The Forrest City times., 1895-09-13
DUN CH ARKANSAS CROPS.


 Corn Crop Ever Raised la the state
 Following is the synopsis of the crop report of Arkansas as compiled by F. C. Dun < O from their core spondents in every section Of the state:
 The excessive rains Of July. followed bv several weeks Of hot. dry weather, without sessonzble showers, has dam aged the crops considerably. while the boil worms and rust are now adding tc the trouble. so that the general aver age In the counties reported show that the cotton crop will not exceed 55 per cent of a full crop The uplauds have the ''cun" this year, and the bottom lands are short"
 The corn crop is undoubtedly the finest Arkansas has ever known. Hay is very good also in .he localities where it is grown and the Irish potato crop is fine Sweet potatoes excellent Plenty of sorghum this year. The farmers condition is improving every year; raising his own bread and meat now, buying but little on credit, and before long he will be deservingly looked up to as prince ot the realm.' The merchants also are selling less on credit. and getting nearer to the strictly cash system every day: owe less this year than ever before, and have no cause to feel ashamed of their general condition. h fact. both farmer and merchant have made wonderful strides toward self sustainment and prosperity in the past three years, in the face of adverse cir eumstances- The credit system. so far as the farmer is concerned, is bound to go, and King Cash will soon be a full brother to King Cotton Speed the day! The prospects for fall and win ter trade are very good. and most of the merchants anticipate good collee- tions-
 One of the most gratifying result: of this investigation, as shown by the re- turns received, is the decreasing acre. age planted in colt on. Each succeed ing year shows less cotton planted This means less crop mortgages, less hardships, and more diversified crops, and the latter means ID ore money and more prosperity.
 Last year Arkansas raised bout $50 900 bales of cotton, and the United States nearly 10. .0O0. 900. The ratio of this state is usually about one-teEth Of the crop, but last year we were little short. This year 1t is likely Ar kansas will raise about 600 00O bales, and from what estimates we can get on the United States this year we will fall far short of ls94, so We will near ly reach our ratio mark again. On this day last year spot cotton brought about 65z cents. To-day it is worth about 7}& cents. But while it was worth 61I cents last year, the price declined rapidly, so that the Arkansas farmer did not realize over or 513 cents on an average for his crop. This year 1t IS already 7I cents and conservative authorities predict that the average price will be or cents Therefore, while we may be a little short" on the crop. we will be long" on price. Eight hundred and fifty thousand bales last year. at an average of s25 per bale (5 cents per pound), brought to the grower total of s21, 250, 0O0
 This year. if we make las now esti- mated) but 600,O00 bales, and even if the price does not go higher than it is ! to-day (7$l cents), our crop will bring S3s. 5 per bale, or total Of S23 15O, 00O showing that we will be better off this year by nearly s2,0OO, coo But the price is very likely to go even still higher, so that we may count on an in. crease of s2,OOO, GOO to s4 .oOO, 900 over last year.
 Again, we have another advantage this year; the hill or upland farmer is making the best crop and will have more cotton to sell than the bottom planter. The upland farmer is the man who raises his own corn and hogs and potatoes and sorghum and is more self-sustaining than the bottom planter has been heretofore (although the latter is rapidly coming to the front), considering that he owes but little. doesn't have to send his money outside the state to pay off the all-a6- sorblng mortgage, but spends most of it as home with the local merchant and lays aside a little for the inevita. ble rainy day"
 So, Arkansas will not only receive more money for her crop this year, as com pared with last, but will spend it mostly at home. It will permeate all through the arteries of trade and make the doctor, the merchant. the mechanic and the laborer correspond ingly happy and prosperous. Arkansas at Atlanta. In a recent interview State Commis- sioner of Agriculture Vincenheller said:
 Arkansas is going to have the finest