The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-02

can be found. More improvements than ever being made.
 CD Financial conditions are as goo- as could be. "The goose is flying high.-
 (3) Cost of crop to date 25 per centl less than in 1910.
 Lowndes: Caterpillar or army worm has appeared. Farmers are ordering Paris green.
 Macon: Farmers will all pay this] years indeb tedness. Many of them all back debts. This county will be in better condition than for many years past if we can get 12 cents for cotton.
 CD This county has the best pros poets it has ever had. Farmers are pay- ing attention to stock. corn, etc. Z
 Madison: All crops are the best We have had in this section for years.
 Marion: CD Conditions better than at this time last year. Heavy rains for the last 30 days have made all crops very grassy, necessitating a second working.
 CD More people have cash and owe less and have better stock They are all feeling good and have plenty of corn to sell.
 Marengo: CD The best crop in this section for years. There are no chronic k1ckers this year. Everybody IS feeling good.
 % Only excess of rain would cause cotton to deteriorate now, otherwise wea VII nave bumper crop. Montgomery: Cotton is now deterior- atlng on sandy and hammock lands. Army worm has appeared. Very crit- 1eal period for cotton. Too much rain or drouth would injure it very mucn. Morgan: CD About one-fourth moro money in county than last year. Bests prospects for good crop that we have ever had.
 .t2) Financial conditions better than Tor many years past. Prospects for im- mediate future very bright. Farm lands have increased in value within the last SIX months 9 per cent. or more, and are in demand.
 Perry: Trade very dull at present, but expect good business this fall Pickens Best financial conditions that we have ever seen in this county.
 Pike: Cotton crop conditions up to the present have bene exceedingly good. Al change to a prolonged drouth which now seems probable, will seriously reduce present prospects.
 Russell: Best prospects to date in many years for cotton
 Shelby G) Money matters better than
 last year.
 C2) Recent rains have been fine for young corn. hay, peas and other food crops. Financial conditions sound, outlook promising, but people are not speculating.
 St. Clair: Crops best in history of coun- ty. Financial conditions excellent.
 sumter: CD Demand for money light, farmers and merchants having more of their own than heretofore. General con ditions better than they have been in sev- eral years. Look for fine business this fall @ In our section more money in hands of farmers and merchants than ever be- | fore.
 Talladega: d) Financial conditions | good Cotton never better: old corn nurr | hXr natc l since rains. r 1 @ Financial conditions good. Farmers
 have made present crop cheaply, owing
 to abundant corn crop last year. l Tallapoosa: CD This has been cheap | crop to make, and with a good price for | cotton, our county will be in good finan- | cia condition.
 l @ Except on bottom land, the corn l crop is made. The cotton crop, however, l is at very critical stage and cond- tions will have to be very favorable to make a good crop.
 Tuscaloosa: Q) All food crops fin good condition. Business conditions show great improvement over last year. f2) Some scattering complaints ahort cut worms. Some cotton turning vel low and blooming near the top for too much rain.
 Walker: Our people are beginning to realize that crops can not thrive when al- ioNeu to run Wliu like DlackDerr1eS, and are beginning to buy farming implements and work their crop. with very satisfac- tory results. I would not exaggerate when l say that crops in Walker county are the best we have ever had.
 Wilcox: Most too much rain Standa of cotton left too thick in black lands.
 Winston: Financial conditions better than last year. Too much rain and foo much weed. Too early to predict outcome of crop.