The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-21

Spring Oats Are Making Excel
lent Progress-Corn Do
ing Well
The weekly crop bulletin OF the United States
Weather Bureau issued yesterday gives an IN.
| present. It is appended:
Throughout the Underwater counties and on
the eastern edge OF the Middle Virginia dv-
sion. the weather OF the week was all that
could BIO desired for crop growth, the days
and nights being warm and rainfall ample.
Over the greater portion Of Middle virginia
the conditions were not 50 favorable. While
the Temperatures were suitable, rainfall was
vented Some kinds Of field work from being
prosecuted particularly the completion Of to-
Sasso The sonds
harvesting, both Of which were extensively
carried on during the week. Throughout the
peanut belt too much rain occurred and tho.
plants are small and lack visor. Gardens arc
| doing we'll IN
Winter wheat harvest continues in Middle
| virginia and has begun In the Great Valley
seetlon. AS a general thing the yield is exccl-
I lent as TO quality. while tho quantity Is
are large and we'll filled The straw is short,
and in some localities this Will make harvest
| ing difficult.
Ing and harvesting will begin soon. ISIS
| Spring oats are making excellent progress
except locally in the I7dswater division, where
they are reported Inferior ~ 8
Corn is growing fast and Is generally clean
Of the STidewater division where rain has In
terrupted field work and the crop is getting
| grassy Garien (sugar) corn Is tasselng local,
i " 5ss 7 ~ . %
Tobacco: The general. condition OF this crop.
is not quite as good as earlier in tho season ~
1 There are a good many localities In which the
stands secured are poor and subsequent
weather has not been favorable for transplant
I ing, so that at present there Is less than the
and and wire worms appears to BE- dI,ninishng. -
Potatoes qrish) are. as a rule; doing we'll
Injury is not sufficient to affect tho general
outlook for the crop. 1ss ' 5l3.
have been favorable, 4 tho Indications now are
that the YIELD VIII be3 light. 81
- ~ y = ~ :. $3.50
spottsvllle SURVEYORS delayed by too much
rain; grass booming peanuts small and feeble;
Walaceton. Eorfolk-Ideal growing weather;
corn and cotton in good shape. some ruined g.
4 by grass: cabbage and beans about over; ship
ping Of cucumbers and Irish potatoes lust.
fairly commenced.
wheat poor crop; corn looking well; tobacco
bad stand, much to be planted.
i Angola. Cumberland-Weath fine for cut
di ditto nj D tobacco , and corn r doing we'll
Isorneo, Greene--All growing crops doing
snow shoNer Sf tsis n ssesa's Ap ssA -
Hss
4 fairly Well gardens late S76'1
and I'd dry; rain needed: wheat harvest not over,
es ElamsviIle, '>'1 Patriek1Weathcr warm With
/ some light showers crops looking very well,
Farmville cumberland-Wh Wheat harvest on,
yield good, tobacco growing nicely, rain
begun. crop seems 70 30 Irregular; corn look
Ing well; sowpeas semnE
4 CROP winter oats good and turning; spring
oats and hay short; corn and tobaccos growing
1 well !; weather dry. sai
much toba eco to be planted; corn, oats anu
! grass suffering; wheat being cuts fair crop
rain badly needed
growth corr; Wheat d!a,cult to save "a as straw Ss
Is short; harvest begun.
oat crop good; wheat harvest progressing; to.
! bapco late, poor stand. 5s
4 Orange. Orange-A week OF, fine weather for
appointment gardens good.
] Ruther Glen, Caroline--.crops have grown
cioudy Wv without N much rain, = y
!. sunnyslde, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., dry; cool
damage ss nag fairly good stand Of tobacco; spring
9@ wie nFe% Tairta.warm week With .uelsnt
moisture; corntelds well cultivated and clean;
some having but Yield S! below lr average; fruit
4 The Great Valley.
i AAAC >1'SosN u. " ANY ANY
i growing crops, but grass poor; corn and oats
looking we'll; some rust on wheat; garden
stuff coming IN =. !, -. ~. -.
fair fine for