The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-05

Cotton has fine weed but poorly fruited Farmers report drouth of last ten days very dana ginR. Stalk wilting and bolls falling off. With a late frost it Is be- lieved we will get 75 per cent of a crop of cotton.
 Lowndes, E. F. Goldsmth.-Cotton crop 50 per cent
 Corn crop may be average. Late corn allure. Can't see how we can get above 55 per cent of a good crop nor more than 60 per cent of an average crop.
 W. E. Carlise.--Prospects are now for Ca per cent of normal cotton crop. Fifteen cents is a conservative price for crop.
 E. Farrior.-Conditlon of cotton crop in this section indicates 60 per cent of average crop. The minimum price should be 15 cents,
 Macon, F. A. Vernon.-Condition of cotton crop 60 per cent. Food crops 80 per cent.
 Cotton, to average up things, should bring Is cents.
 c. w. Here-Cotton will barely go over 70 per cent in the major portion of this county. No such shedding has been known in former years.
 Madison. N. NJ. Rowe-Cotton late but with late frost and favorable weather We may expect 70 per cent of a norma crop
 Corn crop with late frost and good sea- sons 90 per cent of an average crop,
 Peas millet and hay crops good
 We ought to have 10 cents for cotton this fall.
 w. A. Sanford-Price ought to be l2la cents. but if early frost l5 cents.
 Marion Mack Pearce-Cotton crop h9 per crop. Corn crop, so per cent Pea crop, 50 per cent. Potatoes, 65 per cent. All vegetables are materially damaged on account of dry weather.
 Marshall, T. NJ. Paterson-cotton thirty days late With late frost will make three-duarters cropp. With carly frost one-half crop. Early corn good Monroe McCrearY X co.-Cotton Is | shedding and rusting badly; TO per cent
 would be outside guess for A crop through i this section. Fourteen to fifteen cents
 woGld be q reasonable price under pres ent conditions. Corn, peas, potatoes and
 cane are fairly good.
 Montgomerv. c. W. Hails-Cotton crop has gone to pieces. due To rapid growth of plant during wet weather In spt'1S and inability of short tap root to al ford necessary moisture to withs; and hot. dry weather that has prevailed. Montgomery Charles l.. Gay-Dry weather is causing deterioration. Mois- 1 ture is badly needed-eXcept in favored 1 spots. Minimum price for yield should 1 be 13 cents.
 Berry, R. A. Harde-Owing to continued
 drouth I do not think the cotton crop will exceed 6 per cent The hills par , .icularly have suffered geraty. Under 1 present conditions the price of cotton 1 should be from F to 10 cents. J. r. Suttle-Cotton on red and sand lands have quit making in this section with about 6j per cent of q crop. Prai-
 ries are still doing something with q 1 promise of 70 per cent on lands that have 1 been worked, Corn crops are very good. w. II. Tayloe-Cotto corn and food
 stufs not over 70 per cent Pike, Judge A E. Edmondson-cotto9
 not doing so well, especially late cotton.
 on account cf too much moisture fol
 lowed by hot, dry weather Our yield l average about last year. All food crops 1 in this section are very fine. Under pres | ent condition cotton ought to sell Tor i 13 cents on an average. l Russell. Judge II. r. Benton-The con l tinued dry weather has almost ruined the l cotton crop A half crop now Is as much
 as we can expect in Russell county Corn
 is good and very little will have 10 be 1 bought next year. Hay s fine. I think | 12lh cents per pound should be had for | this crop.
 St. Clair. w. w. Winn-All crops have
 deteriorated in last twenty days for want
 of moisture Very dry and hot. We do l not expect to make more than 6 per cent l III fllneI GOTH UT 'ptNpii. CAii'i 't'le
 about the same Under present condi- 1 tions the south ought to maintain a price
 of 15 cents for this crop. Shelbq, M. F. lIolmes-On account Of i hot, dry weather cotton and food crops l off very much. Some black rust in cotton. l 45 per cent average; V per cent under l ideal conditions Fifteen cents very con
 servative Twenty cents would be nearer
 right.
 SapIer, w. F. McGowan-Corn 75 per 1 cent More hay saved than eyer before 1 in county. Cotton has suffered from
 worms and shedding. Drouth has ruined 1 young cotton; 70 per cent highest possible 1 yield. Fifteen cents would be q fair l price.
 i TaI.apoosa. R. S. Nolen- West Present 1 condition indicate we will not make more i than W per cent of crop. Corn and 1 other crops are 90 per cent of on account ] of dry weather. We should maintain q 1 price of Il cents.
 1 E. II. Walker. East-Cotton has greatly 1 deteriorated In last ten days Young | forms destroyed by insects in gerat quan 1 titles Not over 90 per cent can be eX- 1 pected We have instructed not less than 1 b cents Food crops average. Walker C. D. Long Cotton damaged l by continue. dry weather. Shedding bad l ly Under ideal conditions not more than per cent can he made. Early corn | good Late corn poor. Washington. D. l. Long-cotton off 2f