The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-09
COTTON CONDITION IS VERY IRREGULAR Crop Continues to Show Signs
 of Deterioration RUST IS FAIRLY GENERAL Black Root Has Appeared and There Is Considerable sheddlns-BoIls
 Are Opening Somewhat
 Slowly.
 
RUST IS FAIRLY GENERAL

Montgomery. August s.-(special. )-In the report of the crop conditions for the week the Alabama section of the weather bureau finds that cotton continues to de- teriorate over much of the state. Rust is fairly general, black root has appeared and there is considerable shedding. Bolls are opening slowly and some few first bales have been marketed The other crops are doing we'll
 The following is the full text of the report:
 The week was fairly favorable for all crops, except cotton nearly normal temperatures prevailed. though the rain fall was unevenly distributed. being gen orally deficient in northern and eastern counties. where most needed, and heavy to locally excessive in middle-western and southwestern portions of the state, where the weather had been too wet for some time previous.
 ''The condition of cotton continues very irregular; over most of the northern and eastern and in few central counties, it continues to fruit well, though over fully one-half of the state embracing some of the principal cotton producing counties, the crop continues to deteriorate; rust is still prevalent, shedding quite general, and there are scattered reports of damage by boil worms and black-root; bos are opening slowly in nearly all districts; picking has begun in some southern and middle counties, the first bale being mar keted at Montgomery on the third in- stant.
 Corn is doing well and continues to promise a good yield. except in some localities where damaged by drouth; gathering of early corn is progressing slowly In southern counties. Fodder pull ing is becoming general and has been completed in some portions of the south ern district; a good crop of this forage Is indicated. though some has been dam aged by rain.
 Having has been retarded by wet weather In southern counties, but has progressed well elsewhere, the yield being satisfactory.
 Cane and minor crops continue prom ising, though needing rain in some north ern and eastern counties.
 "A fairly good crop of pears Is being marketed in southern counties.
 "Turnips are being sown in many local ities, with some of the early sown up to good stands.
 Northern District.
 Blount, Oneonto: Crop prospect con- tinues to improve; cotton fruiting well; turnips coming up to good stand; much hay saved.-Aquilla J. Ketchum.
 
 rain, some grown cotton bols, but none open; corn doing fairly well; pastures drying up.-James w. D. Speer.
 Colbert, Riverton: Weather dry, few hot days; crops needing rain-E. R. Nell les
 Cullman. cuilman Cotton badly dis eased with rust and blight, much she'd ding; corn yield will be less than average; minor crops fair.-J. K Turner
 DeKalb, Stella: All crops suffering for rain; some cotton being damaged by rust. A. F. Brock.
 Fayette. Covin Too much rain for cot ton, early planted shedding badly late not yet safe; early corn poor late very grassy; late vegetables a failure.-W. S. Bobo.
 Franklin, Beeson: Corn and cotton in good condition; cotton blooming near the top; weather very favorable.-James Os- born.
 Jefferson. Argo: Cotton has stopped growing. blooming fast, but has begun to shed and rust; lowland corn doing well, upland needing rain--G. E. Prayton. Lawrence. Town Creek: Crops i'm proved; cotton fruiting well, little she'd ding; corn doing well.-W. J. Brackin. Limestone, Athens: Cotton damaged by dry, hot weather. fruitng poorly she'd ding bolls and leaves, some rust; corn firing badly.-W. H. Dougherty.
  well, though shedding somewhat early corn made; late. good; hay being cut; no fodder pulled.-D. N. Patterson.
 Winston, De1mar: Weather favorable; corn and cotton fine; corn promising best crop for years; other crops doing nicely. --C. z. Corns, M. D.
 Middle District.
 Autauga, Haynes: Cotton blighting and rusting badly, some opening, prospect poor; fodder being pulled; minor crops doing well. w. N. Gaines
 Bullock, Flora: Cotton fairly good; fod- der pulling progressing; potatoes com paratively good.-J. E. Albums.
 Chambers. Buffalo: Cotton shedding, but making vigorous growth and bolls open ing; some fodder pulled; turnips coming up.-J. T. Spence.
 Chiffon. Mountain Creek: Cotton con- tinues shedding. some rust has appeared:
 
 ing in progress.-T. J. Henderson.
 Choctaw. Yantley: Crops somewhat damaged by rains cotton fruiting well, but injured by boil worms and other in- sects; corn and minor crops good-J A. Davison.
 Clay. Ashland: Rain much needed; cot ton beginning to shed; upland corn we'll cared, lowland fine; some turnips sown.- James l.. Carwfle.
 Coosa, Batson: Rains first of week; cot ton shedding somewhat; late corn doing well.-Ira Bailey.
 Elmore, Dexter: Cotton shedding some rust. bolls opening; some fodder pulled.- E. Powell.
 Greene Tishabee: Weather favorable; cotton doing fairly we'll: little fodder saved. because of rain; late corn and minor crops promising.-George H. Davis. Hale. Gallion: Too much rain; cotton shedding freely. rusting. and boil worms appearing. some opening; corn poor ex- cept late lowland.-J. T. Collins.
 Lee, Minnie: Weather very dry; crops suffering for rain.-J. A. Simms.
 Montgomery, Myrtle: Cotton shedding and rusting Ou gray and sandy lands. fOd-