The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-25
Extracts from Reports of Crop Core spondents.
 
Northern District.

Blount. Balm-Too much rain for all crops; cotton and corn rotting; turnips Ellison.
 Calhoun, Alexandria-Light frost ihufsday morning; cotton opening slow ", has been damaged by heavy rains and Cullman. Loretto-Light frost on the 18th. but not doing any damage; cotton picking being pushed. James Kemp. Frs nklin Atwt ed-Light frost morning owing to heavy rains; cotton sprouting and 1otting in the boll.-S. M. Davis.
 Jackson. Limrcck-Recent heavy rains ovri fC W ed low lands, running much corn and doing considerable damage to open cotton; cotton picking progressing slowly -Jno. T. McCfendon.
 Jefferson. spaulding--Weather favor conditio n.--R. A. Mcbride. Lawrence, Courtland-Cotton and corn r0ttinR, since recent heavy rains, both crops sfort; cotton opening slowly.-A. F.
 Madison, New Market-Cotton badly damaged by rains. bolls rotting. opening sao, slowly. rust rust everywhere; much much fodder well.-Carter M. Rice.
 Marion. Shcttsville--Heavy rains fol- lowed by coo! weather and frost on the 18th; cotton picking and fodder pulling
 Marshall, Mino' ville-Corn poor; cotton tut little over half a crop; sorghum giv. ing light yield;.-N B. Lusk-
 Walker, Pocahontas--Crops badly dam nearly completed; sorghum yielding we'll. J. H. Avis.
 Wir ston, Meiville-Cotton picking just comm enced; on account of rust, not more than half Crcp will be made; Sor- ghum yielding weIl.-H. J. Wilson.
 Middle District.
 Autauga, Wadsworth-Storm early part of week did great damage to cotton; other crops doing well--W. w. ,Wads- worth
 Bibb Woodstock--weatherc cool; cotton almost a failure; sweet potatoes not so good as anticipated-J. R.; Green: "', ~
 Chambers, Oakbowery-Cotton not So sweet potatoes very fine-John D. Harris. Choctaw, Pushmataha-Crops damaged by, rains; cotton being gathered, with Clay, Flat Rock-Corn rotting; much fodder spoiled by rains; cotton opening slowly; potatoes doing well-J. s. Head. rick.
 ly. picking being pushed; peas and all minor crops in good condition-H J. Du- pree.
 Hale. Laneville-Heavy rains did great damage to cotton; cotton giving light yield, no top crop; potatoes improving B. l.. Garber.
 Lee. Gold Hill-Heavy rains. followed by cool weather. has stopped opening of
 
 Lowndes, Letohatchie-Heavy rains and wind very damaging to cotton; potatoes, cane and other minor crops doing we'll +. l.. s. Grace.
 Macon. Tuskegee-Cotton picking pro- gressing nicely; hay crop very good; pea crop much improved-George W. Carver. Montgomery, Myrtle-Rains and boil worms have played havoc with the cotton crop; pots toes and cane doing well-H. H. Barnes
 Pickens. Dillburg-W Weather too cool for cotton, light frCst morning of 18th: corn nearly all gathered. with light yield-C. c.
 Sumter. Gaston-Picking of cotton being pushed, yield will be about half a crop; potatoes fair fair; sorghum giving light yield
 sumter sumtervlle-Rains damaged beth corn and cotton; corn rotting badly: cotton will yield about half a crop; hay crop go 1d-W F. and E. B. Godfrey
 Taladcga. FayettevIlle--Cotton picking progressing quite rapidly; fodder nearly all pulled; minor crops doing weil-W. M | Walters. Tallapoosa Island Home-Rains iniI. rious to com and cotton, picking of lat | ter retarded; peas and potatoes doing well-Benjamln Walker.
 Southern District.
 Baldwin. Magnolia Springs-Irish pota- toes and turnips coming up to good stands rice ripening; prospect for good hay crop.-Herman. P. Krueger.
 Barbour Mt Andrew-Heavy rains and winds did much damage to open cotton; fall crops and gardens doing weIl-J. J.
 Butler. Forest Home-Cotton opening rapidly and picking being pushed, yield light corn beorg gathered. with light yield potatoes and peas improved.-J. P. Benson
 Clarke, Galnestown-some corn being gathered, yield poor; peas. potatoes, and cane doing fairly well; open cotton dama- ged by heavy rains and wind-J. S. Lam bard.
 Conecuh. Brooklyn-Wet weather re- tarded cotton nicking; some corn being gathered-M. II. Sanders.
 Escambia Nokomis-Latter part of week favorable for picking cotton and making hay; potatoes and cane doing well.-J II. Wilcox.
 Mobile, Mount Vernon Cotton picking geenral; turnips doing well-C. Becker.
 Pike, Olustee Creek-Recent heavy rains damaged open cotton. but benefited minor crops; cotton will yield not more than half d crop.-J. M. Carter.
 Wilcox. Ackcrville-Cotton rusting and shedding. will make about half an aver age croP: sgs2r a'r eSne car and st3sE, Sther minor
 Frank P. Cnaffee