The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-06
COTTON CROP IS
 NOT DOING WELL Excessive Rainfall Has Caused
 Much Damage RUST IS STILL PREVALENT Corn Is Being Gathered Slowly and There Is Some Complaint of Ears
 Rottine--sweet Potatoes
 Do We'll.
RUST IS STILL PREVALENT

Montgomery, September 5.-(special.)-- D.
 The crop report for the week ending yes- terday, as summarized by the Alabama section of the weather bureau, shows
 that while there is some little better
 ment in cotton the crop is not doing we'll It is being hurt by cool night and exces,
 sive moisture. The full summary fol-
 lows:
 "The week. as a whole, gave more fla vorable conditions for all crops than any during the past month, though the I first few night were rather cool ana
 the rainfall was locally heavy to exces-
 sive in some northern and few south
 eastern counties during the last few days; ample sunshine was received. "Cotton has improved slightly in some sections but continues to deterlorate where rainfall was excessive; rust ahA shedding are still prevalent, but are not
 spreading as heretofore and have dimih-
 ished in some fields; there are fewer re-
 ports of boil rot, but little new fruit IS forming: bolls are opening rapidly; pick
 inc ia active in all districts, and has
 been completed in few southern neius !,
 there will be but little top crop made' anu reports continue to indicate hght yleiu Corn is being gathered slowly; there are some complaints of ears rotunsi the
 yield is light in some sections put as a whole. still promises to be fairiy soou' Considerable fodder and hay were saVeu' though much of these crops was iuiNs0 by previous wet weather.
 sweet potatoes continue to make good yield. and cane and field peas are
 doing well; sorghum syrup making ID
 progressing in some districts the yieiu
 being satisfactory; fall gardens are gen erally growing well, and pastures are good.''
 Northern District. p,ount Royal: Cotton deteriorating' considerable rust, blight, and sneuuihe' ton crop light, opening slowly coln' gardens, and potatoes hne'-F' A 1A | herson. ootton
 rnstin4 opening rapidly, though htlle | picked; much good hay saVeu'-D | Cherokee. Weeda Very favorapie
 week; cotton doing fairly we'll thousn
 rust still spreading, little picking ooie | some fodder saved, loWianu So | ing-I. N. Estes. ao+. | ton opening slowly, rusting, sneoolns
 and 1owland bolls rotting; indications oi large corn crop.-J. l.. Tompkins'
 DeKalb Rogers: Rains daily; much fodder lost; gardens and minor crops damaged; cotton rotting ana sheooine | peas doing very well-A. J. Hay,
 Fayette. Pilgrim: Cotton deterioratins from rust. but opening rapidly, some De- | ing picked; late corn will make ngh'
 yield: other crops good.-V. Savage:
 Franklin Churubusco: Cotton has large
 weed. but little fruit, shedding and rusty
 ing badly: upland corn good, too much
 rain for lowland.-John A. Benson. | Lamar. Courtland: Too much ram cotton shedding, rust and boll rot in- creasing; corn fine; little fooder saNeo | hay flne-A. F. Rebman. I,auderdale, Cloverdale: Cotton shed- ding, opening slowly, too much rall, corn promising; some fodder saVeo'-h'
 L. Reeder.
 Madison Madison Station: Cotton 1 slightly improved, some picking done'
 rains unevenly distributed.-John Hertz | Ter, ST., M. D. l., | Walker. Pocahontas: Cotton rotting In the boil. none picked, yield will be light lowIand corn damaged by rain; corn Will make about two-thirds of an average | crop.-J. H. Avis.
 | Winston, Delmar: Cotton opening, put
 injured by rain; corn good; fall crops
 well; little fodder saved.-C. z. Corns,
 M. D.
 | Middle District.
 l Bibb, Randolph: Cotton damaged by
 rains, lint poor in first picking, second picking better; corn rather light yield, some routed in husk.-W. H. Mahan.
 Chiffon. Lomax: Cotton still rustine
 and bolls rotting; corn will be very light l little fodder saved.-A. A. Jacks. | Clay, Pyriton: Weather hot, with oc-
 casional showers cotton opening and picking begins.-J. s. Headrick. Coosa, Hissop: Cotton rusting and
 shedding badly, lint short, yield light;
 corn promising good yield; upland fodder | gathered-F. NJ Davis.
 | Dallas, Tyler: Most of the cotton open, no new blooms. expect to finish picking | by October 1; corn and minor crops promise well.-D. B. Edwards. | Elmore, Dexter: Cotton rustlng, lint short, most all open; early corn will make
 good yield late not so good.E. Powell. | Lowndes Braggs: Cotton badly rusted, bolls not increasing, lint very short; no I l. L. It.-It