The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-09
Middle District. Haynes: Cotton 1


 Autauga, Haynes: Cotton blighting and rusting badly. some opening. prospect poor; fodder sd Seins pulled; pulled; minor crops doing
 Bullock Flora: Cotton fairly good; fod- der pulling progressing; potatoes compara- 'xsis chamSeS. Butfs,o Au% coston ,beaar. n,. making vigorous growth and bolls opening; some fodder pulled; turnips coming up
 Chiffon. Mountain Creek: Cotton oon- tinues shedding. some rust has appeared: corn and sweet potatoes fine: fodder pulling in progress.-T. J. Henderson.
 Choctaw, Yantiey: Crops somewhat dam- aged by rains; cotton fruiting we'll but in tured by boil worms and other insects; corn and minor crops good.-J. A. Davison Clay. Ashland: Rain much needed; cot cared: iowland fine: some turnips sown.m @ Coosa. Batson: Rains first of week; cot ton shedding somewhat; late corn doing
 Fillmore. soextsr: Cotton shedding. some Powell -ei ''''eu- f'' cotton doing fairly well; little fodder saved. because of rain: late corn and minor crops promisins;-Geo. II. Davis. shedding freely, rusting. and boil worms ap- bearing. some opening: corn poor, except late lowland-J T; Collins. suffering for rain;-J A. simms. Montgomery. Myrtle: Cotton shedding, anu rusting on gray and sandy lands; fod- der pulling progressing nicely; corn poor H. H. Barnes
 Randolph, Pittman: Rain much needed; cotton rusting and shedding. none open; no fodder pulled; much sorghum and peas saved for hay; melons poor-J. F Pullman. Russell. Hooks: Cotton doing fairly well. some rust and black-root early corn made late corn silking; good rains received.-T. | l.. Mitchell Shelby, Harpersville: Weather dry and | hot; corn and cotton needing rain; some | rust in cotton: gardens dried up.-R. B Posey.
 Sumter, York: Some cotton growing too | fast. some shedding since rain; late corn, | growth.-F Holman.
 Tallapoosa. Camp Hill: Cotton shedding crops needing rain.-Lyman Ward. Tuscaloosa. Moore's Bridge: Cotton not well fruited and shedding; some fodder be- | ing pulled: early corn fair. late not doing well.-E Tannehill.
 Southern District. Barbour. Eufaula: Fodder pulling gem regular. but somewhat improved opening. and picking begun.-E. Y. Dent.
 Butler Forest Home; Cotton shedding; turnips planted.--J P. Benson.
 Clarke. Gainstown: Old cotton shedding badly: young cotton shedding slightly. not well fruited; late corn good: but little fod- der save6.-J. S. Lambard.
 Coffee: sroskton: Too much rain, cotton crops doing well.-W D Dawkin Conecuh Bermuda; Sunshine needed for cotton and for saving fodder: peas cane and minor crops doing well.-M J. Morris. Covington. Red Level Corn maturing satisfactorily; cotton commencing to shed. owing to too much rain; sweet potatoes fine. W. C. Smith
 Dale. Verona: Cotton opening. some pick ed; corn fair crop fodder all saved; minor crops promising.--J. F. Summons Co
 Houston, Kinsey Rains daily; cotton shedding badly ard rusting; corn. hay and minor crops fine: gardens about exhausted ID. D. Bush.
 Mobile. Oak Grove; Good crop of pears: peaches about one-third of an average: corn ripe meadows and sweet potatoes doing welL-T. W. Lingard
 Pike, Troy: Cotton damaged by drought but benefited by late rains; rust spreading z rapidly; good corn crop fair yield of fod- deE-J. NJ Warren
 FRANK P CHAPTER.
 Section Director. Weather Bureau.