The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1897-05-14

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The weather has been generally IA
vorable for plowing and planting and
farm work is well advanced.
Owing to the cool nights and def
cient rainfall vegetation has made but
little growth.
Most of the cotton and corn is plant
ed and both are coming up, but to poor
stands. Corn has all been worked over
once, and some of it two times. Some
little cotton has been bedded. Neither
cotton nor corn shows healthy growth,
plants being yellow and sickly. Much
replanting has been necessary owing
to cool nights and the ravages of cut
worms, which are still doing much
damage.
Wheat and oats are doing fairly well,
and wheat is heading. Oats would be
improved by rain. The prospect for
fruit has improved over last week Most
sections report the present outlook very
encouraging except possible for late
peaches and in some localities pears
and plums.
The water is receding rapidly over
the overiiowed districts, and it is
thought planting will be general over
this portion of the state in ten or Is
days.
Hot sunshine for few days followed
by general warm rain would be most
beneficial to all vegetation
NORTHEAST SECTION
Weather generally favorable for
plowing and planting, but in few To-
calities the ground is too dry for this
work.
Nearly all cotton and corn Is planted and
corn Is being worked and some cotton scraped
Some have planted cotton and corn the second
Time Cut-worms continue their depredations
and have done great damage to cotton, corn and
gardens Cotton Is doing only fairly we'll It
needs rain and sunshine Wheat and oats do
ing very well. but the latter Is needing rain
Wheat is heading. Grasses good but would bo
benefited by rain. Fruit prospect is very fine.
and In some localities promise an abundant
yield.
SOUTHEAST SECTION.
Planting is nearly finished except in
the overflowed district.
There the water is receding very fast and II
is thought planting can be commenced In ten to
fifteen days In a few localities cotton and corn
are doing well and the stands OF each are good
but over the greater part OF this section rain Ia
needed to stop the ravages OF cut-worms which
are doing great damage to cotton corn and gar
dens. The weather has been favora BILE for plow-
ing and planting. and farmers are generally well
up with their work. Considerable replanting
OF cotton Will be necessary, and there Is some
scarcity OF seed Rain Is needed for oats and
gras >es. Fruit prospect generally only fair and
IN some localities poor. Hot sunshine followed
by good warm rain would be most beneficial
CENTRAL SECTION.
Weather has been favorable for all
kinds of farm work. but too cool for
rapid growth of vegetation.
Cotton and corn about all planted Some of the
early-planted cotton has been planted over on
account of cut-worms and cool weather. Corn
is well worked. some the second time. Cotton
not near stand on account of cut-worms and
sore shin Corn yellow and not doing well. Oats
looking well, but would be benefited by rain
Wheat fine. Fruit prospects good except In q
few localities Hot sunshine followed by a gen.
eral rain Is what is needed.
SOUTHWEST SECTION
Dry weather during the past week
has enabled the farmers to push for
ward farm work rapidly, and they are
now well up.
Cotton and complaining, except In limited
areas and in certain places where replanting
necessary, about completed. Neither cot
hon 10 oil
peen retarded by cool nights, and the staad has
been cut down by cut-worms and wire-worms.
Cut-worms are doing much damage throughout
the section. A good deal OF cotton Is being
plowed and chopped; the stalk is not strong.
Upland corn has poor color and poor stand
Fruits, except plums and fall peaches, continue
promising well. Strawberries nearly gone;
crop shorter than was expected. Oats rather
poor Irish potatoes plentiful. though potato-
bugs doing much damage. Rain probably oc-
Cured over this section Sunday and Monday,
and II so 1t would benefit all crops.
NORTHWEST SECTION.
A fine rain on the 7th benefited all
crops in this section. During the early
part of the week cool nights retarded
growth.
Cut-worms doing some damage TO stands of
corn and cotton. Corn and cotton nearly all
planted Corn has been plowed over second
time In most localities; the tendency is toward
q yellowish color. probably induced by the cool
weather Some rust in wheat and oats; the
prospects for these crops only fair. Fruit trees
are loaded and prospects good
Correspondents Remarks.
: LITTLE BAY CALHOUN COUNTY The weather
for the past ten days has been cool and dry. too
much so for the crops. Some cotton In this vi
cinity had 10 be planted over. Cut-worms have
heer committing great rayasaS these coal nights
in crops and gardens. New potatoes are be-
ginning to come in; prospect for a good crop
promising: also fruit. Farmers are well up
with their work. and all together the outlook