Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-06-10
GRASSLAND WEEI S
FAVE OVERCOME MANY FIELDS
OF COTTON IN VARIOUS SEC.
TIONs OF STATE.
There are Some Reports Of Cotton Be
inq Infested With Lice-Consicl-
cradle Progress IN Choppn9.

The following is the governments
crop summary for Arkansas for the
week past:
The fore part of the week was cool.
the latter part more seasonable, and
except for light scattered showers
there was very little rain. Consider
able progress was natie IN the south
of weeds and grass; in the northern
half cultivation has been general, but
owing to previous rains the ground
in many localities was still too wet
to work, and the fields are overrun
with grass and weeds. Except in the
extreme southern portion, where rain
would be beneficial, a week Of VAIN
dry weather would greatly improve
the conditions. Cotton IS very gras
sy. In the northern portion it rs
small and the stand poor; in the
southern it is more healthy. There
are some reports cf cotton being in
tested with lice. Considerable pro
gress has been made in chopping cot
ton, but this work is not more than
half completed, owing to the condi
ton of the ground and to the scare
ity of labor. In the southern portion
of the state, corn, as a rule has made
good progress. 1t has been we'll cult
waited, and the plant is healthy, and
the stand fair to good. In the north
ern half the plant is small and the
stand only fair The cultivation has
been retarded by the previous con
tinued rains. Wheat and oats have
continued to improve and are begin
ming to ripen in the more favored sec
items. Taken as a whole, they prom
ise much better yields than was an.
ticipated earlier in the season. lr
some localities rust is reported Po
tatoes are doing we'll and the har.
vesting Of this crop has been begin
and good yields secured. Apples and
peaches will be short, the latter al
most an entire failure.
Pine Bluff, Jefferson county; J. NJ.
Hudson-Weather favorable for work
ing crops; no rain, but temperature
too low and not enough sunshine for
best results. Crops grassy on account
of scarcity of labor. More land plant
ed than can be properly cultivated
Cotton infested with lice.
Cabot, Lonoke county; T. G. Ring
gold--Corn and cotton in the low
lands were not seriously injured last
week by the ove:f flow, except being
cry grassy. These crops, where
properly worked. are looking well
Oats improving and will yield fail
crop.
Rison. Cleveland county; L. McLen.
don-The weather has been very ia
vorable for farm work; nearly all corn
has been plowed the second time and
is in good condition. Cotton chopping
nearing completion. The plant looks
healthy. Irish potatoes and garden
truck looks Well Oats almost a fail
1ro. No fruit of any kind, except ber
ries. and they are a good crop.
Winchester. Desha county: Thos.
d. Newton-On account of the low
temperature during the week, crops
'ave made but little progress over
last week. All crops have been prop.
'rly worked. hut they need rain and
warmer weather. Some first-planted
corn being laid by. Cotton choppine
progressing very well. The plant is
small and bad color Irish potatoes
good. Oats almost ready to harvest.
Grady. Lincoln county; f. J. Hall
Weather favorable for farm work,
ut too cool for the p'oper growth
cotton and corn. Cotton late and
rrassy. Corn poor stand and looks
yellow. Labor scarce.