The Forrest City times., 1894-05-18

damage to grasses and in some places to wheat and oats.
 The State by Sections.
 CENTRAL SECTION
 The weather generally has been most favor able throughout this section of the state and all vegetation is growing rapidly
 Cotton is comming up rar.dly and with very few exceptions is perfect stand. The more advanced is being chopped out and hoed and labor is letter and moro contented than for many years
 Corn IS all planted except on some new lands l. is firm stand and is being cul- uvated where showers were not so frequent as to prevent.
 Oats are generally good and wheat is doing well.
 Sweet potatoes are heinz set out in abund- anee, ana Irish potatoes are growing fine.
 Gardens arc doing well. in fact everything Is very promising. Farmers are in good spirits and are making crops with less expense than ever tefore
 The range is fine and stock of all kinds healthy and doing we'll
 Very little fruit other than apples and ber- ries
 NORTHEAST SECTION.
 Frequent showers over the greater part of this section have seriously retarded the plant ing and cultivation of crops. though where the showers were less frequent and severe copdi- tons are reported as being very favorable. Cotton is not all planted yet owing to the wet condition Of the soil What is planted is com. ing to good stand. but needs cultivation. In Cross county reports state the best stand of cotton and corn since 1890. Corn is generally doing well, but in some sections badly in the grass and needs cultivation.
 Wheat and oats are promising though moro sunshine would be beneficial
 Irish potatoes. gardens and pastures are gen. erally doing very we'll
 More attention being given to stock raising than usual in Randolph county and quite large crop of sorghum planted.
 Sweet potatoes are reported as never having looked better at this season
 The army worm" Is reported in Clay, Greene, Jackson. Lawrence and Randolph counties as having made their appearance in large numbers, but they have attacked chiefly timothy and red top, which. in some localities, they have entirely destroyed. In portions of Clay Greene and Randolph counties they have attacked wheat. oats and corn and it is feared they will seriously injure all growing crops
 SOUTHEAST SECTION.
 The weather has been all that could he de- sred Timely showers put the ground in fine condition for cultivation, and together with the warm weather, have started all vegetation to growing rapidly.
 Cotton is all planted and is a fine stand. Choppinr out is general The plant is strong and healthy and the prospects were never bet ter for good crop.
 Corn is also a good stand It has all been piowed the first time and some of 1t the second tune II IS growing fast and a good healthy color.
 Gardens doing we'll Oats rather small but wlil do well with favorable weather Cut Wrms are doing some damage to gardens. oui as yet are not lniuring the staple crops. sweet potatoes being transplanted Stock of al Kinds doing well and rather more attention being paid them than heretofore.
 SOUTHWEST SECTION.
 The weather has been very favorable for iarm work of all kinds. and great progress has been made in regaining lost time.
 Cotton is mostly all planted. and the early piahtlng IS up to good stand Some of the more advancei is being chopped out and powed but chopping out will not become gen. eral for several days yet.
 Corn is ali planted except a small acreage on low, wet lands
 About all has been worked over and the stand sgood Some complaint of the plant being small but ;: is growing rapidly now. In parts ol Lafayette and Montgomery counties there IS some complaint of the bud worm in corn.
 
 All small grains doing we'll except in DOT uons Of Union county where oats are reported very small
 on some lowlands Irish potatoes will not make full crop owing to the ground remain Ing wet so long. Sweet potatoes never sp-outed better half the crop has been transplanted. farmers generally paying more attention to ieel crops, peas and sorghum. Gardens doing Well Berries promise an abundant crop; little oiher fruit except apples.
 NORTHWEST SECTION.
 heavy rain occurred on the 7th. accompa- nied Tn some places by hail. which did some uanase to corn by splitting the blades and cut tihe on the heads. This rain further retarded iarm work Crops generally are badly in the grass though most of the corn has nas been scraped preparatory to thinning. reports indicate that cotton and corn have come up to good stand. are of a better color anu sturdier growth than for some years. wheat is heading and gives indications of particularly fine crop. Oats are snort. Strawberries and gooseberries are plen- uili and ready for picking. StocR oi all kinds is thriving on the range Cut worms are doing some damage to gardens and early cotton in Johnson and Logan counties. Loeusts have appeared in the counties or rope nehtoa. Crawford and Johnson. They are only heard in the woods and have done no damase 70 crops as yet. Warm weather and abundant sunshine is needed.