The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-07-05
Conditions Have Inn
proved.
REPORTS OF RETAINING
HAVE BEEN EXAGGERATED
Decreased Rainfall and Hot Spell
Were Helpful.
WiIi, Ne Coasiderably Unaer Last year
But Farmers Are HeDefus-
Corr Not b
coed.

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The past week has been favorable Tor
the cotton crop IN Alabama. and con-
siderable Improvement has been made
in working out the crop which mas
been badly In grass.
Reports from the cotton counties Of
the State reiterate that great deal OF
work has been accomplished In the
fields during the past Week eradicat-
ing the grass. which, absorbing the
fertilizer much more quickly than the
cotton, grew very rapidly during the
recent long continued wet spell ana
fairly crowded out the young cotton
stands. The hot weather has aided the
growing plant
Two more weeks OF favorable wealth
or. together with hard work during
that time. will put q different aspect on
crop prospects and win show vast
Improvement In the crop. and as one
prominent planter put IL yesterday,
I'VE will then begin to see daylight
The crop is backward and corre-
spondents estimate that 1t 10 SO to Is
per cent behind last year.
The weather the past week In Mont
gomery County, has been all that could
be desired. and where the fields have
been worked. and the grass chopped
out. the cotton has responded very
quickly and thrived under the favor
able weather conditions and the need
full cultivation. OF course In the bot
tom lands the grass Is the thickest and
the crop there looks the worst. but the
farmers under the present forcing
weather, are catching up day by day
and working with will. stimulated In
their efforts by the present values OF
the next crop.
Hepiantfng Exaggerated.
According to Montgomery planters
the reports that mucn replanting IL
necessary or that the fields will be
abandoned have been greatly ,exagger-
ated for the crop Is by NO means be-
.yond redemption, although the plant as
a whole 10 yet small. The most poten-
tial feature is the determination OF the
farmers to cultivate this crop at any
cost and at any price, and to the neg
lect OF some OF the other crops.
Negro labor, Is very plentiful In this
county and many Of the planters have
been awaiting themselves Of this fact
and hiring extra labor from town du-
ring the past week OF good weather.
One singular instance OF this is the
case of a local planter who had field
OF corn In which the grass was as high
as the corn. His first thought was 70
cut the grass and corn together for hay
but instead he came to town and hired
negro labor. paying as high as 81 q
day per man. He stated yesterday. as
the result of this extra labor. that his
corn crop Is about as good as 1t ever
was
Blooms are to be seen only on ia
vored spots whereas they ought to be
general, but with the Increased work
in the fields the past week this years
crop, despite the grass. the continued
wet weather and the various reports
IL only about ten days to two weeks
behind last years development. As an
evidence OF the generally improved
conditions throughout this county 1t Is
said that the country merchants and
planters are beginning to show more
ready disposition to sell for fall de-
livery
AUTAUGA.
Prattvflle. July 3.-(Special. )-There
has been no sun in this section of Au-
farmers say the weather is proving
too hot and dry for cotton. There are
q number of farmers who say shower
of rain would help cotton and young
corn at this time. There is a great
deal of grass yet, but good weather
for the last week has produced much
change in that regard.
The damage from recent rains 10 es-
timated from 20 to 40 per cent and 1t
is dificult to estimate the damage caus
ed by fertilizer Teaching LalI,g, through and
taken up as plant food. The labor Is
plentiful and there Is no complaint on
that score.
BARBOUR.
Eufaula. July Especial. Crop
conditions in sections north of the city
indicate no material change Tor the
past ten days.
Rains have fallen almost daily and
while farmers are working more Wig
orously than ever, they can not ac-
complish much towards cleaning out
the grass.
Hon. H. Hawkins, who operates large
farming interests twelve miles north
of here. says he has never known such
a stage as the crops OF both corn and
cotton now show in that vicinity. The
latest Information from that section
and beyond was a drenching downpour
last Friday.
well-known farmers estimate about
two-thirds of a crop under favorable
weather conditions. South OF here, and
In pullman County. Georgia. crops are
in good condition and estimated bet
ter than for corresponding time last
year.
Centerville, July 3.-(Special)-The
crop cOuQltlOnB ia DAOp COAhty AhOii4
all reports are the worst for twenty
five years. In q few localities thecorn
crop is fairly good, but as a rule that
crop is extremely poor. Much of the
fine river land south of Centervilie
which as a general thing produces
from forty to sixty bushels of corn
per acre will not produce anything
this year for the reason that the con-
tinuous rains have rendered II too wet
to be cultivated.
At least twelve per cent OF the cot
ton in this county which was planted
has been abandoned on account of
wet weather. Some of the land has
been put In corn and peas. but most
OF II cannot be cultivated at all. A
few farmers have their crops in fairly
good condition. but they say that the
cotton IL small and unpromising. Fiji
ty Eve per cent of an average crop
OF cotton If seasons are favorable from
now on is as much as can possibly be
expected in Bib county. fine oat
crop was raised but farmers had much
trouble saving 1t on account Of wet
weather.
BULLOCK.