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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
3
Warm weather boosted crop growth and germination, with early potatoes and sweet potatoes emerging. Some corn and cucumber replanting may occur while overall farming outlook remains encouraging despite a cold spell last week. Orange trees show growth and blossoms forming as planting accelerates this week.
Farmers in the area have planted more this week after delaying seed due to a cold spell last week. Temperatures improved and the ground is now workable with crops already emerging and growing well.
Six jitneys were involved in multiple crashes on Los Angeles streets yesterday afternoon. Five people were hospitalized at Receiving Hospital with injuries including a broken leg, a dislocated shoulder, a scalp wound, and a crushed hand. Names and addresses of the injured are listed.
Street accidents yesterday left many hurt as jitneys struck pedestrians and drivers fled. Victims at Harbor Central and Park Emergency Hospitals received cuts bruises and fractures while several drivers fled the scene.
A general farmer notes improved conditions this week with ample planting activity and roomy fields. Orange trees are growing nicely and expected to bloom soon, signaling favorable growth ahead.
Rainy spell helps crops as Irish potatoes lead planting in the area. Frosts delayed growth but caused no material damage. Corn and cucumbers progress slowly in cooler weather, with all crops at least a fortnight behind last year. A new family moved in during the week.
This week brings warmer weather boosting planting across the county. Crops in the ground resume growth after a cold spell while pecan orchards begin to bud and citrus trees sprout. Overall conditions are better than last week, with farmers optimistic about a good harvest.
Farming conditions are improving though late last week slowed crop progress. Farmers remain busy with planting this week as crops in the ground are expected to emerge soon with steady growth, but overall the crop development will be at least three weeks later than last year.
This week the weather has been considerably warmer and crop growth is noticeable. Early damaged crops have been replaced. cucumbers are largely in the ground with good stands. One large county orchard near here leads growth as blossoms near opening. Overall conditions improve over last week with two to three weeks delay this year due to cold.
General crop conditions in Seminole have improved after a cold spell last week. Warm weather early boosted growth, then a late cold snap halted progress until the new week began. Planting resumes as farmers push forward. melons delayed due to cold injury while orange trees show healthy growth and soon bloom.
Sea Cliffe reports a week of good farming weather followed by continued cold spells delaying crop planting and pushing harvest timelines later than first expected.
Farmers press planting, saying warm spell accelerates progress after late crops from last week’s cold. No damage reported, pastures improving with better feed, cattle gaining strength as conditions improve.
Irish potatoes beans and peas show strong growth with oats promising a bountiful harvest. Farmers report busy days planting corn peas and plowing cane while a good rain would help. Radishes shipped last week and poultry farming expands with broilers nearing market. An incubator for 1200 eggs operates here with good hatch results.
In the past few months several people moved into the area while no residents have left. Multiple households report stable occupancy with ongoing arrivals and steady occupancy levels.
Weather favorable for planting with crops growing well and few emerging. No crops marketed this week and no local meeting held. Farm demonstrator absent this week but expected at a farmers meeting next week. A new farmer moved in and several new farm hands were employed.
Warm weather allows land clearing and planting. Farmers plan hog pastures next. Garden truck like watermelons okra beans already planted. Cold rain harms unshaded stock. feeding stock depletes feed. Roads improve. Hogs treated for cholera recover. Bermuda onions cabbage tomatoes lettuce plants are in demand this week.
Rain aided crops in Yellow Pine but cold following the showers slowed planting and damaged some vegetables. Fruit trees largely escaped harm. Grasses are short for cattle, farmers boost feed and pasture efforts. Stock and poultry production rise. gardens look fine. Many plan sugar cane for home use due to low market prices. Strawberries suffer from late spring. Farmers expect to raise most livestock for sale this year.
In Monroe County Beatrice the current mild weather favors farming. Farmers plan to maximize gains this year with hog and hominy expected to be plentiful. corn likely to arrive next fall barring calamity.
After heavy rain last week farmers resume plowing and planting cotton with fertilizer. Vegetation lags but pastures and gardens look well. Hogs increase with large litters of pigs. Barns rise as farmers add lumber rice grist mill and a cotton gin. Poultry underperforms with hens leaving nests and spoiling eggs.
Farm notes warn fruit crop risk as trees bloom except apples. Irish potatoes germination is slow risking a poor stand. Beans and tender vegetables delayed by cold after rain but to be planted soon. Syrup produced last fall has little market, some farmers feed it to hogs with shorts. Ladies show growing interest in poultry despite weaker prices than last year.
The past week brought disagreeable weather with frost harming tender garden plants. Farmers rushed to tend gardens for summer and winter food, distributing fertilizer as more work was done. Some corn hit by frosts, with sprouting plants killed.
Cold weather slowed work but corn is being planted now. County Demonstrator H. J. Coxwell will be here this week and farmers are well up with their tasks. Ditching and terracing have been completed. hogs and cattle shipments have arrived. gardens are growing well and home-grown products are plentiful.
The county notes rain did not slow farm work with sunshine and warm nights. Farmers prepare land for planting reduced cotton and higher corn and velvet bean areas. Cotton planting should start late this week, radish sales are strong, prices firm, while cold did some damage to strawberries beans and fruit blossoms though not serious.
In Castleberry region strawberry shipments begin by express as express growth continues. Corn and velvet bean planting advance with favorable weather while cotton interest wanes with feedstuffs seen as the main crop. Radishes and young onions moved daily.
