The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-26
FIELDS WORKED EARLY
HAVE GOOD APPEARANCE
Present Yield Costs Great Amount
ofLabor.
where wsrk was Dsiayed. Mach Grass
IL Fes.a-sis.s u ExAa.stas.
ana Need q Moro moisture
Now Eviaeat.

No matter how pessimistic one may
be and no matter how badly In grass
or how late ones crop may be at this
time. there Is not q single farmer or
planter In this section of the cotton
belt who win say that the weather Of
the past week has not been favorable
for working out the crop. With about
nve days Of clear. hot. sunshiny wealth
or, and two days OF unsettled and
showery weather intermingied. in fact
regular cotton growing weather, the
crop throughout this section has made
Q wonderful Improvement.
True the Improvement has been won
derful when the vicissftudes through
which the crop has passed this season
are taken into confederation and when
It 10 remembered that many thousanda
Of acres have been reclaimed which at
one time were ready to be abandoned.
The crop. too. on this reclaimed area has
improved especially whore II was worK.
ed, steadilv.
Naturally, after all Of this, the cot
ton, IL spotted. Where the crop was
worked early after the wet weather It
Is now very favorable and presents q
good appearance. But where the work
still somewhat In grass, with the plant
stiil small, and full crop cannot be
expected from this condition.
The cotton crop this year all over
the State has cost the farmers more
labor than any other crop for several
years. but despite. the improvement
made in the last few weeks OF favor
able weather. the crop now shows
signs of exhaustion and Is badly in
need Of moisture. The plant is now
just maturing and fruiting. naturally
needing more moisture. and unless It
receives some good rains within the
next few days, another serious setback
may be added to the already late cons
dition.
The consensus OF reports from the
various counties OF the State are that
the plant has improved Under the
steady work performed during the
past few weeks but that the crop 10
now badly In need Of moisture. Many
counties say that the plant shows signs
OF exhaustion from the fertflixers put
down early In the season and that
there IL lack OF sap In the plant. With
these conditions existing, rain Is badly
root in order to Withstand the hot days
and nights of August
In Montgomery County the crop, all
though spotted, IL very favorable ana
has made a vast Improvement during
the past week. Blooms have been gem
eral for sometime and the fruit.ng sea-
son has now commenced The Mont
gonery planters all report the need Of
more rain this comfng week. which
they say Is absolutely essential, as the
crop cannot continue growing and
fruiting without more moisture. The
part of the crop worked first after the
wet spell Is about Up to the average
for the time Of the year but the por-
ton Of the crop worked last Is still
small and In grass. so
Labor has been plentiful throughout
the county and many of the planters
have been employing extra labor and
devoting most OF their time this last
week to the working out of the back
ward portion Of the crop. As a result.
some Improvement has been made. but
on the whole the average Is not good.
The corn crop IL exactly like the cot
ton crop. Where II was worked it has
grown and responded to the attention,
but where 1t was neglected, 1t is small
and still in grass. & ~ 49,