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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1915
Page
7
Weather notes say hay is cut and cured in nearly every section with a good crop. Alabama farmers show growing interest in food crops and cattle breeding. Organized work by trade bodies advances farmer cooperation to form a produce exchange system. Livestock is thriving and government state efforts against cattle ticks report gratifying results with ticks nearly stamped out.
Alabama Mobile County notes in Cedar Creek Gulf Crest Delchamps and Toulminville report mixed conditions due to moisture. Some corn and sweet potatoes yield fair, oats and fall gardens planned. rains help crops, haying underway, fruit and nuts developing, crops marketed, and preparations for winter feed and preserving pears and grapes.
Theodore Route 2 notes farmers prepare cabbage beds for a big fall crop and harvests of corn are plentiful. Greens for market planted but dry weather limits plowing. Sweet potatoes thrive with dry conditions. hay and silage prospects look good. In Kushla and St Elmo crops flourish though markets for fruit weaken. A pear car will ship Friday or Saturday from the area.
Wyandotte Michigan seeks to know if paper shelled pecans are common or rare as Gulf Coast growers report strong Northern demand. Farnell notes 12 cents per pound last year with potential to double in the North. Mobile producer Fitzpatrick yielded 200 pounds on one tree, selling at 12 to 17 cents per pound.
Farmers in Irvington report hay cutting and corn harvesting aided by good weather. A heavy Wednesday rain boosted fall crops while late peaches ripened and grape season neared its end. Egg prices rose and spring poultry sold fairly. A Friday produce exchange meeting to organize a truck crops club ended without a conclusion.
Farmers report a dry period with no rain, delaying fall gardens and potato germination. Potatoes and scuppernongs show poor yields while hay making and cotton picking proceed. Shifting to Bermuda grass and Burr clover, with land improvements using ground phosphate and lime aided by federal programs.
Farmers in the area harvest co and hay crops with a bountiful corn yield. Cane and potatoes suffer from lack of rain while fall gardens struggle due to prolonged dryness. Households preserve pears as weather impacts persist in lowlands and gardens.
The St Stephens area reports ongoing cotton picking with partial showers this week. Ground prepared for turnips has been planted and more rain would aid growth. Corn harvest is underway with lots gathered for meal.
The report notes a good week for maturing crops with a fine hay crop and substantial storage. Fall plowing begins as soils are prepared for vegetables and late potatoes are planted. Fruit preservation increases while rain is needed for pastures and crops. seeds and bulbs ship to Northern markets. livestock looks healthy. work continues on the Citronelle to Deer Park county road via Dwight.
Across Clarke County Allen Jackson Salitpa and Falten report cotton being picked and ginned with yield averages of one bale per six to ten acres due to boll weevil damage. Peas corn sweet potatoes and cotton show mixed results with rain improving some crops and dry conditions hurting others. Hay crops and late vegetables are planted and stored for winter.
Brewton reports rising interest in planting turnips carrots parsnips and beets this September. Land is being fertilized with rot and fowl fertilizer and seed sowing is planned for the month end. Farmers expect to plant blue stem or purple straw wheat on many acres. Bluff Springs notes rains benefiting gardens and late crops with peas and potatoes improving and late corn cut short by drought but overall similar to early cotton.
Farmers report most crops progressing with Vel vet beans still producing well. Cane shows rapid growth in showery weather though bids falter on yield. Rice suffered from dry head weather, about half a crop harvested, with late planting yielding better results.
Light showers this week did not ease crop suffering in Tunnel Springs. Cotton picking progresses with pickers taking the bulk at first pass. Velvet beans show strong yields in most spots. A carload of quality cattle was shipped from the area this week.
Farmers near completion of cotton gathering report a very short crop while corn and pea yields are decent. Potatoes suffer from dry weather but hay supplies remain ample and many have planted fall turnips.
The past week was hot and dry with peas potatoes and cane suffering. Late corn failed and cotton is very short in many areas due to drought and boll weevil. Estimating ginning at one third of last year and twenty to twenty five percent of normal.
Ocean Springs in Jackson County reports strong demand for pecans and oranges through the newly organized Citrus Exchange. Fall crops show heavy potential as corn harvest finishes and sweet potatoes, peanuts, and hay preparation proceed amid hot, dry weather.
A small girl answers unaware means what you take off in summer and put on in winter. The remark frames the term as a clothing metaphor in a classroom exchange.
Mrs Ham reports severe female health problems including pain, weakness, and sleeplessness. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier she claims full recovery, improved energy, sleep, appetite, and family life. She asks readers to seek special advice if needed.
Oliver Wilson of the National Grange announced a joint conference of legislative committees and officers from the National Farmers Union the American Society of Equity and the National Grange to draft a rural credits bill. The October 5 Washington meeting aims to favor borrowers over lenders.
B F Farrell assistant general freight and passenger agent of the Chicago and Northwestern railway predicts a large gulf coast tourist influx this fall and winter. He cites Europe’s and the exposition’s absence and notes many Northerners already seeking winter homes in Mobile. He believes Southern cities advertising as resorts will profit. Farrell is touring the South promoting business for his line.
The Southern Rice Growers Association board set Honduras rice prices by type from western Texas and eastern Louisville at No. 1 3.50, No. 2 3.35, No. 3 3.25, No. 4 3.00. Southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana rice priced 5 cents under. A committee will arrange loans from regional banks on rice in bonded warehouses.
The Baldwin County community fair directed by Alex Hamilton and others showcased a first north county event September 10 and 11. Farmers white and colored traveled eight miles to display produce and poultry. Isaiah J. Whitley led a farmers institute with talks on cattle, poultry, corn, syrup and canning.
The German submarine halted a Norwegian ship and a boarding party took a British subject from the vessel. The Englishman was carried off as a prisoner, reported by the captain of the steamer Bessheim. The Norwegian legation in Berlin will lodge a protest.
Edward Ledweigh a Northwestern Railroad official was held for a 10000 dollar ransom near the Cumbre tunnel in Chihuahua. A posse is pursuing the bandits and information from El Paso reports his release.
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