The Forrest City times., 1896-06-19

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 The following stations report pre- cipitation as follows for the week end ing a. m., June 15:
 Inches BrlnKiey. :...'................ .-..s........ uU0 Fort smith ......... ......... .............. O01 nelSha -....... ...-......'..--. oVo Little kock..... ........ ..... Trace AIVcih IL ..-.......+- VW NeWport. ............. Olo Plne bluH .-..........-............. ........ OW Prescott ..................... 000 hussellNllle.. ...-............... OuO aeAarkaha a..................... ..-..-...... OOO warren ..s..-. ................ O4b The weather has been favorable for the cultivation of crops and harvest ing of wheat and hay, but has been too cool and dry for rapid growth. Cotton has made but little growth, but the plant continues healthy though there are more complaints of lice. The plant is blooming and fruiting well, and bolls of good size are re- ported.
 Early corn is injured by drought, and unless rain falls within few days the damage will be serious Late corn is not damaged yet, but will need rain soon.
 Sweet potatoes are doing we'll. Wheat harvest has progressed. the crop turning out very poor Oats are generally worse than wheat, some fields the straw being too short to cut. Having has progressed well and the yield is fair.
 Irish potatoes turning out only me- dium, having been cut short by dry weather.
 Rain is needed for all crops during the ensuing week, but especially for corn and gardens.
 NORTHEAST SECTION.
 Weather generally favorable for work, and crops are unusually clean and well cultivated. Cotton continues to do well, and blooms are becoming common; some complaints of lice, the cool nights having been favorable for their depredations. Light local show CTS have occurred. Some uplands are needing rain, while bottom lands need dry weather. Corn doing very well and coming out in silk and tassel. Most of the early planting is laid by. Wheat turning out fair; oats, outlook is for poor yield.
 soUTHEAST SECTION.
 Light local showers have occurred in widely-scattered localities, but not suf- tcient for the growth of crops. gen eral rain is needed badly. Cool nights have caused cotton to appear droopy, and lice have appeared in many locali- ties. No serious damage has been done, however, to this crop. Rain is much needed for old corn, which will be a failure if it does not receive moisture within few days. Young corn is not seriously injured as yet, but would be greatly benefited by rain. All crops clean and well cultivated. A generous ain with warm weather would be of great value to all crops.
 CENTRAL SECTION.
 The weather has been dry and cool and favorable for farm work. but rather detrimental to growth of all crops. Cotton continues to look well. though lice are reported in localities. It has not made much growth during the past week, yet the condition is more favorable than for several years at this date. Esfly corn is suffering for rain, and unless it comes soon the crop will be cut very short. The late planting is doing fairly well.
 SOUTHWEST SECTION.
 The weather during the past week has been very unfavorable for all crops During the early part cool weather prevailed, the temperature at night getting so low as to threaten cotton. The latter part of the week high temperature prevailed. Only light, scattering showers have occurred, no enough to do any material good. Cotton is all chopped out. It is doing we'll after the trying weather of the past week, but will need moisture very soon. The plant is beginning to fruit in some places. Corn is all laid by in good shape, but needs rain bad ly. Many reporters state that unless rain occurs within the next few days corn will be seriously injured.
 NORTHWEST SECTION.
 Crops are doing fairly we'll in this section. Wheat and oats, harvesting and haymaking are progressing under very favorable weather conditions. though the weather is very trying on growing crops. Wheat and oats are turning out very poor, oats very poor and in some places left standing because too poor to cut. Weather too cool for cot ton. The crop is clean and plant com mencing to boom. Corn presents a fairly good prospect. Fruit, which is an important item to farmers in this section, is very short. The only ex- captions are grapes and black berries