The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-18
Extracts from Reports of Correspondents.
 Northern District.

Northern District.
 Cherokee. Centre: Rains retarded work; fine; many potato bugs.-Thos. Bradford
 Cleburne. Oxford: Cotton excellent: worms damaging lowland corn; gardens and CuiIman, wenzel: Weather warm; work retarded by rain; cotton being chopped; corn piowed; oats and gardens fne.-c. B.
 Franklin, churubusco: Good stands of cotton. being chopped; corn. oats and gar dens doing we'll; potatoes thriving; too Jefferson, Argo: Cotton all planted. early planted being plowed: lowland planting not completed; wheat rusting.-G: B Prayton not all planted, some dying; upland corn doing fairly weiI.--J. E. Armstrong.
 Lauderdaie. Florence: All crops planted. fair yield; gardens fine; rains delaying work.-G. H. Smith.
 Madison, Madison Station: Rain first corn and gardens fine.-John Hertsler. ST. M Marion, winfield: Cotton all planted. chopping begun; lowland corn 1,,D being an ptsnt- Msrshail. AIbertville: Weather warm and grassy; oats and gardens doing well'-w. H. st. Clair. TrussvilIe: Weather favorable; cotton planting completed worms damaging
  d. Wslkers Va e',s Carbon Hill: Cotton fine. chop ping commenced; lowland corn being plsnt- ed. some up and being plowed; sorghum coming up.-J P Meyers
 Middle District.
 AutauRa. Wadsworth: Cotton being chop ped; corn receiving second blowing; oats nearly ready to cut; minor crops good W. w. wadsworth.
 Bullock, Inverness: Cotton excellent, chopping nearing completion; corn. gar dens and minor crops doing weil'-H. Me Lean. ,, ,- e.. wet. all crops grassy; little cotton chopped; wheat poor; oats fair.--J. D. Spence:
 Chiffon. stanton Crops mostly all plant ed; cotton being earTsa; Perry corn 'a"ASsU
 Choctaw. Brightwater: Weather favor able for work: all crops doing well; cotton being chopped; lowland corn planted; up land corn receiving second workinw.--J. A. Clay, Goodwater: Cotton being chopped; oats heading; gardens %snsm ana minor crops u'- coosa. Batson: Cotton being sided and chopped: oats heading, with prospect or good yield: lo~iands preparing for plant Dallas. PIantersville: Good stands of cot ton, chopping progressing; early corn has received first blowing all crops doing niee- Greene. Tishabee: Some corn and cotton yet to plant; some chopping done and corn being cultiyated; WoTh pachH"U' St"bS weedy.--ceo. H. David
 Hale. Powers: Poor stands of cotton. very grassy; corn doing well; oats. gardens and fruit excellent: labor scarce.-John Lowndes, Calhoun: weather very favor able; grass getting start in some places. though fields mostly cleen; gardens ana pastures fine.--A. NJ. Trover.
 Macon Tuskegee: Cotton, corn and cane making rapid growth; Irish potatoes being marketed; gardens and pastures good c. W. Greene
 Marengo, Hampden: Heavy rain on sth did some damage, though all crops are in fair condition oats heading nicely; gar dens doing well.--A P. Dumas.
 Montgomery, Montgomery: Cotton. corn and gardens thriving oats will be light yield; half the cotton chopped; worms dam aging corn W. M. Carter.
 Randolph, Napoleon: Good stands of corn and cotton; corn being plowed; cotton chopped: oats doing well; wheat will be liRht-L. M. Townsend.
 shelby Harpetsville Cotton still being planted work retarded by rains.-R. B. Posey.
 chopped. grass gaining such headway that it may inJure stands; oats promise welL-- [. N. c. Snow.
 Southern District.
 Barbour Batesville: Good weather for work all crops doing we'll; cotton being chopped; corn plowed.-Geo. Boyer.
 Baldwin, Magnolia Springs: Late corn damaged by worms; melons commencing to bear. some Injury from bugs.-Henry P Romund
 Butler, Manningham: Good stands of cotton and corn; cotton ehopping complet- ed: corn receiving second blowing; heavy