The Forrest City times., 1893-07-28
CROPS IN ARKANSAS.

 eunshiny Weather Has Enabled the Farm. CTS to Clean Their Crops. Save Their Hay. aEd Has Made the Cotton Plant Dcye,op. LITTLE ROCK, July 19.-The weekly Weather-crop bulletin issued yesterday says:
 The temperature during the past week has oeeh afout nor nal and was beneficial to all growing crops and favorable for haymaking. me precipitation was local in character and very unevenly distributed For the state the uenelency was oil inch. But some localities leeelVed none at all and others a little more .hah the normal amount. The sunshine was aDout the average and together with the warm weather and light rainfall was very favorable TOT cleaning crops, saving hay and for the growth and development of the cotton plant. Corn has suffered though in some localities rom drought. and Q general rain would be beneficial in all portions of the state.
 CENTRAL DIVISION.
 Cotton is growing finely generally clean and III good condition. The plant Is healthy good color and fruiting well. Corn is coming out we'll and where rain has fallen will do fine iy Some has been injured considerably by drought, but a timely rain will cause a decided improvement. Some fields are as fine ns it is possible for corn to be, while others are spotted and very uneven. Early corn will be sate with one more rain. Much hay has been @ eut anc saved in excellent condition. Large acreage Of peas sown and prospects good Mast reported abundant Range good and stock doing well.
 NORTHEAST DIVISION
 Reports are favorable for all crops in this section of the state except corn. which is badly damaged in some localities by drought. and in Mississippi county a great deal of the crop planted since the overflow has been destroyed by cut worms. Cotton is doing we'll: growing though a. son. Farmers are generally up with their work and have all crops clean and well culti vated. Wheat and oats being threshed in good condition Stock fine. and much hay saved in good condition. In Clay county much atten- ton Is being paid to hogs Range excellent. A general rain would be beneficial
 SOUTHEAST DIVISION.
 Cotton being laid by growing rapidly and fruiting well; small for season of the year. Corn generally doing we'll though in few To. calfties rain is needed; the crop is clean and mostly laid by. Much corn being planted on late oyerfowed laads Large crop of hay saved in excellent condition. Farmers we'll up with their work. Stock on range doing fine, hogs fat and mast abundant. Warm weather and sunshine very beneicial to all crops. Fine prospect for late Irish potatoes. Bees rich with honey.
 SOUTHWEST DIVISION.
 Cotton improving growing rapidly and fruit ing we'll though rather late. The prospect has
 
 crops are generally all clean and cotton is be- ing laid by. Corn doing well; mostly laid hy. Some report fine prospect for this crop. others slight damage from drought. The crops are in such good condition that general rain would injure nothing and be beneficial to much Of the corn crop. Large acreage of peas sown and crop promising; it is thought the crop will make up for the shortage of corn Pas lures are excellent and stock of all kinds doing well.
 NORTHWEST DIVISION.
 As usual. this division of the state furnishes very full and complete reports. every county in the division reporting Cotton has improved greatly, is growing fine, and though small for the season. is fruiting we'll. Corn growing nice- ly and mostly laid by: the early planting is nearly made in some localities: one more rain will make 1t safe. Oats and wheat being threshed: yield only fair Large hay crop saved fin good conditions; in Benton county reports state that each year shows an increased acre. age of grasses. The range Is good and stock of all kinds is in fine condition: mast abun- dant. Irish potatoes fine and sweet potatoes good prospect. Fruit fine in some sections poor in others