The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-27
COTTON CONDITION
 GENERALLY POOR Weather Has Been Favorable
 for Picking FRUlTAGE HAS CEASED Corn Is Still Being Housed Slowly, With Yield Averaging Fairly
 Good, Though Poor In
 Some Fields.
FRUlTAGE HAS CEASED

Montgomery. September 26.-(special)- The week just closed has helped along the cotton picking. though there is poor condition of the staple all over the fields. All the harmful influences already re- ported to the plant are at work and the season is to late for it to recover from 1t. Practically all the crop Is opened and will be picked by October 20.
 The full summary of the Alabama sec ton of the weather bureau Is given be- low:.
 ''The week was generally favorable for cotton picking and for all maturing crops though generally too dry for fall gardens. Temperatures averaged some what above normal; the only rainfall was scattered showers on the 18th, being mostly light. though copious to moder- ately heavy in some northwestern coun- ties ample sunshine was received.
 "The condition of cotton remains un- changed, being generally poor; while rust shedding and boil rot have practi- cally ceased, the crop is too far advanced to materially recover from previous oaih- age by these adverse conditions; 1rult- age has almost ceased, and the few new bolls now forming are too late to mature under average conditions; damage by worms ia now very slight; practically all of the crop Is open, except In some ia's fields in the northern district; premature opening has diminished; picking Is gener- ally progressing rapidly. and has been completed in scattered portions Of the southern and middle districts; reports continue to indicate that the crop will nearly all be picked by October 20; there is a slight improvement in quality and yield in scattered localities, few corre- spondents reporting the yield nearly an average one though for the state, as whole. it will be light, and much less than last year.
 "Corn is still being housed slowly, with the yield averaging fairly good, though poor in some fields. Cane continues prom ising; considerable more fodder has been saved. and fine hay crops are being made Sweet potatoes, sorghum, pea nuts and field peas continue to make generally satisfactory yields; turnips ana fall gardens need rain. Comparatively little fall blowing has been done"
 Northern District.
 Blount, Brooksville: Cotton opening slowly, no top corn, still rotting ana rust ing. not over one-half crop; corn prom ises about one-half average yield.-A' U. Dickson.
 Calhoun, Duke: Cotton fair yield, lint good; fodder pulling nearly completed; 1owland corn and fall gardens oolhg we'll u l.. Gilbert.
 Cherokee, Bluepond: Cotton promises about half an average yield; corn doing better than expected, half yielding well.- J. w. Coker.
 Colbert Tuscumbia: Crops progressing very well; cotton opening rapidly, will be a short crop; minor crops in good con- dition.-L l.. Tompkins.
 DeKalb, Mentone: Condition and yield or cotton below average; corn above aver age and Irish potatoes and sweet po- tatoes promising.-Ed. Mason.
 Franklin, Burleson: Cotton opening, light top crop, little being picked, yield considerably below average; minor crops doing well-A. l.. Osborn.
 Lamar, Vernon: Cotton being picked, crop short, about one-half as compared with last year, corn unpromsng; minor field crops good.-J. R. Pennington.
 Lawrence, Moulton: Weather favorable; cotton slightly improved. opening rapidly, little picked; no corn gathered; minor crops fair.-W. o. Watson.
 Limestone, Athens Cotton opening well, picking progressing slowly; some corn gathered, yield less than last year; minor crops fairly good.-W. H. Dougherty.
 Madison, Farley: No improvement in condition of cotton since last week, but 1t Is opening rapidly.-J. B. Farley
 Morgan. Trinity: Cotton picking general. boil worms damaging some fields late corn doing well; turnips promising, po- tatoes medium only.-N. T. McDaniel.
 Walker, Saragossa: Cotton picking pro- gressing rapidly, yield below average; corn rotting badly, crop will be short; much hay being saved.-J. w. Ferguson.
 Middle District. Autauga, Wadsworth: Cotton nearly all open, picking well advanced, no top crop lint good, yield light; minor crops need rain.-W. w. Wadsworth.
 Bibb. Green Pond: No improvement in cotton since last week, though 1t is open ing rapidly; no top crop.-W. T. Black burn.
 Chambers, Cusseta: Some fields of cot ton all open and picked; no top crop T. T. Meadows.
 Choctaw, Tulis: Good weather for gathering cotton; minor crops doing well. L. M. Hearn.
 Coosa, Goodwater: Weather favorable for picking cotton, which Is all open, and is being picked rapidly.-L. l.. Spence.
 Elmore. Spingers Station: Cotton nearly all open, will all be picked by October 15, yield below average; potatoes good; other minor crops need rain.-W. F. Clark. Hale, Moundsville: No improvement in condition of cotton, picking progressing
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