The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-19
GRAF. INJURED!
BY B J. I'll: Rains N: J
Continued Wet lVeat1ier8IIas III
furious Effect Upon the n
q. Harvested Crops.
CORN .GRAINlNG VERY FAST
50 Is the Grass Condition q 81
Tobacco variablc State 5
of4O Other Crops.

ofGOtlicr5 Crops. l.5#
: Following ID the weekly crop bulletin
llssucd by Section Director e. a Evans,
Of tho Richmond Weather Bureau Il
General Situation
,rha warm, showery wenther that char cha r
|nctcrlzed !: tho preceding week mas con-
| tinted through the current one. IN gen.
eral, the results have sheen n'uch the
same so FIR MS the growth OF vcgeta-
ton Is concerned, but lis effect on mar
vested crops, rs winter wfeht ana oats,
have been Injurious The work Of stack !c
| Ing und threshing has been much inter- .i
fcrcd with, whlc the moist, warm wen therj
| has caused the grain TO swell ana
sprolt. Rain also Interrupted hay-ffldhlKt-
| Ing, and locally III tho Valley diVis SO
was heavy enough to cause streams MS 20
overflow their banks carrying away me me
crop already cut and stacked =. ,bes,fn,e a.
washing out lowland crops: Generai,ly4
the land is too wet to. work, ana l'elas
and becoming moro or less grassy q, !.
Winter Wheat: Stacking and thrcsh, ~
frca l,ie Ira rulns and Injury has occurred
by reason or the warm, moist weather,
causing the grain to swell ana spr o, y,
the shock Dry weatifirls ne ,hn rro eur
Witn ilS, oats have SUFFERED injury IN the
sd nc way ana to about the same extent
US winter wheat llarvest Ct nc ,ite,d croe
Il prnesaly som npoa snG q
dry weather tho crop Will soon DC tnresl Nt
and safely housed
sprlng oats were for Tho most I part sur g
the rain, In the Tidewater and Mid
die divisions the bulk of tho crop Is cut,
but In the Great Valley there Is .InuSn
of this work to do. Ilcnv rains nave nave
beat down and tangled many FIELDS wn !, :,
will make the work OF harvesting dill 4
Corn continues growing very fast In all
sections and Is in various stages, q t ,l.a:
trrty. The warm, moist weather has y
forced growth somewhat While work y.
the nalds has been 8hampcred and the crop
is getting grassy. Correspondents gem
orally report tho outlook for Inc crop
10 acc is is variable In condition some
localities having good stands and ana oll lAeIs
poor. The area over winch inc CROP !p, ~
las been carried on where posi- ,l rs
y Gather OF the week was too vet lor Digs.
re U II S. ss}3 ~, S,ror :.
In I'LL sections. Wet Wcather ll stS - 49,
fercd with digging. /, =.
Fruit Some few orchards OF curly NJ hp.
rss Are doing well, hut generally ms
crop Is light, Grapes are rotlIi.I.
Underwater Virginia.
$1efrs5 york.-very rainy weather; corn
and other crops PROMISING; !, sp PR INK oaes
pood. apples4 and peaches mol inucn.. .
s spo,tsyiva u sGrry-!Too much rain
corn and peanuts arc injured worKing
IN rain to keep grass down; sf hn1n,.
crop 81 q lf nela psas doing n' Nicely
WaIlaccton. Norfolk.--Verys wet Weath-
err: corn on wel-drained land az r ,,tsrai
but otherwise corn ana ~ ve ept'o ana
dig potatoes !; 5 he former IS e lung
grassy. = !. ! 9 "a III NJ d "a.
Middle Virginia.
Angola, Cumberland Too much { raj rain
for toba eco = corn and gardens are nne
Eancs Crossroads, RrunsWl ,;is. "
grassy, and land too wet to work II y
pI Parrmvlle Cumberland r obaceo In
Top and sho9tns but Work not M
terrupted, and crops are kept Tree from
grass and weeds. n.
Forest Depot, Bed ford-Excessl y n 20
and rainy wenther and all crops suffer
Ing: whcatHand oats are seriously DAM
aged whca t. shocks green and oats ilelds
Uncut and down fat. X
Gordonsylle, Orange-Contlnued snow.
ers Interrupted hnyinG and harvesting;
spring oats about cut and good d., nay very
Middleburg, Loudoun-Weatherss sea sea son on
Ing about over: hay crop short; peaches
News Ferry. Halifax Unfnvorable week
for farm work; land too wet y y l; 70
Rutherglen, Carollno-Whent and oats
much damaged, lowland corn In bad con-
dition, tobacco grassy, hay crop injured;
peas not doing well land i gardens anu
4 t,,sb o5
weather:s&uplnnd corn doing we'll
! Woodvilh Rnppahanrock--Ra forcing
corn qultof ast bad week for l'ay'na lnr
wheat about stacked and corn l'i Alol5 (toS
The Great Valley.
sElacksburg, Montgomery = Expressive
Shocks ille almost ruined corn good growth:
Bluestone Tazewcll--Ton wet for nay
harvest; most or wheat stacked ;8past ures
and corn looking well, ~, u,o.k.
90 Is abandoned as worthlass wheat
lacked; timothy good; fruit, scarce -
N Ceres, tBland-Crops growing me- ~"
vet 70 gather MneaRH sRiG,,!h Ia
interests damaged by high water; corn a
rank growth; haymaking at standst,l ana rnd
much damaged; excessive ru,ns nplcs
Marion Marion, smyth--Much damage 70 h, hll u
lands By washing rains oats ana nay
L
menced; crop poor potatoes and cabbage e'
| tlne. N ~, l., j, "a
|fhay damaged by washing rains and hlgh
| water; corn suffering for sun ISL q pas
'" Rnrai Re,reat. 15NWythe-yery wet and
hot; farm operntson,s retarded ~ some
wheat In Shock AND hadly
Ing With ali work; corn ana pastures do
ing we'll; gardens ane: grapes rotllng y
and ready for harvesting; hay short;ico
inc; YEA Their ,nj4ring grapes, -.
weather; haynaklng and threshing rer
iarded; corn growing rapidly; some wheat a,
pastures above averages apples doing bet
| ter. Al q, !, 1, I, ;, =, !, ,
and some damage done In different seq
| lions or tho county. 5s1
Yuma, scott-Pastures and corn. looking
| late vegetables doing we'll