The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-10-14
Report Of the Commissioner Of
Agriculture, Horticulture, and
g Statistics for September, 1879.

c..tAsr c...L iern
.statass1es IoT SeptempeT' 4sfs'
.o ,o-o
rhANkFoRr' NY; sept ~ 30
we nave very h''m 10 REPORT WIN
Gifo 10 we crops variant rom our
last months report
CohN-' ne heaNy anu Senerai rains
,he iirst ol 'h,s anu 'he m'er pari VI
'ast moi,'h 'eit Ihe coln III sucn y
green ana growing cohdilion ,hal us
npenihe mas oeeh postponed we've
or niteeh days Ocyoha tho usua' Pc
rlod, mus rendering large par,oI ~
liable to be caught Oy irost' Is
especially so VIII, regard 10 ,he 's'e
planted corn ana OH sccouht " ue-
'ec'iVc seca.eorh. a. ieas. ns ,he
crop is rchaerihs suoJcc' w 'nip ~,
nii'y. Besides, from every part oi
Inc stale we nave ,he same reports
as 10 the tangled ana pros.ra.e connl
ton OF the corn, caused enher from
iopoling over OF It's own weigh!, or
from being blown down oy wihus
aafing tnc RAINY perioos a'luued 'o.
Inc appreilehsions hre un,sersa nm
much oi u must ro' upon vi. eloun.'
Or ~ least oe seriously paIagsu.
however. w'h aro, ,hprc pvss'p.e
draNbacSe,the cropssmny oe report
od iair II not iuiI one. WIN .ne
pr0oaDiiity OF Tue crop oei"g g"u,sr-
ed III damaged cohui''on, m'eI 'hc
experience oi ias' SprNng, anu ouF rc.
peatcd references 10 'he suoler., u
would iooH IKE WORK oi supyrcr,
ogation 10 again call 'he a.ien'ioI o'
farmers 10 the sciec'Ion OF 'heir seeu, !,
corn. select your seed corn 'his iai,
from your earliest ana pest ma,ureu
corn, aHer iuiiy ripehhgo on we I"!s ;
then, gather II ana put IL np ~ INC
shuck. the garment WIN winch ha-
turc clo,hed II. IL
THE COUNTRY rREssLu , ~ our pu.-
pose 70 advance .he asticutarn, y nv, III. ',
crest OF heh'uoN! 40 '"l as Wy , oa''
Dy inducihS 'Wp.o'eu '"o'es y, ou',
ture, and oy 'hc use OF improved
seeds II the country press woulu
give as apreinitmla years snoscrlp.
lion for their papers, Ior inc oesl
specimens OF dozen cars OF corn sem
to their oihces, ana then seha ,ne
premium specimens 10 Iiiis once
with the name ana post-ofilce OF inc
man that raised u, II seems 10 US 'ha'
much benefit would result from IT,
Tbcse specimens we promise TO have
properly arranged In our office tor Inc
inspection of the members OF the
Legislature, and Of oil persons visit
ing Frankfort. II seems to us tina
by this mode the best varieties OF corr
would soon be introduced through
out the State, We hope all farmers
thinking that they have superior
variety Of corn will box up and send
us q dozen ears By express at our ex'
pcnsc. What We ask the country
press to do will not only DO OF bene
| III 10 Il by enlarging their subscrip
ton lists, but will be Of cssentia
benefit TO the State.
WHEAT-Of our large list OF cor
respondents, there Is not one tina
docs not speak OF an increased acre
age Of wheat being sown over that Q
LAST year. In addition, more pam
are being taken IN the preparation Q
the ground and the pntting OF Y ~
The demand for drills mas ocen g
great that In some instances irrg
dealers have not been aDie 10 supp.
II. Moreover the demand ior oohe
I dust and other ier''hzers IL lar aoov
A that OF any o,her year. SO mat !, ou u
stale can no 'oheer oe reiroaone
win The iact 'hat ., one coun'! ~ ~
diana uses more .er'l'-erS 'nai' a
. ken'pcRy net 'oge.her. N aTg
The benenss arising rom .ne use y :.
: fcrtilizers, such as oone,ausI, ,,e. . nm ,a
whcat-oran, ana chcmicn.ly p,epele
ier'iliIers' nave oeen 30 Ihsom,esao' ,.
4. cs!aohsheo, 'ha' icw now wv, mo1o. t.e,
utility. AN sucu rs s.iIi aoup',
'hey VIII vlti. us Nv ou. Vnoe y" y
WIN lay oe,ore 'neo' M y. ,1su' ,;a, ,,S mS y, ~
use OF any OF mi' "i 'ienl uhue, y.
Mtes'a'loh OF rcliao,e vo,.o'pUWuuen..
that ought 10 sausly ,ne'n. We -
lect ,he statements ot ., Iem cU.,os .s
pohdehts as samples " ,hese .se a''fs. Ky
!iohs' "A corrcsponuenWs eW,l aun a p.u
ham county iwrltcS " neao opn, n.'
DUST was 9scu 'ne W,s,,;a. yrGu ""s ..o ~, W.,
doubled. " NJ, ". wil.,snS, srn..s a,,, ,n1 "a, IA,
gest farmer IN woou,oru coun'yi1t
tines tha' ne hau 'h iaolc"se M
ohshe's per acre oy .ne .se y, ~ ~.
pounds o. wn'"Sa"n a;Sa as;. ~ ~, ,mo t;a ~,
over mat ny .he s,ae G W. y" SU %
4 no oram was % nseu. oo MI -
u Caidweil, oi Boys, M.es,s oqra',
!. satisfactory resuns aron M. ."e use
a lime on irevsione so'i w., w. ounss. ~.
= nia'e tne 'ar'HeIs n em,u;;ny anu;y W. w.
!, they are SO Iap,aS osSoas ,S ,n..s; ~,
!, vcrtcd~,o 'ne eoou o,I .;a.'r's uyor'
Iaiih anu worns, 10 ~ !. h.s hoo, !,
+ cach o.ne,' unhereo nas s 'vu ,., z
}. ,aith WIN 'ne'h. ..s 0vw "Nr NJ mu ~
rroyiaence ior r.s.i's' ,,s ,ao,s,ohs Mv~ n'
are iast Iol,ow,ns III ,u ;no ,,'or .UU,s.'ps
: our iriehas xa,, ac.oss eme ost";,h @ Ill., ~.
N there Is no av"e''9"o ,s p.ev;a"n"a u. % III, nj,
n ~ Ill