The Russellville Democrat., 1891-09-24
CROP CONDITIONS.
State Weather Service In Co-Operation with the United States Weather
 Bureau.
Cotton Opening Rapidly-warm Rains Needed-BolI Worms and Rust stin Continue Their Work
 of Destruction.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK, Sept. 1s.

above the normal.
 The precipitation has been far below
 the average; very little rain has fallen within the state, and has been very poorly distributed.
 The sunshine has been above the
 average, proving beneficial to almost all
 kinds of vegetables and cereals. The warm weather has resulted in
 the rapid opening of the cotton boil, but warm rains are needed for all crops,
 more especially cotton.
 The boil worm and rust still continue
 their work of destruction, but not to
 such an alarming extent as reported
 last week.
 Picking has begun in the majority of counties. and the quality of the cotton is good.
 REPORT BY COUNTIES. Arkans ,s-Excellept weather for hay
 making, good rain would be beneficial for everything; prairie grass looking
 green as in July. Cotton bolls open quickly first bale of cotton sold here this week at nine cents per pound. CLicos-In the past week there has been a steady decline in the cotton pros pect; the rains have dole their work, and blight and shedding has continued unabated; worms are appearing again, and in young cotton may do untold damage; cotton, so; corn, l35; weather dry and cotton opening rapidly; pick ing began two weeks ago. Clark-The boil worm is still at work the cotton badly damaged; open- ing fast; guess the crop al 80 per cent. i; corn gathering begun; grs a.est of it rotten.
 Cross We are suffering for rain;
 cotton is opening; the top crop is full of rust, so we will not make as much cotton as we did last year by one fourth; corn good average. Another correspondent says: Cotton is still shedding the top crop on account of
 rather cool oights; cotton is opening
 very nicely; picking will commence about the 2Oth; the crop will be shorter
 than last year.
 Carroll-It is very dry, too dry for blowing; peas and turnips late; corn is
 suffering for rain; fodder is badly dam aged; some wheat is being sown. Calhoan-Corn crop, 100; peas, 100; l potatoes, 100; cotton, S5 per cent; rust | and boil worm have cut cotton off Dallas-Corn, l75; cotton, 75; sweet potatoes, 100; turnips, 100; late apples, 50 per cent; cotton picking begun; l; small yield, but good quality; weather very favorable for gathering crops; late peas not full, vines large. Desha- In this section of the country,
 as far as has been heard from, the cot ton and corn are good, but we need rain to make young corn.
 Drew. Since last report have had no | rain; warm and dry; cotton picking is good; corn crop good, but cotton in- | jured one half to two-thirds; shedding | and rust is the cause; potatoes good; l turnips have not come up; weather too dry.
 | Faulkner-No rain since the 3rd av- | craze temperature 70; everything dry ing up; among the cotton raisers the | ominous shake of the head has taken | the place of the earlier sanguine antici- | pations.
 Franklin-The peach crop will about | wind up with the end of the week, ex- cept the October peaches, and that is a small crop; rain needed so that stubble | ground can be turned. Greene-Weather dry and hot; favor able for cotton to mature; corn, S5; cot | ton, 90 per cent.
 Hempstead-The cotton crop is about
 as last reported; picking has become general in the high prairie land, but | cotton is not open on bottom lands; complaint of boil worms continue; we
 need warm and dry weather. Jefferson-Corn being gathered; yield good; cotton opening well; picking progressing; field peas ripening slowly, few being picked. From another cor ! Hapa lii | tie towards fruiting in the past month, and has not improved otherwise. Worms have done very little damage thus far, but are beginning to appear; picking | being delayed on account of warm | weather.
 Johnson--The weather has been cool
 at night, hot and dry in day time; no | rain in last ten days; cotton opening and shedding; late cotton will be al-
 most a failure; large weed and but few bolls; picking is in progress; the
 crop will be short.
 Lee Condition of cotton in Lee
 county will average about 50 per cent. i; | The weather is dry and warm; cotton l opening very fast and picking progress l ing rapidly; hay and fodder all gar I nereC; cotton three fourths of a crop. Lincoln--All fall crops suffering for rain.
 Lawrence-The past week has been very hot, thermometer registering 96, and the lowest being 50 degrees at a. m. on the 18th; clouds south, wind east. | Floating clouds on the l4th. Calm on
 the l4th and 18th. Everything suffer | ing for rain. Cotton picking begun, | but it is too hot. Fine for saving fod- | der, great amount housed. Need rain very badly. No complaint of boil worms or rust.
 Miller-No rain in the past seven days; very dry; cotton is opening rapid 1 ly, but not as good as last year; too dry | for potatoes and turnips; some are
 housing corn.
 Monroe-Unless we have warm rains | occasionally the estimate of last week | will be materially reduced; picking general; bolls are not opening, and fruit | is not maturing as rapioly as could be | desired; corn same as last week, l55
 per cent; cotton, 66 per cent. Nevada-Cotton is badly damaged by ] the boil worm and by rust; the condi- I tion of the crop, compared with last year, is about 100 or l10; the other | crops are all made, except cotton, and l a first-class.
 Phillips--Cotton but little changed |; l opening fast and picking begun; need | some rain for turnips and pasturage; :; crop of muscadines immense; weather | too dry and hot; we want warm rains l occasionally to open bolls and mature
 rest of crop picking almost general; we | do not change our estimate of last week !;
 corn, l60; cotton 65 per cent. Ouachita -On Wednesday last we had
 rain accompanied by high wind,
 which slightly injured both cora and
 cotton, but was beneficial to peas, pota- toes and turnips. Cotton picking is
 now general. Some have gathered
 corn. Acreage good.
 Pike There has been 10 rain in the