The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-30
PROSPECT BAD
Hot Winds and Dry weather sesrches
Plant-Bolls Are snan and
Farmers Predict sman
Yield.

The Alabama cotton crop, on the
whole. has deteriorated the past week
ON account Of the hot winds and dry
weather. Thisis especially true on the
upland cotton, where the plant has
been scorched and has shed consider
ably. Rainfall 10 needed In almost ev-
cry section and the present outlook is
gloomy and discouraging to the plant
ers.
The consensus Of reports from many
Of the counties Of the State are, thar
the crCp has deteriorated. IAN the re-
ports retterate that the drought, to-
gether with the hot drying winds has
caused the plant to. shed. even abnor-
maily In some sections. From ali the
corners of the State comes the advices
Of damage and the gloomy prospects
of q short crop.
Precipitation is badly needed and
some sections say that no rain has fall
On for three weeks or more. Rain,
even now. would be beneficial, espe-
ciaily to the lowland COTTON. while it
would enlarge the bolls Of the cotton
on the uplands, where the greatest de-
terioration has been marked.
In Montgomery County the crop con-
dftlons are no better. In fact the out
look II disastrous. All the local plant
ers are discouraged and hoping against
hope that better conditions may prevail
for the next few weeks In which the
plant natures. Theshot dry winds and
the dry weather has likewise caused
the plant to shed as elsewhere in the
State.
Some patches of upland cotton In
this county, where two weeks ago the
plant was growing and green. now
shows q different spectacle. The plant
10 covered with rust. has shielded al
most all its leaves and Is practically at
standstiIL AS one planter put 1t yes
terday: The hot winds and dry wealth
er the past week has been tearing the
upland cotton all to pieces"
Under the extreme heat the bolls are
opening very rapidly. some say prema-
turely. The bolls, too. are said to be
smaller this year than usual. Many OF
the local planters have started their
picking and the new cotton movement
has commenced.
It Is the opinion Of many that Ala
bama will make the shortest crop this
year. It has made for long time.
AUTAUGA.
Prattviiie. Aug. 2s.-(Specia1. )--Cot-
ton has been coming In all this week.
and the picking Is going forward as
rapidly as could be. 1t Is opening fast
and the main cotton plant is dead
There are very few acres OF the plant
IN this county where II Is now making
fruit. 1t Is practically dead, and the
small, unmatured bolls arv either open
ing or dropping on the plant.
There has been no rain In this section
this week. Corn, except a few late
patches In all parts of the county, is
considered made 1t Is said there will
be about as much corn grown In this
County this year as was grown last
year. Still the corn CROP In certain
parts of the county Is the poorest in
many years. In the northern portion
Of the county where the farmers gen
orally make their corn, many OF them
will be forced this year to buy corn
Sweet potatoes are coming in this
market and they are OF good size.
BULLOCK.
Union Springs, Aug. 2s.--(Special. D.
During the past week cotton has dete-
riorated very much in Bullock, due to
the excessive heat and hot dry winds.
County Commissioner Penick says cot
ton ts burning up fast,
AT the present writing only six bales
Of cotton have been received by all four
warehouses. this time last year one
warehouse had received nifty, and IL
was coming in rapidly. The first sweet
potatoes of the season were marketed
here yesterday, they were fine and sold
fer 81 per bushel. The corn crop still