The Forrest City times., 1893-05-12
ARKANSAS CROPS.

Inc following is gleaned from the Arkansas crop report issued on the 2d.
 "e temperature has averaged about the nor aa. aud mas been been beneficial. though ,s lier weather would have been acceptable. me greatest deficiency in temperature was 2e uosrees per day at Fort Smith and the greatest eAuess Z'5 degrees at Texarkana
 precipitation has been very excessive, Partlcularly during the last three days of April tne excess for the state is 3s7 inches. The .oHoWihg are some of the amounts reported for ths week: Forrest City, 393 inches: Fort smith, 6.55: Little Rock. 546: Malvern. 199: newport, 5.96; Pine Blun. ss4: Texarkana, -if' conway. 52S; Maddng la3; Lonoke 5; camden, 3.39 Corning. ell.
 ms unusually heavy rainfall besides stop ping all farm work and injuring young cotton, nas caused streams to become swollen and oVerHoW their banks.
 CENTRAL DIVISION
 Farm work was well advanced prior 10 the s9th when the heavy rains commenced. Some farmers had all their cotton planted and much work had been done but the river overfowed some farms adjacent to it. Although the sea- son son IS early enough to plant cotton again. yet eAo scarcity ana nigh price Of seed will prevent many from replanting.
 Conway-Cotton being planted rapidly. Corn Improving.
 Faulkner-Cotton planting; some land where Good fruit prospects.
 Garland-Farmers well up with work Grant-Rains injured corn and cotton. Hot Sprng-Rains injured cotton.
 JeHerson-As fast as cotton comes up 1t dies. Corn small and yellow. Prospects gloomy un- less we have good weather soon.
 Lonoke-Farm work is at a standstill. Perry--Some cotton to replant. Corn good. Pralric-Rains have stopped farm work. Pulaskl-Some planting cotton over Seed scarce Corn looking bad and everything gloomy.
 
 clover fine. Fruit full crop
 White-Oats only crop that is doing we'll.
 NORTHEAST DIVISION.
 The few warm. bright days of the past week caused marked Improvement in corn and cot ton but the excessive rains have again injured it considerably. the extent of which can not as yet be accurately determined. Wheat, oats, clover and grasses doing we'll and reports in- dicate good fruit crop. Farm work is much delayed and bright warm weather is much needed
 Clay-Corn yellow and sickly. Cotton-seed rotted.
 Cleburne-Crops of all kinds looking we'll. Crittenden-Corn has improved. Cotton planting about finished but not enough up to tell anything about stand.
 Cross-Cotton not satisfactory. Corn yellow. Fulton-No cotton planted; fruit damaged. Green-Fruit damaged Cut worms injuring corn and cotton.
 Independence-Fru about full crop, Too much rain for corn and cotton.
 Izayd-Cotton and corn injured
 Jackson-Corn looks well. Fruit safe. Not much cotton planted.
 Lawrence-Rains injured cotton and corn ississippf-Previous to heavy rains cotton was commencing to grow. Scarcity Of labor Poinsett-Cotton coming up very we'll. Corn looking better Plenty fruit.
 Randolph - Much corn and cotton to be planted
 Sharp-Most cotton to plant; some corn. St. Francis-Cotton looking better.
 Stone-Wheat and oats fine Fruit all right. Corn injured by rains.
 Woodrur-Cotton coming up nicely
 SOUTHEAST DIVISION.
 All crops generally look lad, though they were beginning to improve prior to excessive rains which occurred in some portions. But little complaint of scarcity of seed in this d. vision. Some cotton that was thought to be killed Is coming up. Corn Is a falr stand. though injured by cool. wet weather. Oats are fair A fair fruit crop Is assured up to date. Arkansas-Corn. oats. potatoes looking we'll Ashley-Stand of cotton bad.
 Chicot-Crop prospect improving.
 Cleveand-Cotton stand poor, not sufficient Desha-Cotton somewhat improved Plenty seed to replant ,9fTn Corn mPr9vingi iosi,. had Lincoln-Rains delay planting.
 Monroe-TOo wet for all crops.
 Phillips - Cotton being replanted' eariy planted stand bad Corn looks yellow.
 SOUTHWEST DIVISION.
 Crop conditions seem to be more favorable in this section although there is quite general complaint of too much rain and not enough sum- shine and warm weather. The few warm days have started all crops growing good deal or cotton is to be planted over if good seed can be obtained. Oats are looking well and decided improvement is noted in the condition Of corn and gardens. Generally there VIII be falr fruit crop.
 Clark-Farm work retarded by rain. Corn looks we'll good many have to replant cotton Dallas-Crops improving
 Hemstead-OatS and corn looRlng VIGIL ,ot' ton not coming up we'll S,. Howard-Good stand corn. Cotton haif planted.
 Little River-Farmers busy planting cotton Miller-Cotton seed scarce. and some VIII plant corn where cotton was killed by frost; MOntgomery-Frult crop VIII De IarSe' Cos- ton coming up poorly.
 Nevada-Farmers discouraged Ouachita-Heavy rains retard cotton ana pike-Corn looking well. Too much rain. Pollx-Wheat and oats look we'll some cot ton planted. Fruit all right yet Sevier-HaR Of cotton to De repian'oo' NV stand and no seed.
 Union-Cotton badly hurt; seed scarce.
 NORTHWEST DIVISION.
 Wheat oats, clover and grasses all uoihs we'll Corn was somewhat injured put mas improved. Generally, but little cotton mas been planted. Damage from overnows IS feared in the river bottoms. Some creeks have done serious damage to crops adjacent 70 their banks The fruit prospect seems 10 oe good Warm. dry weather IS much neeueo lor Rayter~Too cool and wet for crops.
 Boone-Ran3 retarded planting; corn in' jured.
 Crawford-Too much rain. Eranlxlin-Some cotton planted over. Corn not doing well. - - piowed. Too much rain ..,. Gogan-Through planting cotton, Fruit safe. Newton-Corn not all planted; Httie cotlon planted.
 Pope-Damage to crops by rain.
 Scott-Cotton doing badly.
 Searcy-P Flowing corn anu pIahtiiig eo''ouu Iy,