The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-09
Middle District.

Middle District.
 Autauqa Statesyille-Light rain follow ed by hot winds; corn crop will be very light; other crops dying for want of rain. T. B. Love.
 Bibb. Randoiph-Early corn almost total failure; cotton has stopped growing; water scarce, and pastures dried up.-W. H. Mahan.
 Bullock, Inverness-Everything suffer- ing for rain; old corn failure; cotton stopped growing; pastures dry.-H. Me Lean.
 Chambers. Buffalo-No rain in five weeks: corn very small crop; cotton small. has stopped growing.-J. T.. Spence.
 Choctaw, Pushmataha-Drought un- broken: all crops damaged; melons fail- ure; pastures dying; corn and cotton seriously damaged.-C. c. Brown.
 Clay, Flat Rock-Hot and dry; lowland corn fair; cotton blooming. but about stopped growing.-J. s. Headrick.
 Coosa, Bradford-Dry and hot; upland corn ruined lowland corn fair; cotton on stiff land still doing well.-J. c. Jones.
 Dallas, Orrville-IIittle rain in seven weeks: corn about ruined; cotton small blooming on top; pastures dry.-W. w.. Berry.
 Hale, Gallion-Corn crop will be very small; cotton deteriorating rapidly. J. T. Collins.
 Lee, Roxana-Corn ruined; cotton crop will be very light; pastures dried up.-J. H. Hays.
 Marengo. Hampden-Cotton materially damaged; corn almost a failure; minor crops ruined.-A. P. Dumas.
 Montgomery, Myrtle-Old corn badly damaged by drought; late corn still auffarinn fOF rain III B. Barnes.
 Perry, Perryville-Rain badly needed; gardens burning up; old corn ruined.-J. T. Richardson.
 Pickens, Palm-Drought still continues; corn suffering; cotton still doing fairly well.-R. T. Henry.
 Randolph, Peavy-Upland corn nearly ruined by drought; cotton making no growth; minor crops poor.-N. .. l.. Peavy.
 Russell, Seale--Drought serious; corn dead in many places; cotton shedding, and blooming on top.--John k. Bush. Shelby, Vincent-Crops well cultivated and still promising.-B. H. Samuel.
 Sumter Gainesville-Little rain Tn three months; corn almost failure; cotton making no progress.-S. T. Jones.
 Southern District.
 Baldwin, Bay Minette-Rain greatly neded; crops parched; two sand storms this week.-Mrs.. M. J. Mashburn.
 Barbour, Mount Andrew-Corn damag- ed by drought; cotton making little pro- gress: field peas dying.-J. J. $. Willis. Clark, Whatley-Old corn ruined; late corn suffering for rain; cotton stop ped growing; few potatoes or peas.-J. A. Hill.
 Covington, Haygood-Old corn and truck ruined by drought; cotton greatly damag- ed; few potatoes planted; cane poor.-J. w. Tipton.
 Creishaw, Brantly-Cane and cotton badly damaged by drought; lice iujuring cotton; minor crops drying up.-J. M. Wyatt.
 Escambia, Pollard-Drought unbroken; crops almost total failure; potatoes and grass dying; peaches rotting.-J. w. Kelly.
 Henry, Newville-Lice and drought damaging crops: cotton late and small; gardens and corn parching.-J. T. Harris. Mobile, Mt. Vernon-Corn and vegeta- bles about ruined by drought; cotton in fair condition. but needing rain.-C. Becker.
 Monroe, McNiel-All crops needing rain; early corn about ruined; cotton blooming at top, and shedding leaves and squares. J. F. COgburn.
 Wilcox, Alberta-All crops badly dam aged by drought: old corn parched; cot ton shedding.-W. A. Menefee.
 Frank P. Chaffee,
 Section Director, Montgomery, Ala.