The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-14
PROGRESS OF CROPS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
 AGRrCULTURE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, Alabama Section, Fer Week Ending Monday,
 Sert. IF, 1904.

Climate and Crop Bulletin of the
 weather Bureau, Alabama Section,
 Fer Week Ending Monday, Sept. IF, 1904. .. | te -
 Il Montgomery. Ala, Sept. 12. 1904. The week, as a whole. was generally Il favorable for maturing and gathering
 crops, except that drought continues in many northern and western counties, where late corn and minor crops have Tailed through lack of moisture; scat tered, mostly beneficial showers fell In
 some middle and southern counties; temperatures averaged nearly normal, with moderately hot days and rather
 cool nights. Rust and shedding Is still lvery general in cotton, but not quite
 so prevalent as at the close of last
 week. though boil worms are seriously
 oamaging in many middle counties. and
 there are some reports of ''black root;"
 early cotton Is opening rapidly; pick
 ing Is now quits general, except in northern counties, where this work has Icommenced: there Is very little top crop | forming; early cotton has stopped
 blooming in some fields. and late cot
 ton IS not fruiting we'll In many eoun-
 ties. The present outlook is that the
 cotton yield in this State will be below | the average, but a little above that of
 last year. The gathering of early corn continues. with an excellent yield, and Iate corn IS doing well. except where ram IS needed; large yield of fodder
 mas been saved; considerable hay was
 saved during the week, with more to be cut. all minor crops are maturing
 satisfactorily. and fall gardens are
 promising, except where rain is need ed; sorghum is being ground in some districts, with e good yield; sweet po- tAtOaa viAldtAe
 Extracts from Reports of Crop Corres- p0ndents. Northern District. Blount, Oneonta-Favorable week; a great deal of fodder saved in good condition; cotton opening fairly well, picking progressing. - Aquilla J. Ketchum.
 Calhoun. Duke-Stil1 dry; late cotton poor, and top crop of the early is light; sorghum and potatoes doing well.--W
 M. Curry. Cherokee, Blanche-Favorable week for saving hay and fodder: corn ex- cellenti cotton fairly promising, though some rust and shedding.--J. w. D. Speer.
 Colbert, Tuscumbia-very dry; cot ton and early corn promise average yield; cotton picking commenced.-J. L. Tompkins.
 Cullman. wenzel-Corn maturing rapidly; some cotton opening; minor crops doing well.--C. B. Livingston. Jefferson. Argo--Week dry; cotton opening. none picked. no top crop form ing, green on fresh lands, though rust still spreading.-G. B. Prayton. Limestone, Standardization pros poets better than last years though no top crop expected; minor crops fairly promising.-J. W. Legg. Madison, Coalton--Still dry: cotton
 not doing well. very little open, none picked. and rust causing considerable | shedding.-J. F. Smith, Marshall, Albertville--week dry: cot ton beginning to open, none picked. no
 top crop, some shedding. prospective yield below average.-W. H. Garret Morgan, Trinity--Some cotton being picked and ginned; a great deal of fod-
 der being saved in good conditional. T. McDanieL
 Walker. Carborn Hill--some local
 showers, though generally dry: cotton still shedding; corn fair to good; no fodder pulled.-I. P. Myers. 7 Winston, Tavern--Cotton sheddine
 rapidly, recent dry weather prevented top crop forming; fodder all saved.- Samuel Orton.
 Middle District.
 bioo' Woodstock--Crops doing well;
 fodder pulling nearing completion in
 some places.--J. R. Green. Bullock. Flora--Cotton beinr picked
 rapidly; no corn gathered yet; potatoes
 Allums h' Chambers. Buffalo-weather dry.
 cotton opening rapidly, though neariv all grey land cotton affected bv rust, all fodder pulled rain needed.-J. T | Spence. Chiffon, Mountain Creek-Cotton
 opening very rapidly and picking gen eral; some hay being saved.-T. J. Hen derson.
 Choctaw, Butler-Cotton continues to
 fruit; too dry for corn, and no fodder
 pulled: other crops doing fairly well HI. J. Brewster.
 Clay Dean-Cotton opening rapidly.
 though shedding considerable; hay and
 fodder being gathered.-L. T. Camp
 bell. Coosa. Batson-week dry; cotton opening. none picked yet. yield will be
 light; some rust In peas.--Ira Bailey.
 Dallas, Polk-Cotton picking pro-
 gressing, promising a yield below last years; some corn rotting; minor crops very promising.-D. B. Edwards, Sr. Elmore. Dexter-Cotton continues to
 deteriorate. nearly all open on old land,
 favorable week for picking; minor crops doing well.-E. Powell. Lee. Gold Hill-Cotton still shedding
 and opening slowly; too much rain for
 late corn; minor crops doing well.-W T. Andrews.
 Perry Marion-Dry week; cotton
 about ceased fruiting. promising short yield; corn fairly good; minor crops
 poor in this vicinity.--J. S. Blackburn. Randolph. Roanoke-Cotton begin
 ming to open, the early planted doing
 well, though the late planted is not
 fruiting; minor crops doing well.-B. F. Weathers.
 Russell. Hooks-Cotton picking pro-
 gressing well. little top crop will be
 made; corn good; cane doing well TT. L. Mitchell.
 Shelby Vincent-weather favorable for all crops; rust and shedding de creasing prospective yield of cotton; picking general, some ginning; minor crops fairly good.-B. H. Samuel. Sumter Gaston-Rust blight. hlacL
 root, and serious shedding in cotton. little top crop; corn being housed; sor- ghum and cane f1ne.-P. E. Ware Talladega. Chandler Springs-Favor- able week for saving fodder: very lit
 tie cotton open and none picked M. F. Chandler.
 .Tallapoosa, Thornton-Late cotton
 very short and prospective yield of
 early cotton less than previously indi- | cated .-J. R. Allgood. Southern District. Butler, Georgiana-Weather favor able; cotton picking general thougb