Farmers stay busy this week as rain last week followed by sunshine accelerates field work. Crews prepare soil, plant crops, and expect steady progress through the coming days.
Farmers report large planters finishing shed work and others to begin planting soon with cotton in full swing next week to stay ahead of boll weevil. Corn emerges slowly with many likely to plow and replant. Potatoes await warmth while velvet beans see extensive planting, with over a thousand bushels expected locally.
Farmers plow and prepare for cotton planting with some corn already in, sugar cane being planted, and Irish potatoes emerging. Peaches dropped from the cold snap while other fruits and vegetables, cattle pastures, and grass show positive signs as season begins.
Weather conditions are fine with peaches and pears slightly injured by cold but improving. Corn velvet beans and melons are being planted or prepared, cotton acreage reduced, and Grove Hill Farm Life Association met to decide crops for marketing. The next meeting is April 24 as farmer interest grows.
In Clarke County the eastern cotton acreage will be about 25 percent of last year. Farmers are switching to corn, oats, velvet beans and hay. Corn accounts for 50 percent of the area and is a strong income source. Cattle hogs and horses rise 25 percent. Poultry increasing with better grades and more precautions. Seventy five acres planted in sweet potatoes. Irish potato crop limited due to lack of market.
More land in this section is fenced for pasture than ever before and farmers are concentrating on entitle raising. Dipping vat talk emerges. Cane planting nears completion with higher totals than last year. Corn is being planted and some early stands are up. Cotton and peanuts are sown by a few farmers. Fertilizer use declines though velvet beans and other legumes rise.
Farmers report favorable weather for plowing and planting in Wilcox County Camden with a helpful rain recently. Gardens and crops, including sugar cane, are progressing. fertilizer use is down this season as growers stay busy with planting.
Warmer wet weather improves farming conditions on Route N. 1. Corn planting is in full force and early corn looks good. Cotton acreage down about twenty percent. Fertilizer warehouse receipts about a quarter of last year. Irish potatoes and oats show better prospects. Farmers plan to plant Spanish peanuts peas and soybeans after oats. Cattle and fruit conditions vary with frost damage and recent rains. Eggs scarce while hens and fryers market activity rises.
The narrative notes rapid garden growth with abundant vegetables and corn on larger acreage. Some farmers finish land preparation for cotton while a few begin planting. Sweet potato slips are bedded and will be transplanted soon as oats and pastures improve with warmer weather. Stock condition still weak but expected to rebound.
Escambia County reports cool weather has slowed crops with snap beans and Irish potatoes damaged by frost. Corn near planting, velvet beans to be sown. Tomatoes promising and to be transplanted soon. Little cotton planted and fertilizer sales down about 50 percent. Robinsville notes fine weather aiding crops with corn showing, some cotton planted, Irish potatoes healthy, peanuts for hog fattening, orange trees blooming, and range grasses improving after rain.
Excellent weather has allowed Butler County farmers to plant many acres while others are prepared for seed. Cotton experts estimate the acreage will be cut about one third, according to County Agricultural Demonstrator J. E. Helms nons.
United States District Demonstrator A. D. Whitehead visited the county this week. Radishes are shipped in car lots by the Greenville Truck Growers Association. Prices are fair this year and little truck and fruit were harmed by cold weather. Farmers begun freezing oats and many acres are planted, drawing visitors who compare the county to a western grain belt.
The Mississippi notes good planting weather as farmers sow corn oats and Irish potatoes for early market. They expect solid yields in sweet potatoes rice onions pecans and Satsuma oranges while aiming to raise feed for home use. A land sale to a Northern purchaser occurred this week in Hurley.
The district reports good weather this week with farming advancing. Irish potatoes and upcoming sweet potato planting are underway while corn planting continues and crops show more than fair prospects despite some lateness.
In George County and Lucedale crop conditions run four to six weeks late with Irish potatoes, watermelons, snap beans, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, oats and corn listed by area. G M Luce of Luce Farm near Lucedale reports mixed acreages and emphasis on corn for silage as weather stays promising. Farmers shift to corn velvet beans and stock raising with little cotton planned this year. In Agricola cold spell ends and plowing resumes with potatoes and corn emerging well and gardens receiving seed plantings.
Dear weather prevails as cotton is planted rapidly. Some spinach and lettuce have shipped this week. A rain would be very beneficial to bring up recently planted crops.
In CHICORA farmers report excellent four day weather boosting sugar cane corn and potato yields and profits. They plan to keep feed for livestock, clear new ground, build silos, and expect the year to produce the largest general crop in years with plentiful labor and good ground condition.
Weather in Harrison County Mississippi has been favorable for farming as farmers begin planting corn. The report notes recent planting activity and optimistic conditions for the crop.
John Hamilton returns home to find Isabel anxious and suspicious after thinking he has been harmed. She reveals she phoned the club to check his whereabouts while he defends his independence. A Sunday quarrel follows, with negotiations and lingering tension as they confront trust and rights in marriage.
Early preparations underway as tracts of ground are being broken for melon fields. Farmers expect higher market melon yields than last year and plant velvet beans for autumn stock. Gardens are planted for home consumption and cattle show improvement from new spring grass.
Wallace VA Mrs Mary Wee recalls years of poor health and severe back and abdominal pain before using Cardui. After a few doses improvement appeared and within two months the pain vanished enabling work. Over three years health strengthened and remained good for two years due to Cardui widely sold by druggists.
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