The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-08-14

ported during the week ending Z a. m,
Monday:
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Fort smith .................. ............ Trace
20
$3.50 800 r'ooh ..'...'.'... .1
NTI ......................2 90
Nau,Sa, .'.'..'..'...... LII
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Prescott "a
Texarkana. ....,...... Trace
Ihe condition of all crops has fallen
OFF during the week Cotton continues
10 shed leaves and squares, and is open
ing rapidly, but the weather has been
too hot to pick. Some correspondents
state that rain would benefit the crop,
but by far the greater number say that
the plant is beyond recovery, and rain
would do more harm than good. Corn
is very poor crop, and but little fod-
der has been saved. Pastures are dried
up, and sweet potatoes and peas are
almost failure. A general rain is
much needed for stubble breaking and
to start fall gardens.
SOUTHEAST SECTION
The condition of crops in this section
generally is not as good as last week.
In parts of Clay, Craighead, Poinsett,
Randolph and Sharp the outlook con-
tinues very good, but elsewhere serious
damage has resulted from the excess
sive heat and prolonged drought. Cot
ton is shedding badly and there is
much complaint of premature opening.
In the extreme south portions the
plant is drying up and whitening.
Early corn will make fair crop over
the greater part of this section, but
the late crop promises nothing, and
rain would hardly benefit it. Peas are
drying up and pastures are destroyed.
Some late potatoes planted, but not
coming up. Ground too dry to break
lands or plant turnips
SOUTHEAST SECTION
The weather has continued extreme
ly hot and dry. and the condition Of.
all crops is worse than reported last
week. Cotton has ceased opening; tho
top squares shrivel up and drop of,
and the stalk in many places, particu-
larly the uplands, is dying. Rain
would do but little good now for this
crop. and then only in localities. Corn
is almost total failure. In some Sec
ton the early planted will give fair
yield, but the late planting viii make
nothing. Very little fodder saved.
Sweet potato vines and field peas turn
ing yellow and dying. Some peas have
been harvested and turned out very
poor. Pastures dried up and stock
water very scarce. Wells falling Rains
needed for fall planting
CENTRAL SECTION.
Drought still prevails on the greater
part of this section though light show
ers occurred in few localities on the
18th and 9TH sufficient in some places to
permit sowing turnips and planting
late potatoes. Generally, however. the
condition of all crops has continued to
grow worse. On the uplands cotton Is
total failure. On the bottom lands
many half-grown bolls dying on the
stalk, the top crop is totally lost, mid
die crop stems dying between boil and
limb causing boil to wilt and crack
=, open, middle of rows filing with dry
leaves and forms. In some places corn
will not yield the seed planted. Sweet
potatoes and peas drying up; pastures
destroyed, stock water very scarce and
many wells and springs dry. Cotton
opening very fast. Rain would do no
good except to pastures and to put the
ground in condition for late gardens
SOUTHWEST SECTION.
Crops of all kinds continue to fail
rapidly under the influence of the con-
nued hot, dry weather. The only re-
lief from the drought was in the form
of light local showers in widely scat
tered localities. All small crops. such
as peas, sorghum, sweet potatoes,
ETC.. are burned up, and will
make comparatively nothing. The
late crop of Irish potatoes is failure.
Corn will be very short crop as i'm
dicated in previous reports. The best
prospects for this crop are in Hemp
stead county. Some places late corn
is a failure, and farmers are only saw
ing it for fodder. Cotton continues to
open prematurely and shed it's bolls.
1t is damaging every day. The bolls
are opening rapidly, and picking has
commenced. The ground is very dry
and can not be planted in turnips In
its present condition. Stock water 10
very scarce Where the few light
showers were experienced the damage
was stopped only temporarily.
NORTHWEST SECTION.
Both late and early corn have gone
so far that they can hardly be bene-
flied by rain now. The crop will be
very short in this section. Cotton
is failing rapidly in the southern
counties of this section on account
of rust, shedding premature opening
of bolls, etc, though it would be re-
vived and benefited by a good rain.
! Mast is very scarce and the pros-