Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-06-13
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VIRGINIA NEWS
The: unusually poor prospects
for fruit. is the outstanding
feature OF The June report of ths
United States bureau of crops estE.
mates. The report also shows that
May was an unfavorable month for
nearly all Virginia crops, because the
cool, dry weather. experienced in
nearly all sections except the eastern
part of the state retarded the growth
of crops, especially corn and hay. The
condition OF the apple crop is Z per
cent of normal. This forecasts pro-
duction of only 1851 900 bushels, com
pared with 15,210,OO0 bushels last
year and 9,9O5,0O0 bushels in 1915.
This is THE smallest crop since the
arrqual estimates were commenced in
1889, and, according to many old re
porters, the smallest during the past
so years. The freezes Of March. 1920
and April Lip came when the trees
were in fuH bloom, and practically
al TIE fruit, except in a few north
arn counties where THE bloom was
later, and IN The coutties on the
Chesapeake bay, was killed. /.
Charlottesville Mrs. Edith K.
Duke, Jr., wife Of Judge +. I. W.
Duke, Jr, died Saturday at her resi-
dance on Park street. The funeral as
held Yesterday afternon at the resi-
dencc, and the body viii 2oe taken Sun
day TO Washington for cremation.
Mrs. Duke was Miss Edith r. Slaugh-
ter, CT Lyncfiburg, Va, etdes: daugh-
ter of J. IF. Slaughter, of that city.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by five children-Miss Mary Duke,
apt. r. T. Walker Duke U. S. A., j..
F.,S. Duke, William Eskridge Duke,
and Helen R. Duke. She also leaves
brother and ister-William A. Slauen
ter, of Mount Holly, N. j., and DR..
Resale Slaughter Morton, Of New
York city,
Average prices complied oy Henry
NJ. Taylor; Of the United States ba-
reau of Crop Estimates, show that
the level of prices paid farmers IN
Virginia is nearly SO per cent less
than Vie level last year, and only
II per cent more than the 1914 level
The price Of wool, apples, potatoes
ansaeosor, has declined ~thc. grcates'
during the past*year, and these proc
ucts are now below lhe pre1wa:
prices. Corn is only bringing the
farmers 2 cents more than in 1914.
and is now $l.0s less than the price
las,s year. Potatoes show the lang
est decline from last year; the aver
age on May Is was So ceIts per
bushel, compared with $751; per be-
shell last year and SO cents IN 1914.
The pnfces OF butter, eggs and chick
ems have fallen less than other farm
products, .Tout even these arc con
siderably less than last year. But
ter is % percerit less than-isSs year;
pr cent, and chickens 10
per cent.
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,Lynchburs-J. n, Wood, Deputy IN
ternal Revenue Collector here, lctl
raids recently in Eastern Compbel.
county, which resulted in four 30
gallon steam STILLS being put out OF
commission and about 5000 gallons
Of "oeer" being destroyed. The raiders
also captured 80 0pounds os sugar, a
lot CT meal, barley, malt ard some
200 fermenters. The Government also
fell heir to five hogs and four cords
of firewood as the result Of ftc raids.
These are, the largest steam stills
ever captured in this section.
Norfolk-The proposed rebuilding
of the Hotel Chamberlain or the Ole
Point site will have the endorsement:
Of the chamber of commerce, so far
as Its special hotel committee IS co'l-
cerned, and the latter body will fur
nish whatever cooperation is pos
stjle to assist in the project.