The Forrest City times., 1894-06-08
FOR ARKANSAS FARMERS.


 Ended June 5.
 Potatoes and gardens need rain.
 The acreage of wheat in Greene coun- ty is largely in excess of last year.
 Hay-making has begun in the prairie counties and indications are for a large crop.
 In central counties pastures are be- weather.
 In the northern counties wheat har- vest has begun and the crop is fully up to the average.
 In the northwest counties corn has about recovered from the effects of the recent light frost.
 Wheat is cut short in central Arl1an- sas. but comparatively little is raised in that section of the state.
 Oats are very short in many localities in southeastern counties. some report ing them hardly worth cutting.
 In some portions of the state oats have been much damaged by drought, some reporting too small to cut.
 Cotton is standing the drought very well in central counties, and where showers have fallen is doing nicely.
 Oats are already damaged to such an extent in central counties that not more than half crop will be made.
 The temperature has averaged five or six degrees below the normal, and was the most injurious feature of the weather.
 The nights were too cool in the cen tral counties, and cotton will not inn prove much until the nights become warmer.
 Corn has improved very much in the southwest section where rain has fallen, and although it is somewhat small, yet it is healthy color
 Cotton throughout the state has made little advancement as a general thing, although it has not been injured by the somewhat unreasonable weather.
 In the northeast section wheat and oats are good and the yield will be above the average. Oats in some sec tions are slightly damaged by rust.
 Gardens, oats and Irish potatoes are not doing very well in the northwest section. The outlook is that there will be plenty of berries, but apples will be short.
 Corn is not doing well in central Ar kansas counties. It is small and in many places yellow. Rains are badly needed for this crop in all portions of the section.
 Some have commenced cutting clover ha I the hay crop will be light, except in the prairie counties in the north portion of the section.
 In the northwest section cotton is generally good stand and not mate rially injured by cool weather and drought. Some rust is reported in oats, but it is not general.
 On the uplands in the central section crops are suffering the most for want of rain. and unless a general rain occurs soon great damage will be done to corn, potatoes and all garden truck.
 In general cotton is doing very well in southwest counties, though a more rapid growth would result from higher night temperatures. The stand contin- ues good and the plant healthy. 
 The cool dry weather has been all that could be desired for working the crops in northwest counties, but is not conducive to their rapid growth 4 good rain and plenty of sunshine are needed.
 Most portions of the southeast sec tion are needing rain for all crops, but chiefly for potatoes and gardens gener- ally. All crops are clean and well cul- tivated, and in good shape for gen. erous rain.
 Pastures generally fair and stock in good condition in southwest counties All crops are clean and well cultivated. The weather has been quite favorable except that the nights have been rather too cool for the cotton plant.
 Wheat and oats have improved since the rain in the southwest section, but where drought still prevails the latter will be almost total failure. Some wheat is reported as very low and thin on the ground, but filling well.
 Potatoes and gardens are doing we'll in the northeast counties. Clover is being cut, and is very good. Stock is doing we'll In some localities the hay crop will be very short, owing to dam age by army worm, but they have all disappeared.
 Cool, dry weather has greatly retard ed the growth of all crops in the north west section. Corn is all worked and seems to be doing better than any of the other crops, unless it is cotton, and much of that, which was late planted, needs another rain to bring it up.