The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-16
Weather Conditions Arc Favorable. PLANT IS SHEDDING
 IN SOME SECTIONS Movement Not Expected Until Next
 Month.
Reports Vary in Character Hut ths Crop On The Whole Is Holding
 It. own Very wen.

Despite the fact that the Alabama cotton crop Is spotted" the plant. in whatever stage it was in. as whole throughout the state made a noticeable Improvement during the past week. The weather generally was favorable for the growing cotton with clear. hot days and warm nights. together with the needful rainfall.
 The reports from the various coun- ties of the state on the coming crop differ widely and show manifold con- ditions, mainly due to the amount of cultivation given the plant and the ! rainfall existing during the week. Some reparts state marked improve ment has been made in the crop con- ditions during the week, others say that the crop has made Slight progress. due to extreme heat. Some sections report that the plant has deteriorated ding.
 Some counties had too much rainfall during the week. while others report the lack of precipitation. which were eQuaiiy bad for the growing plant 0his years crop has passed through many vicissitudes and 1t has many more to encounter before the maturity of the plant. But, on the whole, the weather has been favorable through out the state for the past two weeks and should the present weather con- tinue for the rest iof August gooo crop may be expected.
 Tn the northern part of the state where the weather conditions were the most favorable during the week. the crop made a noticeable improve ment. In the Southern sections of the state and in the Eastern counties the abundant precipitation was necessarily bad for the plant. A small portion in the West and Northwestern part of the State report not enough rain. which caused the plant to deteriorate slightly.
 In Montgomery County.
 Throughout Montgomery county the crop conditions are about the same as elsewhere in the state. The weather conditions for the week were rather favorable although the southern parf of the county had heavy local showers for several days. Consequently some of the planters report a further im- provement while others say, they can only notice a slight progress made by their crop. The crop is spotted nj over the county, due to the atten- tion-given it earlier in the season.
 The. plant is rapidly reaching maturity and only has few more weeks in which to Improve
 The crop on the whole Is fruiting well throughout the state and many of the planters estimate a fair crop Open bolls are also becoming general.
 Some few bales from ,the new crop have already been marketed in sew eral sections of the state but the gen nral cotton movement is not looked for until the middle of September.
 The corn crop is reported good everywhere.
 AUTAUGA.
 Prattville. Aug. 15.-(Special.)=Cot Ion in this section still needs ram. l. has in the main stopped fruiting' ana unless rain Is had. dn the next Few davsl the small fruit 1t contains now win drop off. It is conceded On all handa at this time that 50 per cent of an average crop is high estimate Tor the yield of this year in this sec tion. =. norn nIanted so as to be making now. ana the recent rains are causing this planting to promise a good yield. It is a fact that this planting of corn IS highly fertilized and well worked be- ing planted mostly on lands where crop of oats grew in the spring.
 Potatoes have been planted for fall crops and are growing; sweet potatoes are beginning to come in and in short time if the weather continues favorable, there will be plenty sweet ,,ofakoes on this market. It Is estt- mated that all other vegetable crops are done for this season.
 BARBOUR.
 .Eufa,iia Aug. 15.-(Special. )-Re- norts from sections north of the city where crops have suffered the great est disaster on account of rain, are coming in more encouraging every day.
 Under the influence of sunshine, which has prevailed the greater DOT lion of the week. many of the once abandoned fields are gradually being worked up. It is also noticeable that where these fields have proved beyond redemption the farmers have turned their attention more to hay culture.
 While the cotton or corn as the case may be has been plowed up peas and sorRum have been sown. and when this reaches a given stage. 1t is moved down. raked up and either pressed in- to bales or carefully stored away for future use.
 It is believed that more hay will be raised in this way. than has ever been known in the history of the county, and while crops will be far short of expectations, 1t is clearly evident that the farmers will have but little feed stun to buy another season.
 Conservative estimates among farm CTS in those sections do not give any more very encouraging reports. The yield is believed will fall far below normal conditions. and is put down from half to two-thirds of a crop. The plants however are all doing well so far, and the estimate may be slightly exceeded.