The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
tom is gloomy ana farmers and m.r-
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CALHOUN.
Jack sonvf1ie. Aug. zs.-(Special)--
Rain IL now needed. none having fallen
In this county within twelve days. the
last fell on the 18th. being in moderate
showers. This IL severe check on the
young corn and late cotton. Fully half
OF the cotton was so stunted by grass
and weeds that unless 1t can get rain
on up-to September 10. the final round
UP will cut down the crop to about SO
per cent. The corn crop In this county
win be the shortest in years. The bot.
tom lands. reserved for corn, were
nearly all lost to this crop. This crop
counts Q very low figure with the
| farmers here. and the crop prospect In
Calhoun Is rather above the average
counties in this part Of the State. This
may be accounted for by taking into
the count the fact that the lands here
are fairly good, and most of the farms
are owned or titled by white people.
It has been the custom with many OF
the farmers to lay by" ABOUT the mid
die OF July. That was too early for
late crops this year. yet they quit too
soon. That cuts q figure. A large
crop Of cowpeas has been planted this
year. B
COLBERT.
Tuscumbia. Aug zs.-(Special.)-Th
past two weeks OF hot. dry weather has
wrought much damage to the cotton
crop In this section, farmers reporting
the upland crop parchinE and LITERAL
iy burning up.
The plant has ceased to make fruit,
and the late blooms and squares have
dried up on the stalk, while bolls are
also falling of. The crop will hardly
make any more fruit even with rain
and observing planters are Of the opin-
ion that the crop Is already made. With
the damage done during. the present
drought, farmers see little more than
half crop In this section. and much dis
couragement exists among the planters
Of this section. Late corn has also suf-
fered from the protracted dry weather.
and very little hope is held out for re-
turns from late corn. The situation Is
serious. and the only hope held out to
the planters Is the probability OF IL
cent cotton.
COOsA.
Goodwater Aug 29.--(Special. 1.-The
weather for the past two weeks has
been very hot and dry. Cotton, has
done very well until the past two or
three days. and. unless 1t rains imme-
diately. the damage will be great. as a
large portion OF the cotton Is late, as
is also quite a lot Of late corn on low
| lands. The hill land corn Is made and
the fodder gathered. Some parties here
this week from Nixburg and Equality
state that the crops are badly dam
aged, cotton opening rapidly.
HOUSTON.
Cottonwood, Aug. 29.-(Special.) 1.-The
new crop Of cotton Is being marketed
here more rapidly than ever before. The
extreme heat OF last week. and the
drought, has made the boils open ear
tier. and the good price mas put 1t on
the market as rapidly as IL can possibly
be picked.
on account of the dry hot weather
the bolls are opening before maturity
and the crop has deteriorated badly.
The acreage Is about 10 per cent in
crease over last year, but close esti-
mates place the crop at three quarters
of last years yield, and that with the
Increased acreage thrown in. Small
| worms have gone into the bolls and
have made them to fall on after half
grown size.
MADISON
Huntsville, Aug. 29.-(Special.) Got
| ton crop reports from various parts OF
this section have been rather conflict
hing this week. From some sections It
days have scorched the plant and
caused abnormal shedding. In some
| localities planters are convinced that
| this Is an off crop year and they have
made up their minds that they viii be
| In luck IL they make ssenIeslHrg aoverl
| half a crop. There IL no doubt that
rain is needed throughout the northern
part Of the State.
On the other hand. q prominent
warehouseman who has Just arrived