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


prospect was gloomy. now bumper
crop in this county IL not considered
impossible. It all depends upon the
work done and where the fields have
been chopped the plant 10 giving ex.
cellent returns.
For the past two weeks. weather
conditions have been the best possible.
and q heavy rain which fell Tuesday
gave the needed moisture.
The plant In small. but fruiting well.
and growing rapidly. Planters who
could see an IS per cent crop last week
now put II at 90 per cent. While some
are laying by In the east OF the county.
It win not become general until Au-
gust !.
Contrary to the first reports. the corn
crop Is in fine shape and big yield
is expected. Irish potatoes win be a
big money producing crop in this
county, several car loads having al
ready been shipped out.
LAWRENCE.
CORTLAND, July 17r--(SpeciaD--Dur-
ing the past two weeks. crop condi-
tions In this county have gone back
ward rapidly, Instead of improving.
No progress has been made In killing
grass, but on the contrary. the grass
Is as thick and much larger than two
weeks since.
There have been from two to four
rains q week since July ard. and the
| farmers have had no chance to work.
Thursday night, two of the hardest
rains that we have had In years, fell
over this section Of the county.
Fields of both cotton and corn, In
| osme instances comprising as many as
4 twenty acres, are at this date. entire
ly submerged.
There is no chance TO make as much
as rs per cent crop in the county.
| Reports from the south section of the
county are most discouraging.
This section was very late in get
| ting the crop planted and has had no
| opportunity Of working II since. 1t -
reported that there are many acres OF
| both cotton and corn In the county that
have never been either chopped or
plowed.
LEE.
Opelika, July 1s.--(Special This
has been q very busy week with the
farmers in this section of the state.
and as a consequence much grass has
been killed. The crop prospects have
slightly improved the past few days,
but much more Improvement Will have
to be made before the cotton crop VIII
be normal one. Much cotton is still
average crop, even II the seasons from
now until harvesting time are good.
From to 10 per cent. of the cotton
that has been planted has been aban-
doned Cotton on the red lands OF
the county Is better than on the
gray lands. From the present outlook
the crop will be from 40 to e5 per
cent of a normal one. Corn Is look
ing well and the outlook for this ce-
real is good. There are some very
fine corn crops in the county. and the
yield In some instances promises to be
from rs to 100 bushels to the acre.
The pea and cane crops continue good
and promise large yields.
LIMESTONE.
Athens, July 1s.-The crop condi-
ton Is improved in this section some
during the past week. The farmers
have had a few days in which grass
would die. and they put forth every
effort to get the crop clean.
There has been some heavy rains this
week preceded by heavy winds, which
did considerable damage in some Sec
tions, especially to corn.
The cotton crop was never as foul
at this period in the history OF this
section. and much of 1t will never be
cleaned. There are some fields in the
has never been thinned. not even cut
to a stand But even In these the cot
ton is growing. but whether or not
there will be any crop remains to be
seen. ~
The farmers are still in good heart;
they are determined to make every
edge cut and 4 II is possible, save the
most of the crop they can. Labor Is
hard to obtain now, owing to the ex-
IRENE heat and the few days that the
farmers get to work, makes 1t doubly
difficult.
The crop holds It's color for the rains
are never more than a few days apart,
but the fear is that when 1t quits rain
ing, there is going to be a drouth and
then the hurt will come.
LOwNDEs.
Fort Deposit. July 1s.-tSpecial)-
The past week has been another ideal
week for cotton and farmers are still
in the grass No rains having fallen
to amount to anything, the farmers are