The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-04-14
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
First Report Issued ny the Little Roch
Weather Bureau for 1899 Not
Very Encouraging.

very Encouraging.
Following is the crop bulletin issued
by the Little Rock weather bureau for
the week ending April 18th, 1899:
General summary.
Continued cold and wet weather has
retarded farm work. Flowing and
planting are progressing slowly. Some
corn has been planted, but is slow in
coming up. No cotton has been planted
vet, except in the extreme southeast
section. Irish potatoes a bout all planted;
in some sections they are rotting in the
ground. Wheat and oats, generally, in
poor condition. Fruit of all kinds dam
aged to great extent Following is
the report by counties:
Northeast Section.
Clay Counsy-This week has been very cold
and rainy; farmers backward with their crops;
very little work In the fields has been done;
wheat looks bad: oats Just coming up; some
Irish potatoes rotted in the ground
Cri,tenden-Clouey and rainy: farmers pre-
pairing the land for their crops.
CroSs-The week has been very cool. and too
much rain; all Vegetation Is backward; heavy
frost on the 9th: ground vet and cold. and but
little blowing being dose
Fulton-Au farm work retarded on account
OF continued cool and ves weather: corn plant
ing is almost completed: sowing OF oats An
ished.
Greene-Continued cold and wet weather has
retarded farm work O, all kinds: there has
been no spring planting done in this section:
wheat and grasses are looking fairly well; all
peaches are killed; apple crop will be light
Independence-A cold rain set in on the 9th
and stopped corn planting which was being
pushed rapidly. and would have been COM
pleted by the end of the week had the weather
remained favorable.
Southeast Section.
Ashley County-Cold. damp weather delayed
farm work.
Columbia-Need rain: corn is not coming up
very well; weather too cool for Vegetation to
grow; farmers late in planting.
Desha-Rain and cold weather retarded farm
work; no corn planted gardens backward.
Drew-Some corn planted; some cotton land
listed; oats late; gardens coming up slowly;
rain OF the 9th made ground too wet for plow-
Ing.
Phillips - Weather very unfavorable for
planting; nothing being done; too wet all
spring to plant; Irish potatoes all planted.
Monroe-Heavy rains and cold weather have
prevented farming; some corn planted first OF
the week; the heavy rain Of the 9th prevented
further planting.
Central Section.
Conway County-Preparation for crops late
IS compared with other seasons; on account OF
the continued cold weather and rain, there has
been but little planting done; corn planting
just begun.
Faulkner-weather cold and cloudy. with
Ice on the 5th; farmers behind In planting;
wheat and oats backward: early planted pota-
toes rotting In the ground
Garland-Farm work retarded on account OF
rain and cold weather, but corn planting is be-
ing pushed; wheat looks bad, but oats are fine.
Hot Spring - teamwork backward; heavy
frost on the 9Th and 9th; peaches about all
killed.
Jefferson - Weather very unfavorable for
planting; much land is broken ready for plant
ing, but very little Is being done; the early
planted corn is rotting In the ground; no cot
ton planted yet
Perry - Farming progressing very slowly;
but little corn planted yet; wheat doing well;
all fruits injured.
Pulaski - Farming operations delayed By
rain and cool weather.
Southwest Section.
Clark County The weather has been too
SotN AoA SioWihss uo CObSOu plduteu, ground
prepared for planting; about half OF the corn
crop planted; wheat has improved in the last
few days; fruit damaged by the late cold spell
Hempstead-Cool weather and rain has been
injurious to crops Of all kinds: corn beginning
to come up; no cotton planted yet; light frost
on the It'll.
Howard-The week has been fine one for
crops; the fruit crop Is not materially dam
aged; wheat and oats are doing fne corn and
cotton about all planted.
Little River-Corn planting in general; cold
weather has effected the growth of tender veg
itstion; Irish potatoes not up; light rain on
9TH and 9th was beneficial to planted and grow
Ing crops; fruit OF all kinds slightly damaged
Montgomery-Some corn planted this week,
but farmers are behind In their work
Pike-On account of unfavorable weather
here has been but little done In the way OF
farming; some corn planted on the uplands;
oat crop poor; most Of the fruit killed. 70 much
rain for cultiyating the lowlands.
Northwest Section.
Benton County-Very cold weather, with but
little rain; some corn and Irish potatoes
planted, but not up; oats that were sown over
three weeks ago are coming up slowly.
Boone-Weather continues too cold; vegtta-
ton has made but little growth; sowing of
oats completed; very little corn planted: early
Irish potatoes planted; gardens progressing
slowly.
Carroll-Weather too cold for planting, al.
though some corn has been planted, but not up
yet; sowing Of oats completed, but coming up
slowly; wheat not very good.
Crawford-Cold weather has retarded farm
work, and crops are suffering from the contin-
ued cold; the peach crop will be failure;
some apples, pears and prunes still uuinjured;
strawberries in fair condition; corn not all
planted; oats in bad condition.
Franklin-Plowing and planting of corn be-
Ing pushed; light rain the last Of the week in
terfered with planting. but some blowing was
done
Johnson-Wheat damaged by hard winter:
oats are good. but late; some corn planted:
too early to plant cotton.
z. B. RICHARDS,
Section Director, Little Rock. Ark