The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-26
WEEK FAVORABLE
FOR termination
Damage by the Reccnt Frost
Was Serious
VEGE TABLES ARE KILLED
Destruction Was Greatest In Northern
Counties, Although Middle and
Southern Sections Were
Npped BY Frost.
VEGETABLES ARE KILLED

Montgomery, April 5.-(speciaL)-The
following is the report of Section Direc-
tor chaffee of the Alabama Weather SER
vice on the crop conditions of the week.
First half of the week was cool, dry
and unfavorable for termination and
growth; the last three days were compar-
atively warm, with beneficial showers on
Friday. though rain is needed in some
localities.
Reports now indicate that the damage
BY the freeze and frost of the 18th inst,
was quite serious; garden vegetables and
fruits of all kinds were generally killed
in northern and nortl-central counties,
where upland corn was killed to the
ground, though some of the latter will
probably sprout again; tender vegetables
were also nipped in south-central coun-
ties; in riddle counties. considerable cot
ton, probably about one-third of that
which was up, was killed outright and
much that was not kille. has been or
will be replanted; corn is doing well over
the southern half of he state, where 1t
is being cultivated; some lowland corn
has been planted
Cotton planting and replantng is pro-
crossing, with the late planting germnat-
ing slowly the early planted is doing well
in southern counties and some has been
chopped out though considerable cotton
land remains to be planted in northern
counties.
wheat and oats are making generally
good growth; vegetables are doing we'll
in the southern counties, with most of the
gardens replanted where damaged by
frost. Fruit of all kinds was SO severity
damaged that it will be practically a
failure over the northern half of the
state in the southern half the fruit
prospect continues fairly good; strawber-
ries are yielding WELL.
Reports of Correspondents.
Blount, Blount Springs-Much cotton
planted this week; frost on 18th damaged
corn and potatoes, also fruit in Valleys
b. H. Sapp.
Cherokee, Blanche-Corn and fruit dam
aged by freeze; Strawberries blooming;
cotton planting progressing slowly.-James
w. D. Speer
DeKalb, Whitton-Frost on 18th dam
aged apples, cherries, and gardens little
cotton and most of upland corn planted
A. j. Ray.
NNAfi6
well. cotton planting progressing; freeze
on 18th damaged fruit, potatoes, and
beans.-F. M. Tabor
Jefferson. Argo-Recent freeze damaged
fruit potatoes and grain; upland corn
mostly planted; not half the cotton plant
ed; crops backward; wheat poor-J b.
Prayton.
Lamar, Pharos-About half the corn
planted; but little cotton planted; gar
n Nv frOStS.
corn slightly damaged.-J J. Weeks.
Lauderdale. Rogersvile-corn and cot
ton being planted, fruit killed by frosts
on nth. gardens much damaged oats.
wheat and pastures good.-J. A. Pate.
Limestone, Elkmont-Frost of 18th dam
eyed fruit and vegetables; cotton and
corn planting nearing completion; wheat
and rye good.-J. w. Legg
Marion, Winfeld-Fruit and gardens
damaged by frost of nth; upland corn
all planted. good stands cotton being
planted; spring oats good; all crops back
ward.-W. }. Trull.
Morgan Laeon-Fine week of farm
work. frost of nth damaged gardens and
fruit: cotton and corn, planting being
pushed; cotton acreage not decreased
d. N. Patterson.
St Clair Steele-Nearly all fruit and
vegetable killed by recent cold; but little
cotton planted.-Fred Smith,
Walker. Jasper-Corn all planted. up to
good stands; cotton being planted; wheat
and oats good; fruit killed vegetables
and Strawberries badly damaged by re-
cent frost.-R. S. Snoddy
Middle District.
Autauga, Haynes-Upland corn making
good stands; lowland corn and cotton be-
ing planted; freeze on 18th and frost on
18th damaged nearly all crops.-W ~.
Gaines.
Bib, andolph-Recent frost killed cot
ton and retarded growth of corn; oats
doing nicely.-Allen p. Howison.
Chambers, Marcoot-Cotton and corn
damaged by recent frost; considerable re-
planting of both necessary; cotton acre
age reduced; wheat In good condition.
w. A. Harmon.
Chiffon, Lomax-Cotton about all plant
ed. none up corn making good stands;
gardens and melons badly damaged by
frost of 18th and 1Sth-A. A. Jackson.
Choctaw, Tullis-Weather generally ia
vorable; crops doing nicely; some frost,
but no damaged. M Hearn
Dallas, Burnsvle-Beneficial rain on
Friday; cotton nearly all planted. but lit
tie up; corn making good stands-R. L..
Moore.
Greene. Union-Upland corn up to good