The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1899-04-21

nights, prevailed. In many localities
the planting of corn is nearly COM
pleted. Preparations for planting cot
ton are progressing. but so far very
little has been planted Wheat and oats
present favorable prospects. Grass in
meadows and pastures looks better.
Unfavorable reports as to the peach
crop continue to come in, but apples,
pears, plums and strawberries promise
q good yield. Following il . report
by counties:
Northeast Section.
Clay County-The week has been
favorable for growing crops; wheat,
oats and meadows doing nicely; peaches
a total loss; farm work backwards; pota-
toes rotting.
Craighead--Too much rain and all
crops late.
Fulton-Farm work being pushed
under favorable weather conditions;
vegetables growing nicely.
Greene-Wheat prospects good; oats
poor; potatoes not promising.
Independence - Weather conditions
favorable and good progress made.
Izard-Week favorable to growing
crops; oats looking well; wheat improv-
ing; much corn planted.
Jackson-Farming progressing rapid
ly; fruit of all kinds damaged.
Southeast Section.
Arkansas County--Very little corn
planted; vegetation looks better; ap.
pies present fine prospect for good crop.
Bradley-Corn coming up nicely; no
cotton planted but ground teing pre-
pared; wheat looks well.
Cleveland-Wheat and oats looking
well; corn not planted in lowlands;
Irish potatoes coming up slowly; sweet
potatoes rotting.
Cross-Some blowing, but no plant.
Ing done; oats not very promising.
Decentralization favorable for farm
work; small portion of corn planted,
very little cotton ground in condition.
Lincoln-Farm work ackward; land
is yet to be broken, no corn or cotton
planted.
Monroe-Some corn and a little cot
ton planted; ground is being rapidly
prepared for both.
Central Section.
Faulkner County-Weather fine 70,
farm work; most farmers are through
planting corn, and about ready to plant
cotton; wheat and oats improved.
Garland = Everything favorable for
farm work; much planting was done;
wheat and oats more promising.
Hot Spring-Farm work progressing
favorably; corn planted two weeks ago
will have to be replanted; oats and
wheat looking well.
Jefferson - Corn planting general;
some farmers have finished planting
cotton; Irish potatoes not doing WE'LL
garden truck coming up.
Pulaski-All crops are backward on
account of rain and cool weather; oats
and wheat poor; but little corn planted
and no cotton as yet.
Saline - Farm work being pushed;
wheat and oats looking we'll; corn
planted two and three weeks ago will
have to be replanted.
Van Buren - Corn planting being
pushed; wheat and oats look well.
Southwest Section.
Clark County-Vegetation made rapid
progress; corn coming up to poor stand
Hempstead-Cotton planting generalt
early corn up to good stand.
Howard-Wheat and oats backward
corn planting about finished.
Lafayette-Corn coming up; land be
ing prepared for cotton; oats good.
Onachita-Corn coming to good stand
little or no cotton planted.
Polk-Corn all planted, but slow in
coming up; no preparation for cotton.
Union-Very little cotton planted,
corn coming up; farm work behind.
Northwest Section.
Benton County-Fine growing wealth.
er; corn planting progressing; fruit
trees budding.
Carroll - Good weather for wheatl
corn planting progressing.
Crawford-Corn being planted; oat.
doing well.
Franklin-Weather favorable for all
crops; prospects favorable for good
apple and plum crop.
Johnson-Corn all planted; prepara.
tions under way for planting cottonl
wheat improved; oats in fine condition.
Logan-Rain needed for all growing
crops.
Marion - Very little corn planted;
ground becoming hard and dry; wheat
and oats look bad; potatoes rotting in
the ground.
Pope-All vegetation is coming up
uicely. corn planting nearly completed
Z. b. RICHARDS,
Section Director, Little Rock, Ark.