The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
Report of correspondents.


Blount. oneonto-Cotton crop about two
weeks late; corn potatoes and gardens
doing nicely; light showers during week.
Aquilla j. Ketchum.
Calhoun, Weaver: Weather very favor
able; fine stands of cotton; begin chop
ping next week all crops doing WE'LL
d. f. Weaver.
Colbert, Warm. with bene-
fetal showers; good stands of corn and
cotton; oats heading we'll; sweet pota-
toes set OUT. l.. Tompkins.
DeKalb, Mentone: Weather fine for
crops but work delayed by RAIN corn up
to good stands cotton area reduced-E.
Mason.
Etowah, Keener: Cotton making good
stands; upland corn being cultivated;
lowland planting delayed by rain.-F. NJ.
Tabor.
Fayette. Gown: Cotton up to fine
stands. little chopped; very little fruit
: left; farm work backward-W. S. Bobo.
jefferson. Covington: Favorable wealth
er, beneficial rain; gardens doing well;
| Irish potatoes damaged by bugs.-R. A.
Mcbride
Lamar Pharos: Wheat and oats fine;
corn small, but healthy: cotton mostly
planted coming up to good stands; much
rain.-J. I. Weeks.
Lawrence. Town Creek: Weather favor
ton up to good stands good stands of
corn.-W. ]. Bracken.
Limestone. Athens: Cotton up to good
stands. being cutivated early corn heal
! thy. but small; wheat heading, prospects
| fine.-W. C. Dougherty.
Morgan. Trinity: Cotton up to good
stands: much corn being planted; gar
dens fine: strawberries ripening.-N. T.
Mcdaniel
cellent. none plowed; early corn plowed
once: gardens fine; apples shedding.-E.
]. Wilson.
Middle District.
Autauga. Mulberry: Cotton being chop
ped, acreage somewhat reduced; corn do
ing nicely; gardens and minor crops do
ing well.-A. h. Jones'
Bibb. Brierfeld: Cotton planted low
land corn being planted early corn being
cultivated; oats fine; weather favorable.
Frank Fitch
Bullock, Flora: Cotton being chopped,
best stand in years; corn doing well. some
| complaint of worms peaches. oats and
gardens fine.-J. E. Albums.
Chambers, Waverly: Rains delayed
work; cotton being sided and chopped,
, corn plowed. both fair stands; minor
crops good.-Monroe Jones.
Chiffon Lomax: Cotton up to good
SldiluSf Dtllls cHDDpfuf NJ itpidHlius net-
| essary; wheat, oats and gardens prom
ising.-A. A. Jackson.
Choctaw, Tullis: Cotton being replanted,
owing to continued cold weather; other
crops doing well.-L. NJ. Hearn.
Coosa. Hissop: Weather very favorable:
good stands of cotton: wheat, oats and
corn fne.-F. NJ Dorsey.
Dallas, Orrville: Early cotton being
chopped, replanted up to good stands;
corn fair; sweet potatoes transplanted.-
H. w. Berry.
EImore Spigners: Good stands OF corn.
being plowed; cotton fairly good. though
late minor crops doing well.-W. p.
| Clark.
| Lee. Auburn: Cotton all planted. stands
| inferior: too much rain for all crops; corn
! fairly good.-T. J. Little.
! Marengo. Nicholville: Good stands Of
| cotton: corn being cultivated some dam
| ages by worms; Irish potatoes, cane, and
oats fine.-J. T. Day.
Perry Walthals Cultivation delayed by
rain: crops getting weedy; crawfish cut
| ting young corn badly in places; stands
| far.-R. A. Hardie.
| Randolph. Pittman: Rain delayed work;
| early cotton has made good stands. none
| chopped: corn, Irish potatoes and straw
| berries doing well.-J. II. Pittman.
| Russell Hooks: Corn and some cotton
| being plowed. stands fair: gardens fine;
strawberries ripening.-L. 7. Mitchell.
| Sumter. Ramsey: continued rams re-
| tarded cultivation: cotton all planted;
fruit. gardens and pastures good.-T. L..
| Jenkins
| Talladega, Fayetteville: Good stands of
| early cotton; replanted cotton up; gardens
| and corn doing we'll: lowlands not yet
| planted NJ. Walters
! Tallapoosa. Camp Hill: Wheat and oats
making good growth; English peas ma
| turing: beneficial rains-Lvman Ward.
| Tuscaloosa. Moores Bridge: Cotton mp
| to good stands: corn being plowed: low
i, lands not vet planted.-E Tannehil.
! Baldwin Magnolia Springs: Plenty Of
| rain: Irish potatoes yielding fairly We'll;
| fruit. beans. corn and cane fine.-Herm p.
| Kruger.
| Southern District.
| Barbour Batesville: Cotton doing well.
some chopped; corn rather small; gardens
| good. George Boyer
| Butler. Forest Home: Weather fine:
cotton fairly good. being chopped; oats
| heading satisfactorily: corn cultivated
| and doing well.--W. II. Shanks.
Clarke. Whatley: All crops doing we'll.
though some cotton Is dying; lowfand corn
being planted: bugs damaging Irish pota-
toes: oats heading-J. A. Hill
Coffee. Enterprise: All crops growing