing up: dry and cool.
E,,ui, Isle of Wight: High land corn
looking nne.
MIDDLE VIRGINIA.
Abilene. Charlotte: All crops suffering;
very dry.
Anton, Henry: Wheat failure; spring
Barrow's Mil. Henry: Much tobacco
dying for want Of rain.
Easses, Halifax: Crops well worked;
wheat improved. 90
Bis Island Bedford: Drought continues:
cleaning crops.
Crewe. Nottoway: Corn looks well;
1.
Eldridge's Mill. Buckingham: Tobacco a
failure in some places.
Farmvilie, Prince Edward: Crops OF all
kinds suffering.
Fredericksburg. Spotsylvania: Wheat
and corn doing we'll.
Gaines x Roads. Rappahannock: Corn
and oats made some growth.
eurshill, Dinwiddie: Late corn came up
poorly.
Hunter Hall. Franklin: Corn doing
fairly well; need rain.
Marysville. Campbell: No stand OF to-
bccco: pastures bare.
Middleburg. Loudoun: Pastures and
meadows dying.
-skipwith. Mecklenburg: All crops max
ins slow growth.
Sunnyside, Cumberland: Corn we'll
worked; standing dry spell.
swepson. Mecklenburg: All crops need
rain: week favorable.
Tan Yard. Henry: No improvement in
any crop.
Winnie, Nottoway: Wheat headed out
we'll; need rain.
blackstone. Nottoway: Corn growing
we'll: wheat looks we1l.s
THE GREAT VALLEY.
Bluestone. Tazewell: Too cool for corn;
meadows short.
Eridle Creek. Grayson: Rain needed for
oats and grass.
Buffalo Gap. Augusta: Wheat doing
nicely. but short crop.
Sastlewood. Russell: Wheat doing
veil but too thin.
Center Mills. Montgomery: Too dry for
gardens; corn growing nicely.
Coeburn. Wise: Small grain doing we'll;
TOP dry.
continues.
Dale Enterprise, Rockingham: Drought
being felt: lands clean.
Elk Creek. Grayson: Corn and oats
clean and growing.
Fort Blackmore. Scott: Drought damag-
ing all crops.
Fort Defiance. Augusta: All crops doing
very nicely: dry.
Fcgates Hill. Russell: Wheat but little
improved; need rain.