The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
EXCESSIVE RAINS
RETARD FARM WORK
Weather Fairly Favorable for
Minor Crops
NIGHTS ARE RATHER COOL
Cotton Is All Planted and Up and the
Stands Are Generally satisfac-
tory-chopping Pro-
crosses Slowly.
NIGHTS ARE RATHER COOL

Montgomery, May 2S.-(Speeial.)- 1.-THE
crop report for the week ending yesterday
issued by Section Director +. p Chaffee
of the Alabama weather bureau, makes
the following showing:
1.-THE week, as a whole, was fairly favor
able for the growth of corn and minor
crops day temperatures averaged slightly
above normal, though some of the nights
were rather COOL general and heavy to
excessive rains during the early part
Of the week, and copious showers dur
ing the last two days, further retarded
work over the greater portion of the
state; this, together with a scarcity of
labor in some sections, allowed grass to
gain such growth in cotton and corn
that about a week or two of good weather
is needed to clean it out.
Cotton is all planted and up; stands
are generally satisfactory; most of the
plants are of fairly good size and healthy
though growth has been checked by cool
nights, which have also caused lice to
appear in few fields chopping is pro-
crossing slowly, and lacks much of being
completed in northern countless; little
has received second hoeing, though the
crop as a whole Is quite grassy; few
fields are so grassy that the crop is being
plowed under and replanted; there is
some reduction in acreage.
upland corn is doing well, though
worms are damaging few fields; it va
ries in size from six to twelve inches In
northern counties TO waist high in 4outh-
ern counties, where some is beginning to
tassel. Planting of lowland corn continues
with the newly sprouted making good
stands. and the early planted doing
we'll
Oats are heading well in most places
with some being cut, indicating a fairly
good yield. Wheat is generally heading
satisfactorily, though poor In some To-
calities.
sAl minor crops are doing well. Hay
crops generally promising, with some be-
ing cut Fruit continues to promise mod
crate yield over the southern half of the
state"
Reports OF Correspondents.
Blount Springs little blowing done
for two weeks, on account of rain; crops
very grassy; some cotton chopped and
sided.-B. II. Sapp.
Calhoun, Duke: Cotton and corn max
ing good GROWTH uplaHu COiH hhee hlSh,
somewhat grassy; lowland corn coming
up well, no worms-J. l.. Gilbert.
Cullman, Cullman: CotLon very grassy,
some fields powed under; bud worms in
juring corn; fall oats promise well, spring
oats poor.-J. X Turner.
DeKalb, Collinsville Cotton large. but
very grassy; no blowing done this week;
corn fine. where worked oats heading
low.-H. p. Newman.
Etowah. Keener: Too much rain; crops
are growing well, but getting grassy;
some cotton chopped, and corn plowed.-
f. NJ Tabor.
Jackson, Scottanoro; Corn and cotton
making good growth, though cotton Is
rather grassy; wheat and oats heading
out well-D. X. Caldwell, Jr.
Lamar Pharos: Weather very favor
able for work. some cotton dying from
cool nights; upland corn thriving; worms
damaging corn on lowlanL5.-J. ]. Weeks.
Lawrence, Sewickly: Weather fav-
orable for work; ehopping making good
progress; all crops doing well.-W. o.
Watson.
Limestone, Elkmont: Weather fine for
growth and work; wheat and oats fair;
gardens and minor crops excellent.-Joel
w. Legg.
Morgan, Stringer: Work delayed by
rain; cotton very grass chopping just
begun; no lowland COR planted yet;
gardens good. c. Tanner.
Walker. Sarragc5sa: Cotton very gras-