The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-20
WEATHER HAS BEEN GOOD FOR CROPS Reports of DamaginglnAuences
 Are Fewer CONDITION RATHER POOR Corn Is Being Housed Slowly, Nearly All Available Labor Being De-
 voted to Cotton
 Picking.

warmth ana Su1Snlut WSlt AS11Af Sop NA weather prevailed. except fairly general though mostly light to moderate showers during the first two days, when the rain- fall was locally heavy in a few widely scattered localities.
 Cotton Is practically at a standstill; its condition continues generally poor the slight impro cement in some sections being offset by deterioration in others; while some late lowland fields continue to take on new bolls. fruitage has gen. erally ceased, and practically no top crop will be made: rust and shedding are decreasing slowly and there are fewer reports of boil rot, though worms are damaging young bolls in scattered To- calities; fully four-ffths of the crop is now open, much of it opening prema- turely; picking Is well advanced. and will be nearly, if not quite, finished by October 20: reports continue to indicate a light yield.
 Corn is being housed slowly, nearly all available labor being devoted to cotton picking; the yield of corn will be irreg- ular, but still, as a whole, promises to be fairly good. Sorghum is making good yield of syrup Sweet potatoes and pea nuts continue to make a generally satis- factory yield. Much late fodder and hay were gathered during the week.
 'Turnips and fall gardens are doing we'll though needing rain in some locali- ties, pastures continue good. No fall blowing has been done.'
 Northern District.
 Cleburne, Oxford Cotton badly dam aged by rust, no top crop, line poor, none yet ginned, but will be the shortest crop in years.-E. H. Taylor
 Cullman, Wenzel Favorable weather; cotton has ceased to rust; early has stopped fruiting; late Is still fruiting late hay and fodder yet to save; minor crops good.-C. B. Livingston.
 Franklin, Hargett Mills: Cotton and corn badly damaged by heavy rains much rust on cotton, little picked, short crop indicated.-T. J. Byars.
 Jefferson, Argo: Late fodder being pulled corn crop will be short; cotton opening and picking progressing, light crop indicated; minor crops mostly good.- G. B. Prayton.
 Lamar Sulligent Condition of cotton unchanged, fruiting has ceased, picking general, lint about averaging quality yield will be below average.-G. D. Burk- hart.
 I.auderdale, Smlthsonia: Too much rain for cotton which will yield much less than last year, ITeSH anu loW iaiiu Soi'oia has little fruit.-J. T. Reeder.
 Madison, Farley: Cotton not doing well. rust is spreading; first half of week rainy; last half fair.-J. B. Farley.
 Marion Thorn Hill: Cotton opening rap idly fruiting has ceased, picking begun, lint poor; forage crops gathered.-~A. D. Mitchell.
 Marshall. Jink: Cotton crop much below the average, picking just begun, too much rain, which, if continues, will rot cotton in the boll.-P. T. Horton.
 St Clair. Steele: Condition Of cotton un- changed. has stopped fruiting, and yield will be less than last year, Nckfng be- gun; corn poor.-Fred Smith.
 Walker, Patton: Cotton ceased fruiting and is shedding badly, picking just be- gun lint Is short and inferior, yield will be below average.-S. N. Morris.
 Winston, Tavern: Cotton will make no top crop. opening rapidly and picking be- ing pushed corn good; minor crops doing well.-Samuel Orten
 Middle District.
 Autauga, Vincent Cotton picking well advanced. lint average quality, yield will be poor; field peas making light crop J. M Russell.
 Bibb, Actine: Rains of 18th improved minor crops; cotton opening fairly well. yield will be less than last year, light ton crop.-W B. Green.
 Bullock, Inverness: Cotton opening rap idly, some prematurely, more than half picked, fruiting ceased, yield below aver age; some corn gathered, light yield; cane and potatoes good.-H. Mclean.
 Chambers, Waverly: Weather fine, cot ton picking being pushed, more than half open; y.,ld will be below average; corn being housed, light yield.-Monroe Jones.
 Chiffon, Lomax: Cotton has deteriorat- ed since last week, no top crop being pushed, little more than half the aver age crop indicated. A. A. Jackson.
 Choctaw, Isney; Early cotton about all open, picking progressing rapidly, no top crop. yield will be less than last year; other crops good.-D. c. Williamson.
 Clay Dean: No improvement in cotton. which is opening very rapidly, yield will be below average; weather dry.-J. B.. Dean
 Coosa, Quinsey: Cotton has no top crop, some being picked, yield will be short; late corn nearly made. good yield in- dicated.-B. F. McKinnan.
 Greene Mantua: Heavy rains first of week damaged cotton, which has other wise deteriorated crop will be very short, picking nearly finished. E. M FL liott.
 Lee, Gold Hill: Cotton nearly all open and being gathered rapidly, no top crop, yield will be below average; corn poor; minor crops need rain.-W. T. Andrews.
 Marengo, Hampden; Cotton nearly all open and being picked rapidly: corn be- ing gathered; with average yield for up- land, lowland a failure.--A. P. Dumas.
 Montgomery. Grady: No change in con dition of cotton since last week, fruit ing has ceased. picking progressing. lint good quality light yield fndicated.- George L. Harris.
 Perry, Walthals: Condition of cotton same as last week, no prospect for top crop, yield will be much less than last year.-R. A. Hardie
 Randolph, Graham Condition of cotton not improved, fruiting has ceased, lint good quality, indicated yield much below average-W. J. Johnson
 Shelby, Sterrett: Weather favorable; cotton will make light yield; early corn very good, late damaged by rains of last H. Janett.
 Sumter Sumterville: Cotton opening rapidly. picking progressing fairly well. no top crop, yield will be light; corn also light; minor crops fairly good.-W. F. & E. B. Godfrey.
 Tuscaloosa, Coker: Crops not improved since last week: fruiting of cotton has ceased. and yield will be very short M. P. Pool
 Southern District.
 Baldwin, Magnolia Springs: Rains inter-