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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1915
Page
8
Farmers report heavy yields from peas velvet beans sweet potatoes and similar crops with late watermelons cantaloupes less productive. Fruit including pears apples and figs thrives and is preserved for winter use. Dairymen fill silos as new structures rise. Tick eradication campaigns use dip vats aided by U S government agents under the slogan Dip the tick.
Rain has been frequent with hay crops growing well across Mobile County. Siloed corn and well matured crops fill barns. peaches cantaloupes and sweet potatoes show strong yields. Fall potato planting limited by spring prices. gardens and fruit trees thrive. Kushla and Wheelerville report active farming and new buildings.
Wet weather persists with crops steady from last week. Melons peaches pears grapes and sweet potatoes are plentiful while figs are scarce.
Timely rains boosted sweet potatoes cow peas and other crops and the outlook is for a good yield. Stock is strong and will be a main production line soon. Better marketing facilities are urgently needed as selling the product has been the primary trouble.
In Irvington farmers kept steady work protecting hay during rainy days. John MacDonald continues watermelon shipments and foresees a large later crop. Pears and fine pie apples are starting to appear. Two heavy showers fell Wednesday and again Thursday morning.
A recent rain boosted agriculture in Toulminville with peas and corn thriving and sweet potatoes promising good harvests. Figs and peaches are nearly exhausted, while pears remain plentiful and bountiful.
In Baldwin County 7 Robertsdale reports showers that help late corn and fodder. Farmers store fodder, expect returns from recent plantings, and markets for sweet potatoes show better yields. Shippers pay good prices as several carloads are shipped this week. Farmers stay busy preparing fields.
Rain helped rice and late crops while velvet beans and peas show rapid fruiting. Velvet beans, peas and sugar cane suffered from dryness and breath. Old cotton opens, but late cotton poor. overall boll weevil numbers down and one week to full picking.
Mississippi Jackson County reports welcome rain aiding fall gardens with thriving peanuts watermelons corn pears peaches and citrus growth. Ocean Springs notes pecan trees bearing unusually young trees. rice and sweet potatoes rise. Chicora Waynesboro and Wayne County describe drought and rain impacts on corn sweet potatoes beans and cotton quality.
Farmers expect large Irish potato crops and good prices this fall. An unusually large oat acreage will feed winter pastures and spring crops. Ground ready for onions and cake plants. Winter gardens planted. Clover acreage will be immense. Orange Beach reports rain aiding fall work. Ground prepared for cow peas and other forage crops. Some Irish potatoes and garden truck in, late peaches, ripening pears, and rice harvest beginning in several areas.
Farmers report corn laid by and early sweets shipped while haying waits for drier weather. Rain hampers haying but late crops such as cow peas velvet beans peanuts look well. New set trees show growth and many farmers cut and shock corn to stockpile feed and improve next spring fertilizer.
Rain continues as crops develop. Sweet potatoes and sugar cane grow well while some Irish potatoes are planted. Corn nears maturity with fair to good prospects despite two dreaths. Orange trees are moderate, pecans promise a large crop, upland rice looks strong, and farmers haul early sweet potatoes to Loxley with fair to good prices.
Farmers report busy harvests of fodder and peanuts with fields readied for blue stem wheat sowing in September. Rain fell Friday while crop conditions remain mixed with damaged potatoes and peanuts. corn worms affect June plantings but color remains good. Several farmers test desert wheat as feed, noting potential to supplement or replace corn.
In Robinsonville and Pollard areas, recent rains boost crops with sweet potatoes shipping to market, and cane, rice, peas, corn, beans, and peas nuts set for bumper yields. Cotton suffers boll weevil damage. acreage down about a quarter, with an estimated 300 bales versus 2200 last year. first bale ginned for Jack Kelly and another last week. ginning expected by December 1.
In Bluff Springs Florida most corn has matured while late plantings still grow. Cotton opens fast and will be gathered soon. Cane shows some gain with slow growth. Potatoes at this time are not ready.
In Clarke County the region reports light showers with scarce relief as late corn, pears, sugar cane and cotton suffer drought. Thomasville and Fulton note rain gaps, boll weevil impact and mixed harvests while Jackson shows good fruit yields and strong canning activity. Monroe County cites drying, opened cotton and peanuts later in Tunnel Springs.
In Butler County Greenville reports irregular rain with some areas lacking four weeks. Corn and cotton vary. cotton opening and some ginning noted. Food crops like beans peas and cane prosper, hay to be saved if weather holds. In Wilcox County McWilliams dryness hurts late corn and peas, fodder burned, sweet potatoes gathered, a new barn fill and cows dipped. Camden area reports dry weather hurting all crops but a Wednesday rain aided, cotton opening and peanuts being gathered.
Light showers have fallen in spots with a general need for rain to save late crops. Gardens are burned up, yet peas beans potatoes and cane may prosper if rain arrives. Cotton picking has begun. the first two bales were sold today by Mr. Coleman for seven tease, marking progress on the season.
Laté corn is described as made in Bienville with notes on harvest progress and local agricultural status. The fragment mentions Laté corn and the completion of the crop, indicating a favorable phase for growers.
Weather notes a good rain on Wednesday improving the condition of crops. Cotton nearing picking and fodder storage continues this week with crops looking fine overall.
Farmers anticipate a bumper sweet potato yield and good crops of peas corn and hay. They plan to diversify by growing wheat and hominy at home with late corn arriving well and fruits like melons cantaloupes figs pears improving. Rain helped but some fields were burned by drought and many crops show satisfactory progress.
Classified listing promotes dental powders pastes and brushes with prices from 12 to 50 cents. Includes Sanitol Tooth Powder and Tooth Paste and Kolynos Cream, plus White French Ivory Combs and Hair Brushes. Also offers Pearson’s Bristle Brushes and assorted Tooth Brushes.
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