The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-07

worms are damaging in some middle counties, but there are few additional re- ports of 'black root" late cotton is failure in some fields. and is generally fruitng very slowly; very little top crop Is forming; early cotton Is opening rapid- ly in southern and middle counties, where nclSing is general, with light yield; bolls are opening slowly in the northern dis trict. Much of the early corn has been gathered, with an excellent yield; both early and late corn have been damaged by drought in some northern and western countless; elsewhere, late corn is doing we'll; fodder pulling Is nearing completion a good yield having been secured, though considerable of this forage was ruined by previous wet weather. Much hay has been saved, though this work nas been retard- cd by vet weather in southwestern eoun- ties, where sweet potatoes are rotting elsewhere, ali minor crops are maturing satisfactorily, except where rain is need ed'
 By Districts.
 The following are some of the reports from the country districts, the first name being the county and the second the place:
 Calhoun, Piedmont: Cotton beginning to open, no top crop, none picked. and shedding inereasing; fodder being saved in good condition.-W. J. Gilmer.
 Cherokee, Farill: Corn matured, with excellent yield; cotton rusting and she'd ding badly; peas excellent; sweet pota- toes promising.-L- B. Stone
 Colbert Riverton: Late corn doing we'll; cotton Hull of rust, and shedding, some oil
 DeKalb, Whiton: Corn doing well, some fodder being pulled; cotton she'd ding considerably. with promise of short crop; minor crops promising-A. J. Ray.
 Frankling Beeson: Cotton opening rapidly, none picked, no top crop, some rust, and shedding rapidly; corn fairly good.-James Osborn. Jackson, Scottsboro: Cotton shedding, some rust, none picked; corn made, with good yield; good hay crop-D. K Cald- well.
 Jefferson, Covington: Vegetables almost ruined by dry weather; sweet potatoes, apples, and pears ripening-R. A. Me- Bride.
 Lawrence, Sewickley: Cotton has she'd ded all except grown bolls, though open | ing rapidly, none picked minor crops need rain.-W. O. Watson. 1 Madison, Gurley: Too much rain, fol- lowed by dry, hot winds, damaging both cotton and corn.-George w. Jones. Marion, Guin: Cotton opening rapid- l ly, though damage from rust and she'd ding has increased, no top crop; late corn 1 damaged by drouth.-F. A. Meier. | Morgan, Simpson: Cotton continues to | she'd not enough open to pick; corn 1 slightly damaged by dry weather.-J. H. l Black.
 Walker, Saragossa: Very dry; upland corn a failure: cotton blighted and she'd ding, being seriously damaged; sorghum yielding well.-J. w. Ferguson.
 MicdIc District.
 Autauga, Wadsworth: Corn above the | average; nearly all fodder pulled cotton picking well under way minor crops do- ing well-W. w. Wadsworth.
 Bibb, Randolph: Cotton opening rap idly, yield promising below the average; fodder pulling completed; minor crops need rain-W. IT. Mahan. Chambers, Waverly: Fodder pulling completed; some early cotton being pick ed, the late planted considerably dam aged by boil worms and other insects | Monroe Jones.
 Chiffon, Stanton: Favorable week for farm work; cotton seriously injured from shedding. though picking progressing rap idly; minor crops promising.-W. O. | Perry
 Choctaw, Pushmataha: Favorable weather for all crops; cotton opening | rapidly. though damaged by too much rain, picking progressing, and ginning commenced.-C. c. Brown.
 Coosa, Batson: A great deal of rust | and blight in cotton. shedding still in- | creasing, the late planted not fruiting | wel.-Ira Bailey.
 Dallas. Harrell: Cotton continues to she'd no top crop making. the late plant | ed needing rain; second cutting of hay yielding well.-W. B. Moore.
 Hale, GaIion: Cotton continues to de- teriorate, the early planted ceased fruit ing, while the late planted is being de- | stroyed by boil worms.-J. T. c. Collins
 Lee, Auburn: Cotton seriously injured by rust and blight, very little picked hay crop short; peas and potatoes doing we'll T. J. Little.
 Lowndes, Calhoun: Good rain Saturday afternoon, benefited rutabagas, late peas, and corn.-A. M. Iroyer.
 Marengo, Hampden: Cotton opening rapidly and picking general, though rust and blight will cause crop to be short A F. Dumas.
 Pickens, Palmetto: Drought continues greatly injuring all crops; cotton opening rapidly and picking progressing.-R. O. Richardson.
 Randolph, Peavy: Weather favorable for saving fOddeTs cOLlOH Sthl SHeuulHBi the late planted fruiting slowly, little tor crop and none open.-N. E. l.. Peavy.
 Russell. Scale: Some peas cut cotton being picked as rapidly as 1t opens sugar cane small. ;-John E. Bush.
 Sumter, Hammer: Cotton considerably cut off by boil worms and shedding, some being picked; little fodder saved; pota- toes and peas good.-T. K. Richardson.
 Talladega, Fayetteville: Cotton continues | to datarforata .hOtlnh OpeninR ra pldly fin [ some places; late corn damaged by dry weather.-W. M. Waters.
 Tallapoosa, Alexander City: Dry weather and rust lowering cotton pros- pect; shedding in cotton general, though 1t is beginning to open.-G. F. Park.
 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa: Cotton rustina | badly, though it is opening rapidly. soms boil worms reported; corn good.-E. N. c | Snow.
 4~ Southern District. l Baldwin, Magnolia Springs: Rainy week l 1frx faf xun a dQaI of hn-