The Forrest City times., 1898-07-22
CROPS NEEDING RAIN.
Early Corn About Mntured-Chinch BuGs
Doing Great Damage In the Northwess
Section-Weck's Rainfall.

Crop Service, Weather Bureau, Little
Rock.-Weekly crop bulletin for the
week ending July 10:
General Summary.
The temperature has been considera-
BILE below the normal. On the first two
days of the week unreasonable low tenn
peratures prevailed.
The rainfall has been deficient except
in few localities, where rather heavy
local showers occurred. Large areas of
the state have had no rain. Following
are the weekly amounts of rainfall at
the various reporting stations: Brink
ley, 1.2o inches; Russellville, 1.10; For
rest City, 0.51; Helena, OBS; Malvern,
0.22; Texarkana, 30; Little Rock, 0. o.01; /;
Fort Smith, 0.1s; Newport, Pine Bluff,
Prescott and Warren. none.
Cotton is standing the dry weather
well and continues to present fine
prospect, though its growth was some
what retarded by the cool weather.
Corn, as a general thing, is needing
rain. Hill corn is commencing to suffer,
but early corn will make a good crop
without further rain; chinch bugs are
damaging the crop in the northwest
section.
An abundance of hay was saved in
good condition
Second crop of Irish potatoes are not
doing SO well. Sweet potatoes in good
condition.
Northeast Section.
Clay County-Rain is needed; crops
suffe. ing.
Cross - General rains on the 10th;
crops of all kinds doing nicely.
Izard-Upland corn and cotton fine;
rain needed in some localities.
ndependence-Cotton has made rapid
growth; corn needing rain; hay good.
Greene-Corn needing rain; Irish po-
tatoes will be short crop; COW peas
doing we'll.
Lawrence-Cotton doing well; some
corn firing.
Mountaineering favorable for
good crops in vicinity of Augusta. A
report from Gregory says cotton was
injured by the cool days. and corn not
doing SO well. Sweet potatoes in good
condition.
Southeast Section.
Arkansas County-Too cool and dry;
cotton did not improve; corn is willing
and ears dropping off; peas promising.
Bradley-Wind and cool weather in
furious to crops.
Chicot-Weather favorable for farm
work; crops nearly all free from grass;
much cotton small and yellow; good
crop early corn assured.
Cleveland-From Tisdale crops are
reported in good condition.
Desha-Crops looking very well; some
places needing rain, but not suffering
yet; corn is fine and will make good
crop without any more rain.
Lee-All crops growing finely; good
showers on the 10th proved very bene-
fetal.
Monroe-Rain needed.
Phillips-Corn and cotton doing we'll.
Central Section.
Faulkner County--Rain needed badly;
corn in some localities burning; cotton
not suffering yet; pastures drying up.
Garland County-Corn and cotton in
fine condition; Irish potatoes rotting in
the ground.
Grant-Crops promising.
Hot Spring-Corn on uplands has suf-
fered from drought; in bottom lands
not damaged much yet. In the uplands
cotton is turning yellow and leaves are
dropping off.
Jefferson-Too cool and dry the past
week A general rain needed.
Lonoke-Cotton fruiting well; early
corn nearly all matured; late corn suf-
fering for rain.
Prairie--Crops not doing well on ac-
count of dry, cool weather.
Phillips-Crops fair, but rain needed.
Van Buren-Crops looking well; peas
| fine.
Southwest Section.
| Columbia County = Cotton fruitinQ
well; prospects good for all crops.
| Hempstead-Corn crop assured; cot
ton very promising
Lafayette-Corn doing fairly well:
cotton very promising.
Little River-Corn crop good; corn
forming nicely.
Miller-Cotton all clean; cropin prime
condition.
Nevada-All crops are in need of rain;
cotton is whiting and turning yellow.
Ouachita-Corn crop about made; cot
ton continues fruiting well; both crops
need rain.
Northwest Section.
Benton County-Cropsi in need of rain;
chinch bugs reported very bad in some
| corn fields.
| Boone-Rain would be beneficial to
crops; chinch bugs damaging corn.
Crawford-Crops much improved; up
land crops above the average. Crops on
overfowed lands generally worked out
well and growing rapidly. Second crop
of potatoes being planted.
| Franklin-Corn and cotton in fair
condition, but needing rain at present.
| Johnson-Rain would benefit crops in
some localities. Corn and cotton look
| ing well.
Logan-Good rains; crops good; yield
of wheat and oats light on account OF