The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-04

emit rain ana wind storm, which laoteo
ssly Havoc aSHF' the
blown out and covered up in the dirt;
feel sure that the crop ia tsi: section
pected two days ago. II this storm Is
the fG noa brns
| TallapOOsa County.
Waaiher 3e a0sftli o TeP rSe cot.
destroyed. A lot of the cotton 10
sprouting in the boil. and large guam
are of 40 per cent of last years crop
I think there is a much stronger dis
position among the people to hold than
is under ten cents.
| Wilcox County.
s: D. Bloch. October /: reports
mate the storm damage to the crops.
At no time for forty days. has the
Yield Of cotton promised more than
two thirds of an average crop, or about
ten per cent less than last year; then
crop.
Pine Barren creek is over everything.
1t Is in places now over half a mile
| wide. In the creek and low river bot
toms the crops are ruined. and the up
one-half. In other words. there will
not be e half cotton crop made around
here Corn. too, is badly damaged.
That crop was pretty good.
Tal1adega County.
J. W. Heacock, Oct. l, reports:
Before the storm the crop seemed
hardly as good as last year. Since the
storm. it is estimated by close observers
| to be at least twenty per cent off Much
| Of 1t blown cut and covered with mud
also rotting badly in the boil. Small
farmers are INCLINED to sell at present
prices. especially those who have debts
t" meet. Others who are able to hold
are not marketing their cotton. Many
think now that the Association price az
~ St. Clair County.
| w. s. Forman, Oct, l. reports:
| This years cotton crop was an aver
age with last year. but estimate the
crop in this section of the State twent,
per cent. The disposition of the farm
ers in this county Is to hold their cot
ton for better prices. and many of then
| in condition to hold their cotton.
| BarbOar County.
T. D.. Grubbs, Oct. 1. reports:
Last weeks rain and storm came at
time whe nat least one-fourth or tn
lutely ruined large per centage OF II
The rain lasted long enough to rot tn
cotton that had been beaten out upol
the ground. and the e, seed thd s are nov
|
bottom lands most of the green boil
now on the stalks will rot:
We people of Barbour County canno
now hope for more than two-thirds
| much as we made last year.
I have no disposition to try to pul
the market, but the facts will not JUS
tify a more favorable report: AL pres
ent prices our farmers Will not SCI
| more than enough cotton to met tnel
Immediate and pressing obligations IN
remainder Of this years crop shoui
sell above IL IL cents
| Calhoun County.
w L. Jones, Oct, l. reports:
Yield of cotton In this county WI
not exceed seventyfive per cent or las
year. Heavy damages by rains an
winds In the bottom h lands y We SEQ o
land Of their kind practically nothin,
Very little cotton selling. Receip'
are only twenty per cent or last yea
All the farmers are nold1ne anu hin
, nrssent crop will exceed 100000 paie
Coffee County.
, w r. Law, October l. repo.'; :. n,
AZ least one-half my cotton Is "
the ground and is sprouting and com
ing up Also my cotton ana al co't ~
thst have seen is sprouting In Tn
J burr. 1t has been Impossible 10 &c
nickers and to calculate the damag
, done depends on the weather from nol
nm TO the balance of the season.
with the most favorable weather
Ithirty-thrce and one-tniru pei een.
the total loss. Seventy-five per cent
the cotton was in the field at the I'm
Of the storm Unless fair weather pre-
; walls from now on to the baiance :
! the season and the people ran 70 "
!, helm as heretofore the loss Will De
. least one-half OF the open cotton, wh'c
, ia seventy five per cent of the crop 9
: all the cotton was open at the time Z
the storm.
Franklin County.
C. F. Wilson, october l, reports:
Before the storm our crop W. : , ID
about twenty five per cent. can marc
lly estimate the condition since IN
storm. Many claim they will not max
One-half of crop. Much cotton mow
out and beaten in the ground Ther
is considerable complaint of Its sprout
ling. Out of ten days, we have had on
clear day. -
sold $50 bales. Have bought to Octope
III this year So bales. and all OF TIN
except five bales were CONTRACT cotto
bought at ten cents last May. Ihere
not much disposition to sell. we ar
selling none except in filling contracts
Chambers County.
A w. Holstun. October J.. reports:
Cotton damaged in Chambers count
from ten to fifteen per cent. Damag
Idue more to rotting ana sProutlhs y
nsrtlv open hollis than TO falling ou
Much rain has FALLEN but the wind wa
light Labor is scarce and most Of tn
ron will be held for higher prices
least for a while.
Geneva County.
Geneva Mercantile Co.. october ]
re PPba! weather before tine storm wa
exceedingly warm and caused the cot
east