The Forrest City times., 1893-04-28
ARKANSAS CROP BULLETIN.
Condition of Arkansas Crops for the Week Ended April 1S-As Geueral Thing Everything Looks Favorable.

 Everything Looks Favorable.
 LITTLE ROCK, April ls.-The temperature during the past week has averaged about II, degrees per day below the normal. The first three days were warmer than usual but the last four were much colder, and light frosts oc- cured in the north and central portions of the state on the mornings of the 18th and 18th do- ing some slight injury to garden vegetables and young cotton.
 The precipitation was above the average, and some local storms occurred chiefly in the eastern part of the state, on the l2th and 18th. Some houses were blown down and fencing blown away but the most remarkable feature of the storm occurred at Wynne, Cross coun- ", where halstones fell six in ches in diameter, and penetrated many roofs in various portions of the town. Altogether the rain was bene- ficial however, and with fair, warm weather for the ensuing week or ten days all crops will be growing luxuriantly.
 CENTRAL DIVISION.
 Cotton about all planted. and some is up 10 a good stand Some slight injury from frost and hail-the former slightly injured cotton, and heavy rains interfered somewhat with plant ing. Corn coming up, good stand. All small grains doing we'll and prospects bright. Fruit uninjured.
 Conway-Cotton being planted. Corn up and good stand Fruit safe.
 Faulkner-Crops look well. Cotton planting about done Streams much swollen. Cotton in good condition
 Garland-Corn good stand. Cotton plant ing general: decrease6nereage.
 Grant-Crops and gardens looking fine Ground in good condition.
 Jererson-Corn doing well. Frost on the 18th checked growth of crops Cotton up, but stand injured by excessive rains and frost.
 Lonoke-Heavy rains beat down cotton ground so that it will have to be worked over. No damage by frost.
 Perry-Hail has done some damage to crops and gardens. Large enough stones to kill small hogs on the 10th
 Prairie-Heavy frost on 14th killed some cot ton. Fruit probably ell right.
 Pulaski-Not enough frost to injure fruit Corn not doing well. Vegetables injured by Saline-Corn coming up nicely. Oats, wheat and grass fine. Fruit promising.
 White-Peas in bloom. Gardens fair. Hot Spring-Corn coming up and looks well Oats and wheat in fine coalition.
 NORTHEAST DIVISION.
 Damage by hail was most severe in this sec ton, particularly in Cross and Clay counties. where some cotton will have to be replanted, Corn coming up. and shows q good stand. Wheat and oats look fine, and crops generally. are early for the season. Fruit is probably in- iured in scattered localities hy frosts, but not seriously. A great deal of cotton planted, and farm work is being pushed vigorously. Clay-Corn coming up Oats and wheat and gdrQenS loOklng flne Fruit un1nlured. Critsenden-Corn good stand. Rains tarded cotton planting. Fruit prospect en- couraging.
 Cross-Work delayed by severe weather Corn looks we'll Fruit not seriously damaged Cotton much damaged
 Fulton-Fruit and gardens somewhat dam aged by frost Crops look well.
 Greene-Farmers are well up with crops Lawrence-Oats and corn good.
 Mississippi-Crops three weeks carly Pota- toes are up and look well. Cotton seed and la Randolph-Never better corn coming up Fruit damaged by heat and frost.
 Stone-Crops checked cold weather. Woodrur-More food stuff being raised. Cot ton planting fairly begun. Corn coming up with good stand. Fruit prospect fine.
 St. Francis-Cotton planting progressing rapidly. Cut worms injuring corn.
 Craighead-Slight injury to vegetables by frost.
 Independence-Frost injured gardens. 1zard-All crops doing well.
 SOUTHEAST DIVISION
 In this section the outlook is not so encour- aging. In some sections the creek bottoms are overfowed, and threaten destruction to the crops planted thereon. Early strawberries are badly damaged and fruit slightly. Other sec tions report cotton and corn coming up with a good stand and farmers well advanced with their work, but the heavy rains were generally injurious to the early planted crops.
 Arkansas-Things look discouraging. Low lands overfowed.
 
 Chicot-Everything favorable.
 Cleveland-Early cotton good stand, but slightly injured by frost.
 Drew-Good stand of corn. Cotton planting delayed
 Desha-Cotton damaged by frost. Rains damaged corn.
 Lincoln-Crops and fruit doing we'll Monroe-Frosts have done slight damage. Phillips-Corn looks bad
 SOUTHWEST DIVISION.
 Weather generally favorable in this division. Corn is generally good stand. Cotton nearly all planted and farmers well up with their work Oats and wheat in fine condition. In some sections high winds and heavy rain inter- fered somewhat with farming operations Fruit prospects excellent. Some little damage being done to corn by cut worms
 Calhoun-Good growing week.
 Clark-Some cotton. fruit and gar slight ly injured by frost. Acreage Of cotton about same as last year More oats; same amount corn.
 Columbia-Good stand of corn.
 Dallas-Corn planting over and cotton plant ing begun. Fruit good.
 empstead-Everything in good condition. Howard-Things look prosperous. Lafayette-Work well up.
 Little River-Corn and oats looking hne Cot ton nearly all planted.
 Miller-SliPht injury y frost.
 Montgomerv-Farmers in good spirits Nevada-Everything growing nicely Ouachita-No damage done from weather Pike-Cut worms bad. Fruit plentiful. Polk-Work being pushed forward.
 Sevier-Fears of overflow in bottom lands Corn had.
 Union-Al crops look fine.
 NORTHWEST DIVISION
 Frost hail and heavy rains retarded farm work considerably and did some damage 10 corn. oats and gardens. Fruit is generally re- uorted uninjured in most localities and pros pects most excellent. Wheat is generally thriv' ing. corn doing well generally. though some 4exv eorre espondents report damage by cut