The Forrest City times., 1908-07-10
COTTON ACREAGE LESS THIS
 YEAR.
Decrease shown in 27 Counties-In 27 Acr..xs Is Unchanged and in l4 Increase Is Re.
 ported.

An exhaustive crop report compiled hy Stsf. Commissioner of Agriculture Gux R rt.t.. covering practically the entire state - that the total amount of cotton acre,ys t Arkansas this year Is less thnu That ,S t, year. The report thus summarizes conditi.., owing to the recent high water in ,s overflow districts of the Black Whit t Kansas, ouachitu. Red and other smaller r|, ana creeks. We are able to obtain an fpt.-s,t- mate average of crops only in disfIafS moi aii'.<eu ny 3Frrfow. In the counties of S+.- ''tfs Little River, Miller. Lafayette IsYsr...r4 JohAsrn, Jackson. Faulkner Desba trgvs-t nephstlah, Conway, Perry and Pulaski the ,,,-7 uo" mas affected the cotton acreage ta fl ..r..5t tNttht' In some nf these localities il will b.. Impossible te make much uror, thap hal, . 'E'p and possibly not that much Tn ,n sections of the state where tn. high v5,t.r i5, not aHect the crops the general r.ft.rts 5r 'nat the cotton acreage will he about Inc sam, us l"}f. with slight increase of ta.. corr, acreage throughout inc state Along fla. .,,. ffh border and In nearly all frllif .,,ttstt. +t fruit crop Is doing nicely with a prasne,t -, a general good trop.
 The report hs counties is as follows
 Afkausas-te cotton acreage in tf5f. ,.s5,ntr , about 2n per cent less than in l87 .5i,zi, - tht scarcity nf iahur and wet .ptl6g IT., crop ls In good condition. Early #e..tl4 is f,at doing so well on account of The recent .ft weather ' s
 Ashlee-Catton Is about NJ Der err, of f.y, year. with good stands. The crop i, iii carA eonelt a aud clean The corn crap l.. ganJ
 baAter-cott9n IS 25 pr cent bsz than last year crop ewing [" early spring rains Tn .fep 's looking well new and bids fair te he iuH crop Corn acreare is about th. same as last yeGr. with fairly good conditions
 Benton No cotton has bern grown in this eothF- He corn acreage will be greater than iast Hear. Condition fairly good. Peach crop ialf on old trees. apples mol doing so y5il Wheat and eats hnr, with small arrc1rr
 EtNhe=tpttnu acreage Is greater In tbfs county ta"n in l917. although very little k grown Corn and fruit doing we'll
 Bradley-Cetton acreage about thr same ys last year; condition fair. Crops cIcan. good prospects in thiN county. Corn about the same as last year.
 Carroll cotton. very little planted in county Corn acreage greater than last year con. ditien fine. crop prospects excellent.
 ehlcot- Cotton acreage about tho same ns iae1 year. Lat" spring rains damaging crops [" some extent; with favorable weather will make good crop.
 elark-Cotf acreage not quit. ns ere,, as last veaFt and in fairly good condition Lat dalhp sHing injuring crops some. Corn has been fallin" rapidly in th" past fe days Crop prospects good in this county
 flay-Gctten acreage in this county pba,t se per cent of i9o7 owing to excellent rains and wet weather in May the crop s in fair. ly good condition. but is about two or three weeks late. Corn acreage greater than last
 
 Cleveland Cotton acreage greater than In lHpi In fairly good condition. lnbor plentiful; ; betdlng rain Corn niaut the same as i937 Coaditien fair
 fonway-Gotton grcatcr In hill land than in l9t7 In river and creek bottoms much dam age done by overflow. Corn acreage greater ana condition better than eyer before.
 traie ehead-eotton shows an increase in aerr- age over 19e7. Condition good. crop clean and needing rain. Corn acreage about the same as 1907. and in fairly good condition.
 erawfard=A deerease of aheut 5o per cent CT last year zar caused from ossffoo tH river and creek bottoms Condition fair. but crop very late. Corn and fruits doing well
 Giehourne -tbout the same as Inst ypnr. Con dition good. and cotton making rapid growth. GeFH h9 good eondtiou but needing rain.
 ballas-' otton ucrrage greater than In iaC7 on account of labor being morr plentiful. Fair ly good stands; crop clean nad doing fine. Corn about the same.
 besha-fottcn acrerer about thc ?, last year. althou,h there hps hrDn damage from overflow conditions fair. ,orn doing better than cotton in ths county.
 hrew=fotton atreHee less than I9o7. on ac c"nnt of farmers planting more corn. tendi tion good with prospects of fine crop. Gers acreage increased about 2a per cent laa7 ia fire condition.
 Faulkner- Cotton acreage about the same as last year although overflow did some dam age in low land. Corn acreage greater than last year with prospects of fine crop.
 Fulton-Cotton acreage greater than last year. although very little is grown in this ccasty. Condition Is fair. Rain badly needed Corn doing fairly well
 tranklin-totton acreage about the as l9ri condition not very good. much wet weather Corn acreage about the same. with prospects for good crop
 Grant-Cotton about tho 1907. in good condition. All crops doing well with pros poets for general good crops.
 Greene--Cotton acreage less than t9n7, owing to late cold spring, with excessive rains Crops in western portion of the county doing better than on the other side of the ridge. Corn and fruits fairly good
 Garland-Cotton acreage less than 1ao7. on account of planting of corn. Both crops in eoeA condition.
 Hempstead-C Cotton acreage about the same as 1907, Conditions fairly good. some damac' from overflow. Corn about the same and in good condition.
 Hot Sprng-Cottou aereaGe about tn" same as last year and in fairly good condition, Labor scarce Corn acreage greater than last year. Condition not sn good: needing rain.
 TIcvatd-Cotton acreage loss than in lao7 owing to wet spring and excessive rains iH April and May. More planted thiS yraI than last coalition fair.
 lndependencc-Co Cotton acreage greater than last year and bids fair te make hne crop corn acreage about the l2uI and good condition.
 f2ard Gotten acreage ahont thn same as laiI condition gotd Corn about thr sane and fairly cood condition Needing rain badly.