The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-23
IN GOOD CONDITION
COTTON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
 OVER MONTH A0O.
Dareetor seymour ststss That Crop is Spotted and wfll Be Late, Bat shows Better Than Early
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Spotted and Wnl Be Late, But
 shows Better Than Early
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 With the cotton crop over Alabama in a spotted condition. the reports from many of the counties show a vast improvement over the report for the same counties given a month ago. At that time the farmers were in de- spair. and while 1t Is stated that an average crop will not be made in Alabama this fall the farmers are pleased with the present outlook in comparison with the earlier reports. Director Seymour of the State Bu- reau of Statistics states that the corn crop of the State is also badly spot ted. but that in his opinion there will be more corn grown in Alabama this fall than ever before in the history of | the State.
 Many planters of the state have been trying the Williamson method in | this years crops. stimulated some- what by the prizes offered for the best results obtainable. Director Seymour stated last night that as far as he had heard this year, every farmer who 1 had tried the Williamson method was | meeting with success.
 l The cotton reports received to Sat- urday night are as follows:
 
 Cotton crop spotted. Where well fer tilized and worked and recent rains have fallen, the crop is about an aver age, but there is enough poor cotton | to cut the average down about 25 per | cent. All corn worked and fertilized on Williamson plan the best we have ever made, though the crop generally | Is not above an average. Blount County--Oneonta Trust and Banking Co.,: Crop conditions in this section have been very poor until the recent rains. They have improved greatly In past few weeks With con- ditions favorable from now till late fall. we can count on 75 per cent. of average yield. and in no case more than this amount.
 Bullock County--Jas. T. Flueiien: I wrote you a month ago that the con- dition of the crops here tcorn and cot ton) was about 55 per cent. and that with favorable conditions from them we would get two-thirds of an aver age. Conditions have been very fav- orable since then and if they continue so for another month we will get the two-thirds. Don't think we can possi- bly get more.
 Cherokee County--I. l.. Brock: There has been wonderful outcome in cotton for the last month. With fa- yorable conditions will make an aver age crop in this county. Corn is do- ing well. but late. Much lands not planted.
 Covington County--J. A. Prestwood: Best corn ever made in Covington County. williamson method hns tm- proved the yield. Cotton Is better than last year.
 Crenshaw County-F. M. T. Tank ersley. There has been considerable improvement in the crop condition dur ing the last thirty days. There will be about 75 per cent of an average crop. About 50 per cent of an average corn crop.
 Dallas County--w. I. Block: The condition of cotton in our section is 80 per cent. and condition of corn 90 per cent. Cotton Is now fruiting well. and very few reports of shedding heard. Picking will be general about Sept. 1.
 Escambia County-w. J. Holland: Corn Is about made and yield Is about 80 per cent. Cotton has made some improv ementsj and the yield will be about s7 per cent. with favorable con- ditions Potatoes and cane are fairly good.
 Geneva County-Times-H Herald: Crops around this section good. Corn excep- | tionally so: also binders, cane and po- tatoes. Cotton crop will be very short. Picking has commenced. Greene County--James S. Coleman; Crops have improved very much, but most of 1t is still small and young. Not much crop as yet. All depends on late fall. Corn about average.
 Henry County-W. B. Oates: Fig uring last year as 100, would say corn in this section 125; cotton "A. The estimates are based on observation.
 Lawrence County--Jourd White & Son: Crops have come out wonder fully in the last six weeks. Perhaps there will be more corn made In this county than ever before In a single year, though the dry weather Tor the past ten days has greatly damaged 1t Cotton is reported to be from 10 to 16 per cent off. Side crops are fine and the people are happy.
 Macon County--B. H. May: Tn the west end of this beat the average ot the crops Is about as follows: Corn. between so and 95 per cent; cotton. between 50 and 60 per cent; peas, be- tween so and 9s per cent
 Madison County-Ben P. Hunt: Opin- ions differ. Both crops have contin- ued to improve. especially cotton. judge 1t safe to say, With Q late fall. corn and cotton in this county will be from 70 to S5 per cent of average crop. Spotted and no estimate can be made than a guess.
 Montgomery ,County-Moses McLe- more: Vast improvement going on right now in most of our cotton. Some complaint of too much weed. Have never known such a late crop. It Is well for all of us to take notice (es- pecially our enemy) that squares form- ed after August 20 do not mature cot- ton. Will be more corn than last year. Mostly on account of small increase In acreage.
 Pickens County--A. W. Struthers: The crops will be considerably below the average. but far better than an ticipated. Rain is needed in immedi. ate section badly.
 Randolph County-J. J. Waldrop: Cotton and corn will not reach more than Fl per cent. in this locality on account of so much rain. Cotton has a fine weed. but no grown matured bolls scarcely at all. and the young bolls shedding off fast. Crops are two weeks later than at this time last year.
 Sumter County-J. A. Beavers: The corn crop on good land and well work ed is very good but on thin land 1t is no good. However. I think there will be some more corn produced in this section than was last year. Cotton o.oyN f0 e7 nQr