Hay crops have made h e a v y

Hay crops have made h e a v y growth and early cuttings are ex pected to yield well w'th the ex ception of alfalfa. Alfalfa weevil in festation increased during the week hut had about reached the peak in most northern count es Nearly all grove's were spraying but there will b" some loss in yield on the first cutting. Warm weather hastened openuiu ' f apple buds and at ilie end of the week orchards in the northern Shen andoah Valley were in full bloom. Present P' ospec's a’ e tSr icht The main producing peach coun t es are expecting a heavy crop but some freeze d / iaee occurred to some cchards in the Roanoke sec tion Fruit prospects arc variable in southwestern counties whe"c there has been some freeze damage. Tobacco plant beds arc still slightly behind schedule but are catching up rapidly. Some blue mold has shown up but growers have kept this d'scasr under control. Early planted corn in eastern counties is coming up to good stands. Strawberries have responded to wa-nt weather and picking is ex pected to begin about May fi. Frost damage was less than earlier ex pected. Other vegetable crops are developing satisfactorily but most of thorn are behind their usual growth because of cool weather earlier in the season.