The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-10
COTTON Is NOW AT
 CRITICAL STAGE
Needs Period of Dry Weather
 and Sunshine
cOOSA IS STILL RISING
Reports From Various Sections Say There Has Been Too Much Rain for Cotton-Other Crops
 Are Doing We'll.

Montgomery, August 9.-fspecial)-rhe local weather service does not anticipate a general hold up of the rains and 1t looks as If the injury to cotton and other crops because of excess of moisture is to continue The Alabama river will con tinue to rise for two days below Selma.
 The weather bureau forecasts showers in the southern portion of the state both today and tomorrow. The Montgomery officer issues this river forecast today:
 "The upper Coosa will rise slightly and the lower Coosa and Tallapoosa will re- main stationary or fall slowly tonight and Wednesday,; the upper Alabama will reach about "A feet tonight, then fall slow ly; at Selma and below it will rise stead fly the next two days, reaching about 25 feet at Selma. For the past 24 hours the weather has been generally unsettled the rainfall being heavy in southeastern portions of Alabama, Georgia Louisiana, and Texas. with moderate to heavy rains in the middle west, under influence of a depression moving east over Minnesota"
 Crop Conditions.
 
 issued from the local office of the weather bureau by Section Director Frank P. Ghaffee Is too much rain This report closed yesterday and is as follows:
 "The week as whole was cloudy and too wet for maturing crops,s particularly in middle counties, where excessive rains of last few days have caused all streams to rise rapidly, inundating considerable lowland corn and co .on; locally excessive rains and damaging windstorms also oc- cured in some northern and southeast ern counties. Cotton continues to fruit well, though excessive moisture Is still causing 1t to continue to run too much to stalk, retarding filling of bols; consid- erable rust and shedding are reported, with scattered reports of blight and boil worms, and a few reports of black rot in southeastern counties; while the crop, as a whole, continues quite promising, 1t Is at that critical stage when a period of dry, comparatively warm weather Is needed to prevent deterioration; it .s opening slowly in southern counties, with very little picked. Corn, both early and late, is filling well and promises a good yield, except In a few localities, where damaged by previous drought or recent excessive rains; little fodder has been pulled, on account of wet weather. All minor crops continue promising, though grapes and late fruit are rotting; pastures are good, and a good hay crop is prom ised; fall gardens are being prepared more turnips have been sown, with some up to good stands"
 District Reports.
 The following are reports made to the local office of conditions in various sec tions of the state. The first nare is the county and the second the place:
 Blount. Royal: Too much rain for cot ton, which is rusting, growing too fast, and getting grassy; corn excellent; gar dens good.-A. A. Amhurson.
 Cherokee, Weeda: Favorable week; cot ton fruiting well; corn promising; melons and peaches plentiful; apples rotting; minor crops clean-I. N Estes
 Dekalb, Whiton: Favorable weather for farm work; cotton beginning to shed; peaches and grapes rotting; sweet pota- toes promising.-A. J. Ray.
 Etowah Hokes Bluff: Nice rains, though too much in some places; corn excellent; pastures good minor crops do- ing well-F. P. Landers.
 Fayette Pilgrim: Excessive rains; cot ton beginning to rust, growing too fast and not fruitng well; too much rain Tor late corn.-V. Savage.
 Franklin, Phil Campbell: Plenty of rain cotton late but promising; best prospects for corn in years: other crops doing well. M. M. Duke.
 Jefferson, Covington: Rain every day; vegetables, fruit and water melons ex- eellent. R. A. Mcbride
 Lawrence, Hillsboro: Fine rains; corn and cotton promising; sweet potatoes and cane doing well; all crops laid by except hay.--I. l.. James.
 Madison, Deposit: Heaviest rains of the year, with high wind. damaging cotton and upland corn, though crops generally doing well.-T. M. Bayless.
 Marion, Guin: Best prospects for corn in years; cotton continues to fruit well, though some is growing too fast.-F A. Meier.
 Morgan, Stringer: Too much rain; cot ton running too much to stalk; early corn matured; late corn promising; minor crops good.--J. c. Tanner.
 Walker, Loss Creek Fine rains; best prospects for corn in years cotton doing well; sorghum promising; peas late but growing well-R. A. Romine
 Middle District
 Bibb Woodstock: Watermelons and peaches promising; other crops doing well. J. R. Green.
 Bullock, Inverness: Fine rains, improv- ing all crops; cotton continues to fruit well. though blighting and shedding on sandy lands.-H. Mclean.
 Chambers. Buffalo: Too much rain for cotton, which is making too much stalk on red lands; corn excellent, except late, which is growing too fast.-J T. Spence.
 Clinton, Stanton Rainy week; cotton contiues to fruit well, though some rust appearing; no fodder pulled; minor crops Perry Choctaw Tullis: Local showers, cotton shedding and growing too rapidly, some of 1t dying; early corn promising, late corn not so good.-J. A. Bell.
 Elmore, Wetumpka: Cotton growing too fast though fruiting fairly well; late corn doing well; fodder being pulled; mi- nor crops promising.-W. H. Gregory.
 Green, Boligee: Favorable week, though too much rain for cotton. which is rusting and shedding.-E. F. Bouchelle.
 Hale Galllon; Too much rain for cot ton, which is shedding fast; corn mak- ing satisfactory progress; pastures good. J. T. Collins.
 Lee, Auburn: Too much rain for cotton, causing 1t to rust and she'd corn doing we'll fodder pulling becoming general.- T. J. Little.
 Lowndes, Letohatchie: Continued rain in localities; late cotton running too much to stalk rustng and shedding rapidly;