The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-16
CONDITION
VIRCINlA CROPS i! 5.
weather Bureau Resumes Pub:
llc,tion Of Informing 10 i 81 Bulletin:
fAll .sown c OPS. BACKWARD.
IN. Due 10 Unfavorabse Weather Until
S. IS. Close Of February obaceo
plants Rather Late Other
Crops Of the State.

clirnate and crop bullcaan, -
..s,,,,,, ,v the United states Department
81 Agriculture, has been resumed w ~
.,,.. 1s,,rea,, here The first p'liletlls
LIS, Issued, gives summary OIL ~ ,e.Yp
]; .,n,ai,,o ION. at the present time ana pi.s.
;,r.,ra ,,<s from correspondents over Tue
State as follows:
win this issue The weekly crop Dulle.
lin Tor virginia. FOR the crop seasol'' =
1909, Is begun. nj an,
.,,,. c,o,. o. TIE crop season OF 1901
s,,,,,,,a The weather favorable Tor grow -
- ssear,y-.ecded wheat. The crop Ssls se
Z -. s,,cc,y. and there were no 1epot =
..s $3.50, ~ 40 Conditions were ho"ese''
! ,,,a.n,r too dry for late seeding % 80
season advanced the dry weather ca "a =,
"a and ii addition it became co'u' -
,,,st5 throughout the month OF NoVemDsA
-. ..'' ,,tt,e srrowth Of the early-seeo-
-. $500 :, cheat ard clover, ana Neis
GO .tio., OF late-seedeo crops,
RoM Deceanber. and indeed ui..n
~ .lo,e of February, 1s0z, the W .,,,.ss
s....sn,,.d ,,nfayorabls the temper a.ot 20
s'D,A,.. s,.low normal and there pe'hs ~
no.. -,,,cte ct,on. Hence early seeulns
smGsrM greatly and was mucn W. xa.aa
,,,,,sA While the late seeding ether 1a.'s.
3 ~ rrrmination or came up 'hi1l' ns,,sa
Ina weakly. Spring has tnefe,ole - "a
All falI.sown crops unusuhl's ~ 80 or,ar-
The causes producing TINS nase 80 sf d.
- t.,Sr.tar6 Aeld work in q large ae-
90 and blowing and other preparation
~ Gown land is late, as is also seeolhs "
s - ,,+s and clover. Gardening IS a!so
hehindhand. 4,,-+
4 Winter eat.-Durlng the week just
4, .s.ds some Improvement in this crop
la. occurred owing to the prevalence ol
: ,nilder weather. Yctsthe crop at Tue ua.e
If this report is in very poor coii CON- 'iot
and many fields oft have been proved
up for corn.
ny the severe weather of The winter, ana
have come into the spring In worse con-
iition probably than winter wheat a
considerable acreage seeded TO TINS crop
has also been plowed UP for corn.
snrinr oats seeding has been carried
{ IN To- some extent, though it is not as
for:;:ard as at the same time last year
e Ii, portions of the Middle DIVISION th1s >
work is fairly well advanced, and some OF
tho earlier seeding is coming up evenly
and doing we'll In the Valley division
N
Corn.-Plon.ing for this crop is late In
Ill sections. IN the southeastern Tidewa-
ter section, however, it is well under way,
and some little planting has been done.
3 Tobacco plants are rather late but cor
respondents report them to be In gene
rally good, thrifty condition. and locally
they are plentiful.
Is Potatoes (Irish) are being planted free
~ in southeast Tidewater 0ruck) coun-
ties. and the work is progressing, though
in a more limited way, in some Of the
Middle counties. Reports indicate that a
large acreage OF this crop will be planted
: in the southeast Tidewater section.
Truck planting is perhaps little later
than usual. Radishes and early cabbage
are coming up, and beans, cucumbers.
melons. etc, being put in.
Fruit, peaches and plurns more par
ticularly. Is blooming freely at this date.
and some OF the early blooming varieties
.of the former began to blossom during
the last decade OF March. So far they
have been practically uninjured by frost,
and the prospects are considered favora-
hi D. by correspondents.