The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-13
- CONDITION
 OF COTTON No Bumper Crop For
 Alabama. DRoUTH AND HEAT EFFECTIVE Rust and Boil Worm Have Brought Adversity. On Account of Clouds and Rains is Some Counties for Past Three
 CT Four Days, Seed
 May sprout.
)R0UTH AND HEAT EFFECTIVE

Cotton and corn condition reports received by Hon. W. H. Seymour, Di- rector of the Bureau of Cotton Statis- tics, indicate that there has been wide spread deterioration In the former crop and e possible shortage of the latter as compared with the produc- ton Of last year. The excessive heat and drouth of the past two weeks has worked much diversity to the farmers in the counties which reported.
 For instance, the Sumter reporter tells Director Seymour that whereas six weeks ago there was every tndica- ton of . bumper crop. the conditions now are the worst he has ever seen . He estimates that SO per cent of an average cotton crop is the best to be expected.
 The various reports follow.
 Baldwin County-W. B. Dinwiddie. Cotton has been damaged to some ex- tent. and will fall short of last year :. Corn in good condition and good yield. Sweet potates reported extra good. Other crops about average.
 Barbour County--J. J. s. willis: Cotton condition 75 per cent; corn. 80 per cent.
 Bullock county---wiiiiann c. Jordan. Cotton crop so per cent to 56 per cent. Corn crop on an average is short. Cane. peas, potatoes and turnips fairiy
 Butler county--w. F. McKenzis < Sons: Corn crop good. Cotton deteri- orated last half of August fully one- third. making cotton short, ssAf
 Choctaw County - Joe. H. Bryan: Since last report, there has been a very great deterioration in cotton. :. Sixty-six and two-thirds will about be q fair estimate at this time. Drouth and excessive heat. Crop two weeks lafA CnFn aIrnnMf 9niInr Ahnuf 80 per cent.
 Clarke. County--J. W. Matth ews: Cotton. 65 per cent; corn. 70 per cent.
 Cleburns County--William Harper: Corn crop not as good as last year, especially bottom lands; too much rain. Cotton Is as good as last year, but we don't raise much in this sec- tion. The hay crop Is above an av- craze.
 Colbert Sounty--J. N. Thompson: Corn is much better than last year: 1. G., in places. average 75 per cent Cotton on hills good. but cotton on low lands very bad. Suppose s5 per cent will be a full average.
 Conecnh County--B. H. Crumpton. Cotton crop has suffered extremely |. Young cotton almost total failure In many placee, Two-thirds of a nor nal crop is d liberal estimate. Corn about 7S per cent of a normal crop. Potatoes and cane only moderate, Peas even burned by sun and bad stands; 1z.0oo.ooo is my maximum estimate.
 Covingtop County--J. J, Thomas. Cotton s6 per cent. Corn about 77 l-2 per cent.
 Dale County--J. F. Brown: Corn at least, one=third off, cotton about one. fourth or in my neighborhood on ac- count of hot dry. weather in August . Fall crops poor; cotton done fruit ing.
 Dallas County--R H. 6 W. c. Agee: Corn eron Is above the aver age of last five years. Tn many To- calities the farmers report sufficient corn made to last them tn rough next year. Cotton has deteriorated cona siderabiy during the past two weeks . The greatest complaint we hear at the present time Is from the western part of the county, where ravases of the boil worm is reported. .t. sr,l
 DeKalb County-Dr. H. E. Kiliian Cotton Is not more than s5 per cent to 70 per cent of good crop. Corn also Is short. not over 76 per cent. s7E
 Escambia county-w. J. Holland: Corn is very good, s5 per cent. Cot ton has fallen on since last report. Early cotton 65 per cent or 70 per cent late cotton 30 per cent, Rust and boil worm Is cause. But little chance for. top crop. Cotton not opening on account of cloudy weather and rain for past three or four days. If it continues . few days, seed will sprout and injure the staple.
 Franklin Coupty--C. P. Wilson Cotton deteriorated very much in the last fifteen days in this section. con- difion about a per cent.
 Geneva County~-Geneva Mercantile Company: Cotton crop for this county will not exceed 65 per cent corn, 5b per cent to 60 per cent. No top crop on early cotton. Most all open now. Light top crop on late cotton.