The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13

Hale county--cottou dstsriorated
 very materially between August 10 and
 zo Ferfiiissd cotton appears to be
 about IS per cent. Corn all made. SO
 Henry county--John B. ward: Corn
 50 per cent ss compared to e normal
 crop and cotton ee per cent the cause
 for which is drouth and extreme heat.
 Lowndes County--E. r. Goldsmith: {:
 Corn crop not 70 soo6 as expected last
 Lamar county-c. W. White: Corn
 crop in Lamar county 10 per cent bet
 ter than last year. Cotton 10 per cent
 less. Picking progressing rapidly.
 More than average crop of hay has
 been saved.
 Macon county-c. W. Hare: Since my last report cotton has deteriorated
 at least 20 per cent on all the lands. except black and low lands. and the loss there will be about IS per cent. The bulk of the upland cotton will be open and out by October 1. Corn crop also short.
 Lawrence county--Jourd White; Crop conditions are not very pronis. ing in this county corn on thin and bottom lands. reported complete faii- ure. Corn on strong upland is fairly good Cotton from i-4 to 1-3 off.
 caused by drouth. Lots of hay being saved. Marshall county--John c. Coleman: | Fair weather prevails, cotton being | picked. Corn and cotton will produce an average crop.
 Montgomery county--C. L. Gay: Re- ports confirm better corn crop than | last year with increased acreage in most sections of this county. Crop poor in some spots from lack of moist | ure Alfalfa good, and acreage being | increased. continued deterioration | in cotton since August l. Prospect In most sections gloomy. and season toe
 far advanced for a possible recovery;
 Farmers discouraged and dissusted Perry. county--cotton s5 per cent; corn SO per cent. Hay abundant. Pike County--.I. P. Wood: Cotton crop is less in Pike county than last l year. Corn is not 50 good. 65 to es per cent as compared with last year.
 Randolph County--J. H. Dunn: Cot I ton crop in this section the poorest since 1902. General average not above | 50 per cent, Corn fairly good. Will
 average. I think. as much as 50 per cent.
 Russell County--H. T, Benton: Ear. | iy corn made good crop. but late corn | was badly cut on by drouth. ana VII not make more than half crop. Cotton will make about half crop late cot l ton very poor.
 Shelby county--Hosea Pearson: The ! continued dry weather since August | has greatly diminished the yield oi both cotton and corn in this portion of the county. Average condition. oi corn Is so per cent; cotton 7S per I cent opening very fast
 St. Clair County--W. s. Forman Cotton crop abont 2-s. corn crop about l 3-4 in this county.
 Sumter county--w. K. Pickens: The 1 corn crop has matured. Very little more made than last year. which wal | almost q failure. Six weeks ago there was every Indication for a bumper cot, l ton crop; planters were talking of l fifteen million crop. judging from | conditions In this county. The condi' l tioii now is the worst have ever seer in the county. Sixty per cent Of ar l average crop will be very near the 1 outcome. ss sss..
 Taliadega connty--Js w. Hescoek 1 Cotton on on account of extreme heat i and dronth to abont 66 per. cent aver l aee crop. Corn. of to about 70 pei | cent. But very little. August. cotton !. 1 Salafes and blooms. all fallen on, ex- cept . small percentage Tn oasin I nlACEHs @