The Forrest City times., 1899-06-30
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Corn and Cotton Doing Fairly We'll and Dry Weather Has Enabled Farmers
 to Get Out of the Grass.

to Get Out of the Grass.
 Following is the crop bulletin issued by the Little Rock weather bureau for the week ending June 27th, 1899:
 High temperatures and an unequal distribution of rain have been the char acteristic features of the weather. The following is the record of the rainfall for the week from reporting stations: Brinkley, .25 inch; Forrest City .75 inch; Helena. 1.22 inches; Little Rock, .03 inch; Malvern, .79 inch; New port, IS inch; Pine Bluff, 1. 32 inches; Prescott, .S7 inch; Russellville, .62 inch; Texarkana, .0s inch; Warren, .49 inch; none at Fort Smith. The harvesting of wheat and oats is about completed and the reports show the yield of both to be, generally, about the average, al- though in some sections the yield is short and the quality poor. Early corn laid by in most sections; late corn badly injured by cut worms and chineh bugs. Cotton, though small and late, is growing nicely and generally free from grass. Potatoes are reported as being of good quality in most sections, and the yield is fair to good. The yield of fruit, with the exception of peaches. which are failure, will be good in some sections, while in others it will be short. Following is the report by counties:
 Northeast Section.
 Clay County-Crops of all kinds are doing well. Cotton and coru are well cleaned out
 Cross-Rain is needed. Some crops are still in the grass. Stand Of late corn poor early corn is laid by
 Fulton-Harvesting of wheat completed yield good. Corn doing we'll. but needs rain. Cotton is late. but is doing nicely.
 ndependence-Crops are doing we'll. but rain would be beneficial. Cotton growing rapidly.
 Jackson--Weather favorable for farm work. Crops are all cleaned and would be benefited by rain. Worms continue to do damage to corn
 Randolph-Wheat yield about the averge The yield of Irish potatoes will be above the average. Too much rain for low land crops.
 St Francis-Crops are very dry Potatoes about all dug; the yield was very good, both in quality and quantity.
 Woodrun-Weather has been favorable for cutfvating crops. Corn is poor and needs rain. Cotton is rather small.
 SOutheast Section.
 Arkansas County-Crops suffering on &C., count of dry weather. Good weather for hay making.
 Desha-weather has been warm and fair. Crops are clean and in good condition the plant is small and late. Chopping out com. pleted.
 Lee-Farmers have taken advantage of the dry weather and have their crops nearly free Of grass. Early corn will be almost failure having suffered on account of the dry weather Potato crop will be short.
 Monroe-Weather has been too dry and crops are injured. Corn damaged by bugs and worms Oats and wheat almost a failure Early potatos fair. Hay crop good
 Phillips-The weather has been favorable for working crops Prospects are good for fair crops. Some damage by high winds and wash- ing away of soil.
 Central Section.
 Conway County-Warm. dry weather the first of the week injurious to crops especially to corn. which had been neglected for want of time and labor.
 Faulkner-Ground getting dry and crops needing ram. Oats and wheat about all harvested. Yield was light Corn and cotton are in good condition.
 Garland-Crops ars looking well Corn in silk and tassel. Oats all harvested {; the yield is not as good was expected Rain on the 23d benefited crops.
 Lonoke-Oat harvest nearly completed Farmers catching up with their work.
 Perry-Cotton doing we'll Early corn needs rain. Young corn and some old corn being injured by the army worm"
 Prairie-Corn suffering for want of rain Dat harvest about half completed prospects not favorable for a large yield. Wheat har- vesting completed yield short. but quality good.
 Nup Dt,ra t),F.. aoa which are now generally in good condition Oat harvest nearly completed White-Weather warm and dry. Crops all worked out and beginning to need rain. Corn all laid by.
 Southwest Section.
 Clark County-Worm destroying corn some will have to plant the third time upland corn needs rain Cotton is looking we'll Columbia-Corn beginning to tassel; pros- poets favorable for good crop Cotton ia doing well. Oat yield good. Hempstead-An crops are doing nicely Cotton, generally. is clean of grass Howard-Farmers are about up with their work. Old corn in silk and tassel late corn damaged by worms. Cotton in lowlauds Is light
 Montgomery-Weather fair and warm Most Of the corn has been laid by in fairly good con- dttioH- Oats about all cut Ouachita-Crops aoing we'll Cotton a little late. Worms doing some damage to corn. Pike-Weather hot and dry. Early corn all laid by young corn being damaged by worms Cotton worked out and growing nicely. Oat | yield poor.
 Sevier-Weather hot and dry rain needed | Corn all laid by. Cotton we'll worked and in fair condition. Grass. millett sorghum and hay crop destroyed. Potato crop good Oat crop VIII De snort Hogs dying with cholera Northwest Section. Benton County-Weather favorable for harvesting and curing hay and cultiyatine | crops The yield of wheat and oats promises | to be light
 Boone-Oats will turn out good wheat was | damaged by smut and will turn out poor Corn is small. but of good color. Rain needed There will be a fair crop of apples. | Carrol-Weather has been favora ble for farm work. Corn about cleaned out and looks geoA harvesting in progress. Oats will turn out very good.
 Franklin-Dry weather has enabled farners to complete harvesting and get their crops free of grass Wheat has turned out poor to fair oats only fair Irish potatoes of good size and quality. but the yield is small