The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-08

with a light yield. Irish potatoes are
still yielding well, and second crop
has been planted in some places; sweet
potatoes are generally doing we'll, and
more are being set out. Melons are
making good growth. Peaches are rip
ening slowly and continue very prom
Using; plums. pears. and apples are
doing fairly well; grapes continue
promising.
Extracts From Reports of Crop Corr
respondents.--(Count and Piace.)
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Calhoun. Duke: Cotton making good
growth. since rains Of early part of
week; oats received some benefit;
wheat being cut. yield goodwin. M.
Curry.
Cherokee, Lawrence: Corn. cotton,
oats. and all minor crops growing rap
idly, since recent rains; wheat good.
about ready to harvest.-D. d. Flem-
ing.
Cullman. Crane HILL: Corn. cotton,
and all minor crops doing we'll. since
recent ratns; crops are generally clear
of grass. w. Wood.
Etowah, Hoke's Bluff: Good rains;
crops growing nicely; oats improving.
wheat about ready to harvest.-F. p.
Landers.
Franklin, Burleson: Corn and cotton
growing nicely; minor crops flne.--A.
l.. Osborn.
Jackson, woodviile: Cotton good
stands, growing rapidly: wheat very
promising; oats improved. since recent
rains.--E woodall.
Jefferson. Covington: Weather excel
lent for growth of crops; Irish pota-
toes, cabbage, ana beans very good
r. A. Mcbride.
Lawrence. Town Creek: Cotton. stands
irregular: corn small, but doing we'll;
oats poor owing to drought.-W. J.
Bracken.
Madison. Gurley: Cotton good stands.
growing rapidly; stands of lowland
corn damaged by worms; oats, clover
and grasses greatly benefited by recent
Marion, Elmira: Cotton good stands,
growth fair: corn making good growth;
wheat and oats will make poor yield
]. H. Mays.
Marshall. Sidney: Fine rains during
week; corn and cotton doing well;
wheat. rye, and Irish potatoes good;
peaches PLENTIFUL. w. Cowen.
walker, Jasper: Some wheat and oats
harvested. yield generally good; sweet
potatoes being transplanted.-T. N.
Sherer.
hAAuWAC OA0NEAEes
Chambers, Oakbowery-- Replanted
cotton coming up TO good stands; corn
improving; sorghum being sown for
hay in wheat and oat stubble.-John
d. Harris.
Chiffon, DISQUALIFICATION stands
improved. since recent rains; wheat
harvest about over, yield fair.-W. Y.
Nix.
Choctaw. Tullis-All crops doing
well; oldest cotton putting on squares;
pastures continue poor; gardens good
j. A. Bell.
Clay, Ashland-Corn and cotton do
ing WELL late cotton coming up to
good stands; beans are becoming plen-
tiful.-James L, Carwile.
Dallas. Kings Landing-Corn and
cotton greatly benefited by rains on
May 80; lowland corn making rapid
growth.-w. T. Allison.
Elmore, Coosada-Corn. cotton, Irish
potatoes and gardens doing we'll;
worms damaging lowland corn; oats
harvested, yield light.-H. F. Ander-
son.
Greene, Tishabee-Corn and cotton
doing we'll; Irish potatoes and gardens
good; sweet potatoes growing nicely.
George H. David.
Lee, Gold Hill-All crops improving.
since the rains of May 30-31.-W. T.
Andrews.
Lowndes. Mt. willing-cotton good
stands. and growing nicely; some corn
damaged by bud worms; fine rain May
S1.-w. H. Lee.
Macon, Tuskegee-Cotton irregular
stands. growing nicely; upland corn
tasseling, that on lowlands growing
rapidly-G. w. Carver.
Marengo, Hampden-Cotton good.
but late: corn doing well; oats light
yield; farmers well up with work.--A.
=. Dumas
Montgomery, Hope Hull-Cotton
small but growing nicely. since recent
rains: oats being cut, yield good; mi
nor crops in good condition.-J. w.
Smith.
Pickens, Paimetto-corn and cotton
in good condition. and growing rapid
ly; no oats harvested as yet.-R. o.
Richardson.
Russell. Pittsview-Cotton poor
stands; corn small but healthy; oats
being harvested, yield poor to fair;
pastures poor.-w. NJ. Burt.
Sumter, GastonACotton growing
nicely though stands are poor, some
dying; corn suffering for rain; sweet
potato plants dying-P. =. Ward.
Talladega, Fayetteville-Early cot
ton forming squares; corn small, but
growing well: wheat being cut.--w. M
Waters.
Tallapoosa, Camp Hill-Corn grow
ing rapidly; oats ripening; fruit crop
good all crops benefited by recent
rains-Lyman Ward.
Tuscaloosa, Olmstead Statlon-Corn
and cotton doing well; oats almost
failure: other crops in good condition.
&C. b. Olmstead.