The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-04
COTTON REMAINS
 GENERALLY POOR Late Planting Opens Slow in Northern Counties VERY LITTLE TOP CROP About Five-elehts of the Crop Has Been Picked In Aiabama-Corn
 Yield Is Fairly
 Good.

| Montgomery, October 3.-(Special)-lhe | condition of cotton for the week enoihs
 yesterday is not changed, being poor as | rule. There Is a small Improvement Ill some of the north counties with young | bolls filling fairly well. The full summary of the Alabama sec | ton of the weather bureau is given pe- | low:
 ..The week was generally favorable TOT
 maturing crops, though fairly general rains from the 2Sth to 80th retarded COL
 ton picking. particularly in middle ana l southwestern counties. where the rainfall was heavy to slightly excessive. More | than the average warmth was recelVeo' though the sunshine was deficient ..The condition of cotton remains un- | changed, being generally poor, though there Is a slight improvement In some northern counties, where young boiis are filling fairly well. The rains Of the mld- | dle of the week caused some damage 10
 open cotton in middle and southern coun-
 ties; nearly all of the crop Is open, ex- l cept in some northern counties, where the
 late planted is opening slowly; very little
 top crop will be made; while picking mas
 been retarded by scarcity of labor and | recent rains. about five-eights of the crop
 has been picked, and 1t is now thought that practically all will be gathered py | November |: the yield has Improved | slightly, but will be much less than that
 of last year.
 | "Corn is being housed slowly the yield
 continuing fairly good. All minor crops
 are making generally satisfactory yields owing to previous dry weather Hay crops are generally good. Very little fall plow- | ing has been done."
 Northern District. Cleburne, Hefin: Cotton three-fourths open, nearly one-half picked, weather 1 fine for gathering; corn ana peas pour | crops.-C. F. Carruth
 Cullman, Wenzel: Cotton continues to open rapidly, weather favorable for pick ing; some corn being gathered; potatoes and turnips good.-C. B. Livingston. | DeKalb, Rogers: Half the cotton open,
 picking general; corn crop fair oniy.-A.
 J. Ray.
 | Fayette, Pilgrim: Cotton nearly all open, picking well advanced some corn | gathered, yield fair; minor crops need
 rain.-V. Savage.
 | Jefferson Argo: Week fine for cotton picking, much upland cotton open, no
 top crop, lowland cotton poor, yield will | be light: corn fair crop.-G. B. Prayton. | Lauderdale Cloverdale: About one
 fifth of the cotton picked, light top crop,
 yield less than last year; average yield | of corn promised.-H. l.. Reeder. | Iawrance. Town Creek: Cotton shows some improvement. over two-thirds open, | some top crop, about one-third picked, yield considerably below average-W. J. Brackin.
 Madison Madison Station: No change
 In cotton. nearly all open, about one-third | picked, average yield no corn housed, less | than average yield.-J. F. Smith.
 Marion, Winfield: No improvement In
 cotton. no top crop. lint medium, crop
 one-half gathered, yield below average; minor crops fair.-W. J. Trull. | Marshall, Minorville: Cotton about one-
 half crop. picking being pushed; corn
 crop below average.-N. B. Lusk. | St. Clair, Ashville: Cotton being mar
 keted rapidly, yiledng we'll; large hay
 crop harvested; all crops will be gathered
 by November 1.-G. R. Gather. Winston, Tavern Over one-half of cot l ton crop open, yield will be below aver age; corn yield above average minor
 crops good-S, Horton.
 Middle District.
 Bibb, Brierfeld: Some improvement In |
 yield less than last year; minor crops | good.-F. Fitch.
 | Bullock, Fitzpatrick: Some improve
 ment in cotton very good top crop, about
 one third picked, yield good; no corn | housed other minor crops good.-B. J. | Baldwin
 Chambers, Marcoot Cotton all open;
 will all be picked by October 15; no top 1 crop; yield below average; some corn l gathered; yield light.-W. A. Harmon
 Chiffon, Jemison: Cotton picking well
 advanced; yield short; no corn gathered; ;
 yield will be below average.-T. Harrison | Choctaw, Yantley Cotton has changed
 but slightly In several weeks; most of
 crop open, one-half picked; yield about
 half as much as last year.-J. A. Davi- | son.
 Clay, Goodwater: Cotton nearly all
 open, picking progressing rapidly; three
 fourths an average yield indicated; minor
 crops need rain.-R. c. Meacham.
 Dallas, Orrville: No change in cotton;
 thirds picked; yield less than average;
 considerable corn has rotted.-W. w.
 Berry
 l Fillmore, Eclectic: Cotton nearly all
 open; about three-fourths picked; yield
 considerably less than last year: corn | making an average yield.-D. w. Talk 1 ner.
 Green. Tishabee: Cotton nearly all open !;
 no top crop: one-half picked yield less than last year; three-fourths of the crop
 housed.-G. H. Baird.
 Lowndes. Letohatchee: Cotton opening | rapidly: some top crop: lint short; picking progressing slowly; yield much less than last year; corn good.-F. Shackelford | Macon. Tuskegee: Cotton nearly all l open; practically no top crop; three-
 fourths picked; yield less than last year:
 some corn housed average yield.-C. w. Greene
 Marengo, Nicholsville: Cotton nearly | all open. no top crop; picking progress | ing rapidly: yield considerably less than
 last year. some corn housed light yield
 J. T. Day.
 | Russell, Hooks Cotton condition un- | changed, being generally poor: less than average yield: some corn gathered fair
 yield.-T. L. Mitchell Shelby. Siluria Cotton picking about | completed: corn crop good minor crops poor-K. R. Nickerson l Sumter Sumterville: Cotton about one | half picked: no top crop: yield below av- l craze: corn being gathered: yield less | than last year.-W. K. and E. D. God frey.
 Talladega, Talladega: Half of the cot | ton picked. yield less than last year. no corn gathered yield will be less than last year.-H. M. Bush. Tallapoosa. Island Home: Cotton near ly all open no top crop. three-fourths picked. yield less than last year. not much earn housed-J J. Graves. Tuscaloosa: Cotton nearly all open three-fourths. picked. yield considerably less than last year; rains last of week damaged cotton to some extent-M P.