The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-12
Our kentucky Correspondence.

VERSAILLES, NOV. IL IcoS.
The Crors--7 The Corn Turns Out Short-Tae Hay,
Hemp, &c.
Having noticed q request in the HERALD some
time since, that your readers, in different parts
Of the country, would give you what infornla'
ton they possessed or could gather in relation
tocrors &c, &c., have o. length concluded to tell
you what know not what have heard. though,
forsome time that there would be plenty t, write yol
Gas everybody feels ON ambition to get their name in
the HERALD without my saying anything on the sub.
ect; some Communications, however, In the last HsR
AID (2sh ult) have satisfied me that no one has yet
told the truth about the land Of "Corn and Turkey"
You will perceive that live in Woodford, Ky---the
asparagus bed Of the garden OF the world Kentucky
is the second corn growing State in the Union we
have no allied forces of cloakers in this part OF
the country we are plain practical farmers, and 1,
as one Of them, tell you that Kentucky will not
make one quarter Of q corn crop; two blrrels per
acre N the extent. We are gathering our corn now,
and know what we say; neighbor Of mine tells
me, (and he IS one Of the largest aud wealthiest
farmers in this part Of Kentucky that he fin.
ished gathering q fifty acre 49, ana "S's'asa
twenty barrels only. Another large farmer WHOSE
crop would yield four to five barrels per acre.
has gathered and it yielded fraction over one
barrel per acre ; and SO with my own crop, and 50
throughout Kentucky with the exception of the river
bott,ms and very few favored spots (sma ones)
tbat received shower or two at the right time.
Scores OF thousands Of hogs have been driven to the
oak region OF Kentucky, to winter on mast or die;
thousands have been given away to persons who have
driven them g to try to winter them on oak mast
tie beech mast has failed. The wheat crop was
generally good, though we are not much of wheat
growing people; the oat crop wss q very luxuriant
one Of straw the grain very light but there is the
does your Cincinnati correspondent know that. with
the exception of the Ohio river AMI lower
Kentucky river bottoms. Kentucky grows com
pAratively no hsyY Thousands Of the largest
Kentucky farmers don't raise pound; and
those who DO raise any. grow but small
quantity for their work and saddle horses: the
potato crop will fall short at least one half but
there !; that famous Yankee egetabe, which is
pumpkin patches this year" have no. heard of
mature famous Yankee vegetable" within ffty
miles of here. The seed pumpkin are worth dollar
In item, and those that have show only . small
witteIed knotty article scarcely worth preserving
90 we can't have any pumpkin pies" this wiatsr.
There viii be but few hogs fattened in this pat Of
fattened everything In the eating line, for man or
beast, will be remarkably scarce and high and
though We don't expect there will be much actual
bt0vu6 butuuB VIC DlpcQ1 VI quauIupeQS, t0erc
will be good deal Ct pnching and suffering among
the lower classes Of the former and the latter pretty
generally. So much for this port ZION Of Kentuckys
bread and meat prospects.
There ID another thing that interests ne good
deal just now, and that q our hemp prospect for
just now, when We should be ygeparing to produce
largely (for suppose II the Bull. Frog Turkey al.
lance continues, which seems likely, We shall get
none from abroad We are out Of seed Hemp seed
which can usually be purchased at this season Of the
year At from 37a to 62a cents Is now worth from IS
to "a per bushe and cam OF be had ct that price in
jut. as scarce and high In Missouri. What are We
70 dot With our present supply OF seed We won't
DO able to sow more than quarter OF the average
quantur Of land. have been told that some house
In Maysville has sent agent TO Europe for large
quantity. VIII Il be any cheaper when 1t arrives,
II " should arrive?
] have, just for your satisfaction, "plsin IN
vanished tale unfolded," and nothing enough ex-
tended) extenuated." Very truly, DC,
Gro. O. CATLEMAE.