The Forrest City times., 1897-05-07

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The weather has been very favorable
for plowing and planting, but on 40
count of too low temperature il has
been decidedly unfavorable for the
termination Of seed and growth Of
vegetation.
Cotton and corn planting has pro-
Rressed we'll, and is completed in some
sections, except where replanting will
be necessary. Both are coming up and
growing very slowly, and poor stands
are the rule.
Cut-worms, bud-worms and fiea-buQs
have done great damage to vegetation
In many localities, so much as to neces-
state replanting of corn and cotton In
places. Cotton is suffering from '.sore
shin,' and corn is yellow and unhealthy
looking.
NORTHEAST SECTION.
Weather cool and pleasant and favor
able for planting and farm work of all
kinds, but too cold for rapid germina-
ton OF seed and growth Of vegetation.
The water is receding quite rapidly in
the overflowed district, and planting is
being pushed as fast as the water re-
cedes. Much cotton and corn planted,
in some localities all the cotton crop is
reported planted. Cotton and corn
coming up very slowly, and much dam
age being done to these crops in locali-
ties by cut worms. The cool weather
has caused the crops to look yellow
and sickly; replanting will be neces-
sary. Wheat, oats and grasses doing
very well, gardens fair, range good.
Fruit prospect continues good. Warm
weather and abundant sunshine need
ed.
SOUTHEAST SECTION.
Cut-worms are doing much damage
to cotton and corn in this section; in
some places the stand was injured TO
such an extent that replanting was
necessary. The weather has been gen.
orally favorable for planting. but very
trying on the growing crops, so cool
as to stop the growth of cotton and
corn, and give them tendency to turn
yellow. Planting is practically COM
pleted, and corn is being worked out.
New potatoes and beans coming in.
English peas larger yield than ex-
pected. Light frost during the wcek
did not injure fruit. Peaches falling
on and will be . short crop. Other
fruits promise well. Strawberries bo-
ginning to fail, after q good yield.
na &c AL.
CENTRAL SECTION.
Weather entirely too cold, and crops
have made but little growth. Cut
worms, bud-worms and fea-buQs ara
damaging corn and cotton in localities.
and are eatingup garden truck. Range
good. Wheat, oats and rye only fair.
Planting Of corn and cotton nearly
finished, except where replanting will
be necessary. Both crops are coming
up very slowly, and the plants gener-
ally are poor. The water in Whito
river bottoms of Prairie county is leav-
ing very fast, and planting has begun
in low lands. Early corn is worked
over, and some are working cotton.
Fruit is not promising. Many report
worms at work on peaches and plums.
and some complaint of blight on pears.
SOUTHWEST SECTION.
Weather very favorable for farm
work, but too cool and dry for favora-
BILE growth of crops. The dry, cool
weather has been favorable for depre-
dations of cut worms which have done
great damage to both cotton and corn
In many localities both crops will have
to be replanted. Cotton is also suffer-
ing from ''sore shin" In some locali-
ties in Ouachita county the wire
worm" is greatly damaging corn.
Wheat, oats and grasses doing very
well. Fruit only fair. apples and
peaches promising TO be very light
crop. Irish potatoes and gardens not
doing well; potato bugs reported in
Union county. In Polk county the cur
culio is running plums Soil in good
condition for working. Warm wealth
er and abundant sunshine needed
NORTHWEST SECTION.
Weather cool and detrimental 10
growing crops, especially cotton. Corn
doing fairly well. though stand poor in
some places. Some rust on rye and
wheat. Planting well along toward
completion. Cut-worms damaging po-
tatoes and cotton, but apparently have
not done corn any harm. Oats doing
well. The early-planted cotton shows
good stand. Strawberries being
shipped. Fruit not injured by frost.
Worms eating foliage from apple trees.
Correspondents Remnrks.
NEWPORT, JACKSON CouxTY-Weatherf IA ~.
cold for cotton; stands OF the early planting
fair, bat look badly from cold. That which =
now sprouting is In dangerous fx: needs q
week of warm weather. Corn looks yellow. and
but little OF 1t y worked ont Cus-worms ara
doing great dsnage to cotton and In gardess-
Ono. B. IRBY.
CLIFTON. LES CoUNTY-very disastrous.
high cold winds ana cut worms destroyinx tle
cotton and shs end not ret Early piannng Of
cotton Is being planted over. corz pamfnr
generally late. but looking wei whsrs up al
fair stands III n W0RD.