The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-09-16


colt, LA; Russellville, s.42; Texarkana,
S.oS; Warren, 1.so Following is the re-
port by counties:
Northeast Section.
Clay County-Weather cooler; light
showers; cotton opening and picking
progressing; corn crop assured; blowing
for winter wheat; sweet potato crop
good.
independence Cotton opening and
being picked rapidly; corn crop good
in quantity and quality; rain needed
badly; Irish potatoes a poor yield; sweet
potatoes good.
lzard-Rain on the 9Th; weather con-
siderably cooler since then; cotton
opening very rapidly and picking will
be general by the 10th; corn crop good
and safe.
Lawrence Cotton opening rapidly
and picking has commenced
Randolph-A good rain on the 9Th;
corn fine; cotton about the average;
minor crops doing well; pastures and
range in good condition.
Woodruff-The hot weather damaged
the top cotton crop very severely, killed
recently sowed rye and turnips, and
caused corn to mature rapidly; not
much cotton being picked on account
of scarcity of pickers.
Southeast Section.
Arkansas County-Good rain on the
9Th; cotton being picked rapidly; late
Irish potatoes and turnips a failure.
Bradley = Rust damaging cotton;
sweet potatoes good but need rain.
Chicot = Cotton opening well and
picking is general; crop damaged by
rust.
| Drew-Cotton not opening very fast
on account of wet weather; picking has
become general; some cotton ginned
but the quality is not very satisfactory
Lee-No change in the crop condi-
tions since last report; all planters are
of the opinion that cotton is not fruit
ing well, too much weed
| Phillips-Weather cool; good rain on
the nth of much benefit; cotton contin-
ues to open rapidly and picking quite
general; turnips and late potatoes doing
well.
| Central Section.
| Faulkner County-Corn about ready
to gather; cotton opening very fast but
| picking not general; peas and potatoes
need rain.
| Garland-Weather has been favorable
for gathering crops; cotton shedding
some.
Hot Spring-General rain on the 9th;
cool weather has made cotton picking
more general; sweet potatoes and peas
very fine; late Irish potatoes and tur-
nips poor.
Jefferson-The hot, dry weather the
first of the week retarded picking;
worms doing some damage in Localities;
good rain on the 10th, benefited pota-
toes, turnips and pastures.
Lonoke- The rain on the 9th was
timely and beneficial to turnips, late
Irish potatoes and gardens; cool wealth
err has enabled cotton pickers to rush
their work.
Southwest Section.
Clark County - Cotton picking pro-
crossing rapidly; corn will be ready to
crib the coming week.
Howard = Cotton picking general;
| SOiuc plduLCIS are RiuuiuS duu great
deal of cotton is being marketed; corn
will be ready to gather in about week.
Little River-Good rain on the 10th,
will help cotton and greatly benefit
peas, potatoes and turnips.
Nevada-The cool weather has en-
abled the farmers to pick cotton which
is opening very rapidly; some corn has
been gathered.
Northwest Section.
Benton County Weather still dry;
peas, sweet potatoes aud pastures rap
idly drying up; poor stand of turnips.
rawford-Rain on the 9th and 10th;
cotton picking and ginning have COM
menced a great deal of cotton in the
bottoms damaged by boil worms.
johnson Rain on the 9th; cotton
opening fast but picking has not com
menced; considerable cotton injured
by rust.
Logan = Cotton picking has com
menced and is being pushed rapidly;
rain and hail on the 9Th; cotton injured
by the hail; late potatoes a failure.
Marion-All crops maturing well but
would be benefited by rain; some re-
ports of boil worms.
Z. b. RICHARDS,
Section Director, Little Rock.