The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-14
COTTON HAS IMPROVED.
First Blooms Have Been Reported From
 Many Localities.
rHe CORN oRoP
Bids Fair to Be the Average Wheat Crop Promises Yield Above
 inc Average.

but has been very unevenly distributed.
 Some sections reporting large excess and
 others none at all.
 Cotton has improved in all sections
 where showers were not too frequent. The
 stand continues inferior and the plant is from two to three weeks late. First blooms have been reported from many localities during the past ten days Corn is improved in nearly all portions of the state and where thoroughly worked i out bids fair to be an average crop. Wheat harvest is completed and thresh l ing will begin during the ensuing week;
 the crop promises a yield above the aver | age.
 0at harvest continues, though inter fered with somewhat by frequent showers
 in 'a few localities the crop promises well. A large crop of field peas has been sown and is promising. Fruit continues to fail and the outlook is for q small crop. The yield of honey will be light, as much complaint is made of bees dying | from lack of sustenance. The following amounts of rainfall are | reported from selected stations; Little ! Rock, or; Brinkley. l3; Forrest City, .46; Fort Smith, 1.l7; Helena, .59; Newport 97; Pine Bluff, .5l Prescott, .35; Rus sellville, 2l; Texarkana, 3.22. REPORT BY COUNTIES. | Arkansas as-Farmers not yet up with | their work; corn about all laid by, but not
 too good; cotton small, and poorest stand \ ever worked in the county. Baxter-Crops improving and farmers ! pushing their work. Benton-Oat harvest in progress, fine crop; corn looks well, tasseling out in places and generally in good condition; clover about an average crop; sunshine needed for harvesting. Bradley-Rather too much rain for cot I ton; farmers need week of dry weather I to kill grass corn in full tassel; cotton ! blooming.
 Carroll-Wheat and oats nearly all cut;
 wheat fine crop; haymaking progressing Clark-Partial showers; where 1t rained corn doing well cotton late, but growing steadily
 Weather favorable to corn, cot on, tobacco and potatoes; great deal of orn laid by on the uplands, and prospects l good at present. Cleveland-Corn continues to improve, and with favorable weather three-fourths | of a crop will be made; cotton looking l much better.
 Conway Everything slowly improving; cotton three weeks late with bad stand; | oats good, best in three years; corn not as | good as this time last year. | Crawford favorable; corn | growing rapidly; cotton small and three | weeks late; oats harvested little better | than usual; some complaint of worms. | Crittenden-Weather favorable and all \ crops growing rapidly. Gross-Corn and cotton still improving; cotton stands inferior and the plant small, some blooming two weeks late; oats har vested and average crop; Irish potatoes and gardens good good prospect for sec ond crop of hay
 Dallas-Corn crop fairly good but need | rain in some sections of the county; cotton | light and not more than two-thirds crop | planted oats and wheat crop all planted | and good yield; crops late and badly | worked.
 Faulkner Oats harvested; fair crop; corn and cotton improving; considerable amount of corn is laid by; cotton small ! but healthy.
 Franklin-Oats about all harvested; a good crop; crops are in good condition; corn greatly improved and cotton looks very well; peas and grasses fine; sweet po- ldlOts uOL uoiuE NcAtt bfithAtN NlVP CA Irish potatoes. Fulton--W Wheat all cut; oat harvest about over; both largely in excess of an average; corn reasonably good; cotton | light and trihing, Garland-All crops doing well and weather favorable. Grant-Farmers greatly encouraged over the bright prospects for a good crop; corn has come out wonderfully; many bees dy- ing; honey yield will be light. Hempstead-Cotton and corn much i'm proved; oats all harvested and good crop; great many peas planted and doing well; frsit inferior. Hot Spring Corn is small, but has a healthy color and is growing; weather favorable for corn cotton and peas. Jefferson n-Cotton is improving but very backward; early planting ten days to two weeks late; early corn is safe and will make good crop; crops in some sections getting grassy; cotton and young corn being injured in places by cut worms. Johnson-Corn growing rapidly and be- ing laid by in good condition; clover and red top ready to cut; wheat fine; apples poor.
 Lee-Corn slightly improved; cotton bad.
 Lincoln Showers frequent; corn doing well, but cotton small and grassy; too much rain for millet. Little River-Crops all in need of rain, especially corn. Logan Weather beneficial and all crops improving
 Madison Weather good for harvesting; wheat, oats and grasses good average; corn promising; apple and peach crop short; gardens good. Marion-F Farmers catching up with their work; cotton is improving but is a bad stand.
 MiIler-Need more sunshine and less rain, ground too wet to work and cotton grassy; corn laid by and looks moderately well cotton two to three weeks late; will begin blooming this week. oats damaged some in the field. Mississippi in good condition, but mostly very small and two to three weeks later than usual the showers have benefited crops, but early planting will not be good crop. Montgomery Wheat and oats all saved threshing will commence soon; corn laid ton very inferior.
 Eewton-Crops all look well, but are
 somewhat grassy; corn growing fast;
 many farmers in eastern part of county
 have plowed up cotton and planted corn.
 0uachita-Crops have improved very
 much in past few weeks; weather has been
 all that could be asked corn crop bids fair
 to be good onei cotton prospects not so
 good.
 Perry-Crops looking better; cotton