The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1892-10-13
GENERALLY IMPROVED.
Condition Of the Cotton Crop During the
Past Week.
Sunshine and Normal Temperature Cause
Cotton to Open Rapidly-Reports
by Counties.

The temperature during the past week
has averged about one degree FER day above
the normal and has been beneficial to all
crops. The sunshine has been abundant,
and together with the total absence of
precipitation has been favorable for matur-
ing cotton and corn, but has interfered
with fall blowing and injured fall gardens.
The condition of the cotton crop has
generally improved during the past week,
but very few correspondents reporting
the need of rain for this staple. 1t is open
ing rapidly in most all sections of the
state and picking has become general. II
has shed badly in some portions Of Jeffer-
son county, and one correspondent states
that it will be the shortest crop since 1881
or not over so per cent. of an average.
The lateness of the crop is well illus.
trated by the receipts at Little Rock as
compared with the seasons of 1890 and
1891. From September ! to October 3,
1900, there was 230S bales received; 1891,
1905, and 1892, 256. This shows that the
crop marketed at this point this year is
but per cent. of 1891 and II per cent. of
$780, The correspondent at Lonoke re
ports IL bales received this year against
l25 last year, about 10 per cent.
1t is. impossible to make a correct esti-
mate OF the probable yield, because so
much depends on the temperature for the
next two months. The average date of
first killing frost at Little Rock is about
November u, and as the crop is from two
to three weeks late in order to obtain the
full yield of that which is in sight the
first frost should not occur until about
December l. But two times since 1879
has the first killing frost occurred later
than November 20, viz: November %,
1888, and December 4, 1890.
The weather has been favorable for ma
turing and gathering late corn and fod-
der; the former will not yield quite up to
what was expected, but there viii be suffi-
cient for home consumption.
Flowing and sowing wheat has pro-
crossed but slowly owing to the continued
drought. which has now lasted twenty 1.-TWO
days Should rain occur soon the prospect
is for large increase in the acreage of
this cereal.
The weather has been favorable for cur
ing tobacco, which is reported saved in
good condition.
Turnips and fall gardens generally are
suffering from the drought, and the yield
will be cut short unless speedily relieved
by copious rains.
REPORT BY COUNTIES.
Cotton cron shortest for wars. oardans
s,ffsr;ns for rain swaat notatoes GOOD
there are NOT anougb barrels In the county
n hold tba sors,hnm cron
Rsnton-Corn cron not v;sld;no well,
tbopch bpt l;ttla cathared. annles are 81
hattay on.l;tv and nsy;ng nriess. wheat
would ha ,,ucb hanaf;ted Nv rain.
80 49,. 80.
.arNh-N ea.ner INJURIOUS 20 iase pa
'oes anu .urnlps, anu prevents P'o"a"s
anc sowlng c Waea'. .;s,u "a
Snlco.--oo.'oh opening rapiu auu
pioA.ns y genera NY, NV o.
causing ia'e corn 70 mature ,ap,uy huon
nay - pe'hs $40 ~ 800 s'pe' 1AA
"ouiu VIC oehenoiai W 'uinips'
Clay--The past week has been very ia
voraSle for curing tobacco and making
sorghum; the latter is splendid crop and
Of good quality; too dry for sowing wheat
and oats.
Conway-Cotton slowly opening; out
little prospect of good crop; farmers
had to cease blowing and sowing wheat on
account of drought.
Craighead- rain for blowing and
sowing wheat. Early corn is fair aver
age; acreage Of cotton much below last
wear; staple good.
Crawford-Cotton picking fully COM
menced; short of expectations in quantity
and qnality; growing week for cotton, but
the Weld is dependent entirely on "setting
I'M of winter: impossible to forecast
amount of shortage now; corn short, but
sufficient for home use: too dry for plow-
ing; lift rains the acreage of wheat viii be
largely increased.
Cross-Cotton opening fine; picking
commenced; too dry for blowing.
Dallas-Late crop cotton very short; es-
timated WELD 10 per cent. of average.
Drew-Abundant crop of corn is being
gathered; cotton is short at least 40 per
cent. of full crop: have commenced pick
ing.
Faulkner-Althoueh the weather has
been favorable for cotton development the
effect has been somewhat negative; all re-
ports concur that the crop will be from
two-thirds TO three-fourths Of the usual
one.
Franklin-Cotton opening fast but Weld
not good.
Fulton Cotton picking commenced;
yield light; not as good as expected.
Grant-Weather favorable for cotton ;sor-
ghum making good yield.
Hampstead picking general;
yield viii be fully 1914 per cent. short Of
last year; weather dry and dusty gardens
suffering from drought.