The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-17
RUST AND ROT PREVALENT
All Minor Crops Continue Promising, However, According to Reports Received at the Montgom-
 cry Weather Bureau.

| Rather cool, continued wet weather made the week, as a whole, unfavorable for cotton and maturing corn; the rain- fall was heavy over the greater portion of the state, and excessive in some south ern and middle countes in some central counties, considerable lowland corn and cotton were damaged by overflow. 1 Continued wet weather has caused cot ton to deteriorate considerably, especial ly in middle and southern counties. where rust and rot are prevalent, and where shedding is becoming serious; in many i fields full grown bolls are dropping, and in some places the plants are yellowing and shedding leaves; in some northern and western counties the crop continues to fruit satisfactorily, but over the state. as a whole the condition of the crop has been lowered somewhat during the past two weeks bolls are opening slowly and very little has been picked.
 While corn has been damaged slightly | In some fields by continued wet weather, | a very good yield of corn seems assured; some early corn has been gathered in southern counties. Fodder pulling has been retarded by wet weather, which has damaged some of this forage.
 'All minor crops continue promising; some early sweet potatoes and ground pease are being gathered, with good yield; sorghum and hay are generally promising, | though dry weather is needed for saving these crops. Pears are yielding well, though this fruit and grapes are still rot ting from excessive moisture. More tur- nips have been sown, with much of the early sown up to good stands"
 By Districts.
 The following are some of the reports | from correspondents The first name is the | county and the second the place.
 Blount, Snead: Too much rain for al- most all growing crops; cotton shedding; corn caring well; potatoes and turnips do- ing well.-C. c. Sulser.
 Calhoun, Piedmont: Too much rain cotton large, but not fruiting well; corn promising; peaches rotting; melons plenti- ful.-W. J. Gilmer.
 | Cherokee, Lawrence: Too much rain for cotton; corn best in years peaches rotting; minor crops promising.-D. D. Fleming.
 Colbert, Riverton: Beneficial rain on the 10th: all crops doing wel.-E R. Helles.
 Cullman, Crane Hill Peaches and ap- | ples rotting; pastures excellent; gardens and other crops doing well.-J. w. Wood Jefferson, Argo: Too much rain for cot | ton, which is shedding and running too much to stalk; too wet for corn; fruit rotting.-G. B. Prayton.
 Lamar. Vernon: Too much rain for cot ton; early corn excellent, and some late corn promising; minor crops doing well.- J. R. Pennington.
 Madison, Madison Station: Too much rain, though less here than near by; cot ton growing too fast.-John Hertzfer, ST., | M. D.
 Marion, Winfield: Favorable weather: | rIx af{ 1x da lot doing well cotton fairly promising though rust and blight appearng.-W. J. Truce.
 Marshall, Sidney: Too much rain for cotton, some rust; corn excellent; sweet potatoes promising.-J. w. Cowen.
 Walker. Jasper: Rains continue; cotton fruitng well; corn promising; other crops doing well.-T. N. Sherer
 Winston, Tavern: Beneficial rains con- tinue; corn never better; cotton large, full of fruit and doing well; minor crops promising Samuel Orten.
 Middle District. Autauga, Haynes: Corn maturing well, some fodder being pulled; cotton rustlng, some opening; gardens doing well.-W. N. Gaines.
 Bibb. Brierfeld: Too wet; late corn laid by and fodder being pulled from early corn; cotton shedding; no rust.-Frank Fitch.
 Chambers, Oak Bowery: Too much rain for all crops; cotton shedding and rust ing; peaches and grapes rotting badly J. D. Harris
 Chiffon, Mountain Creek; Cotton doing | we'll though there are some rust and shedding; some fodder being pulled; corn promising.-J. Henderson. | Choctaw, Pushmataha: Too much rain and cloudy weather for late corn and cot ton, causing cotton to rust and shed; pas lures good.-C. c. Brown.
 Clay, Ashland-Corn, cotton and other crops generally badly damaged by ex- cessive rains. overhowing lowlands and washing uplands; cotton shedding James L.. Carwile
 Coosa, Batson: Heavy rains damaging lowlands; too wet for. cotton; upland corn promising.-Ira Bailey.
 Dallas, Tyler: General rains over the county; cotton seriously damaged by rust and rot; prospects for corn continue good. ID. B. Edwards.
 Elmore Springers: Too much rain for cotton, though this crop Is growing fast and fruting well; minor crops doing | well-W. P Clarke.
 Green, Tishabee: Heavy rains. causing cotton to shed rapidly, and on lowlands the plant is blghting; corn and minor crops promising.-G. H. Dain. Montgomery. Matthew's Cotton she'd ding and rusting. and boil worms appear ing; minor crops excellent.-W. D. billiard.
 Perry, Walthalls: Too much rain for cotton which is shedding and running too much to stalk; corn excellent.-R. A. | Hardie. Jr.
 Pickens, Ethelsville: Daily rains; cotton in full bloom and doing well; late corn do- ing well; minor crops promising.-H. c. | Moorhead, M. D.
 i<andolph Putnam: Too much rain for cotton. which is running to weed d;early corn good late corn injured by wet weather.-J. F. I4'ittman.
 Russell. Pittsview: Too much rain for all crops, seriously damaging cotton; little fodder saved.-M. M. Burt Sumter Sumterville: Cotton on low lands seriously damaged by excessive rains though uninjured on uplands; minor crops fairly good-Godfrey Bros.
 Taladega, Fayetteville: Too much rain, injuring corn and cotton; cotton grassy. shedding and blighting; sorghum. peas. and gardens doing fairly well-W M. Walters.
 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa: Cotton grow ing too fast, though fruiting fairly well; considerable rust reported; late corn do- ing well.-E. N. c. Snow.
 Southern District. l Dotdx-f,, N,opo1fo Cnrfppe. Too much