The Van Buren press., 1899-07-01
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
Corn and Cotton Doing Fairly Well ant
Dry Weather Has Enabled Farmers
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 rs inch; Helena. 1.22 inches Little
Rock, .03 inch; Malvern, 10 inch; New
port, Is inch; Pine Bluff, l. 80 inches;
Prescott, .37 inch; Russellville, .62 inch
Texarkana, .0s inch; Warren, 40 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 chinch
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 a 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 corn 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 well but needs rain.
Cotton is late, but is doing nicely.
ependence-Crops are doing well. 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 tho
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
Observation-Disclosures has been favorable for
cultivating crops. Corn is poor and needs rain.
Cotton Is rather small.
Southeast Section.
Arkansas County-Crops suffering on ac-
count OF dry weather. Good weather for hay
making
Desha-Westher 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 was injurious TO crops
especially to corn, which had been neglected
for want OF time and labor
Faulkner-Ground getting dry and crops
needing RAIN. Oats and wheat about all
harvested Yield was light. Corn and cotton
are In good condition
Garland-Crops ars looking we'll Corn In
silk and tassel. Oats all harvested the yield
is not as good as 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.
Oat harvest about half completed prospects
not favorable for large yield. Wheat har-
vestlng completed; yield short, but quality
good
Van Buren-Rain on the 23d benefited crops
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 ; somo
will have to plant the third time upland corn
reeds rain. Cotton is looking well,
Columbia-Corn beginning to tassel; pros
pects favorable for a good crop. Cotton 10
1oing well. Oat yield good.
Hempsterd-All crops are doing nicely
Cotton. generally is clean OF grass
How ard-Farmers are about up with their
work. Old corn in silk and tassel: late corn
damaged by worms Cotton in lowlands Is
somewhat damaged. Wheat and oat crop
light.
Montgomery-Weather fair and warm Most
of the corn has been laid by in fairly good con-
dition Oats about all cut.
Ouachita-Crops doing we'll Cotton 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 well worked and in
fair condition Grass millett. sorghum and
hay crop destroyed. Potato crop good Oat
crop will be short. Hogs dying with cholera.
Sorthw-st section.
BENTON County-Wcather favorable for
harvesting and curing hay and cultivating
crops. The yield OF wheat and oats promises
tn 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 he a fair crop OF apples.
Carrol-Weather has been favorable for farm
work Corn about cleaned out and looks good.
Harvesting in progress Oats will turn out
very good.
Franklin-Dry weather has enabled farmers
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
Marion-Wheat in shock, grain good yield
average. Oats good Corn in fair condition.
Cotton growing nicely. Some chinch bugs.
Scott-Cotton in good condition, but corn
needs rain Wheat very poor.
Washington-Corn being laid by and looks
~ell. Oats good Chinch bugs damaging corn
and wheat
Z. b. RICHARDS,
Section Director, Little Rock, Ark.
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