The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-05
PROGRESS OF CROPS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT | or AaRIcULTURE,
Climate and Crop Bulletin of tho Weather Bureau--Alabama
 Section.
General Conditions.
For week ending Monday InnA

For week ending Monday, June 3, 1901. temperatures average considerably be- the average amount of sunshine; showers occurred on several days, with very gem eral and heavy to excessive rains on the eastern counties and were accompanied with damaging hai! and winds. particu- iayly in middle and eastern portions of the State; much low land was overhowed. high lands badly washed, and farm work was practically suspended during the lat | ter half of the week. Much cotton was chopped during the early part of the ly. though it is rather small and of ir- by cool nights. while insects are damag- has has made ,i good % stands, and is is now Clean clean and promising. Corn has improved de- cidediy since the recent rains, and Is now generally clean and in promisinns condi- ton. though damage by worms Is quite generally clean and in promising condi- Wheat and oats contiune to improve. though there are a few complaints of slowly. with indications of the y!eid be. ing more satisfactory than anticipated earlier in the season; wheat Is ripening, @ cane % msons ssa 's swass | and. in fact. all minor crops, have inn | proved. and are making good growth; Irish potatoes are yielding well. though fruit has continued to shed freely, but peaches still prpinise good yield, with some of the earlier varieties being mar hst1a iy faua.S 1a good condition; grapes are heav Extracts from Reports of Crop corrs-' spondents.
 Northern District.
 Calhoun. Alexandria-Much cotton chopped early part of week; heavy rain | and hail storm Thursday afternoon, do- ing great damage to crops and fruit.-F. DeKaib, Men:one-Cool, wet weather, | rather unfavorable for cotton; all other cr9Ps doing weil.-.E A Mason: ,, ...s.a by heavy rains; cotton being chopped. but not looking well.-F. M. Tabor. l Fayette. Toledo-Corn and cotton look potatoes being transpianted; melon vines small but looking well.-H. c. Amerson.
 Franklin. kirby-Cotton chopping pro fruit prospect good; sweet potatoes being set out.-J. T. Chenault.
 l Jefferson. Arxo-Cotton doing well; corn in good condition.-G. B. Prayton. | Lamar, Crews eDpot-Heavy rains Fri day did some damage to crops; farmers generally behind with their work.-J. L.
 Lauderdale. Fiorence-Good stands of both corn and cotton; cotton chopping general.--M. B. Shelton.
 making fairly good stands; other crops l in good condition.-Joel w. Legg.
 Marshall. Minorville-Cotton not doing SerS scTe saS GSn a0t mqen Eass sh0Dpea
 Morgan. Trinity-Cotton all up to good stands. and being worked out; lowiand corn being replanted on account of bud
 Winston. Mellvilie-An crops doing nicely; worms doing some damage to coFn; gardens doing well; fruit shedding | Middle District.
 Autauga, Statesville-All crops im- proved; cotton chopping progressing rap idly; oats being harvested; yield fair.-
 Bibb, Abercrombie-Choppi of cotton nearly completed; early oats ready to farvest.-Willie Moore.
 Bullock. Inverness-Storm of rain. wind crops: uplands badly washed and bottom lands overhower.-H. Mclean.
 Chambers. Waverly-Weather too cool na iate osss %sa lD much % improvsd.MMonroe Jones. | Chiffon, Jemison--A1 crops in good condition, except lowland corn. which Is being destroyed by bud worms.-Thos. choctaw. Ararat-Cool weather. with high north winds, has retarded growth of all crops.-o; H: Watson.
 pushed, stands not good; wind and hall on 31st did much damage; oats being eut' yield satisfactory.-W. w. Berry.
 
 but were somewhat damaged by rain: corn and cotton improved: fruit in good condition.--E. Powell.
 Greene, Lewiston--All crops doing we'll; cotton chcpping ahou: half completed; dale.
 cotton small and much of 1t not chopped; oats are a fair crop; apples not promis- ing; pears biighting;SJ. Hugglne. wxtAl1 to good stands; corn small.-W. P. Nal
 Macon, Creek stand-Crops growing slowly; cool winds injurious to cotton; heavy rains on 3lst did much damage.-J.
 Marengo. Hampden-Crops growing slowly; oats being harvested. with light yield; cool winds injurious to cotton.-A.
 Montgomery. Hope Huil-Corn looking well: cotton being chopped; gardens do-
 Pickens, Reform-Cane doing fairly well fruit crop will be short; bud worms inpjuring corn on low lands.-P. H. How ard.
 Randolph, Omaha-Crops improved; oats generally poor, but wheat good: bugs de- stroying potatoes.-L. w. Townsend.
 Talladega. Lincoln-some wheat and and land corn. looking we'll; Irish potatoes damaged by bugs.-R. w. Tuck;
 ot3on WlIlu6 hdNo lIJui SOAASoAN much of it dying.-W. s. Wyman.
 Southern District.
 Barbour, Batesville-Great damage done to crops by rain, wind and hail.-George
 Butler, Georgiana-Crops doing well cotton nearly all chopped and in fair condition; fruit abundant-R s. Pulley.
 Conecuh. Diadem-Cotton not looking peaches beginning to ripen, but nearly all are wormy.-Alonzo J. Lee.
 Covington, Haygood-Cotton very late; corn much injured by worms; very heavy rain on 31st.-Jas. W. Tipton. Escambia, Canoe Station-Some oats harvested; cotton looking well; gardens doing we'll, and fruit prospect still good Edward T. Baker.
 Henry. Dothan-Cotton being damaged