The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1891-07-09

| In some few sections early peaches
are rot ing badly and the yield Is much
below he average. other fruits, how
ever. are In good condition and promise
full crop.
Hay making is in progress and the
crop is large.
In general, crops are clean and have
not been injured seriously by the deh-
Cheney of rain. showers OF general
| character will be needed within the
next seven days in order TO save the
corn and late planting cotton. Some
signs OF the boll-worm have been dis
covered in the neighborhood cf Bright
Star, Miller county.
REPORT BY COUNTIES.
Arkansas--Crops locking fine, but
needing rain. Crops are splendid If
they get rain in few days.
Baxter-E Everything is looking very
well, and nothing to complain Of.
Benton-W Weather favorable; very
light showers and badly distributed.
Ialhoun-Corn will fail In few days
without rain. A large crop Of corn i'm
possible unless wet spell should come.
Corn has good color and clean OF
weeds, but 1t is too small. Cotton very
| fine.
Carrall-Weather favorable, but all
crops are In need Of rain.
Chlcot--Will begin TO need rain badly
Ia few days; all crops are doing ninety
| SC far, and WORK pretty well up.
Clark-Rain scattering; corn has SUI
| fer1 d where the rain failed; cotton do
ing well.
: Ciay-Weather favorable; farmers
L a al ~
jured by too much moisture on low
| lands.
Columbia-Cotton is doingvery well.
Corn, sweet potatoes and gardens need
rain.
rawford-Crops are progressing
fairly we'll. Blight In cotton is reported
from the bottom lands.
Clittenden-General conditions good
for all crops.
Dallas-Very partial rains Tuesday !;
corn beginning to suffer; cotton fine.
Desha-Our section have had season.
able rains and corn and cotton, especial
ly the latter, was not more promising in
years than at this tune. A larger acre.
age of corn, which is practically made,
and yield will be good.
Drew--No rain has fallen In the last
seven da, s, except shower on the 18th,
ult., which was badly distributed; the
sun has been extremely hot AID rain Is
much needed now.
Faulkner Although the week has
been very dry one, yet nothing Is SUI
fering for rain, some will be needed
soos; peaches and grapes still continue
to rot badly; all early peaches are
destroyed.
Franklin--Crops look well; corn in
silk; cotton looss well; oats well and
nIce.y saved, some wheat thras he'd,
yield good.
Greene All crops doing well; can
stand week or ten days longer without
rain and do well; hay aud grain coming
along finely.
Hampstead Reports from different
portions Of this county are very conflict
ing; some portions the crops are
weedy and grassy from too much rain,
and In Others the crops are failing rapid
ly for need of rain, and chinch bugs are
doing much damage to corn. In
the neighborhood of Washington corn Is
falling very rapidly and If 1t does not
rain in few days it will be ruined.
Cotton Is also falling rapidly. In The
Ieighborhood of Columbus all crops are
reported as being very grassy on ac-
count of excessive rains. Otherwise all
crops are growing well.
Independence-Rains accompanied by
considerable high wind and hail have
damaged crops considerably, but 1t Is
thought that all crops will soon recover
from same.
jefferson Cotton and corn doing
we'll Recent rains sufficient to insure
a good ED of corn from early plant
ing. Late corn doing well. Dry weather
most needed for all crops.
Johnson-Corn laid by in good condi-
ton. Light showers would be bench
cial to all crops, though none are suffer-
ing. just commenced making hay.
Lafayette Some parts OF the county
have plenty OF rain, Others none. Cot
ton is fairy well, about half stand,
some fields white with blooms.
Lawrence -All crops la flourishing
condition and about clt ar Of weeds and
grass. Moderate rams within the NJ xt
week would be beneficial, but crops not
suffering yet.
Lee-Corn first rate, cotton small and
backward about fourteen days, stand
good and crops clean, prospect good.
I.incoln--All crops doing very we'll
with prospects fllttering. Crops about
all laid by and are clean. Wind and
hail did some damage but not serious.
Lanoke-- Fine rains all crops growing.
Corn nearly all in silk aud tassel, will
nearly make without more rain, hail and
Tind in southwestern part Of county did
great deal Of damage to cotton and corn
| but it's track was not more than 400
yards wide. Cotton forming we'll and
all crops clean.
Madison-Crops laid by; corn SPLEEN
did; wheat yield good; oats average
crop.
Miller Crops clean. Prospects fiat
tering for corn. some little signs OF boil
worms In cotton. Peach crop fine,
apples tolerable.
Mississippi-W Weather all that could
be desired, no rain has fallen and 1t was
not needed. Early corn is laid by and
looks fine. Cotton looks well where II
has had sufficient work, most Of the
cotton crop Is In good shape.
| Nevada There were few local
show eTs Monday but II did but little
| good, corn here Is now damaged fifty
per cent. and cotton Is suffering greatly
from drought. The outlook is yery dis
| couraging.
Onschlia- About fourteen days since
rain, corn is beginning to suffer, other
crops doing well, one more good rain II
| In -four or five days will insure abund-
| ance OF corn In this county.
Phillips Less acreage, less stand,
and more grass makes 1t impossible for
| the cotton crop 10 equal that OF 1890.
II will fall thirty per cent short. From
l present appearances the corn crop will
double thar of last year. Need week
Of grass killing weather.
Fike-While some corn needs rain