The Forrest City times., 1893-06-23
ARKANSAS CROPS.

{ tivaf> Crops Following is 8 synopsis of the Arkzu- 2 sas crop report for week ended June IS: The tszpe-atz-s 5z-i-g fze =seE sas zVs-- aged 6e-. t@zcE E0--sl e-t tEe s-zS1fz@ sss been mzch zsoFs tAe zve-z-s. zz5- co-ss1s-11E fhe verT Eet eo=dsiS51 0t sEs sol tk@ ss-rSEs- ture has b4ez tsvorz5le iz every respect The siEosz total ssss-oe e rainfall ezs 1e.z very heze1cssL zs i- has g.ve- tze tz--s-x ample time 60 cultivate ard clean t5e c--rs- Al er0ps have tzp-o~-1 and -o-s zcps<l spirit pTsvzlls-
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 has good coso-- Co-toz looks -s-- t1o1sa small fair s-zE6
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 NORTHEAST DIVISION.
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 Cross-ozts and wheat good crop Corn a2t co.to1 kzE crop FnitSn-Erop- growing verT fast. Izsr6-A good stand Of cotton J4csSoz-W heat fair Corn zo1i
 LsErsnee-i8 i8.zh.aad crops doing vel. o1 the loElazcs almost failure. Wheat light saarp.-Gotic1 good some corn good Wheat
 S. Franeas-Corn. cotton and gardens dam aged al least +0 per cent oy excessive rains on lowiands and I5 per cent on upIar6s s.o1e-Corn gro~ans finely. Wooerz--Corn and cotton much improved SOUTHEAST DIVISION. The excessive rains and consequent food. have greatly damaged and retarded all crops in the southeast division. In come counties The crop prospects are reduced as much as 75 per cent. tut fl The prevailing fire growing weather eoniinUes- they will do much better than this.
 Arksnsas-In vicinity of Goldman the heavT ] rains caused Bayou Meio 10 overflow and de [ siroT many crops Crop prospects reduced 5 planted. B-adley-Corn doing well: cotton improved. ] Cnieo;-E1csssive rains damaged crops. ! G4eyeland-Wheat sorry. Oats abLrdaE. I crop. Cotton grassy and full 0, lice Desha--Lofton badly in grass: corn spotted. l Dre=-Cotton very small Corn tassehns. Aonroe-Irops coming out. Phiilips-stands c. cotton ruined b- floods. but with this week favorable we will be all ! right. Corn spotted SOUTHWEST DIVISION. The injury done 70 all crops In several of the counties in this division by wind, rain ana hail [ on the 3Jtn ult., as reported last week was rot exaggerated All crops were completely de- siroyed in many places. and the land so covered with fallen timber that 1t will not be rsplanted.
 neat ana oat harvesting is In progress. Cot { ton: though small, has al last begun 10 grow I rapidly. and very perceptible improvement is noted. Corn .s regaining a healthy color, and ! looks we'll
 i Caihoun-Corn and cotton good Clark Corn and cotton improved
 Columoia-Ihe destruction last week was much worse than reported; all crops being to- tally destroyed in some localities. Since the | 9th farm work has been pushed vigorously
 Where crops were not destroyed they are look l ing well
 Hempstead-All crops entirely destroyed in ! portions of county by severe storms of 3Oth. In vicinity of Columbus conservative people { put the loss from the big rain and hail Of 3Oth ! at 90 per cent. within radius of miles.
 ILayfayette-Corn nearly all laid oy Cotton ] growing some.
 Little River-Both cotton and corn look we'll
 Ailler-Hail on the 30th ult. completely de- siroyed crops in some localities.
 Montgomery-Wheat slightly damaged by rust Corn looks well Cotton coming along ! slow.
 ouachita-Cotton small and backward. ] f'iEt-tDrl gOOGs cotton Improved. Polk-Wheat harvested storm of 30th ult
 ruined one-haH of cotton crop in vicinity of ] Cove, and so damaged wheat that some farmers
 nave turned In their hogs; All bottom land along creeks washed out. On uplands farmers
 well up with their work. Cotton beginning to grow. what little there is
 sevier-Hailstorm on aoth ult. in some local itles Injured crops so that they are a total loss Unlon-Corn laid by; cotton looks well.
 NORTHWEST DIVISION.
 Everything favorable for the farmer during the past week. Cotton has begun to grow and assume a healthy appearance Corn has re- | gained its natural color. and is being laid by l wheat IS being harvested in many localities and the yield generally is up to the average Oats are heading and will soon be ready to cut 1 Baxter-Corn and cotton needing work
 Benton-Farmers working corn. Early wheat
 being cut: will average with last year. Boone-Every condition favorable Carroll-Corn looking we'll Fruit scarce. i Crawford-Crops being rapidly cleaned out. Franklin-Cotton and corn doing well.
 Wheat is being harvested; yield good; 1 Wheat good on uplands.
 Logan--Crops Improving greatly. Wheat
 harvest in full blast. Average yield. Oats aver age
 Madlson-Wheat harvest will commence in lOor l5 days; larger acreage than common. | Marion-Cotton improving. ! Newton-Oats and corn coming ont fine Wheat looking well. Pope-Wheat being harvested Oats head.
 ing out Great improvement in crops. i Scott-Corn looks very well. Cotton grassy out growing. Wheat tolerably good and being harvested
 Sebastian-Crops growing fast. Wheat and oats being harvested. Van Buren-Good weather for all crops l Wheat harvest under way. Corn looks we'll Washington-Wheat ready for cutting and good. Corn looking we'll Oats fine. Hot Spring-Crops are all looking we'll Jenerson-Wil not make more than half i crop of cotton and corn, owing to the dasnage by rains.
 Lonoke-Cotton not damaged as bad as was expected Corn damaged on fiat lands Perry-Much damage by hail and foods i Prairie-Cotton fine: corn still yellow ] pnln slti-(offnn doing well evcn,,f nr, llr,