The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-25
PROGRESS OF CROPS
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AG-
 RICULTURE.
Cl,uate sna Crsp Bulletin es the weAthez Burenu, Mentgomery Section. for Week Ending Monday
 Oct. a, 1006

Cinats aaA crsp> Bsl,etin ef the wsA4hes Week EDdias Monday,
 Oct. 2, ieo@
 General Cenditions.
 The week. as a whole, was idesl TOT harvesting staple and minor crops. Practically no rain occurred; The first first ing latter part of week, cool weather prevailed, wfxh light frost general in mid He and southern districts. heavy heavy to killing in extreme northern portions of the State.
 Cotton picking Is nearing comple,, advanced in the northern district. With favorable weather, practically ail or the crop will be gathered during sne. next as bolls rotting from effect of the pre- vious rains, which lowered the grade Of much of the cotton now being picked, Worms and caterpillars have caused The frosts of latter part of week were too late to materially damage cotton. though in Northern counties some imma- turs bolls were ntippsSa a Dy css soiG 2. ae afs fected by weather conditions, except that any rains that occur during the next two weeks will damage outstand- yieli Is approaching the average in some localities. but is generally MSns and still promises to be considerapiy less than that of last year: ,.,,~ ~.,h- cred slowly, with fairly good yields. though there Is still considerable com plaint of corn rotting. Fall piowing U. iittie wheat and oats have been sown. Extracts from Isports of Crop Cerre- spondents.
 Northern District.
 Calhoun, Duke-Weather favorable for co'tcE picking, which Is progresslns rapidly; good yield of corn being nous ed; some wheat and oats sown'--'. A
 Cherokee, Center--Good progress has been made in cotton picking, owing 10 sayofaSIe rs croD is weaanea Colbert, Riverton-Cotton still being picked; some corn being gathered.--E.
 Cuiiman, cuiiman--cot,on crop near ly gathered. crop one third less than last year, lint poor. some rotting Tn bolls.--J. K. Turner.
 the cotton crop picked. one-half an av- ssass saSssea. s,e'S sieid IsSe. Some rotted on ''fEsks;vA Es5wah. 'i Aisosyn.,-co.ton nsy picking little blowing done.AA. D. Thompson.
 Jefferson. Covington-with the ex- aSSta about ali if sathersd@R. A. Mcbride.
 Lamar, Pharos--No material change in crop conditions since last week; frost on 21st killed all tender piants.-J. J. Limestone, Athens-cotton crop about one-half picked, labor scarce, crop will be short; late corn poor. early
 Morgan, ,St,inger--weatker unfavor- able for cotton picking. will all be pick hcrsed; minor crops good--J.C. Tanner. St. Clair, Steele--No change in cotton outlook, yield will not be half what 1t was last year.--F. Smith.
 Walker, Kal.sas-Cotton crop one- half picked. yield very short; little corn gathered. three-fourths of an average yield indicatsd;@A H. Blackwell. Autauga, vinehill-Cotton nearly all | picked: considerable corn. peas and | hay gathered, also a few sweet pota-
 Bibb. grierfeidwcotton nine-tenths | picked, yield one-half an average. quality .poor-F. Fitch.
 last year; some corn being gathered; | three-fourths of an average yield W" "chilton, ii aas%on, Moantais creek-cotton still ! being picked, IaborNscarce potatoes be- ing gathered. with good yieid-T. <J.
 Clay, Pyriton-weather unfavorable | for cotton picking, some rottfng n hols lint inferior. n9 tsp HsS99;risk feo9; yaeio picked ginned and sold upland corn making fair yield. lowiand corn good. Dallas. Piantersville-Four of cotton crop picked. some tor, crop. but last year.--J: A: Fulford.
 nearly completed, quantity and quality of lint not as good as anticipated.--L, A. Haie. n Moundsviile-cotton picking almost completed. worms destroyed top crop, yield one-third less than last year; some complaint of corn rotting. " M; Elliott vo..uo Cotton nearly I,'sip'ik sali picked. rains of last week did considerable damage to cotton; some corn gathered sweet potatoes
 Perry. walthalls-cotton picking progressing rapidly. will Salr all be btsd gatnd f"RRiuisdih Randolph, NapoisonEcotton picking nearing completion, yield will be near ly an average one; very little corn housed. yield about an average'-L' W..
 Russell, Seale--About four-ffths of the cotton picked; yielk considerably housed, yield poor.-J. H. Bickerstaff.
 Shelby. Columbiana-Cotton nearly O., y corn being housed. yield poor.--J. A. Cameron.
 Sumter Gaston-Cotton picking nearly completed: corn nearly all gath cred. crop very short. some rot; minor crops good.--P. E. Ward.
 Talladega. Fayetteville-Cotton pick ing nearly completed; very little corn housed: cane being ground, yield good. W. M. Walters
 Tallapoosa. Jackson's t&p-Cotton nearly all gathered, some damage by rains of last week. frost has stopped growth-A. H. Nickerson.
 Tuscaloosa, Duncanville - Cotton more than one-half gathered; having about completed, yield fine; corn near ly all housed, yield short.-J M. Smith.
 Southern District.
 Baldwin. Magnolia Springs-Work of last week.-H. P. Kruger.
 Barbour. Mount Andrew-Cotton picking progressing slowly; corn being a.t thared xleld nnlte good: little peas