The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-13


 completion in a few southern counties; quality of the lint has improved under the favorable weather of the past ten days; the yield continues generally light, though promising to be near the average in a few localities.
 Corn is being housed slowly; the yield, while continuing light in some fields gives general promise of being fairly good. Fodder pulling is nearing comple- tion, the yield being fair only, owing to previous wet weather; considerable more hay has been cut and saved in good con- dition.
 Sweet potatoes, sorghum and field peas are making satisfactory yields; cane continues generally promising; turnips and fall gardens are doing well, though needing rain in some localities; pastures continue good"
 Northern District.
 Blount, oneonto; Weather favorable; cotton opening rapidly, picking being pushed; much good fodder and hay saves; minor crops fine.-Aquilla J. Ketchum.
 Calhoun, Anniston: Upland cotton open ing rapidly, picking progressing well, lowland beginning to open, yield VIII DC light.-P M. Watson.
 Cherokee, Mackey: Weather dry, nigins cool; cotton opening rapidly, will not be much top crop; hay being saved.-B. F. Mackey.
 DeKalb Rogers: Cotton opening slow lS, prospects for about half crop; fod- der mostly pulled yield light; weather warm and dry.-A. J. Ray. Etowah, Keener: Rust increasing in cotton, lint short; corn fairly good, fod- der being saved in good condition.-F. M Tabor
 Franklin, Phil Campbell: Weather fa- vorable for saving fodder and hay; cotton yield will be about the same as last year. M. M. Duke.
 Lawrence Town Creek. Weather fa- vorable for cotton much needed sunshine received.-W. J. BraclSin.
 Limestone, Elkmont. Cotton opening slowly with late frost, will make good crop: corn will be about three-fourths an average yied.--Joel w. Legg.
 Madison, Madison Station: Weather fa- vorable for saving fodder and hay; much rust in cotton. some boil rot, very nttle picked; old corn being gathered.-J. F. Smith.
 Morgan, Stringer: Cotton still shedding, rust and boil rot increasing, little open, lint short; no corn gathered, light yield indicated.-J c. Tanner.
 Walker Kansas: Little cotton picked, some rust and boil rot, no top crop; no fodder saved.-J H. Blackwell.
 Winston. Melville: Rust still spreading in cotton some shedding and boil rot lint fair; very little good fodder saved.- H. J. Wilson.
 Middle District.
 sAutauga. Wadsworth: Cotton shedding somewhat. boil rot decreasing, lint of first picking short; labor plentiful pick ing progressing well; corn promising sooo yield.-W. w. Wadsworth.
 Chambers, Buffalo: Half the cotton open, will all be open by end of this month, crop shorter than anticipated; minor crops doing well.-J. T. Spence.
 Clifton Stanton: Cotton opening rapid ly, no change in condition, picking De- ing pushed yield will be light, lint far; little corn gathered, average crop in- dicated.-W. O. Perry.
 Choctaw, Brghtwater: Little rust on cotton, fruiting stopped, lint very good; some early corn gathered, yield good, late corn not so good.-James l.. Car vile.
 Elmore Coosada: Cotton nearly all open, one-half picked and picking will be completed this month; corn will make fair yield, none gathered.-H. F. Ander- son.
 Greene. Boligee: Week dry and favor able for gathering cotton, in which there NN@~~"- three-fourths of the average.-E. F. Bou- chelle.
 Hale, Gallion: Early cotton nearly all open, picking progressing well; corn near ly all gathered; much hay saved.-J. T.. Collins.
 Lee, Auburn. Rust and shedding still prevalent in cotton, lint inferior to that of last year; early corn good, late in iured by extremes of wet and dry weather.-T. J. Little.
 Macon Tuskegee: Shedding. rust and boil rot continue in cotton, scald or blight has damaged the lowland crop; late corn needing rain gardens and minor crops doing well-C. w. Greene
 Marengo, Nicholsville: Cotton picking progressing rapidly completed in some flelds good hay crop saved; minor crops fair.--J T. Day.
 Montgomery. Myrtle: Cotton opening very rapidly, some fields practically pick ed, crop will be light corn not good: po- tatoes and cane fair.-H. H. Barnes.
 Perry, Uniontown: Cotton opening pre- maturely, yield will be light, fruting nearly stopped; corn poor; hay scarce J. M. Richeson.
 Randolph. Napoleon: Favorable week boil rot increasing in cotton. rust and shedding have ceased to spread. bolls opening prematurely. lint poor.-L. w. I DWllStuu
 Russell. Heard: Dry weather prevail ed: cotton being picked rapidly; fine crop of hay saved; gardens poor; pastures fine.-John k. Bush.
 Shelby Vincent: Cotton picking gener- al, rust and shedding stopped. lint beeom- ing inferior: late corn promising fair yield: much hay cut.-B. H. Samuel
 Talladega, Fayetteville: Cotton nearly all open in some places, picking general; Ia ta n1lll hay hain Q saved In good condition.-W. M. Waters.
 Tuscaloosa, Moore's Bridge: Cotton has good weed, but little fruit; early corn good, late corn poor; some hay and fod- der saved, condition of latter poor.-E. Tannehill.
 Southern District.
 Barbour, Eufaula: Cotton opening rar- idly fruiting nearly ceased; labor scarce {; minor crops doing wel.-E. Y. Dent.
 Butler, Garland: Rust spreading in cot ton. worms damaging late planted. lint