The Russellville Democrat., 1891-09-10
THE COTTON CROP.
Warm Weather and Late Fall Needed
 to Make Good Yield
Turnips and Potatoes Promising wheat
 Being sowed.
LITTLE Rock. ARK. sent ,.

The temperature has been about seven
 ty per cent. of the normal amount, and has been fairly well disstibuted-
 The sunshine has been above the
 norma, amount and has been beneficial
 to all crops.
 The weather for the past week has
 been very unfavorabie for cotton. Cor
 respondents are almost unanimous in
 reporting falling of in the cordition
 of the crop, and II is variously estimated
 from ten to twenty five per cent.
 The cool nights have caused cessa ton of growth, and a general complaint is sstoo much rain and not enough fruit"
 Rust and shedding continue and
 boil worms are operating in various l localities. The cotton worm has
 webbed up and vii. ,iiO no further dam age for a couple of weeks. Present in- 1 dications are for 8 fair hi crop, most of the damage having been done on bottom lands.
 | Some localities report that picking
 will begin about September 15. The
 late planted corn crop is about m sde
 and is generally good yield. Turnips
 and potatoes are promising and plow- l ing for winter wheat continues. In fact l all crops are as good ss could be desired, except cotton, which needs warm
 weather and late fall ib order to ma- ture.
 REPORT BY COUNTIES. Arkansas-In eastern portion cotton
 that came up from 5th to 18th of June has shed eff all forms aHd will be ai-
 most failure; the older cotton will be
 as good as last year; corn, both early 1 and late planting. is fine fodder pulling l is about done; no worms as yet to hurt | cotton; condition, cotton. 70; corn, lJ0;
 in western portion cotton is generally
 in good condition, also corn; hay msk- ing continued; secord crop potatoes in
 some places 8 failure, others good: sweet potatoes and peas very fine. Calhoun Cotton has shs q very badly 1 owing 10 rust and being scalded; staple short and seed very light; the first gin-
 ning "thirding itself,n which is quite
 unusual; peas and potatoes vesy fine;
 condition, cotton, S3 corn, 150. Carroll Flowing for winter wheat l aud fodder pulling; turnips and pea prospe cts for 8 good crop: late corn
 will make full crop, and will probably
 exceed the early planting. Clark-Cotton has faile3 fast during the past week; condition about 30, | though damage cannot yet be estimated; 1 turni E ceming up good.
 Columbia-Corn made: condition about l25; potatoes 100; cotton damaged badly by rust; condition about 75; other | crops good.
 Crawford-Boll worms not quite so active, but shedding of both fruit and foliage continues in cotton, caused by red rust which has appeared all over the county: corn maturing rapidly; sorghum yielding good; condition. cot ton, 75; com. 90; sorghum, l00; cater pillars have appeared in the bottoms. Cross--Corn is made al 6 good crop; cotton has fallen off about p per cent. on account of cool nights, the top crop
 has turned brown and is shedding; bolls very scattering on stalk; a few cater pillars on bottom lands. Dallas Weather tos cool for cotton; picking has begun; peas, turbips, grass, etc., fine.
 Drew Since last report cotton is shedding, some has taken the rIst and some little has died with black rust. Corn i ready to crib. Sweet potatoes are fine, peas are go d.
 Howard-There is great complaint of boil worms and "sharp- shooters" from farmers who have late cotton, especially on bottom lands. The leaf worm has not yet appeared, being weLbed up. To what extent the worms will damage the cotton crop tits impossible to estimate at this date. The early cotton crop, which comprises about one-half the acreage growing, is from fifty 10 100 per cent. better than the crop of last year, which was about ore fourth crop in this section. All late cotton is very poor and full of boil worms. Picking will not be general until about the l5tn of this mouth.
 Independence-Th light rain of the 2nd probably saved the top crop of cot ton. The cotton crop in this county has been estimated at least 80 per cent. higher than it should have been. Cot ton has too much wood and not enough bolls. No boil or cotton worms have appeared yet. Cotton has the blight along White river and the low lands. Corn, Irish and sweet potatoes good Turnips and late corn need Tain, most too dry for turnips.
 
 dered further damage 10 cotton, it be- ing too cod for the fruit to develop, in fact cotton has made nothing in the past thirty days, ard TOW that the boil and leaf worms have appeared in large quantities IL looks as if the crop is doomed; cannot make more than three fourths of last years crop, and it was short. Cotton, 75; corn l25. Johnson-ln the sou hern portion of the county the cotton crop has been damaged in the past two weeks fron one-half to one. third. The cool weather, ehinch bug and boil worms have operated against it. People will begin picking next week. In ihe northern portion meadows and all grow ing crops are suffering for rain, the dry weather is especially hard on the pea crop which will prove a failure if it does not rain very soop.
 Lee-If last year Is standard, cotton is forty per cent. short with a prospect for further decrease.
 Lineoln-Co orn Is made and is good, fodder saved we'll; turnips and potatoes doing we'll. Cotton not doing well, considerable complaiat of pms, pick ing begun this week.
 LonOke--This week has been gener- ally favorable 10 crops,- althoue b nights were most too cool. Cotton is all weed and badly fiuited, hard to give an esti- mate on 1t now, but il is at least 20 Ter ceat. short and may, be more. Hot weather and a late fall will improve it.
 Madison Partial rains last week. Rain needed for stubple breaking. Much fruit being evaporated for the market and canned for home use. Crops all made. Corn l25; wheat, 125; apples, SO; peaches, l50, and all others above the average.
 l. Misslssippi-The cotton prospect Is