The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-02
Extracts from Reports of Crop corre-
 spondents.
 Northern District

late small; early cotton blooming ani forming boils; late small, and poor stapds.--William M. Curry.
 Cherokee. Bianche-Crops well worked, but small; some cotton blooms; old corn much injured by irought.-James w. ID. Speer.
 Colbert. LittlefieId-Pastures and gar- dens parched; crops of all kinds suffering badly.-J, w. Mayheld.
 Cullman, Clarkson-Both corn and cot ton badly damaged; vegetables poor; no watermelons or fruit, but grapes, are do- ing well.-G c. Bowden.
 DeKalb, Mentone-General condition of crops normal, owing to better culture; fruits and berries plentiful, but peaches shedding.-E. Mason.
 Jackson, Francisco-Corn doing well. early beginning to tassel; sorghum, peas. and sweet potatoes doing well; pastures and gardens parched.--E. J. D. Kennedy.
 Lawrence Hillsboro-Everything suffer- ing for rain; stock water becoming con- sideration; corn twisting; cation smstl.-- ]. r.. James.
 Madison, Normal-Old corn badly in jured, young doing well, in good roasting ears: cotton doing well; melons very poor. George R. Bridgeforth.
 Marion, winfieid-Cottop at stanslstill, ana very lousy. corn anu all CfOpS puh-A ing for rain.-W. J. Truce.
 Morgan, Lacon-Some corn nearly ruin ed by drought; cotton blooming, hut stunted.-D N. Patterson.
 St. Clair, Trussville-Corn tasselling; some cotton blooming; grapes very lnom- ising; COW peas and sorghum being sown for forage. James M. Presley.
 Walker, Eldridge-Cotton still in very good condition: corn tasselling. but very small: cane and field peas doing fairly well.-Frank A. Meier.
 / Middle District.
 Bibb, Six Mile-Cotton almost destroyed by insects, blooms plentiful; corn almost ruined by drought.--J. c. Trucks.
 Bullock, Thompson-Cotton suffering for moisture; old corn will make very small crop, without rain in few days J. A. Wyler, Jr.
 Chambers, Lafayette-Corn and gardens nearly ruined: cotton also is now suner- ing for rain.-W. Andrews.
 Chiffon, Mountain Creek-Early corn ruined, late very small; cotton shedding, some report 1t dying; rain badly needed T. J. Henderson.
 Choctaw. Yantley--Cotton still growing slowly; earliest corn too much damaged by drought to make good crop.--J. A. Davison.
 Coosa, Goodwater-Cotton and corn about ruined: gardens parched; strong, hot winds this week doing further dam age to crops.--Florence Deignan.
 Dallas, Burnsville--Continued drought is now becoming very injurious to cotton.-- S. D. Palmer.
 Fillmore, Dexter-Corn almost ruined for want of rain; cotton very small and late, gardens ruined.-E, Powell.
 Hale, Lanevilie-Ail crops suffering very greatly for rain; corn cut short very much; cotton failing rapidly-B. L. Gar ber
 Lowndes, Calhoun--Corn holding up re- markably well, some not suffering; cotton healthy, blooming profusely;s much COW peas planted; gardens suffering-A. M. Troyer.
 Macon, Gabbett-Crops still suffering for rain old corn about ruined; cotton lousy; no crops doing well.-E. E. Gibson.
 Montgomery. Myrtle-Still dry: old corn suffering badly; all crops need rain.-II. 1T. Barnes.
 -Ethelville-Drought very dam aging; cotton very small: old corn al- most failure no sweet potatoes set out; sorghum small.-H. c. Moorhead.
 Randolph, Pittman-Cotton and corn well worked and clean; some cotton oloolHs' iTlsi poldIoSs, BdLueHs' eltu mt- nor crops ruined by dry weather -J. F. Pittman.
 Russell, Pittsboro--All crops suffering for rain, especially corn; cotton growing slowly, fruiting well.-W. M. Burt.
 Shelby, Vineent-Old corn promising a light crop; cotton not growing, but bloom ing freely.-B. IT. Samuel.
 Talladega. Sycamore-Dry weather and strong winds having bad effect on crops; cotton growing some. Joseph Willman.