The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

Autauga: Local banks able to move crop with very little outside help.
 Baldwin: CD Trade dull, but money | easy.
 @ Lots of sweet potatoes; a good paying crop.
 Barbour: CD Oats and peas p per cent better than last year. 1 o2) Financial conditions best ir many years. (3) Farmers have used less money than usual. Merchants in good shape having bought more conservatively than ordinarily.
 Bibb; Oats and hay both 20 per cent better than last year. Some damage done corn by army worms. High water ruined crop in most of our best river land. sisigl #
 Blount: CD Money is close, but the l general indebtedness is not as large as | last year
 CD Farmers are in better condition than last year Double tracking of the Louisville and Nashville railroad through this section has helped farm CTS and laborers considerably Bullock: First eight months of the year 63 inches of rain; normal AS to 1 Butler: Bank deposits about 20 per cent better than last year. Farmers generally have borrowed less with l WHicn to make the crop. l Calhoun: CD Outlook very favor- able in this section. aFrmers in good shape. Demand for money poor now. l CD Financial conditions fairly good | (S) Financial conditions excellent 1 Chambers: Financial conditions good All farmers claim they will not take present prices for cotton. l Cherokee: CD 15 per cent increa SC | in oats over last year. To l last year. A vast amount of money going out of county for mules, buggies and automobiles. l Choctaw: CD 20 per cent more oats and hay than last year. CD Cotton crop late on account of excessive rain in the spring. Caterpil- lads and boil weevil general, but have I done but little damage. Clarke: CD A few boil weevil have appeared, but have done but little dam age
 t2) 20 per cent more peas and oats I than last year. (3) The farmers condition has not improved this year They owe more than a year ago. Grain and provisions | were high and the farmers debts are very heavy. (D Financial conditions are improv- ing nicely. Think after election will look like old times again Clay: CD Expansion and high cost of living has made 1t necessary for a rather high line of credit extension. Otherwise conditions are favorable in Clay county.
 CD General conditions about as last year.
 Cleburne: owing to fine corn and forage crop last year, farmers are in less debt and are generally in better financial condition.
 Chiffon CD A few caterpillars in some localities.
 (2) Financial conditions are gradual ly improving.
 Colbert: CD Money very scarce local ly. Banks conservative declining many loans. Large sales of real es- tate have been made on time at high prices. High price mules bought last year not yet paid for.
 CD Cotton has made splendid prog ress in past ten days. With late frost better than average crop.
 Conecuh: General conditions good.
 Coosa; CD Condition of the weather at present Is ideal.
 CD All crops are good, although not as fine as last year. Farmers are in good shape.
 Covington: 25 per cent increase in oats and hay over last year.
 Cullman: Crops are as good as this time last year. Crop up to five year average.
 Dale: Banks seem to be prosperous Merchants in good financial condition
 Dallas; General conditions are very much better. Farmers are diversifying and raising more stock.
 DeKalb: Conditions better than last year. Deposits 20 per cent greater Farmers are taking interest in corn clubs.
 Elmore: Some caterpllars have ap- peared. but have done but little dam age yet.
 Flscambia: A few caterpillars, but no damage
 Etowah: Crop loks good
 Fayette: 25 per cent increase in peas and hay With favorable weather for two or three weeks longer. will make more cotton than ever before. Farmers are all badly in debt.
 Franklin: CD A third more peas and hay than last year.
 t2) Crops are late and spotty, but have improved greatly during August
 Geneva CD Caterpillars doing con siderable damage.
 CD Financial conditions are much worse than last year. Chops are as a rule, off as compared with last year The present outlook for cotton ind- cates a considerable falling off in pro- duction as compared with last year
 Greene: owing to large corn crop county should be in good shape another year.
 Hale: CD Cotton will move freely in two weeks more.
 CD Financial conditions better than last year. Corn is good and more plant ed than any year for past 10 years. Cotton now in trying condition, too sappy from too much rain, and weather too hot, causing shedding
 Henry: This crop has been made much cheaper than last year, and with fair prices, we lok for fine trade in every line of business. Financial con ditions very good.
 Houston: Not quite the usual demand for money Easily supplied where en- titled to credit. Outlook good
 Jackson: CD Our cotton crop will be better than our corn crop.
 t2) More hay and peas than last year.
 ts) General conditions about average. Jefferson: CD The continuation of showers during August has saved a sappy plant which has now developed a good bottom crop and is now putting on it's top crop.
 dition, were 1t not from three to four weeks late.
 Lamar; Merchants and farmers in debt.
 LauderdaIe: Financial conditions normal.
 Lee: CD If farmers can get II to 12 cents for new crop. would be in fine shape here.
 (2) The cotton crop has improved materially in the last two weeks. AL though crop is spotted. it promises q fair yield
 Limestone: CD Financial conditions healthy and trade is brisk for the sea-