The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-26

inferior; late peacnero cno pears will make a generally isnt y.e,u. rains. Grapes are ripening rapidly anu will make a satisfactory yield. Extracts from Reports of Crop Corre'
 spondsnts.
 Northern District.
 R,ount. Brooksville-Crops in fine condition up to the 17th and 18th. when heavy rains and wind did great oam- age to eorn-A. o. Dickson.
 Cherokee, Galesville--Good rain on 17th: old corn and some cotton "lald by" gardens about dried up--Rooert s. Hudson. .
 ,.oibers, Riverton-Heavy storm or rain and hail on 18th. doing some oan'- age to corn--E. R. Nelles.
 DeKalb, Mentone-Good rains nave occurred. benefiting all crops; cotton greatly improved-E. Mason.
 Fayette, Toledo--Corn and cotton slightly improved since the rains On the 17th and 18th: gardens and melons ruined by edrought-H. c. Anerson.
 Franklin, Burlcson--Corn and cotton laid by" in good condition. but more rain is needed-R. A. McBride.
 Lamar, Pharos-Crops somewhat in. jured by dry weather. though bench cial showers occurred on l7th and ts1h; cotton doing well-H. R. Pfaff.
 Madison. Madison--Ample rains: corn doing we'll: cotton clean, in good con. dition, and beginning 10 bloom. out twenty days late--John Hertzler, ST.
 Marshall, Minorville-Local showers; crops suffered for moisture, though showers occurred on 1Sth-Joha M. Simpson.
 St. Clair, Wade-Corn doing well; ap- ples, peaches and pears a failure: Irish potatoes giving light yield: sweet po- tatues looking well--James NJ. presS,y.
 Middle District.
 Bibb, Six Mile-Crops doing well. though corn still shows damaging eff fects of hot winds.-J. c. Trucks.
 Chiffon, Jemison-Rains received i'll time to save corn and cotton, though yield will be diminished; melons small and inferior.-Thos. Harrison.
 Choctaw, Bladen Springfield of old corn cut off one-half by hot winds and drought: gardens burnt up; no rain since June 29th.-V. W. Flint.
 Clay, Flat Rock.-Corn doing well; cotton taking on forms and growing rapidly: beneficial rain on 17th.-J. 5. Headrick.
 Coosa. Bradford-Early corn perma- neutly injured by drought, but late corn benefited by recent rains; cotton now growing rapidly.-J. C. Jones. ceived; cotton improving. but more moisture is needed.-W. B. Moore.
 Elmore Dexter-All crops much im- proved; fruit rotting.-E. Powells.
 Hale. Gallion-Crops much improved corn will give light yield.-J. T. Collins. Lowndes, ,Letohatchie-Corn improved by rains; cotton growing and fruitinR nicely; gardens ruined.-F. l.. s. Grace
 Macon. Tuskegee.-AIl vegetation suffering for moisture; crops consider ably damaged by drought; fruit poor. e. w. Carver.
 Marengo, Van Dorn-Late corn doing well, early planted injured by drought; cotton doing we'll. since the recent rain HI. g. Mathony.
 Pickens, Reform-Marked improve ment in corn and cotton. since rain on Wednesday and Thursday; cane and sorghum improying.-P. H. Howard. Randolph, Omaha-All crops doing we'll. where properly cultivated.-L. w. Townsend.
 Shelby, Harpersville-Benefic rainI received, and crops of all kinds havs greatly improved.R. B. Posey.
 TalIadega. Chandler Springs-Goot rain on l7th and corn and cotton whore properly worked, are looking well.-M. F. Chandler. Southern District. Baldwin, Little River--Local showers received: corn considerably damaged l by dry weather: cotton shedding; gar dens about ruined; general rain need td-H. c. Staples.
 Barbour, Rush-Light rains benefitet all crops, except old corn, which is bad ly injured; cotton doing fairly well-R o. Bush.
 Butler. Garland-BenefciaI rains re- ceived: corn improving; cotton doing we'll; melons very smail-J. c: Mcclure Clarke, Glover-Much upland corr dead: corn on bottoms looking fairly we'll: cotton holding up well, though small-J. T. Day.
 Conecuh, Brooklyn-Corn improved, since recent rains; cotton small. but fruiting well: cane and sweet potatoes doing well-M. H. Sanders. Dale, Ewells-Copious rains received q crops revived and doing wsll--W. H. Windham.
 Escambla. Pollard-Light rains rc- ceived, benefiting all crops; young peas looking well--J. W. Kelly.
 Mobile. Grand Bay--Sweet potatoes being set out rapidly; late peac hes ripening slowly and of poor quality corn will yield about half crop; cane improving-Julius Schnadelbach.
 Monroe. Jones Mill-Beneficial show CTS received: corn will give light yield: melons almost failure-W. L. Middle ton.
 Pike, Curry-Corn generally poor; cotton growing nicely. but fruiBnR slowly. some complaint of blight peaches ana apples poor-C. N. Mallet:
 Wilcox. Ackervllle-Old corn oadlS damaged by drought: cotton doing fair l ly well; cane and all minor crops dam | aged by dry weather-W. A. J. Stuar Frank P. Chaffee.
 Section Director, Montgomery. Ala