The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-05
GREAT LOSS
TO FARMERS
Yield Reduced 30 Per
Cent by Storm.
MORE REPORTS COME IN
Disaster to Planters as Great as
on Coast.
President Seymour Estimates That
AIabama's Reduction This Year
Will be Reduced to 100000


Alabama Division of the Southern Cot
ton Association. received additional
reports yesterday of the damage done
the cotton crop Of Alabama by the re-
cent storm and rains. and he esti-
mates that Alabama's yield will be
thirty per cent less than last year.
The conclusions of Mr. ."vmour are
that the cotton crop in Alabama this
year will be about 100000 bales as
compared with about 100000 bales
last year.
The damage done by the storm and
rain was from twenty to twenty-five
per cent. of the unpicked cotton.
said Mr.. Seymour last night. TIL" cr"n
will be off thirty per cent. from last
year.
Under existing trade conditions
cotton has moi brought anything lik"
what it shcud have brought a
not caused by distress cotton being
put on the market. but was on account
Of cotton sold for future delivery last
year. mostly by merchants and great
deal by important farmers. hav"
received several letters from other sec
lions where the same conditions pre-,
vail we 0Ishft or to OUR have eetton
we're es re eesiVs" yesterday BY Mr.. sey-
mour:
D. B. Edwards, October g.. reports.
NY opinion is that practically an "t
the cotton was open. Forty per csnr
sixty SS per Sr' cent. one half. is on the
ing. The part that is still on the
stalk is tangled over the i 1nninus IN ' anS
dificult to gather and nearly al OF tnc
seed in various stages OF srroutinC.
some Of the seed showing the tiny
leaves. ,r
hours 1T ma" hight HaIne or day. Sine" the storm
and the conditions are consequently
growing worse Our cotton otspion nad 10 s the
storm. leaving us already with pros
pect below last years yield TINS con, con,
dition already existing with the storm
e damdse' SKIES aes added' makes i very
dificult problem to say how mucT
the crop will be below last year; -. !.
FER 70 the East. showing that. We
were near the eastern edge Of 1nS
storm; get this from an Mo 1nte,1gers
and 'I Eufaula during the had weather
regard the situation as cara ~ . .
ity to the farming people lvlh1g sn s'-
er magnitude than that suffered by
tho people IN the coasts. a.
So far as can learn there Is o nr;
nnSifiOn to n0ln COtIou lol
ces and the disposition Is growing
COnccuh County.
\ stallworth, October 2nd. rerorts
The first cotton crop Of this counii
was at least 20 per cent ssfor sn1 the o recen
storm. The causes are scarcity and un
RELIABILITY Of farm labor to be , nae
| and bad culture. Further. about MAY
we're s hail storm which so badly de-
stroved the stands as to necessary
blowing up and planting over lhl
made the cotton late Extremely no
weather in the latter part OF July an,
August caused cotton to shed padi:
and in many instances presented
| scorched appearance
The recent storm has caused los
of at a conservative estimate - 1uus
bsdlv blown out and ruined by. dir
and rain. Since the passage OF tn
storm we have had rain every DAY am
but little can be done towaros snvt q.
So far as am able to judge, wher
farmers are able to do SO they hav
a disposition to hold Tor better prices
Greene County.
| Amos Horton, October 8. reports:
The recent storm and rains Follow
ing did great damage to the cotton II
our county. destroying in my 1ude
ment % per cent. of the unpicked c9t
ton. Almost all. If not all, the cottol
knocked out is sprouting or roftlne
and some OF that left in the hollis i
| in the same fix. In my judgment 200
bales have been destroyed in thi
| county.
Clarendon Davis, October 2. reports
The weather since cotton picking be
gan retarded the picking. consequently
| this recent storm and continued rain
have destroyed a great deal of our cot
ton by knocking it out and beating |
| in the ground That remaining on tn
stalk mas sprouted some. showing gree
leaves Ninety per cent. of all cotto
opened at beginning OF storm l
| sprouted.
| Bottom cotton is badly blown dowr
| MANY of the lower limbs that ar
| heavy with fruit are in the mud. Wa
ter is standing in some bottoms wais
deep The weather is still close an
| warm, with frequent showers, and ev
ery day Of such weather means a gfea
loss If 1t is possible 10 gin thi
srrouted cotton it will be mighty poo
sample.
one more week of cloudy. war;
| weather means almost an entire los
of all cotton that is now opened Mos
Ian cracked bolls have rotted.
Madison County.
i Walker Kelly. october .. reports.
Tho condition of the cotton crop
hero is alarming 1t is from 35 to :
per cent off from 1905 and deteriora
I ting rapidly The seed are sproutin
tFNN on