The Russellville Democrat., 1892-06-30
CROP BULLETIN.
Report by Counties Furnished r. II. Clarke
 u. s. Weather Bureau.
Cotton Improved but Generally small
 With Poor stand.


 vailed. The precipitation was deficient, and was chiefly confined to light local showers, very unevenly distributed. Heavy showers occurred in Sebastian and and Nevada counties on the 18th.
 The weather during the past week has been generally favorable to all crops. The ground had become baked, forming hard crust on the surface, which made blowing difficult, and the light showers were need ed to soften it sufficient to make good blowing.
 Cotton Is improved, but is generally small, and poor stand is reported; chop ping out has been general and the crop is mostly clean.
 Corn also is much improved, though small for the season; it has regained it's color; cultivation has progressed rapidly, and the early planting has been laid by Wheat is being harvested and the yield is generally above an average; harvesting this crop has somewhat interferred with cultivating corn and cotton; oats are re- ported the best for years; they are ripen- i ing, and harvesting has begun, and will continue during the ensuing week. Hay making has been in progress in some sections, and the crop is a large one , and of fine quality; good stands of tobacco and potatoes are reported, and sorghum and peanuts are doing well; fruit will be below an average crop. Planting has begun in the overfowed district, except along the Mississippi river. In Chicot and Desha counties the land will not be dry enough to plant before the first week in July so no crops will be planted except small acreage of peas, millet and late corn. In other lands that were over flowed, much corn and some cotton is be- ing planted.
 Continued warm weather with abun- dant sunshine and occasional showers is the kind of weather needed during the en- suing seven days.
 The following amounts of rainfall are reported from selected stations: Little Rock, 0.24; Brinkley, 0.9S; Forrest City, 0.22; Fort Smith, 263; Helena, 1.72; Newport, 0.65; Pine Bluff, 0S6; Prescott, 223; Russellville, 0S3 Texarkana, 0.15; Lonoke, 012; Conway, .00; Black Rock. OH; Camden, 1.l0; Corner Stone, l; Washington, 0.0l; Madding, l.16.
 REPORT BY COUNTIES.
 Arkansas Farmers very busy getting crops clean; oats and gardens fine.
 Baxter-Weather very favorable for all crops, which are improved.
 Benton Wheat being harvested, yield good; crops being cleaned
 Bradley--Cotton and corn doing well oats being harvested, good yield.
 Chicot-Water still on land and falling slowly; land will not be ready to plant un- til first week in July; probably small acre age of peas, millet and corn will be plant ed much distress among laboring classes.
 Clark-Corn not good; cotton nearly chopped out ;crops improving; farmers will be up with their work if weather continues fair another week.
 Clay-Farmers very busy during week and much cleaning os crops done.
 Conway-Jotton not all cleaned yet; need rain to soften the ground; cotton do ing we'll, but very small prospect at pres ent will not insure more than one-half crop; oats, wheat and hay crops fine; cot ton stands generally poor.
 Crawford-Cotton still looks bad corn tasseling out low with small stalk; with favorable weather it may make fair crop; oats look we'll; wheat harvest at hand, yield not very good.
 Cross--M Most all crops small for the sea son and in bad condition with the excep- ton of some early corn that is laid by; cotton not doing well; oats and grasses good and about ready for harvesting.
 Dallas Cotton very backward for the season; corn that has not been regularly worked will be very short; light rains needed cotton improving.
 Faulkner Corn small but looks well i; cotton small, looks badly; oats being har- vested, yield good light showers needed.
 Franklin--Cotton and corn growing rapidly; wheat and rye harvest at hand {; oat harvest will begin next week; nearly all corn plowed second time and about two thirds of cotton hoed out; light shower would be beneficial
 Fulton Harvesting in progress; wheat and oats will be largely above an average |; cotton and corn late but growing very fast.
 Garland-0ats excellent; needing light showers badly now.
 Grant-Crops of all kinds looking better corn being laid by and peas planted; cot ton, though late, is generally clean and growing; good deal of sorghum planted and looking well; oats being harvested, od crop.
 Hempstead- chopping about three -fourths over; cotton commencing to grow; old corn nearly failure; it is tas- selling, low, with small stalk; oats about all harvested and nicely saved; need rain badly to soften surface. Hot Spring-Cotton and corn growing finely; uplands will need rain soon.
 Jefferson-Past week favorable; crops show marked improvement overhowed lands free from water and being rapidly planted in late corn; cotton very small for season and stands are poor and imperfect; !; corn looking fair.
 Johnso l-Corn and cotton growing nice- ly; about done planting over; oats excel lent; apple and cherry crop small peaches plentiful.
 Lafayette Cotton and corn both back ward but improving; planting commenced in oyerfowed district; oats being harvested; early corn being laid by
 Lawrence and cotton much i'm proved; clover, oats, grasses good; wheat light.
 Lee--Outlook very bad, farmers not able to properly work out their crops.
 Lincoln-0ats ready to harvest and are fair; cotton and corn improved. Little River-Wheat and oats better than anticipated potatoes and tobacco good stand; wheat harvested; cotton small for the season.
 Iogan-Farmers we'll up with their work some laying by corn; rain needed. Lonoke--All crops improving; some cotton and corn plowed up and planted over; oat crop good.
 Madison-H Harvesting grasses, good yield wheat and oats harvest next week i, corn looks well rain would be beneficial. Miller--Crops generally clean and grow ing nicely; cotton not looking well.
 Mississippi--Farm work progressed well a good deal of corn has been planted 1 cotton much improved. Monroe-Much farm.work done and all crops much improved.
 Montgomery Wheat made and good oats good, will soon be ripe; corn still i'm