The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-23
Extracts from Reports of Correspondents
 Northern District.

Extracts from Reports of Correspondents. Northern District. Blount, Oneonto: Cotton opening and fruitins well early corn a good crop. late corn much improved; peas and sweet po- tatoes excellent-Aquilla J. Ketchum Calhoun. Duke: Weather favorable; cot ton doing well. some open bolis: lowiand corn promising fair yield; peas and sor- ghum fine.-J. L. Gilbert.
 some rust on cotton; corn good; peas fine turnips coming up to good stands --Rob't s. Hudson.
 Colbert Riverton: Too much rain for cot ton, little rust but some shedding; some hay cut, but damaged by rains; corn do I ing well.-E R. Nelies.
 Franklin. Phil Campbell: Too much rain; {; | crops doing well except cotton, which has been damaged by rust-M M Duke. Jefferson. Covington: Light rains daily; vegetables and minor crops fine: sweet po- tatoes plentiful: turnips up and doing we'll
 Lamar. Pharos: Cotton badly damaged by excessive rains: late corn also injured {; early corn and minor crops doing we'll J. J. Weeks.
 Limestone, Athens: Rains daily; cotton somewhat improved. but still ruating and shedding; weather too wet for saving fod- der.-W H. Dougherty.
 Marion. Winfield: Continued rains; cot ton badly damaged and shedding rapidly; little fodder and hay saved; ali crops need ing sunshine.-W. J. Trull Morgan. Trinity: Rains every day have improved corn and cotton. though some cot ton Is shedding; fodder being saved.-N. T.
 Walker. Carbon Hill: Too much rain for cotton. which is shedding. and not open Ing well: little hay or fodder yet saved : minor crops doing welI.-J. P, Meyers. Winston, Delmar: Cotton shedding bad- ly. if rain continues 1t will make only that which has already boiled; corn do,n9 we'll c. 2. Corns M D.
 Middle District.
 Aueauga. Wadsworth: old cotton still snedding; young cotton doing very we'll. picking just begun: too much rain, to save
 Bibb. Brterfield: Daily rains; serious in- Jury to cotton. hay and late corn; cotton bolis turn brown and drop off or rot: pros pect poor.-Frank Fitch.
 Clay. Ashland: Continued rains greatly damaged cotton. light yield indicated; no good fodder saved; damaging storm on i7th
 Chambers. Marcoot: Cotton injured by rain. rust spreading. and shedding Nserious; i; no fodder saved; potatoes fine.-w. A. Har- mon. ...
 Chiffon. Jemison: Too much rain. cotton poor; 6 black spot appears on boil, and in few days it rots hay plentiful.-Thos
 Choctaw. Brightwater: Rains every day; cotton nearly ruined corn badly damaged; i; very little forage saved.--J. A. Bell
 coosa. Goodwater: Excessive rains caus- corn not very good.-L l.. Spence
 Dallas, Harrell: Raining every day; cot- ton rusting and shedding badly. some open-
 Greene HT"S ysn Undn 1ory t,,s ShisnOl% past 30 days; much damage to corn and cotton: little fodder and no hay saved- W. L. Storey.
 Hale. Gallion: Rain every day; cotton dying. no blooms, bolis rotting some open none picked. fields muddy; grapes flour ishing.-J T. Collins. .. shedding little picked: cane, potatoes and peas doing well.-M M. Strickland, M D,
 Randolph. Peavy: Continued rains, low lands overflowod: cotton stiII shedding; Peavy "
 Russell. Heard: Has rained nearly every gay; nttie work done; all crops in need of
 Shelby. Vincent: Plenty of rain; cotton well fruited and improved; hay and corn good not much fodder saved.-B H sam
 Sumter. sumterville: Cotton much in- Jured by rains, shedding on upIands. and routing on lowlands. some open. none pick ee' S no fodder saved nor hay cut--W. E. and
 Taladega, Fayetteville: Lowiani erops oamaged by rain: cotton doing fairly well %nnoush % rust spreading. some open, none
 Tallapoosa. Camp Hill: Heavy rains caus- Ing cotton to shed; fodder being damaged: cane. millet and COW peas making good
 Tuscaloosa, olmstead: Rains nearly every day for past ten days. damaging cotton and todder.-C. B. Olmstead.
 Southern District,
 Barbour, Mt. Andrew; Cotton about done fruiting. picking begun but not general. yield will be light; too wet for saving fod- der-J, J. Willis
 Butler. Manninsham: Cotton still she'd ding, some rust few caterpiliars; ~eas. cane and sweet potatoes doing well-J A
 Conecuh, Evergreen: Rain every day: cotton ruSting. shedding and rottinE In the DOH; all other crops doing well.-Chas. Ivy.
 Covington. Rosehil: Cotton seriously damaged by rains; corn. cane and potatoes good.-J. A. Ellison.
 Dale. Newtopia: Too much rain; cotton crop short. but boils opening very rapidly. gins crowded; fodder pulling finished, much fodder lost-6 W, Summons.
 Escambia, Nokomis; It has rained every day this week; 6nfavorable weather for cotton and fodder,-J. H Wilcox
 Houston. Kinsey: Cotton badly damaged by continued rains. some opening but rotting In the boil; picking quite general, some marketed; cane excellent,-D. D. Bush.
 Monroe Turnbull: Too much rain; cotton shedding badly. bolls rotting: no good fod- der saved; potatoes and peas doing we'll J. H. McCray.
 Pike, Ansiey: Cotton greatly damaged by rains. shedding general. blooming has ceased crop Is practically made, light yield indicated.-J. M. Carter.
 Wilcox. Alberta: Heavy rains: cotton