The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-02

Rains.
 Etowah. Keener-Cotton picking being pushed, yield light fodder pulling nearly completed; sorghum yielding fairly well. F. M. Tabor.
 Jackson. Francisco--Pulling of fodder and saving of hay being pushed to com pleteion; apples rotting-E. J. D. Ken nedy.
 Jefferson. Argo-Cotton damaged by cool
 Lamar. Pharos-Cotton giving light yield; corn better than expected: tur- nips and potatoes doing well-J. J. Weeks.
 Lauderdale, Smithsonia-Cotton will good crop of sorghum-J. T .Reeder.
 Lawrence, Town Creek-First of week favorable for gathering crops: recent rains damaging to cotton-W. J. Brackin.
 Madison. Maysville-Cotton picking pro- gressing rapidly; hay and forage being saved-R. l.. Gillian.
 Marshall, Sidney-Cotton shedding free ly; sweet potatoes. Irish potatoes and peas doing wNll-J. W. Cowen.
 Morgan, Somerville--Cotton not yielding as we'll as expected: short crops of corn, hay and potatoes-John M. Simpson.
 Walker, Jasper-Fodder and hay nearly all saved: no corn gathered yet; all minor crops doing well-T. N. Sherer.
 Middle D1strics.
 Bibb, Harrisburg: Cotton being gath cred rapidly. no top crop; corn being housed; cane improving; peas doing well: potatoes infertor.-J. P. Harris.
 Chambers, Buffalo: All cotton affected with rust. and opening slowly: turnips, peas and cane doing well.-J T. Spence.
 Choctaw. Pushmataha: Cotton being gathered rapidly; some corn housed; peas and gardens doing well-C. c. Brown.
 Clay. Pinckneyville: Cotton opening slowly heavy seed. short lint. some rot ting since recent storm-J. R. Gilbert.
 Dallas, Browns: Cotton opening rap- idly, and picking being pushed: corn be- ing gathered. giving light yield.-J. F.
 Fillmore, wetumpka Most of the cotton is picked. and a very short crop: corn being gathered.-J. Galloway. Hale. Laneville: Cotton picking pro- gressing well; corn being gathered; all crops below the average.-B. L. Garber. Lee. Minnie: Cotton opening rapidly. picking being pushed; rust, wind and rains have damaged the crop.-J. A. Simms.
 Marengo. Moss: Cotton opening rapid ly, yield light: peas and turnips doing well.-J. B. Lewis.
 Macon, Tuskegee: Cotton picking beiEg pushed; hay being saved; sweet potatoes and fall gardens doing well-G. w. Car yer.
 Montgomery. Hope Hull: Boil worms running cotton; turnips growing nicely J. w. Smith.
 Pickens. Palm: Cotton picking being pushed: sorghum croD will be short: tur- nips and potatoes doing fairly well hay being saved.-R. F. Henry.
 Randolph Pittman: Cotton late, and but little picked; corn about half a crop: sweet potatoes and turnips look well.- J. H. Pittman.
 Russell, Scale: Cotton being gathered as fast as it opens, but giving light yield; minor crops doin0 well.-Jno. E. Bush.
 Shelby. Vincent: Corn and cotton will give light yield much hay being saved gardens doing well.-B. H. Samuel.
 Talladega. Fayetteville: Cotton picking being pushed: in some places cotton Is all open, indicating light yield: rice and su- gar cane doing well.-W. M. Walters.
 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa: Cotton will not make much over half crop; corn also will give light yield.-W. s. Wyman.
 Southern District.
 Barbour, Batesville-Cotton being pick toes and cane fairly good.-George Boyer
 Butler, Garland-Cotton picking pro- gressing fairly well. though labor Is scarce: peas and potatoes doing fairly weIl-J. c. Mcclure.
 Clarke, Glover-Cotton rotting since re- cent rains, picking being pushed; some corn being gathered-J. T. Day.
 Conecuh. Brooklyn-Much hay saved fin good condition; some corn gathered; peas beginning to ripen-M. IT. Sanders
 Dale Newtopia-The bulk of the cotton is open, and the crop will be shorter than expected: but little corn housed yet. -S. w Summons.
 Escambia. Fannie-Corn nearly all gath cred about two-thirds of an average crop: hay being saved slowly-R. P. Watts.
 gardens improved by recent rains; cane snd potatoes doing well-Julius Schnad- elbach.
 Monroe Jcnes Mills-Cotton picking progressing slowly; scugar cane. potatoes Pike. Curry-Cotton pickApg beAng push