The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-16
Extracts from Reports of Crop Core
 spondents.
Northern District,

NOTIucTu ]'ASL1ASsT
 BIount, Balm-Yield of cotton and corn considerably below the average; no wheat sown yet; peas. turnips and sor- ghum good.-William l.. Ellison.
 Calhoun, Piedmont-Bulk of cotton open picking progressing slowly. many defec- satisfactory.-C. H. Smith. Colbert Littleville-Weather unfavor- able; wind and rain on the 11th did much damage to both corn and cotton.-J. w. Mayfiefd. Cullman, Loretto-Sorghum making nearly completed: cotton picking well ad- vaneed; fall blowing backyard; peanuts Franklin. Burleson-Cotton picking be ing pushed; peas potatoes. and turnips doing well-A L. Osborn. Jackson. Pisgah-Warm and dry; much hay fodder and pea vines saved; cotton | being picked rapidly; some rye and oats Lawrence. Town Creek-Cotton giving | very light yield: much corn damaged by l lying on the ground.-W. J. Brackn. Madison. Coal.on-Cotton opening rapid | ly. picking progressing slowly; very little | blowing for wheat done yeti. F. smith. l Marion. Prentiss-Cotton picking being pushed rapidly; some corn gathered fair | yield; gardens and minor crops doing well.-I. L. Hughes. | Marshalk Minorville-Indications of l about half the average crop of cotton; minor crops late: no fall blowing done | yet-N E. Lusk.
 Morgan. simpson-Cotton being picked | ra pidly; corn about half the average crop; minor crops fairly good; labor scarce.- | c. T. Rogers.
 rapidly; cane being made into syrup. with | good yield: very little preparation for | small grains.-James M. Presly. Walker Loss Creek-About two-thirds | of the cotton open; sorghum givins 'igAt yield; corn being gathered. yield -@;ht.- | Winston, Wellville-Corn being gather | ed yield fairly good; sorghum making and cotton picking being pushed.-J. H
 Middle Dlstrice. Autauga, Wadsworth-But little corr gathered; cotton picking being pushed minor crops doing 'well.-W w. Wads worth.
 Bibb, Woodstock-weathe general, favorable: crops generally good.-J. R Green.
 Chambers. Oak Bowery-Yield of cottoi light; some oats being sown; sugar cam doing well; sweet potatoes are a full crop.-JOhn D. Harris.
 Chiffon. Mountain Creek-Weather ia vorable for gathering crops; cotton near , ly all gathered; yield light; potatoes peas and cane good; some oats beinl sown.-T. J. Henderson. Choctaw. Standardization picking well advanced. yield poor: corn beinI , gathered gardens. turnips and potatoe , doing well.-C. C. Brown. l Clay. Flat Rock-Cotton opening rap idly; gardens and minor crops doing well J. s. Hendrick.
 Dallas. Orrviue-Cotton opening rap idly, picking being pushed. about hal the average yield; sweet potatoes an cane satisfactory.-W. w. Berry.
 Elmore. Eclectic-Cotton nearly al open. no top crop. picking will soon b completed; no small grains sown yet
 Hale, Ianeville-Cotton picking pro gressng well; corn nearly all gathered , | a hOlIt half the Xleld,-B, l., Gar Der.
 Lee, Auburn-Cotton crop shorter tha anticipated. many defective bolls; mino crops doing well; no preparations fo small grains yet.-T. J. Little.
 Macon, Tuskegee-Cotton nearly al gathered; preparations for fall seedin
 Montgomery. Hope Hun-Cotton pick ing progressing nicely; gardens fine some corn being gathered, yield light.-I w. Smith.
 half an average yield; corn turning ou better than was expected; sorghum an n ribbon cane both poor.-P. H. Howaro ' Shelby, VinCent-Weather favorable fo gathering cotton and corn; gardens dc ing well.-B. H. Samuel
 Sumter, Gaston-Cotton nearly a picked; corn all housed, light yielc . sweet potatoes fairly good; some oat = being sOwn.--P. E. Ward
 Taladega. Faycttevile-Cotton pickin well advanced; some corn gathered, yiel ! light, some wheat and oats SoWn, mlnt crops doing well.-W. NJ. Walters.
 Tallapoosa, Island Home-Bulk of co :on open sorghum yielding fairly wei rotatoes and turnips promlsing.-Ren l Walker
 Southern District.
 Baldwin, Styx-Cotton nearly all picl ed. yield light; corn nearly all gathered with fair yield; cane small; some sma grains sown.-S. z. Bellah.
 Butler. Georgiana-Much corn gathered about half the average yield cane fairl good: cotton picking being pushed-R. Pilley.
 Clarke Glover-Cotton being picke rapidly, about half the average yield sweet potatoes and cane doing well.--J Day.
 Covington. Haygood-Yield of cotto and corn light; minor crops doing well no preparation as yet for fall crops.-J w Tipton.
 Dale, Newtopia-Bulk of cotton picked no top crop; some corn being gathered gardens doing wells. w. Summons.
 Escambia, Pollard-Bulk of cotton gath cred, yield light; cane fair; sweet pota toes. field peas and turnips promising J. w. Kelly.
 Mobile Citronele-Cane, sweet potatoes and fall gardens doing well; large ha crop saved.TR. II. Dickie.
 Wilcox. Alberta-No top crop on cotton peas fair; potatoes inferior; turnips gooC W. A. Menefee.
 Frank P. Chaffee.
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