The Forrest City times., 1894-07-20
ARKANSAS CROPS.
Crops Doing We'll In Nearly All Sections of the State-Cotton Growing Nicely and the Stock Continues Good and the Plant ls Fruiting We'll.

the stock Continues Good and the Plant
 b Fruiting Well.
 The temperature has been below the normal continuously during the week, and has averaged about four degrees per day lower than usual. It has not been detrimental, however.
 There has been no rainfall during the week except light local showers on the afternoon and night of the 18th.
 Crops are doing well in all sections of the state except in the northwest where the rains of the previous week were not so general or copious as in other sections.
 Cotton is growing nicely in all DOT tlons. The stand continues good and the plant is fruiting we'll. From pres ent indicationsa a late fall will be neces- sary in order to obtain full crop, as the plant is late for the season.
 Early corn is improved and the yield will be better than was expected The late planting is much improved and is very promising at present. Hay malx- ing has continued under favorable con- ditions. Pastures are improved and stocks doing we'll. Many are planting late garden stuff since the rains.
 The State by Sections.
 CENTRAL SECTION
 The past week has been throughout this section especially propitious for farming. The long drought has been well broken by good wetting rains. which have been well distributed and have served to revive all vegeta- tion. Early corn, which previous reports indicated would be com plete failure, is so far revived that it will make a fair crop, though con siderably below the average Tn Saline county the yield will be less than at any time since 1874. Late corn has been greatly benefited by the late rains and has attained good sturdy growth. Another root-soaking rain is needed to put it in the best condition possible. Cotton is clean and form ing nicely. The recent favorable weather has induced more rapid growth and the present prospects are favorable for q good yield. The low lands are in prime condition. but cot ton on the uplands is needing more rain.
 NORTHEAST SECTION.
 The crop prospects in this section are particularly good for the season. Wheat, oats, early corn, first crop of Irish po- tatoes are laid by. Wheat threshed average yield. Oats. though they looked so poorly during the growing season, made fair crop. Early corn was saved by opportune rains and turned out we'll. In some localities the first crop of Irish potatoes did not turn out particularly well. Most farmers are planting heavy second crop. Cot ton is doing we'll. The plant is branch ing and blooming nicely and beginning to fruit. From the present indications it will take late fall to make full crop. Watermelons are fair crop.
 SOUTHEAST SECTION.
 Cotton is doing as we'll as could be wished, though the plant is somewhat backward for the season. It is well cultivated, however, and the stands are good. The prospects are now very encouraging. Some of the early corn was so badly damaged before the rain that no more than half crop will be made. The late planting, however, is much improved and is doing we'll
 SOUTHWEST SECTION. 2 The cotton stalk is small and sturdy. During the past week the rain has brought it up rapidly, and the outlook for cotton is much brighter than two weeks ago. Cotton is in full bloom. and some is fruiting. Early corn is about laid by. The yield will be much better than was expected. owing to favorable weather toward the last. Late corn is much revived by the late rains. Oats are all harvested. Con trary to expectations, the yield was fairly good. Irish potatoes. sweet po- tatoes and sorghum are especially prom ising.
 x NORTHWEST SECTION.
 Much complaint of dry weather in this section of the state. The rains of last week were not so general or so copious as in other portions of the state. and in consequence all crops are much in need of moisture. Cotton is doing. very well though it is small for the season, and some report it fruiting very near the top which indicates short crop The plant continues healthy and stand good. Early corn was too far ad- vaced for the light showers to benefit and in many portions not more than half crop will be gathered. The late planting is growing and prom ising. but is needing rain. Some farmers have planted late corn during the past week. Wheat and oats are being threshed, wheat is turning out