The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-21

harvest, but they Will not make full yield, owing to previous dry weather; sweet potato slips are being set out; Irish potatoes are being marketed in southern counties, with . very good yield. but are poor in some other localities. Cane, peanuts, and fieid peas are making very good progress. and gardens. melons. and all minor crops are much improved. Peaches continue promising. though con siderable dropping is reported; plums and grapes are promising, and pastures much improved.
 Extracts from Reports of Crop cerrs-
 spondsnts.
 Northern District 4
 BIount, Balm-crop much revived by recent showers: corn and cotton doing well.-Wiiiiam l.. Ellison.
 Cherokee, Gaylesville-Cotton doing we'll late planted coming up to good stands. with some just planted; early corn doing well.-R. s. Hudson.
 DeKalb, Mentone-Early cotton good stands, late not up; late corn coming up. poor stands; no wheat heading.-E. Mason.
 Fayette, Pilgrim Crops In, very good condition; old corn worked over;. cotton chopping nearly done.-v Savage. Franklin. Hargett Milis-Littie cotton chopped yet; oauch corn to plant; wheat and oats heading: fruit short,-T. J. Byars.
 Jefferson, warrior--Aii crops doing well. some need working: fruit crop promis- ing; many sweet potato slips being put out.-R. c. Greenhouse.
 Lamar, vernon-All cotton and ccrr planted and up to good stands; early corn all worked out; early cotton being chopped; fruit and gardens doing well.-- J. R. Pennington.
 Lauderdale. Rogersville-Early cotton good stands, except where ruined by cut worms, no late cotton up; corn late. and
 not all planted; | wheat rustins; oats promising, but late.--J. A. Pate.
 Madison. Deposit-Cotton about all up. fair stands. some chopped: three-fourths early corn planted. some being plowed; wheat heading. but short-T. M' Bay less. ~ s s1 Marshati, MinorvilIe-Haif the cotton lip, stands not good; corn small. not nearly all up yet.-N. R. Lusk. St. Clair, wade-Cotton stands not very good, very little chopped; some corn and cotton not yet planted: corn stands not good. d.--James M. Presly.
 Winston, MellviileA-Late cotton coming up to poor stand; early corn doing vel but small; oats suffering for want oi raln.--H. J. Wilson.
 Middle District.
 Autauga, statesvilie-Cotton ehoppine being pushed, planting finished; corn growing rapidly; sweet potatoes and gar dens doing well.-T. B. Love. Sw Chambers, waverly-Early and late cot, ton and corn. gardens. pastures ana al minor crops doing well.--Monroe Jones
 choctaw EmoryaEarlSy Ss6'n@ s6iuon snt s enon nons ready to eut-N. L.. Bininn. Coosa, Goodwater--Cotton and corn In splendid condition as result or recen, | rains: ei ops all free from srass.-rior'
 CSilton. Lornax-Cotton nearly all chop. | ped; sweet potatoes being pianted; gar dens doing well; fruit rromisins.-A. A.. N
 Elmore, csntral-plsnty., of , rain. rain; all Green. Tisha habee-Two-thirds the cotton m to fair stands and doing well. chop ping we'll advanced; corn fair stands, do.
 ing well; rain helped all crops'-oeors'
 Lee. Gold HiIl-Cotton coming up tc
 good stands, though grassy; corn % ane oats doing well: forage crops beine pianted.-w T. Andrews.
 Lowndes, Judges Siding-Eariy corr doing well; most of the early cotton
 chopped: good rains for the late planting
 Marengo. Moss-corn doing we'll: ioea | showers insufficient to bring up late cot
 Monteomery. Myrtie-Cotton settins grassy: corn small. but good color ant well worked; wheat and oats benefitcd by rain; fruit fair: melons doing well.-H. II
 Perry, Hamburg-cotton doing well good stands, and three-fourths have been chopped and plowed second time corn doing well. being worked secone
 time: oats doing well-J g bIaeRousn; sa,toa dn;r, fairly well; cotton being worked out oat crop will not be good; gardens doini weli.-R. F. Henry. Randolph. Omaha-Corn being workec
 doing well. but small ni to.Ipn sIi eooa: o ipah | rains advantageous; minor crops oolna weli.-L W. townsend
 Russell, Pittsboro-Corn and cottor | growing nicely, stands good; cotton chop, 55ine heinz ousheda cane fine; oats no' very promising.-W. M. Burt . |. | shelby, Harpersville-Showers Ien IT some localities during week. greatly re- yiving crops.-R. B. Posey.
 Tai,adega' Fayetteville-Cotton chop ping progressing rapidly, until stopped pS rain on 18th: c0rn growing well; gran | crop especially wheat, will De very snort l totato slips being set out.-W. M' wat
 'V Tnscaloosa. EIrod-Owing to favorable l vesther aIi crops well cultivated anc doing well.-W. L. Mitchell
 Southern District. l Rarbour. Mir. Andrew-All crops doinl l well: crops generally clean: some bottom lands being replanted. on account or bue Worms.-J. J. 8. Willis.
 Butler, Garland-Good and penencln grass chopping fast; all crops doing well IT C Mc(tlure
 Clarke Whatley-Early cotton goot stands. chopping well advanced; earl, corn doing we'll, receiving second work Ing: late corn about all planted; some | oats ready to cut.-J. A. HilL Conecuh, Belleville-Early cotton nearly all up. stands perfect; early corn all up doing well, none laid by; no oats ready | to cut, generally poor; all crops getting grassy.-W. M. Newton. Coyington. Rosehill-Nearlv all iate cot | ton up, stands fair; late corn all up some oats nearly ready to cut; rain re- | tarded work.-Grant Bros. Dale. Ewels-Late cotton all up, stahu, | good. rain has retarded chopping; buC worms damaging corn somewhat; oati | late: gardens and melons oolns weii--D
 Escsmbia' Fannie-cotton all up. som, | ehonned: oats heading: sugar cane strawberries. and gardens doins weh'-
 Mobile. Chunchula-All crops sreatl,
 hAnefted by rains: Irish notatQes beini
 marketed. with heavy yield.-W. R. D | VeilnE. s.,, .. 4.