The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-25

the weather bureau TOT lne Weeh eiueu yesterday is as follows:
 ."rhe week, as a whole, was ideal for harvesting staple and minor crops Prac- tically no rain occurred. The first four days were moderately warm; during lat ter part of week, cool weather prevailed, with light frost general in middle ana southern districts. heavy frost in north central counties, and heavy to killing in extreme northern portions of the state.
 Cotton picking is nearing completion in the middle counties and is well ad- vanced in sthe northern district. With favorable weather, practically all Of the crop will be gathered during the next fifteen days There is some complaint of bolls rotting from effect of previous rains, which lowered the grade of much of the cotton now being picked. Worms and catapillars have caused slight dam . age in scattered localities. The frosts of latter part of week were too late to materially damage cotton though In northern counties some immature bolls were nipped by the cold The crop IS now too far advanced to be affected by weather conditions. except that any rains that occur during the next two weeks Will damage outstanding cotton in the north ern counties. The yield is approaching the average in some localities. but Is generally light and still promises to be considera- bly less than that of last year.
 "Corn and minor crops are being gath cred slowly, with fairly good yields, though there Is still considerable com plant of corn rotting. Fall blowing is progressing slowly, and comparatively lit tie wheat and oats have been sown.' Northern District. Calhoun Duke: Weather favorable for cotton picking, which is progressing rap idly: good yield of corn being housed: some wheat and oats sown.-J. l.. Gill bert.
 Cherokee. Center: Good progress has been made in cotton picking, owing to favorable weather. lint good: an aver age crop is indicated.-T. Bradford.
 Colbert, Riverton Cotton still being picked; some corn being gathered-E. R. Nelles.
 Cullman. Cullman: Cotton crop nearly gathered, crop one-third less than last year: lint poor, some rotting in boles.-J. K Turner.
 DeKalb Rogers: About one-half of the cotton crop picked, one-half an average yield is promised; some corn gathered, yield light, some routed on stalks-A. J. Ray
 Etowah. Altoona: Cotton picking near ing completion, yield short; but little blowing done-A. D. Thompson.
 Jefferson. Covington: With the excep- 1 ton of sweet potatoes, the crops are about all gathered.-R. A. Mcbride. Lamar, Pharos: No material change in crop conditions since last week: frost on ] 21st killed all tender plants.-J. J. Weeks.
 Limestone, Athens: Cotton crop about one-half picked, labor scarce. crop will i be short: late corn poor: early corn rot ting in fields-W. H. Dougherty. i Morgan, Stringer: Weather unfavora- ble for cotton nicking, will all be picked i by November 15: very little corn housed; minor crops good.-J. c. Tanner. l St Clair Steele: No change in cotton outlook. yield will not be one-half what l 1t was last year.-F. Smith. ] Walker. Kansas: Cotton crop one-half l picked. yield very short: little corn gath cred. three-fourths of an average yield | ndicated.-A. H. Blackwell.
 Middle District.
 Autauga Vinehill: Cotton nearly all picked; considerable corn, peas and hay gathered: also a few sweet potatoes.-J. NJ. Russell.
 1 Bibb, Brierfeld: Cotton nine-tenths picked, yield one-half an average. quality poor-F. Fitch.
 i Chambers Marcoot: cotton nearly all
 picked; yield one-fourth less than last
 year; some corn being gathered; three
 fourths of average yield.-W A. Har- i mon.
 Chiffon, Mountain Creek: Cotton still 1 being picked; labor scarce: potatoes be-
 ing gathered, with good yield.-T. J. Hen l derson.
 Clay, Pyriton: Weather unfavorable for
 cotton picking, some rotting in bolls lint inferior, no top crop, yield less htan last year.-J. S. Headick
 Coosa, Kellyton: Cotton nearly all l .picked ginned and sold; upland corn i making fair yield, lowland corn good.-W. 1 A. Hester.
 Dallas, Plantersville: Four -fifths of cot
 ton crop picked. some top crop, but worms are damaging it, yield less than last year. J. A. Fulford.
 Greene. Mantua: Cotton picking nearly
 completed quantity and quality of lint
 not as good as anticipated.-L. A. Laven-
 der.
 Hale, Moundsvile: Cotton picking all i most completed worms destroyed top crop, yield one-third less than last year;
 some complaint of corn rotting.-W. NJ. Elliott
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