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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1915
Page
7
Prospects show large corn yield expected with maturing crops, though excessive rain may affect some crops. In Burbank and nearby towns farmers report showers, rapid grass growth, and ample hay. Peaches and figs are waning while pears and apples surge. late corn and garden crops look strong overall.
The section reports a drop in cotton acreage and a shift toward stock and diversified crops. Rain scarcity worries correspondents, but no lasting damage is seen. Truck crops and fruits show promise, figs and peaches are canned, cane syrup is produced, and corn earns cautious praise for a likely large yield.
Across Kushla Bayou La Batre and Irving ton, crops face uneven weather with recent showers helping silage and tomatoes while peaches and watermelons remain in market and carload shipments continue. Farmers report good corn, grapes, pears, sweet potatoes, and grazing fodder as rain lifts dry soils and supports late crops.
The Wheelerville section reports a splendid corn crop with some plants among the finest ever grown in the area. Local farmers note strong yields and good weather supporting the bumper harvest.
An ad claims many headaches lack identifiable causes and offer a temporary cure with standard painkillers. It promotes A-K Tablets as an effective remedy, suggesting two tablets to ward off an attack and one every two hours during an attack, with AK monogram labeling and druggist availability.
Crops look fine across Turnerville Theodore Orchard and Toulminville with recent rains boosting corn and cabbage prospects. Peaches figs and melons are being picked preserved or nearing market while drought conditions ease and farmers prepare for sowing silage and field crops.
In Baldwin County Rosinton and Robertsdale farmers report late corn at risk without moisture. Early corn mostly made, late crop threatened. sweet potatoes yielding poorly but carload shipments continue. Orange Beach notes two weeks with no rain, but crops show some gains in oranges, cowpeas, watermelons, and peaches. Farmers cut hay and prep fields for fall planting.
Clarke County Slatipa reports vegetables dying for rain as late corn and sugar cane suffer. Thomasville notes ruined gardens yet cotton and watermelons hold. Allen sees strong yields with canning and drying before rain. Falton reports extreme heat damaging young corn. Jackson notes rain needed for potatoes peas and fruits while cotton bolls mature and hay readiness approaches.
In Escambia County Brewton and POLLARD reports show several light showers July 26 and plentiful hay fodder. Livestock dipped biweekly to control ticks. corn bumper, cotton scant, potatoes in field with limited demand. Bluff Springs notes recent rains reviving late crops including cane potatoes peanuts and rice. watermelon crop nearly exhausted as rain shortages lingered.
Describes heavy head and arm wounds among troops at the Petrograd front with many returnees after treatment. Promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood purifier and health restorer claiming it clears skin and restores strength, urging readers to use it for anemia and poor blood.
Farmers report late plantings nearing market, early peaches nearly gone, seedlands ripening slowly. Some growers are pulling fodder while many have ample hay and will not harvest fodder now.
Weather and pest conditions affect crops in Wilcox County Lower Peach Tree. Cotton suffers from heat and drought while boll weevils damage fields. Peas potatoes and sugar cane grow fast. Cattle remain in good condition as hog cholera is being managed with serum. Haying and fodder gathering active as rain is scarce.
In Conecuh County farmers report rapid boll weevil damage to cotton despite recent rain. While old corn is excellent, young cotton looks poor with many predicting near failure for late growth. Velvet beans peanuts and peas surge, sweet potatoes and late corn fare well. cane crop expected with syrup canning scale under construction.
A light shower fell Friday in Butler County Garland, enough to freshen fields briefly. It benefits sugar cane potatoes and cowpeas, partly checks boll weevil damage, but ruins some cotton and leaves crops in need of rain.
In Monroe County report, crops are failing due to drought. Cotton is badly parched. corn shows poor prospects. cane and peanut patches have nearly stopped growing.
Farmers near Jones Mill report most planting finished with cotton largely laid by. A surge in canning this season and optimism about cotton conditions as weevils retreat. Prospects for a large corn crop are favorable, with more expected than ever before.
The mississippi georgia county area reports continued rain easing drought concerns. Corn and sweet potatoes show recovery while watermelons are ample and peaches remain scarce. Agricoal crops look strong with late planted potatoes and cotton thriving. boll weevil damage is minimal.
The report notes three hot days in Wayne County Chicone with late corn needing rain while early corn matures for a likely large yield. Sugar cane sweet potatoes and peas also require rainfall, as farmers plant vines for a late potato crop. Where previous corn shares ground with this year’s crop, farmers see improvements in land upbuilding.
Owing to three weeks of drought the Richton area reports stressed early corn, with later plantings less affected. Cotton stands are small and largely undamaged while moisture shortage continues to threaten the surrounding vicinity.
Nearly two inches of rain in the past week boosts crops in Jackson County Ocean Springs. Farmers report thriving late planted corn fall sweet potatoes and pumpkins on the market. Home grown Concord grapes peaches and orange development are strong, with pecan crops nearly wiped out but overall harvest set to be the biggest on record.
This section reports satisfactory crops with large shipments of watermelons cantaloupes and sweet potatoes now on the market corn is abundant but rice needs rain tomatoes remain plentiful then decline. Pine Grove notes: Miss Nes Davidson returns home from Mobile Red Cross nurse training and many local youths gather at homes for social evenings plus a church roof progress update and a public sale soon.
A woman narrator sketches a transformation as she buys new gowns and imagines Dick’s reaction. Aunt Mary funds the dresses while she plans a dinner out, then anxiously waits for Dick’s return and acknowledgment of her change. The scene shifts to Beatrice social notes and a bustling crowd welcoming Margie at a city event.
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