The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-05-15
ARKANSAS FARMERS.
lotion PLANTING About Finished-A Good
stand Except In Western Arkansas--Ths
Corn stand Generally Good.

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The week ending Monday, Nav II.
was warmer than usual, the daily mean
temperatures averaging about degrees
per day above the normal.
very light local showers occurred in
Few localities, but generally the week
was without rainfall and more than
one average amount of sunshine pre-
vailed. Brinkley, Fort Smith, Little
ltock, Newport, Pine Bluff, Prescott.
huSsellville, Texarkana and Warren
report total absence precipitation;
Forest City reports trace. Helena
o.OS, and Malvern 0. IS inch during the
week ending a. m, May II.
contemplating is about finished and
Is good stand except in west parts of
the state. The late planting is not
coming up well owing to lack of moist
ure. Chopping out has been general
ana good progress made.
The majority of the corn crop is
planted and except over the west por-
tlon OF the state the stand is good and
plant healthy and strong.
wheat and oats are not doing so well
on account of absence of rainfall.
irish potatoes, too, are falling for the
same reason.
The fruit prospect is not so encour-
aging, much complaint of its falling off
the trees being reported.
Ram is needed in all sections of the
state, and serious injury will result to
all crops If it does not rain within the
ensuing week At this writing. how
ever, the indications are favorable for
showers.
NORTHEAST SECTION.
Planting is nearly finished and much prog
ress mas been made in cultivating corn, and
choppng out cotton has begun. While corn
and cotton are not suffering for rain, 1t is bad
" needed to put the land In condition to sat
lsfactorily cultivate the crops.
Potatoes are needing rain and will be dam
aged in few more DAYS
Strawberries have been cut short by the dry
weather and much OF the fruit has dropped
on
On some OF the lowlands considerable corn
remains to be planted, but nearly all the land
Is broken.
Fruit is falling of the trees very badly in
some parts OF the section, while In others the
prospect continues good.
Generally good stands Of both cotton and
corn are reported, and clover and grasses have
made good growth
Wheat and oats doing very well.
Rain would be very beneficial to all crops
during the ensuing week.
a SOUTHEAST SECTION
Planting completed and great progress made
In chopping out cotton and working corn.
Rain is much needed in all sections to bring
up late planted cotton and sweet potatoes
Some complaint OF cotton diving on the up-
lands for lack of moisture; with this exception
the staple crops that are up are growing nice
ly. Worms are damaging the stand OF late
corn in parts of Arkansas county.
Oats doing well generally, though some rust
Is reported In Ashley county. Irish potatoes
doing fairly we'll bad stands are reported in
localities. Some correspondents report the
crop laid by.
Sweet potatoes being set out
Fruit prospect only fair. generally. In some
localities it is very good, while in others 1t is
dropping badly.
Watermeons are only fair
Rain would be beneficial to everything
CENTRAL SECTION.
Weather favorable for chopping out cotton
and cultivating corn, and great progress has
been made. Rain is much needed to bring up
the late planted cotton and all crops will suffer
for moisture unless rain falls during the ensu-
ing week The nights have been rather too
cool but no injurious effects are reported ex-
cept In localities where cutworms have dam
aged the young corn and cotton. Cotton and
corn have made good growth; stands are gen.
orally good and the plants healthy.
In some parts Of the section chopping out
cotton will be completed during the ensuing
week
Wheat and oats are looking we'll Potatoes
are doing verv we'll, but would do better with
more moisture.
Strawberries have been cut short by lack OF
rain during the past week.
Oats doing fairly well.
Fruit prospect continuing good. though in
localities falling of in the condition of apples
and peaches is reported.
SOUTHWEST SECTION.
Dry hot weather has prevailed during the