The Forrest City times., 1898-04-29
CROPS AND WEATHAt.
Conditions Favorable For Farm Operations
and Growth of Crops-Cora About
All Planted.

ending April %, follows:
The weather has been entirely favora-
BILE for farming operations and growth
OF crops, except in the northwest sec
tion. During the first four days the
weather was dry and warm, enabling
farmers to prepare the land and get
seed into the ground The last three
days of the week were characterized by
showers, which encouraged the growth
OF vegetation and the termination of
seed
The average rainfall for the state
for the week was 1.37 inches.
Cotton planting is about com. .,leted
in the southern half of the state, though
practically none has come as yet. Corn
is all planted except in the northern
tier of counties. For the entire state
the average condition of corn is good.
Much corn land was replanted owing to
damage to the original planting from
frost and wet weather. In some places
corn is ten inches high and has been
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oats continue to present a fine pros
pect. Grasses and gardens are doing
well. Fruit except in the northwest
section is very poor
Northeast Section.
Farm work has been pushed rapidly
under favorable weather conditions.
High winds of the previous week had
baked hill lands in some localities to
degree that caused them to break up
cloddy. High water along the rivers
delayed the season; the bottom lands
are, however, now drying out rapidly,
and planting will be general the COM
ing week
Cotton planting is in order, and with
favorable weather it will be completed
within ten days. Corn is about all in
the ground and is coming out nicely to
good stands except in few localities,
where 1T is reported yellow. Early corn
is up to height of from eight to ten
inches. Cut worms are doing some
damage. Fruits of all kinds promise
very good yield in this section, they
not having suffered seriously from frost
except in the most exposed localities.
Strawberries were badly hurt by cold
weather Wheat and oats continue
fine and meadows that were not killed
out by last years drought are now
doing well.
Southeast Section,
The weather during the past week
has been too cool for the growth of
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but favorable for planting, which has
been pushed to completion except in
overtiowed lands, which remained too
heavy to work. The season is late.
some regarding it month behind. A
great deal of corn has been replanted
on account of its being ruined by frost
and high water. That which survived
is growing nicely and looks healthy.
Early corn is being worked out first
time. Cotton is nearly all planted, but
none up. Cool weather has encouraged
cut-worms, and their ravages in the
corn and gardens have been disastrous.
Oats doing well. Peaches and grapes
vol be short and there will be no plums.
Apples doing well so far.
Central Section.
The warm, pleasant weather up to
Friday of the crop week just closed was
very beneficial to all vegetation and
enabled farmers to catch up with their
work. General rains came opportunely
toward the close of the week.
Corn and potatoes that were killed to
the ground by late frost are reviving
and doing well. Corn has now all been
planted except in one or two of the
more northern counties of this section.
and is coming up nicely to a stand,
which as general thing is good. Cot
ton planting progressed rapidly during
the week and is now nearing compile
ton. Wheat and oats present fine
prospect; both crops were benefited by
the rains toward the end of the week,
Early cabbage, tomatoes and potatoes
are being transplanted. Melons are
coming up to rather poor stand. Late
Strawberries uninjured by frost. Peach
crop very generally ruined, there will
be but few plums, and the apple crop
will be short
Southwest Section.
Conditions generally favorable sor
eiAc SlpW vi VI crops. 4 ne rains OF the
2lst and ed greatly revived wheat and
oats. The rain and warmer weather
had a good effect on corn that was re.
planted Planting of corn completed.
In some localities cotton is coming up
TO good stand and looks well, but
needs little more rain. Wheat much
improved. Peaches and plums will be
scarce, apples and cherries looking bet
ter, and berries of all kinds doing well.
Northwest Section.
Wet and continued cold weather dur
ing the past week has delayed farm
work and retarded growth of crops.
Corn not all planted and early corn is
coming up to poor stands. Cotton not
all planted. In some localities farmers
are still preparing the land for cotton.
That which has come up during the
past week looks well. Oats and wheat
are reported as looking fine, and the
indications are favorable for good crops.
Irish potatoes, garden truck and fruit
improving. Apples, berries, cherries