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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1915
Page
7
Reports from Jackson Hurley Ocean Springs and Whatley describe lush corn, cotton, sugar cane and fruit growth despite dry spells. Pecans and oranges show strong yields while fall crops and hay surge. rains are needed to revive late plantings as boll weevil fears temper cotton prospects.
Cattle dipping for eradicating the tick progresses wherever vats are installed and operated. The pea crop is good overall, with vines often turned under for fertilizing.
Bayou la Batre and nearby towns report no rain this week with busy fall plowing and promising crops. Farmers ship beef cattle to Mobile in good condition, while sweet potatoes and pears fetch mixed prices. Citrus meeting and civic league held in Irvington. crops suffer from two weeks of dryness. Orchard notes maturing hay and slow Irish potatoes, with persimmons soon and pasture drying, as Butler County gins 1000 bales of cotton and picking progresses.
Paris reports magnets drawing shrapnel from flesh depths and bullets from over two inches. Buffalo hospital equipment includes high frequency machines X rays and violet rays. Dr Pierce promotes his remedies and devices from the Invalids Hotel and his Sunny practices. Agriculture notes in Summerdale describe haying corn harvesting and growing sheep.
The report notes a sharp cotton shortfall with estimates from 60 to 75 percent and ongoing damage from boll weevils as rain and wind hinder the crop. Corn, hay, gardens, sugar cane and sweet potatoes fare better, with a robust corn market and new meat produced locally. The first cotton ginning occurred September 2, and the gin operates only two days weekly.
Pleasant weather allows hay cutting and storage with a large crop reported. Corn yields fair though not as high as expected while fall plowing and fall crop planting begin after corn storage. Orchar ds receive care with better prospects. peas and scuppernongs diminishing as persimmon trees load up. Orange Beach notes continued dryness hindering late potato planting but other crops like rice and peanuts show good quality. scuppernongs and black grapes in season alongside steady corn fodder growth.
In Washington scatawpa the season shows cotton opening rapidly and boll weevils causing little damage. Watermelons look exceptionally fine with one farmer yielding over a thousand melons from half an acre at 15 cents each. Sweet potatoes and young peas suffer from lack of rain while Irish potatoes fare poorly due to dry weather.
Cattle are being dipped in the new vat at St Stephens as farmers report dry conditions for potatoes peas and fall gardens. The grist mill runs each Saturday grinding new corn while egg supplies become increasingly plentiful.
Dry spell continues in Deer Park area as farmers await rain. Corn yields reported fine and nearly harvested. Poultry shipped to Southern markets in past week. Convict crew builds a five to six mile road linking Dwight to Citronelle improving access. Sixteen dipping vats to be added in Washington County with materials funded by the board of revenue. County demonstrator visited Chatom and Milly for disease stock serum programs.
George Agricola Mississippi reports steady crop conditions and good yields as dry weather accelerates cotton picking. Repton notes rapid harvest, with most cotton to be gathered by early November and fine sample quality. seed kept despite prices. Barlow Hardware installs velvet bean huller and feed chopper machinery ready when crop arrives.
In Lower Peachtree newscast WILCOX reports a week of dry weather endangering crops. Peas potatoes and cane risk being cut short while cotton suffers from drought and boll weevil damage. Old corn is made. young corn may fail without rain.
The community endures a ninth rainless week with sugar cane and sweet potatoes hardest hit by an extended dry spell. Farmers report some corn yields are heavy while beans and peas may fail due to heat and drought, and they are adapting by cutting and shocking corn and expanding cribs.
Cold slow rains began Saturday and are widespread. Crops have suffered though ginning has started. Some plan to plant clover and rape for hog pasture this fall. Not as good as two months ago, but plenty of hog and hominy expected.
Rain is badly needed as dry conditions affect fall gardens. Cotton is being picked and peas are gathered. Velvet beans are thriving and yield expected to be good. Fine stock receive due attention.
Thomasville reports little change in conditions over thirty days as a dry spell persists. Cotton gins run nonstop and picking remains the main activity, with a short crop outlook. Farmers harvest squash and apples, can late fruits, and note general good hay cuts and favorable soil for fall plantings despite uneven rains.
A fierce August storm devastated Cayman Brac with nearly all of its 800 houses destroyed. One child died under wreckage, and the coconut industry was wiped out. Grand Cayman suffered lighter damage as relief efforts began with aid from Mobile residents connected to the Parsons family.
Mrs A F Willard of Porto Barrios Guatemala who had been in Mobile and Battles seeks news of her husband aboard the overdue Marowijne She will keep hope until all aboard are accounted for She returned to Battles after visiting Spring Hill College Two divorce suits filed Julia Claire Moore seeks custody of Morris Virginia Moore Emile Thumm sues for divorce from Emile Thumm on grounds of voluntary abandonment
A bedtime tale follows Uncle Wiggily style woodland creatures returning to a hollow stump school. The rat janitor rings a bluebell as pupils from nests logs and trees arrive to lessons in singing spelling and nut cracking before a hungry fox intrudes, faced by the teacher’s prompt shooing.
A rural school tale features Uncle Wiggily Longears rescuing Sammie Littletail from a fox intent on a rabbit lesson. The fox retreats after a comic assault with a classroom pointer, while animal pupils applaud the curb of danger. Separate legal notices follow in the same column.
Dr J W Blockton explains headache care depends on identifying and removing the cause. Anti kamnis or A-K Tablets are recommended for quick relief during attacks, with dosing guidance and cautions for regular sufferers. Available at local druggists.
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