The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-08-18

Montgomery, August 17.-(Special.) )-Re- | ports on crop conditions, received by w. | H. Seymour, director of the Alabama bu-
 reau of cotton statistics, from the weekly
 press of the state indicate a general
 improvement throughout the state of late
 in the condition of the cotton crop, and
 with remarkable unanimity the reports
 refer to the corn crop of their respective
 sections as being unusually fine.
 The reports by counties are as follows:
 Barbour County-Th cotton crop is f, very late in Barbour county. The crop
 is spotted; in some places good and in
 others not good. It would be purely guess
 work to estimate the crop now, its size | depending on the weather from now on.
 However, 1t is safe to say the crop will
 be good deal larger than usual. The
 corn crop will not be as large as 1t prom
 ised several weeks ago. Prospects for
 peas, cane and potatoes are good, much
 better than last year.
 Blount County-The Southern Demo-
 crat: The indications are that the yield of
 cotton will not exceed 80 per cent of last
 years crop. The acreage is less and the | crop appears to be two to three weeks
 late. If weather conditions continue fav-
 orabe the yield of corn will be 50 per cent greater than that of 1909. In fact,
 all grain crops will be much greater than
 that of 1909. Oats were unusually fine and
 the wheat crop was the largest harvested
 in this country in 20 years.
 Bullock County-Union County Herald:
 From what we can gather the cotton crop
 in Bullock county is probably something
 like 10 to 15 per cent better than last l year. Corn is 20 to 25 per cent better. We would estimate the corn acreage at 20
 per cent over last year The main thing
 the farmers are doing for their betterment
 is the raising of more corn and other | foodstuffs.
 | Butler County-Living Truth: I believe | the cotton yield will closely approximate
 last years yield. Corn. potatoes. peas, | cane peanuts, etc., are superior. Bet | ter corn crop than for many years. If
 signs do not fail, farmers will live at | home next year.
 | Calhoun County-Anniston Star: In Call | houn county the promise now is for an
 average yield of cotton, about the usual | acreage having been planted. The acreage | of corn was increased over previous
 years and the crop will be good. Other crops are fair. Trucking is on the in | crease and vegetable crops have been | unusually large. The farmers are nak- ing some progress in diversifying their | planting and there is general improve | ment in farm conditions, although the irh- provement is slow amid changes scarcely observable in some sections. The great problem of this county is to interest the l farmers In good roads They are back ward about taking hold and seem to have | little interest in the improvement of the | highways. | Chiffon County-The Banner: The yield of cotton in Chiffon county is generally estimated to be about 25 per cent less | than last year. Corn Is increased fully
 10 per cent, and considerable attention is being paid to diversified farming by a number of farmers.
 Colbert County-Alabamian Dispatch:
 About 75 per cent of cotton crop will be
 made here, though l think it will be a | little better than last year. Corn crop | will be much better. Early corn Is fine,
 late corn has been hurt by the late dry
 spell. Farmers are adopting new meth
 ods. and think much better day Is
 dawning for Colbert county.
 | Conecuh County-The corn crop in Con | ecuh county will unquestionaby be the largest ever grown, and perhaps one | third more acreage My judgment Is that | the cotton yield will be greater by far
 than last year notwithstanding much of it Is now poorly fruited. Sugarcane, peas, | peanuts, potatoes. etc, are exceedingly | fine. Farmers gensrally are applying the | intensive method of cultivation. and are
 thereby learning to produce more on an | acre than they have ever done before. | Dallas County--The Journal: Yield of' cotton this year will be equal 10 that of | last year. Gome think larger yield The
 cotton crop has improved wonderfully
 during the past two weeks. The weed Is
 healthy and fairly well fruited. The corn crop is practically made. Crop conditions
 have, I believe, improved wonderfully during the past year.
 | Etowah County--Gadsden Journal: The
 acreage of corn in this section is supposed
 to be large. and the best crop in years
 now made Cotton has improved wonder ] fully the last two weeks, and cotton men