The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-01
RAINS RELIEVE
 LONG OROUGHTS Not Enough However to Last
 Long HAIL AT MONTGOMERY Weather Has Been Warm. and ob- server Says General Rain Over Entire State Would Be
 : Beneficial.

| regular weekly weather summary had been made up by the station director,
 MT. Frank P. chaffee. The fall was
 quite heavy in the middle counties, CO.,
 pious in the southern counties and mod
 crate in the north part of the state. The figures at particular places are given below;
 Clanton, 50 of an inch; Eufaua, .51;
 Fort Deposit. 2.04: Goodwater, 1.6S; Gads- den, 1.o4; Marion. s5; Montgomery 199; Opelika, 225; Ozark 50; Selma. 94; Union i Springs, .75; Mobile, .sS; Birmingham, ss Some particular situations are preas nt-
 ed in the above showing For instance, there was the same fall at Mobile and Birmingham, though one is at the ex- treme southern point noted and the other one of the furtherest north that is re- corded. opelika shows the largest fall, 2.25, as against the smallest at Marion. S5, though both are in about the same latitude.
 Some hail fell at Montgomery yesterday ana the wind reached velocity of 2s miles an hour.
 The Summary. The regular summary of the Montgom- cry station. embracing the time up to the rainfall of yesterday, is as follows: The week, as whole, was warm, with ample sunshine; beneficial rains fell in some western, west-centrar, and north ern counties. with scattered showers in some middle and southern counties: the
 long drought continues practically un-
 broken In southeastern counties, and a. general rain over the entire state would pc Denencial. The warm weather has ger minated much late planted cotton and caused a slight but general Improvement In the crop as a whole though the plants continue small, with stands generally be-
 low the average, particularly in south eastern counties where stands are poor: ice are not as prevalent as at the close
 or last week, and the crop as a whole is
 clean and well cultivated; choppng is nearing completion. Upland corn is small but generally we'll stalked and heathy;
 most of 1t has been plowed second time, some has been laid by and a little of
 the early planted Is tasseling prema- turely in southern and middle counties. Lowland corn Is practically all plant ed; 1t is coming up slowly, with improved stands, though worms continue damaging
 in some fields. Wheat and oats have i'm
 proved slightly; both are being cut, with generally light yields. Cane and peanuts
 are doing fairly well; field peas are being | planted quite extensively Irish potatoes are failure In some patches, but continue
 to make generally good yield; sweet po- | tatoes are being transplanted where 1 showers have fallen. Gardens are doing | fairly well. except in some southeastern and eastern counties, where they are al-
 most failur Early peaches continue to | yield well; late peaches and grapes are very promising; plums and pears are do- ing fairly well pastures are poor to fair.
 and first cutting of hay has been made | in some localities"
 Detailed Report. | The following are extracts from cor respondents. The first name is the coun- l ty, the second the place. Northern District-Blount Brooksville: Too dry for corn and cotton, their condi- ton below average; half the cotton chop | ped and sided.-A. O. Dickson. | Cleburne, Hefiin: All crops at a stand still, on account of dry, hot weather; stands of corn and cotton irregular.-L. T. Beason.
 Colbert, Leighton: Cotton poor stands, half the crop chopped and sided, some damage from lice; corn growing slowly A. D. DeLony.
 DeKalb, whiton: Corn about all plow- ed; one-third of cotton chopped; oats and minor crops needing rain badly.--A. J. Ray.
 Fayette, Pilgrim Replanting of cotton completed. stands generally poor; upland corn small; lowlands all planted.-V. Saw age.
 Jackson, Bridgeport; Cotton poor stands; corn all planted, making little growth; Irish potatoes and oats almost failure.--J. L. Hackworth. Lamar, Moscow: Cotton good stands, all chopped; corn and pasture good; fine rain on night of 26th-27th.-J. A. Armstrong. Lawrence, Hillsboro: Good rain night of 26th-27th; lowlands can now be planted to corn; wheat and oats injured by long drouth.-I. l.. James.
 Limestone, Athens: Cotton being chop ped and sided: corn good color, but grow ing slowly; wheat doing we'll; nice show CTS on Nth.-W. H. Dougherty. Morgan, Stringer: Cotton doing well. being chopped; upland corn plowed that on lowlands coming up stands poor; wheat good.-J. C.. Tanner St. Clair, Trussville: Cotton and corn fairly good stands; corn receiving second blowing; wheat and oats need rain.- James NJ. Presley
 Winston Melville: Cotton being chop ped rapidly, stands good; corn poor
 stands, but doing well; oats poor.-H. J. | Wilson.
 Middle District. l Autauga, Haynes-Early- cotton chop ped, beginning to grow; late cotton not | chopped, stands generally poor; oats al most failure.--W. N. Gaines. | Bibb. Randolph: Upland corn plowed
 second time, doing well; cotton all chop
 ped and sided; wheat and oats poor; rain
 on 27th.-W. H. Mahan.
 | Bullock, Flora: Cotton growing well
 not all chopped; corn doing well. lowlands
 all planted: oats being harvested. yield | fair J. F. Allums.
 | Chambers, Marcoot: Cotton generally good stands, chopping and siding in pro-
 gress corn doing well; wheat and oats poor.--S. H. Still.
 | Chiffon, Stanton. Cotton all chopped | and sided. growing slowly; corn well cul. | tivated, small, but good color; cane good w. o. Perry.
 | Choctaw, Aquilla: Cotton fair stands
 all chopped and growing nicely; corn anc minor crops good; apples and peaches
 fine-H. A. Hendrix.
 | Coosa, Hissop: Corn. cotton, and gar. | dens poor; pastures poor; oats a failure | wheat good-F. M. Darsey. | Dallas Harrell: Cotton good stands
 plants healthy and vigorous; corn i'm i proved somewhat by showers durinf | week; oats poor.-W. B. Moore.
 Elmore, Ecectic: Cotton chopped Istands irregular. growing rapidly: whea and oats being harvested. yield light.-D w. Falkner.
 Lee, Roxana: Upland corn small, bu | well cultivated; bottom corn coming u]
 to good stands; wheat being cut excel