The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-19

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make seventy fve bushels per acre.
John d. James, another successful far
NOR living two miles west Of Center
Z VILE. has q field Of forty acres In corn
which will average sixty-fve bushels
per acre. d. r.. Kornegay, young
farmer who has made farming sue.
cess has . fne corn crop. John d.
James also has sixty acres sowed In
peas and the crop 10 possibly the finest
IN the State. Mr.. James does not
plant cotton and has grown independ-
( emit farming.
Several farmers in different parts
Of the county say that some kind Of
cotton by destroying the young squares
and boils.
BULLOCK.
Union Springs. July 1s.--(Special. -
There has been little material change
In the crops Of Bullock County since
last weeks report.
There were three very heavy rains
during the week and 1t Is raining now.
One planter says he has tried three
fimes the past week to plant corn and
each time he would get his piows
started the rain would stop them.
The rain IL preventing the curing
VI my anu IL IL also the hFuit
crop. Some farmers have been able
to clear their crops of grass, while
others have had to abandon the low
lands entirely. This Is great loss
- the lowlands usually produce the
best cotton.
Good farmers say that half crop
u all that can be counted on in Bull
lock.
CALHOUN.
Anniston, July 1s.-(Special. Far
mers in the city and local men who
have agricultural interests say that
q the corn crop for this year will be the
sfortest that Calhoun County has
known for years.
There was a slight increase in the
acreage at the beginning of the season,
but unfavorable weather conditions
have cut this down and stunted the
crop that was standing. weeds having
run rampant during the continuous
rains.
days have had a beneficial effect upon
the cotton crop 1t is said and prospects
In that line of the agricultural pur-
salt are looking brighter.
There was fair weather during q
large part Of the past two weeks and
the farmers took advantage of this
condition to weed out the crop. which
Jacksonville, July 1s.--(speciaD--
This has been more favorable week
for the farmers A few showers have
fallen In some sections and covere
smaller areas than earlier In the sea-
son.
Very little rain has fallen
Immediate vicinity OF Jacksonville. In
consequence the farmers have rushed
their work and have made great im-
provement In the general appearance
81 their crops.
A rainy spring and summer affects
corn more than 1t does cotton as to
percentage of yield. A round stalk
ian not bear q large ear. Reports say
the stalks generally are round. This
Is apt to be the case though the color
may be good and the growth flour
lshins. The percentage this week can
not be very different from that of last
week.
There does not seem to be much
Indications Of the approach of a
drought.
CHAMBERS.
lafayette. July 1S.-(Speciai. THE
crop Ntuation has changed but little
during the past week.
Heavy rains have fallen, preventing
the completion of work. There In
much grass in the cotton, and large
areas will never be cleaned this year.
Upland corn Is doing well.
Many farmers from different parts
o. the country say that not more than
half a crop OF cotton can be made.
There have been hard rains in some
parts of the county every day this
week. and there Is every prospect OF
their continuance.
Labor is expensive and hard to get
Many farmers say this is the most ex.
pensive crop they have ever made.
COOsA.
Goodwater, July 1S.-(Special. THE
past week has been another favorable
one for the farmer in this section.
The first of the week saw a light
rain followed by splendid weather I'M
til Friday. then another nice rain
that lasted nearly the entire day.
While these rains were not needed
they were not damaging to the crops,
only In the extreme lowIands.
Altogether the farmer has had a fair
~ good week to work and one more
week will see the larger portion of
the crops in this territory laid by, in
fairly good condition and except from
ten days to two weeks late they are
almost an average. The per cent that
was turned out Is very small.
Blooms are plentiful In almost every
field. About one-fifth of the crop has
been sold here for a fancy price.
COLBERT.
Tuscumbia, July 17.-(Special 1.-The