The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-07
HIGHLY FAVORABLE
 WEEK FOR CROPS
Some Nights Are Rather Cool
 for Cotton
HEAVY RAINS IN SECTIONS
Favorable Weather Has Allowed Rapid Progress ln Cleaning Out Grass, Which Has Threatened
 the Crop.

Montgomery June 6.-(Special.)- 1.-The crop report for the week, issued by the Alabama section of the weather bureau, is summarized as follows:
 "The week. as a whole. was highly favorable for farm work and crop growth, except that a few of the nights were rather cool for cotton, and heavy to ex- eessive rains in few southern and east central counties on Tuesday and We'd nesday washed lands badly and suspend ed work during remainder of the week; elsewhere. good progress was made in cleaning crops. though this work nas been hindered by scarcity of labor in many localities, and much grass remains to be cleaned out
 "Hailstorms on Wednesday were locally damaging in covington and Pike coun- ties
 There has been a slight but general improvement in cotton, favorable weather having allowed rapid progress in clean ing out the grass, which last week threat eneo the crop quite generally though scarcity of labor has caused the abandon ment of a few additional fields cool nights during middle of the week caused lice to increase to an extent threatening the crop in some places; plants are of fairly good size, but growing slowly, with a few scattered reports of rust and dying; chop ping has not been completed in some localities; squares are becoming general in southern and middle counties where scme blooms are reported
 Upland corn has received needed culti- vation, and much has been laid by oyer the southern half of the state. where tassels and silks are quite general the ercp is generally promising. though still grassy in places Lowland corn planting continues, and some of the early planted has been so badly damaged by worms that it has been replanted
 Wheat is being harvested. promising a poor to ordinary yield. Oats are making a satisfactory yield Some hay has been cut. with good yield.
 Minor crops are generally doing we'll The fruit prospect continues fair in south ern counties, where some early peaches are being marketed'
 By Sections.
 The following are extracts from eorre- spondents, the first name being the coun- ty and the second the post office.
 Blount, Royal; All crops grassy; weather fine; oats good; wheat poor: some corn yet to plant.-P. A. Anderson
 Cherokee, Gaylesville Cotton grassy, but chopping progressing nicely; weather fine for work; gardens doing we'll R. s. Hudson.
 Cleburne, Oxford: Nights cool for cot ton, plants small; some lowland corn re- planted, owing to damage by worms; much yet to plant.-E H. Taylor.
 DeKalb Crossyile: Cotton grassy and about half chopped; corn nearly all blow ed; gardens and minor crops doing well.- A. J. Ray.
 Franklin, Belgreen: Cotton receiving first cultivation, very grassy; gardens ex- cellent; corn doing well; no fruit, except apples.-J. c. Tompkins.
 Lamar, Vernon Crops very grassy, but weather now favorable for cultivation; cotton one-third chopped: corn small; gardens fine.-J. R. Remington.
 Lauderdale. Rogersville: Weather cool for cotton, which needs cultivation; oats good; wheat poor, none yet cut.-J. A. Pate.
 Lawrence, Moulton Cotton all chop ped; nights too cool for good growth; lowland corn all planted, upland doing well.-W. O. Watson.
 Madison Madison Station All crops grassy: weather now fine for work. but some cotton may be abandoned. wheat, oats and pastures fipe.-J. r. Smith.
 Marion. Winfield: Nights cool, and cot ton lousy, about all chopped early corn receiving last blowing, some worms w. J. Thrull.
 Marshall Lamont: Corn and cotton nearly all worked out and doing well: potatoes. oats and other crops fne.- J. II. Morris.
 Walker, Kansas: Corn and cotton mak- ing good growth though slightly grassy: sweet potatoes and oats good: wheat and Irish potatoes poor.-A. H. Blackwell
 Middle District.
 Autauga, Wadsworth: Cotton about 15 inches high, forms making; old corn laid by. some good. some yellow; crops nearly all cleaned-W. w. Wadsworth