The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-12
WATER BECOMING SCARCE OVER STATE Many Wells Are Fast Dry
 ing Up VEGETABLES SUFFERING Picking Is We'll Advanced and Has Been Completed In Some Fields.
 Pickers Continue to
 Be Scarce.

Montgomery, October 11.-(Special)- The effect of the drouth in Alabama is generally felt over most of the state, with wells drying up and stock water becoming very scarce. Some vegetaple crops are a failure through lack of moist ure The following summary of the con- ditions for the week ending yesterday IS given in the report issued today by the Alabama section of the weather bureau Frank P Chaffee. director:
 Dry, moderately hot weather pre- vailed, the temperature averaging ie" degrees above normal. though day tenn peratures were somewhat lower than our- ing the previous week; benenciai snow CTS were received in some northern ana few southern counties, but elsewhere the drouth continues practically unbroken In many localities streams are dry, many wells have failed, and stock water is scarce in some districts. Practically all the cotton Is open in southern ana mio- dle counties with about three-fourths of it open in the northern district; DICK ing Is well advanced, and has been com pleted in some fields; pickers are stiii scarce in some localities, but reports con tinue to agree that the bulk of the crop will be gathered by November l; the quality of the lint continues good while there has been slight improvement in the yield in a few fields, the yield for the state, as a whole, will be but little bet ter than that of last year; there will be very little top crop: cotton Is being mar keted rapidly Early corn is being housed slowly, the yield being generally very goou, though light in few scattered lo- calities late corn will make a generally light yield, owing to damage by drouth. More hay has been saved in good condi- ton; sweet potatoes and peas are mak- ing an irregular, though generally good yield; sorghum Is yielding fairly well, and cane continues promising; fall gar dens and late Irish potatoes were bene- fited where rains were received, but are generally a failure through lack of moisture; cut worms are damaging fall gardens In gulf counties; little blowing has been done, and a little oats have been Sown."
 Extracts From Reports.
 Calhoun Duke: Cotton opening rapidly, promising yield slightly better than that of last year; sorghum being ground; sweet potatoes good.-W. M Curry.
 Cleburne, Abel: Rain on the 9th; con- siderable cotten open, promising yield about the same as that of last year; no fall blowing done.-E. H. Taylor
 Colbert, Leighton: Bulk of the cotton open; about one-half picked; prospective yield about the anne as that of last year. c. B. Livingston.
 Etowah, Keener: Favorable weather for picking cotton: prospective yield about the same as that of last year.-F. M. Tabor.
 Fayette, Pilgrim: Dry weather con- tnues cotton picking well advanced, with light yield indicated: some corn gathered; yield good; minor crops need rain.-V. Savage.
 Franklin, Churubusco: Cotton nearly all open; about one-third picked; picking will be about completed by November 15; yield promises about that of last year.-J. A. | Benson.
 | Jefferson, Argo: Considerable cotton | open; about one-half picked, promising | yield somewhat below an average; no fall plowing rain on 6th.-G. B. Prayton.
 Lamar, Pharos: Weather favorable for picking cotton; prospective yield slightly l below last years; corn yielding well; gardens need rain.--J. J. Weeks.
 Limestone, Athens: Cotton nearly all open on uplands picking being pushed; 1 indicated yield about same as last year s. W. H. Dougherty.
 Marshall, Albertville: Drouth con- tinues; cotton picking well advanced, promising yield about the same as last l year r's.-W. H. Garrett.
 Morgan, Simpson: Nearly all cotton open about one-fourth picked, promising yield somewhat below an average; large yield of hay.-J. H. Black. | St. Clair, Trussville Good rain on the 9th; cotton being picked, ginned and mar keted rapidly; prospective yield about the same as that of last year.-James M. | Tresly.
 Middle District.
 Autauga, Haynes: Little cotton remains to open, picking nearing completion; gar dens need rain.-W. N. Gaines.
 Bullock, Inverness: Cotton about al | open, considerable picked, prospective yield a little above that of last year. H. Mclean.
 Chiffon, Mountain Creek: Most of cot ton open, much picked, ginned and mar keted; some corn being gathered.-T. J Henderson.
 Choctaw. Buffalo: Cotton nearly al open, two-thirds picked, promising yielt better than that of last year; some corr gathered.-J. T. Spence.
 Coosa, Goodwater: Weather still dry cotton opening rapidly, with yield slight ly below last years; some corn being gathered.--R, c. Meacham.
 Dallas, Harrell: Bulk of cotton crol open, will bt about all picked by Novem Der 1; corn being housed with excelen yield.-W. B. Moore.
 Fillmore, Dexter: Little cotton remain to open; considerable picked. promising yield about the same as last years; lat cotton poor. E. Powell.
 Greene, Union: Weather dry; nearly a cotton open, prospective yield about tn same as that of last year; gardens dam aged by drouth.-W. l.. Story.
 Lee, Gold Hill: Considerable early col ton open, late very unpromising; corn bs ing housed yield good; weather continue