The Forrest City times., 1896-06-26

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 Cotton is standing the drought very well, the plant continues healthy and forming well, though some complaint is made of slow growth. Some lice are reported and boil worms have ap- peared in Faulkner county, but the condition of this crop continues very favorable.
 Early corn is seriously in iured by drought and late corn is needing moisture.
 Gardens are failing and sweet pota- toes not doing well on account of dry weather.
 Weather favorable for having and harvesting of wheat and oats
 general rain throughout the state would be of great value to all CT ops.
 NORTHEAST SECTION.
 Rain is much needed for early corn, which is silking and tasseling, and un- less rain falls within tue ensuing ten days much damage to the crop will re- suit. Cotton has been cleaned of grass, and is in good condition. The stands are good and plant fruiting well. Lice are reported in a few localities, but this complaint is not general. On the uplands rain is needed very badly for cotton, as the late planting is spindling and shows but little growth. Wheat and oat harvest has continued, and haymaking has progressed favorably. lackberries ripening rapidly and good prospect Sweet potatoes and gardens are much in need of ram.
 SOUTHEAST SECTION
 Corn badly injured by drought; some will be cut and lands replanted Cotton continues doing very well, though rain would be very beneficial. Fruit con- tiues to drop, and is of no account; even blackberries are drying up on ac- count of lack of moisture Late corn Is not damaged much as yet, though rain is badly needed. The early plant ing has been seriously injured, and it IS too late to recuperate, even if rain falls in few hours. Gardens are burned up, and sweet potatoes are greatly in need of moisture In fact, general rain would prove most bene- fcial to all crops.
 CENTRAL SECTION
 Another dry, hot week without rain except light showers in localities on the 2lst. Corn badly damaged. Cot ton has suffered but little, the stand is good and plant healthy and strong, though some correspondents report the late planting very small for its age. All crops are free from grass and work has been suspended until it rains. Some complaint of boil worm in parts of Faulkner county. Having has pro- gressed, but rain is needed to make hay good Too dry for potatoes. Sweet potatoes doing fairly well, but would be benefited by rain. Prospect for fruit remains unchanged. Rain is much needed for all crops.
 SOUTHWEST SECTION
 Hot, dry weather has continued in this section during the week The drought has now lasted from three to five weeks, and as a result all growing crops, with the possible exception of cotton, are in precarious condition Early corn is ruined in many locali- ties, in others it is failing fast, and even with a rain now the yield would be small. The only report that indi- cates that corn is doing at all well is from Hampstead county, where, owing to the peculiar nature of the heavy, black soil, it retains moisture for long time. Corn is tasseling. Cotton is weathering the drought splendid ly. In many localities it is we'll advanced and is being laid by. Gardens are being burned up by the hot, dry weather. Grasses of all kinds are failing rapidly. The berry crop is very good. Small fruits are failure. Irish potatoes turned out poorly. A light shower fell at Fort Smith Sun day, which may have embraced this section and broken the drought
 NORTHWEST SECTION
 Warm weather has prevailed during the past week with an entire absence of rain. This weather was favora ble for haymaking, stacking wheat, and completing the clearing of crops. but was very trying on growing crops. Corn has suffered most from the dry weather, and in certain localities, particularly Crawford county, 1t has been badly damaged As a general thing corn will stand few more days drought without failing Irish pota- toes are all dug and marketed. Grasses, pasture and the range are failing rapidly on account of the dry weather. and small streams are drying up, to the serious detri- ment of cattle. Cotton is doing very