The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-07

various sections of Alabama is as fol- lows:
 Northern District.
 Blount, Oneonta-Good showers; crops revived; sweet potatoes, peas and sor- ghum growing rapidly; early turnips com ing up.-A. J. Ketehum.
 Cherokee, Ball Flat-Very favorable week; cotton improving rapidly; late corn doing well, early badly damaged by drouth; grapes making fair yield; peaches and apples ripening, both in- ferior.-I N. Estes.
 Fayette, Belgreen-Good ram night of 31-1; cotton small, blooming at top; old corn failure. young promsng.-J. c. Thompkns.
 Jackson, Francisco--Some corn slightly damaged by wind on August | from present indications corn VIII make poor yield no fodder pulled yet --F J. D. Kennedy.
 Lauderdale, Rogersvile--Cottop aver age size and unusually heavily fruteu none open; rust insigninoant; late corn promises very heavy yield; nc fodder pulled, but there will be an abundance J. A. Pate.
 Lawrence Town Creek-Too much rRin now; cotton small, we'll fruited; late corn doing well, no fodder pulled yet--W. J. Bracken.
 Limestone, Athens-some light showers, crops needing more; cotton shedding freely.-A. B. York.
 Marion, Prentiss-Drouth broken; cot ton has but little or no tor crol; early corn will give very light yield, late dcing fairly well.-I. L. Hughes.
 Morgan, Slmpson-Local rains every day past week; potatoes peas and sorghum improved. but doubtful as.to whether cot ton benefited.-C. T. Rogers.
 Walker, Pocahontas-Cotton small, very well fruted, blooming on top, but little rust; late corn on lowlands doing very well-J. II. Avis.
 Winston, Haleysville-Good rain cn first saved late corn crop cotton blooming on top, several reports of rust and she'd ding; pastures and gardens may revive.- Robert D. Eager
 Middle District.
 Autauga Wadsworth--Y oung cotton growing rapidly, old not growing late corn doing well; peas coming up to good stands.-W. w. Wadsworth.
 Bibh Centreville-Corn and cotton greatly revived since recent rains; hay and potatoes doing well.-H. T. White.
 Bullock, Inverness-Cotton small, no top crop, little matured; early corn short, late doing well now, no fodder pulled. III. Mclean
 Chambers Waverly-Local showers ben citing crops, though crop conditions poor; pasturage for stock serious question: Monroe Jones.
 Chiffon, Stanton-Cotton improved; bud worms entirely destroyed; corn planted in July; minor crops doing fairly we'll w. O. Perry.
 Coosa, Bradford-Cotton about half usual size. well fruited. little shedding no rust, none open; fair yield of bottom land corn indicated.-J. c. Jones.
 Dallas, Harrell-R.ins too late, except for hay; cotton will give light yield; po- tatoes, turnips and peas being planted w. B. Moore.
 Fillmore, Wetumpka-Good rain on seo- ond; turnips being sown; it is thought that crops will revive.-J. Callaway.
 Hale, Cedarville-Cotton small, much rust, except on lowlands. not well fruited no top crop beginning to open, picking started; corn all parched. except the very late.-A. R. Sanders
 Lee, Manifestation and bottom land corn doing well, also potatoes and gar dens.-J. A. Simms.
 Lowndes, Braggs-Cotton well fruited top crop doubtful, opening rapidly; late corn promising, early fodder parched- R. F. Twombly.
 Macon, Gabbett-Drouth continues; cotton holding up well. old cotton begin ming to open; corn and peas a failure; ground peas doing very well: scattered showers.-E E. Gibson.
 Montgomery, Mathews-Cotton fairly well fruited from top to bottom, some picking; very small yield of old corn, late not much better.-W. D. Dillard
 Perry, Republication improved by recent rains; some fodder being pulled; potatoes doing fairly well.--John T. Richardson.
 Russell, Seale-Cotto generally small, not well fruited, many fields not recov- cred from drouth, some open, some rust: worms damaging late corn.--John D. Bush. ,w s
 Shelby. Vincent-Cloudy, with showers; crops doing well; cotton well fruited gardens have improved.-B. II. Samuel.
 Sumter, York-Cotton small put clean, some rust and shedding except on low bottom lands, few bolls open; late corn not doing well.-Frank Holman
 Talladega, Chandler SprIngs-Cotton small very well fruited, top crop doubt full yet, some rust; early corn light yield, late will be reasonably good if we have rain.-M. r. Chandler.
 Tallapoosa, Davidson-Drouth contin- ues; cotton small. well fruted, none open; early corn a failure, late good; hay will be a failure without more rain soon; too dry to SOW turnips.-R. Berry.
 Southern District.
 Barbour, Mt. Andrews-Oid corn ready for fodder pulling; early cotton opening, picking will begin this week. J. J. Willis,
 Butler Forest Home-EarIy cotton small, some new growth, but promising little, some rust and shedding; late cotton doing fairly well.-J. P Benson.
 Clarke, Gainestown-Early cotton start ing new growth, may be good top crop, little open early corn poor yield; late very good.-J. s. Lambard
 Conecuh, Bonnette-Cotton doing very well; corn very poor; large crop of young peas up to good stands-S. s. Gerald.
 Geneva, Geneva-Dry and hot past week but some light showers; cotton beginning to rust.-J. c. McEachern.
 Henry, Newvile-Not half a crop of corn or cotton either will be made; crops ruined for want of rain-J. T. Harris.
 Mobile, ChunchuIa-Splendid rains dur Ing week; crops doing very well: farm CTS pushing work on fall crops. w. R. DeVelng.
 Monroe. Jones Mills-Some good rains; cotton doing very well, some opening; fodder ready for pulling; peas potatoes and Sugar cane doing well--W l.. Mid dleton