The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-27
Number of Counties
Improvement.

These figures can hardly be suggestive of tho crop failure which was implied in many of the reports reaching me month ago. and in proof of which oubmit brief bits of information from recognized authorities gathered by me during the past few days. The report. from the chairman of the Texas State Boil Weevil Commission and from the State Board of Agriculture for Texas regard as especially important and conclusive. as both these authorities politically and personally can have no pos of the Texas crop. The truth seems to be that whatever. deterioration has eaken place during the past sixty days was from con dition In July of almost unparalleled per lection. and for this reason at first inn pressed observers as likely more seriously to curtail the yield than at present seems probable.
 Letter from Messers. Well Brothers of Montgomery, Ala, dated Sept. 18th:
 The movement of cotton in this section is simply enormous. It is no longer a ques- for 1, Is made. It is no longer a question of wh ether cotton will open for 1t has opened, and picking is going on at tre- mendous rate. In former years--that is had complaints from farmers that they would not make any more than tho rent. and the merchantr that their patrons would not be able to pay up because they piaint of this character has reached our ears and we have made diligent inquiries in every direction. Banking merchants say they will make better collections this year than since 1Ss1. that there are no failures in the crop. Last Season some made a good crop. but some of them did not make more tf an two or three bales to the .plow. We have yet 70 hear of one who will make less than eight baies to the blow this season It Is not a matter of waiting for frost to determine whether ~e make good crop. because a good crop has matured. except the part of :t which is taking on new fruit"
 of the Temple National Bank, Temple, Tex, dated Sept. 2oth
 'I reported yesterday that Texas would make 150,o00 bales more cotton than last information and calculation believe that 100000 bales increase Is minimum. This county. right in the boil weevil region. will make at least 20 per cent. more than last year. The Indian Territory will make at least 100000 more bales, you may say the net increase from Texas and Indian Territory will be- 100000. perhaps 400. 900, more than last year"
 Telegram from Charles P. Johnson, New Orleans. La, dated Sept. 22nd:
 Have travelled over Sumpter, Greene. Hale. Perry and Marengo Counties Ala bama- Find cotton crop much larger than last year. Alabama will yield more than IS per cent. more than last year. Crop conditions for Alabama will exceed 75 for September. which will be given by the Gov ernment report"
 Union. S. c, Sept 24-'Reports of frost from North Carolina absolutely false, Crop simply great" J. II. Riley.
 From New York Sun of Sept. 22nd:
 Increase in Texas Crop Yield.
 Austin. Tex. Sept 21.-Chairman Jeffer- son Johnson of the Texas State Boil weeviI Commission, in statement of the cotton prospects in this State. which Se made to- day, says that the yield twill be about D. GAO. 900 bales. which is an increase of about 10 per cent. over the yield of last year. He says that the Increase in acreage plant ed fig the cause of the increase of yield
 From The New York Sun of Sept. 24th:.
 Increase in Texas Crop Yield.
 Dallas. Tex. Sept. 23.-The State Board of Agriculture estimates the Texas cotton crop at an increase of 10 per cent over that of last year
 Theodore H. Price.