The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-19
COTTON CROP WILL
 BE FAIRLY GOOD Is Irregular in Many Parts of
 Alabama FEW BOlLS ARE MATURING In Middle, Western and Northern Counties the Fields Are Still Grassy-some Plants Run
 ming to Stalk.
FEW BOlLS ARE MATURING


 Montgomery. July 1S.-(Special )-Th' crop summary for the week ending yes terday, issued by the Alabama section Q the weather bureau. indicates that whil' cotton Is irregular the crop as a whol' is fairly good. Some counties in middle and west sections are still grassy, and 1T a number of cases the plant is running southern section. and there are scat. tered reports of rust ana shedding. The full summary follows:
 "The week as whole was generally favorable for growth and work, warmth and sunshine being about the average, though the latter was somewhat deficient in northern counties; the rainfall was generally ample, fairly well distributed, and mostly beneficial. though it was suf- ficient to delay work in northern and some middle counties
 'The condition of cotton, while some. what irregular, and poor in a few To- calities, is generally fairly good in some middle western and northern counties, fields are still grassy, with piants running more to stalk than fruit, but over the state as whole the crop continues tc make fairly good progress, with fields mostly clean, and plants of fairly gooe size and fruiting well; some bolls arc maturing in early fields in southern and middle counties; while some fields need further cultivation, much or the crop has been laid by; there are scattered reports of rust, blight, shedding and dying.
 Corn has been mostly benefited by re- cent rains, and the crop as whole con tinues fairly promising, though some low land corn has been damaged by rain in northern and few middle counties. Fod- der Is ripening in southern counties, where some has been pulled from early corn.
 Peanuts, sorghum, sweet potatoes field peas and gardens are doing we'll; cane is generally quite promising, and more field peas are being planted as con. ditions permit.
 Hay crops continue satisfactory; grapes are ripening. promising a fair yield, and plums and peaches are still being mar keted slowly. the yield being light.
 Melons continue to yield fairly we'll though still poor in some localities. More wheat has been thrashed, the yield being poor"
 Northern District.
 Blount, Blount Springs: cotton laid by and doing well. though plants in some fields rather small, and stlii grassy; gar. dens good: late corn fine.-B H. Sapp.
 Cherokee, Mackey: Cotton. where clean, doing we'll; too much rain Tor melons and lowland corn dry weather since 11th; nights cool.-B. F. Mak&y.
 Cleburne, Oxford: Cotton making too much weed; few forms: all crops grassy and some lowland fields drowned.-E. H. Taylor.
 Franklin. Beeson: Cotton and corn now doing very well. though some in bad condition, owing to recent rains; sweet potatoes good.-J. W. Osborn.
 Jefferson, Covington: Prospects good for corn and potatoes; minor crops me; beans. tomatoes and cabbage bearing well. R A. Mcbride
 Lamar, Courtland: Cotton clean, gooc size, fair fruitage. some large bolls; corr promises fair yield.-A. r. Robinson.
 Limestone. Athens: Weather dry; cot- ion heinz worked some fields grassy, but making good growth fruiting fairly well; many peas planted; corn doing weil.--W' c. Dougherty.
 Madison. Madison Station: Too much rain for cotton, some very grassy no' fruiting very well: early corn good; late corn somewhat damaged by rains. J. f' Smith, ,,,
 Morgan. Lacon: Cotton mostly iaid py aar,y nlanted fruiting well; early corn in silk and making few ears, put ID iio' nromising.-D. N Patterson.
 Marsball Albertville: Weather now ene. many fields still grassy; some co,- ton velIowing and blooming premhtureiy ,,nland corn fine. where worked; lowianc aro,yred. melons damaged by wet weatn- er-W. IT. Garrett
 Walker. Kansas; Plenty or ram coe,v' wei, cultivated plants large. some uols minor crops doing well.-A. Il. Dia'N' well. ,,s h,, nlants ,,r,,s,allv large and fruiting well; corr ana some roasting ears; potatoes anu r,,nor crops fine. Samuel orton'
 Middle District.
 Autauga. Mulberry: -oo much aa,u a,,, cotton yellow. grassy, sneoolhe ,,ses D satr y,eld. lowland drowned.-A, $. Jones p,bh Randolph: Cotton well cultivated ,nao to waist high, fruitage medium anu maturing very well; corn rather poor'-"'
 choctaw Brightwater: Good rains dur ine week all crops improved corn anu cotton laid by; pastures good.-J. A beii
 Clay, Delta Cotton growing anu i,ui.- ing nicely; upland corn fine. lowland dam aged by rains; minor crops good; sunshine needed.-W M. Garrett.
 Dallas, Tyler: Cotton damaged by ram much hopelessly grassy, some rust and shedding; corn promises fine yeld cano excellent-D. B. Edwards.
 Greene Tishabee: Half the cotton in good condition, but plants small and late some fruiting well. some bolls maturing late corn promises well.-George H. Davis
 Hale Powers: Cotton grassy, making too much weed on good land small and yellow on poor land, some bolls; corn f1ne fruit and gardens doing well.-John Findley.
 Lee Auburn: Cotton small and fruit ing poorly, some turning yellow; corn and minor crops doing well, but need rain.-T. J. Little
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