The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-18

, from Baton Rouge say that cotton seed Is becoming so scarce that farmers who have sold seed to oil mills are telephon- ing to the mills begging a chance to buy it back. As many as three plantings. made necessary by the phenomenal rains in some sections, have brought planters To the verge of a seed famine. Several cot ton seed oil mills closed because of the scarcity.
 Baltimore. Md, May 16-Our reports from the south show that the present con dition of the crop is deplorable and we are afraid that In our circular to be pub lished June l we shall only be able to give a condition of P against ours of S1 last year. and also report that though the south has made heroic efforts to increase acreage, that climatic conditions have been so adverse that very little more will be actually under cultivation than at this time year ago. We think that the Memphis district which involves two and a half million bales, is in the worst shape in our recollection, and can under no cir- cumstanees make a full crop.
 Port Gibson, Miss, May 16.-lf there ever was a time when farmers and meT- chants. and all those directly interested in the cotton crop, had valid and abund ant cause for really woeful discourage Inent, it is assuredly just now, during the present season. For more than three weeks past, at time when every moment of field work is of greatest importance, low
 Cameron, Tex, May 14.-The writer has have been of continuous occurrence. The present conditions seek vainly for prece dent; they are truthfully deplorable and the future Ill this instance. cannot logically redeem such a distressing beginning.
 New Orleans, La, May l5.-Will pay $l0 per hundred to call ten thousand De cember, 12 cents up to August 1.
 poets; these states alone will pull the crop bpan a huVpr in pOftoD in this po1IufV for seventeen years, and is rather a close observer of crop conditions. l am of the opinion that the present crop out look is the poorest at this seaosn of the year at any time during the past seven teen years. Fully 9 per cent of the crop will have to be replanted, which cannot be done on account of the wet condition of the ground. Another heavy rain here this morning
 Lamar, Ark, May 14-The outlook for cotton is very gloomy in this part of the belt. The weather is cold, and what cot ton is up is dying Hard rain today ana cold
 Greensboro, Ala. May 1f-lt is indis- putaby a fact that after fertilizers are put in the ground. protracted wet spell tends to 'leak through the ground, as we call it, and if the weather we have had has not had that effect to al least 70 per cent of the fertilizers used in this section, l shall miss my guess badly. To illustrate on my own place, used this year approximately Sll00 worth of fertili- ger and if l get the benefit of one-half of that amount it will be more than expect.
 Port Gibson. La. May 17-Thousands of acres of fertile lowand soil will be again broken up next week, weather per hitting, and once more replanted. After 1 terrific rain Tuesday swollen streams l inundated vast area of lowlands. water l just receded, leaving complete devasta 1 ton; seed obtainabe only one-third l sound; condition almost incredible and ! beggars description.
 Memphis Tenn. May 17,-Decrease 1 acreage in Arkansas, Mississippi Ala | balama, Tennessee 20 per cent, with poor est prospect ever known; on what Is planted thirty days late and poor pros temperatures and incessant flooding rains under twelve million allowing full crop in balance of states.
 Dallas. Tex. May 17-The government entomoogist took F boil weeyls from one stalk at Calvert Tex, last Wednes- day.
 Dallas, Tex, May l7.-Farmers say cot ton has not grown inch since come up, in fact most of if has been killed by cold, wet weather The world does not realize the conditions. They are irrepar able. Think some people are getting nervous and getting ready to cover. Looks like. they are heavily short All fields are very foul with grass and weeds. The big planters tell me they are going to plant June corn: the acreage will be much reduced under last year. and con ditions much worse than in 1905.
 THl1O. II. PRICE.