The Forrest City times., 1901-04-12
WEEKLY CROP REPORT.
tool Weather the Past Week Retards. Farm werk-Fruit Prospect. Good.

ton, for the week ending april 8:
 Wet and cold weather greatly re- tarded farming operations during the week. Some corn planted in all sec uons, but not growing we'll on ac- count of cold. wet weather. Wheat is doing well, generally; most of the oat crop sown. but not doing so we'll. Potatoes and gardens doing fairly well. Fruit has been damaged to a small extent by frost. Preparations being made for planting cotton; . very little has been planted.
 NORTHEAST SECTION.
 Clay County-Sowing of oats com pleted; wheat in good shape; corn planting general; fruits uninjured so far.
 Craighead-Ploving about complet- ed; some corn planted. Fruit unin- jured.
 Cross-Piowing for corn and cotton progressing rapidly; soil in good con. dition. Wheat and oats look we'll
 Poinsett-Considerable rain, blow. ing retarded on that account. Some corn planted. Oats not making much progress. Indications point to an in. crease in cotton acreage. Fruit pros poets good.
 Randolph-Heavy rain. with sleet and snow on the 1st. retarded farm work. Oats coming up we'll; wheat i'm. proving some
 Sharp-Oats all sown, but the rains and cold weather retard the growth; wheat is doing very well.
 Wodruff-Very little farming done on account of the continuous rains.
 SOUTHEAST SECTION.
 Arkansas County-All small grain crops in good condition. Potatoes and corn rather backward on account of cool weather. Gardens good.
 Ashley-Corn about all planted, but backward in coming up on account of the cool weather.
 Cleveland-Farmers nearly through planting corn; many ready to plant cotton. Gardens look well.
 Drew-Early corn coming up. but growing slowly. Very little land pre- pared for cotton. Frost first of week damaged fruit slightly.
 Monroe-Oats looking we'll. Some corn planted. Very little cotton.
 CENTRAL SECTION.
 Conway County-Weather very un. favorable for farm work and farmers are behind with their planting Wheat is looking we'll
 Faulkner-Farm work delayed by cold. wet weather. Wheat and oats not doing so we'll.
 Garland-Planting progressing slow. ly; some corn planted. Wheat is look ing fine and oats doing we'll
 Hot Spring-Rain has retarded corn planting; about half of the crop planted. Fruit crop somewhat dam aged by frost.
 Jefferson-Early corn up to good stand; nearly all corn and some cotton planted. Good prospects for good fruit crop. Garden truck good.
 Lonoke-Weather favorable for farming. Corn planting progressing
 Perry-Very little corn planted and none coming up. No cotton planted
 Saline-Weather conditions very un- favorable for farm work. No corn planted yet. Wheat looks fiattering but oats not so good and very back. ward.
 SOUTHWEST SECTION.
 Clark County-Cold nights, witt cool winds during the day; light rain Some damage to fruit by cold nights
 Dallas-very little farm work ac. complished.
 Howard-Weather favorable fol farm work. Corn nearly all planted Some cotton planted.
 Nevada-Cold. east winds, with rains. Corn planting nearing com. pletion. Oats doing very well.
 Ouachita-Weather too cold. Farm CTS backward with work. Early planted corn not coming up to good stand. Vegetation very late.
 NORTHWEST SECTION.
 boOHc AOuuly COIn ing the week. Oats coming up. Fruit buds appear not to be damaged.
 Crawford-Wheat looks we'll. Oats coming up slowly. Some rain. Nights very cold. Ground froze on the night of the 2d. Fruit buds swell. ing slowly.
 Crawford-About one-half of the corn crop planted. Small grain looks well. Fine prospects for peaches. Strawberries not doing so we'll.
 Franklin-Weatherv very unfavorable to crops. Farmers are generally be- hind with their work. Fruit appears to be safe as yet
 Marion-Wheat looks reasonably well. Oats about all sown. Some corn planted Irish potatoes planted Peach and plum trees in bloom.
 Washington-Goodp progress with all kinds of work. Ground ready for sow ing oats and planting corn. Potatoes and early gardens planted. Wheat