The Forrest City times., 1908-06-26
Arkansas Seventh In Cotton States.

Trade. from the Bureau of the Census. the total cotton crop of the United States for 1907, on a basis of 800 pound bales, was 1l.375,461 against l3.595. .49S in 1906, and l0.S04.556 in 1905. In this production Arkansas was represented by 770.2l4 bales. This included running bales. counting round as half bales. and including linters. Arkansas ranked seventh in the cotton producing states.
 The figures for the United States. as finally revised for the crop of 1907. including linters and counting round as half bales, show total of 1l.325.- SS2 bales, as compared with 13.3e5. .256 bales for 1906. The 1907 crop is 2. 220,037 bales. or l6.3 per cent less than 1906, and 570.905 more. or , per cent. greater than the crop of 1905.
 Of the total production in f907. 1he territory west of the Mississippi river contributed 4.769. .609 bales. or 42 Der cent. The condition in 1906 was the reverse, as 532 Der cent Of the erop was grown west os the Mississippi and 46.S per cent east Of it. In 1905. however. the proportions were about the same as 1907.
 Texas, which has held first rank among the states in the cotton pro duction since 1899 showed the great est decrease in production. reporting falling or of l4,9 per cent, as com pared with 1906, and producing only POS per cent of the total for the coun- try, as compared with 315 per cent. in 1906.
 Next to Texas the states showing the greatest losses are Louisiana and Arkansas. Arkansas loss was about one-fifth
 The boil woevil appeared last sea son in more or less destructive mum. bers over considerable areas in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma and in several counties in Mississippi.
 Especially noteworthy in this con nection,' says the bulletin, are the results of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. proving that through more careful selection of planting seed and better methods of cultivation, the rayages of the insect can be controlled until the bottom and middle portions of the maturing plants are out of danger The cot ton plant can be bred so as to throw nearly all of it's life and force into the lower and middle portions of .he plant and the maturity of the crop can be hastened by the use of com mereial fertilizers and methods of cul- tivation so as to develop large per wills have multiplied so as to damage the crop materially"
 The following table shows the total number of bales ginned. counting round as half bales. in Arkansas dur ing 1907 according to counties:
 Arkansas county 5,269 bales, Ash ley 22,32S, Baxter 3,029. Boone 393, Bradley 4,337, Calhoun 4,56S. Chicot 25,240. Clark S,757, Clay 9,68S, Gle burne 3,011. Cleveland 6.36S, Colum bia 17,243. Crittenden 27.545. Conway 14.403, Craighead 7.767. Crawford 14.- 73S, Cross S,245, Dallas 3,S97, Desha 12014. Drew 14,595, Faulkner 13.2S9, Franklin II ,639, Fulton, 2,494. Garland 1875 Grant, 2,439, Greene 6,416. Hemp stead 16,038, Hot Spring 4,443. How ard 9,255, Independence 7,730. Izard 3,512, Jackson 17.395, Jefferson 35 .203, Johnson 9.207. Lafayette S.2S4, Law renee 12.90S, Lee 21,411, Lincoln 15,- 30l, Little River 10,602. Logan 16.900. Lonoke 27,540, Marion 1,551, Miller 5.993 Mississippi 2SO57, Monroe 15.- 121. Montgomery 3,655, Nevada 10,S95, Newton 351, Ouachita S,4S2. Perry 3,5S2 Phillips 25.219, Pike All. Poin- sett 3,359, Polk 2.547. Pope 1889, Prairie 7.757, Pulaski f5,5S0, Randolph 6.051. St Francis 22,564. Saline 3.122. Scott 1869. Searcy 1876, Sebastian e.364, Sevier 7.31s. Sharp 2,7O6. Stone 1.175, Union 10,137. Van Buren 4,2s6. White 13,292, Woodruff 23,663, Yell HIPS.
 This gives Il total of 751 .951 bales of cotton, exclusive of linters. ginn - in Arkansas during 1907.
 Sixty-eight cars of strawberries were shipped this season from Judsonia. About 15 cars of Irish potatoes have been shipped and at least eight or ten more cars will be shipped during the next 10 days, Several cars of toma toes and blaekberries were shipped last week.
 The peach crop is very good, but small part of the crop will be shipped, as most of the growers will can their peaches.
 Big Meeting at Crossett.
 The Methodist meeting at Crossett continues to draw great crowds. The large tent will no longer hold the peo- pie and outside seats have been pro vided Miss NJ. C. Kenzie. deaconess. Rev J. M Workman and Rev j. D. Hammons, pastors. and G. T. Tatam. singer. are aided by a large number