The Russellville Democrat., 1892-07-28
REPORT BY COUNTIES.

i Die Tor nay lhaklhgs Benton-We Weather partly cloudy. with 1 light local showers in localities; need clear 1 and settled weather for securing hay. l Bradley-Corn very good; cotton small 1 and grassy can't make over two thirds crop; oats good millet fair; sorghum fine l and large acreage; peas and gardens fine. Carroll-Weather warm but too cloudy ; i wheat and oats all harvested in medium condition; corn laid by in thriving condi- tion.
 Clay-Corn continues to improve on up l lands and the bottoms are looking better {; sorghum very fair; potatoes very fine, also gardens; wheat threshed and better than was anticipated; corn about laid by. Conway-'rhe past week has been un- favorable; light showers nearly every day ,; peas doing finely of which there is large acreage cotton late and bad stand; oats and wheat harvested; oats fair; wheat short.
 Cross-Still too much rain; the crops in low lands badly in grass and no chance to clean; outlook very unfayorable. Dallas-Corn and cotton improved very l much; also peas, potatoes, etc; crops badly injured from want of work, both corn and cotton. | Faulkner-Too much rain and deficient sunshine has been injurious to cotton; at | Conway on the 18th violent tornado ac- companied by heavy rain did much injury ! to all crops and much fencing blown down. l Franklin-Corn is growing but needs rains; likewise gardens; cotton doing line, l but rather small.
 Fulton-Cotton and corn grassy; need working badly; wheat and oats need more | sunshine.
 Garland Weather more favorable, though some portions need light showers for corn; cotton improved though needs more sunshine.
 Grant-Corn crop very good and cotton much improved with better prospect.
 Hempstead- In northern part of county, and in vicinity of Washington, a heavy rain on the 11th injured early corn greatly and caused grass and weeds to grow in cot | ton; in southern part crops on uplands are | clean some foulness yet on bottom lands {; some cotton will be laid by during the en- suing week.
 Jefferson-W Worms are destroying late corn in some places and cutting cotton {; cotton continues small for the season and l much rust or blight is reported in locali- ties; potatoes and gardens doing well.
 
 Johnson The past week has been favor able to all growing crops; corn is needing some rain; cotton growing nicely oats be- ing harvested and coming out nicely; apple and peach crop badly damaged by too much rain and cloudy weather; not more than 10 | per cent. of the apple crop will be market able as first-class fruit. Lafayette-cotton improved; corn on up- l..s low lands; melons poor; sorghum and cane good
 Lawrence and cool weather was injurious to all crops, chiefly cotton. Lee Weather favorable to corn but in furious to cotton; cotton looks somewhat better but is badly in grass; some crops cannot be cleaned corn good. Lincoln--Too frequent showers for all crops which need cultivation. Little River-Rainfall very uneyenly distributed; some portions crops are suf- fering from drought, other have had suffi- cient and crops improved,
 Lonoke- Early corn very sorry; late corn good cotton coming out some is about half stand and small crops still grassy; sweet potatoes and sorghum good.
 Madison--Good rains past week, and corn improving and very promising; no shortness in any crops, except fruits, which will not come up to the average.
 MariOn--Rain is needed badly for corn cotton is improved much during the past ten days.
 Anller-Very heavy rain on the llth; corn tolerably good; cotton small and grassy.
 Mississippi-Th heavy rains of last week did great damage to corn and cotton; crops are a failure on many farms, while cotton will be very light crop.
 Montgomery-S few sections report plenty of rain, but the greater part of county is suffering for it, even too dry for cotton which is small with reduced acreage and bad stand
 Newton-Too much rain and cloudy weather has made corn yellow and damaged oats some.
 OuachitA--Corn prospect continues good too much rain for cotton making too much weed and not enough fruit; low lands need warm dry weather.
 Perry Early corn doing fine; cotton do- ing we'll, though small and late it is form ing well wheat and oats all harvested, fair yield; fruit short.
 Phillips-Past week more favorable; cot ton improving where worked corn good in l localities some oats will be lost. Pike Weather favorable and corn, cot ton and peas doing we'll Prairie Rather too much rain for cot ton corn maturing nicely; prairie hay heavy
 Randolph damage done to oats in shock by rain on the 18th; corn best in years cotton the poorest though improv- ing clover growing nicely, will soon be ready to cut second time. Saline Weather fine for growing crops; corn that has been properly cultivated is good cotton improving; apples and peaches one fourth crop potatoes and gar dens good; wheat and oats being threshed yield very good
 Scott-Late corn, tobacco and gardens are needing rain.
 St. Francis-Need more hot, dry weather; corn fine in spots; cotton stand spotty some blight; condition about 60; gardens fine
 Union-Too much rain; cotton on low lands badly damaged fruit rotting; need dry weather and sunshine in order to kill grass.
 Washington ,rops looking we'll; wheat harvest over good yield.
 Woodruff Corn very much improved;