The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-19
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 Middle District.
 Autauga. Haynes; Cotton about all picked, crop very short some ginned, lint very short; corn being gathered rapidly, somewhat short of full crop; some rye being sown; potatoes, peas and turnips doing well: good rain last week.-W. N. Gaines.
 Bibb. Randolph: Too much rain; corn the ligntest yield ever known; cotton about all picked, yield lightest ever known.-W. H. Mahan.
 Bullock, Union Springs: Recent wino and rain did much damage to cotton re- maining in the field; some cotton lana overfiowed.-S. P. Rainer.
 Chambers Waverly: Cotton nearly all picked and ginned. very light yield; some top crop. but not opening as yet; turnlps doing well and also potatoes In some places.-Monroe Jones.
 Chiffon, Stanton First half of week fine for gathering cotton, picking almost completed; hay saved in good condition; no improvement in cotton; ribbon cane, potatoes, peanuts, and peas improved W. o. Perry.
 Choctaw, Yantley: Heavy rain of the 10th did much damage to cotton remain ing in the field, crop turning out light; much having done the past week; all minor crops very good.-J. A. Davidson. 0 rapidly gathered no improvement in Int, no top crop; sweet potatoes ana cane do- ing well.-W. w. Berry.
 Lee, Gold Hill: Recent heavy rains damaged cotton and retarded picking, which Is nearly completed; some hay be- ing saved.-W. T. Andrews.
 Perry, Hamburg: A very good week for crops; cotton still blooming and will be some top crop; cane, potatoes and tur- nips doing well-J. s. Blackburn.
 Pickens, Palm: Rainy weather inter- rupted cotton picking, bolIs on low land are beginning to rot from wet weather, grade of cotton below the average; con siderable hay has been lost on account of wet weather; corn crop very poor; no wheat or fall oats beirfs planted.-R. F. Henry
 Shelby, vincent: Cotton about all pick ed and ginned, the crop is short every way; some corn gathered hay crop light. B. H. Samuel
 Sumter, sumterville: Cotton crop very short very little more to pick; corn all gathered and very light crop.-W E. and E. B. Godfrey
 Tallade ga, Fayetteville: Cotton nearly all picked and ginned; but very little blowing for fall grain; some hay has been saved turnips late, but growing nicely w. K. Walters
 Southern District.
 Barbour, Mt. Andrew: Corn being housed with very light yield; cotton nearly all open. and most all picked. ginned and marketed; field peas light crop; sugar cane good on bottom land, not good on upland; recent rain damaged cotton and retarded picking.-J. J. Willis.
 Butler. Garland: Cotton mostly picked and marketed; corn crop exceedingly light; cane, peas, and minor crops doing well.-J. C.. Mcclure.
 k4.. damaging to cotton remaining in field, cotton nearly all open. very light yield; corn also light yield; potatoes poor.-W. F. McCorquodale.
 Clarke Glover: Cotton badly damaged by rains, picking is nearing completion except on bottom land; some corn gather ed, yield very light; cane and sweet po- tatoes doing well; turnips are good.-J. T. Day.
 Dale, Newtopia: Cotton an gathered except top crop, which is very light; corn most all gathered with light yield; tur- nips are fine; some rye being sown.-S w. Summons.
 Henry, Headland Cotton about all picked sugar cane too poor to grind; po- tatoes fairly good; corn being gathered, yield poor.-W. F. Covington.
 Mobile Chunchula: Too wet for all crops; corn gathered and housed, light yield hay much damaged; no cotton in this vicinity.-De Yelling.
 Monroe, Jones Mill: Cotton picking pro- gressed nicely until the rain of the 10th; heaviest rain of the season; considerable cotton to be picked the top crop too late to mature.-W. L. Middleton.
 Pike Baltic: High winds and heavy rain during the week damaged hay crop; cotton all picked and marketed, smallest crop in years; corn being harvested.-M. F. Smith.
 NOTE: Owing to the advanced stage of all crops, this will be the last weekly bulletin of the Alabama section for the year 1902
 THOMAS CRAWFORD. Acting Section Director, Montgomery, Alabama.