The Hartford herald., 1879-11-12

that in some sections many fields have
been greatly damaged by the fly, and
instances are not wanting i'm which the
wheat has been utterly killed out.
These are being resOwn. The very
general appearance of the fly in wheat
and other small grain, can only be at
tributed to the unusually dry and hot
hot spell just ended.
After the extra pains and care taken
in the Preparations for the next years
crop, the use of fertilizers to an extent
never approached before in Kentucky,
amounting, in fact, to four Oh five times
the quantity ever used in any previous
year, for our farmers to have their
bright anticipations clOuded from any
cause, and their high expectations
blighted, is to be regretted, especially
when the foreign demand this year is
so great as to absorb every spare bushel
of wheat from Maine to California,
leaving the home and foreign supplies
so short that, however gland our next
years crop may be, as to give absolute
guarantee of a ready market and good
prices. Close grazing with sheep has
sometimes proved effective in destroy
ing the egg deposited by the fly. a sue
cessful wheat raiser said to US the 9TH
er day that he intended to try what eff
feet the sowing of salt would have on
some of his wheat i'm which the fly had
appeared. As Kentucky farmers are
somewhat given to magnifying every
trouble to their growing crops, and to
the habit of climbing mountain just as
they become outlined in the distance,
let us hope that matters are not rs bad
as reported and that they may be as
agreeably disappointed with regard to
the next wheat crop, rs they certainly
We're with regard to the present one.
COrn-A good deal of corn was cut
too green for fesr of frost, and with the
view to wheat sowing. The exception
ally warm weather of the last few
weeks has caused it in many instances
to mould in the shock to some extent !;
much of il, too, was blown down du-
ring the last Wet spell, and some dam
age accrued from this cause also; but,
Notwithstanding, the crop throughout
the State may be set down as a good
one. In some districts i'm Western Ken
lucky it is quite above an average; so
also in Mason and i'm counties eOntigu-
Gus. That the crop has been a fair one
specimens that are beginning to adOrn
cumulative evidence from other parts
of the State that the crop, taken by and
larger, ought to be satisfactory.
To6decO-The present crop is unusu
ally heavy, and, n Il general thing,
more pounds have been raised to the
acre than for years before, and of course
the quality corresponds to its unusually
luxuriant growth. This is reported as
being cOnspicuOusly true in the Mason
district, Owen, Breckinridge, i'm some
of the counties i'm the Purchase, and
other localities. Two causes contrib
uted to this result The more generous
Use of fertilizers, and more careful eul-
tivation. OF course the latter half of
the the season was favorable to its per-
feet growth and maturity. Planters
have wisely concluded that there is
more money i'm raising five acres of SUI
periOr tobacco, that in all senses comes
up to full standard i'm quality, than in
raising ten acres indifferently cultivated
and carelessly handled. Everything
should be subordinated to quality. The
acreage planted should be such as to put
the crop clear outside of the range of
NEGLECT from the setting of the plants
until the crop goes into the buyers
hands. The value of no crop raised is
so dependent on its quality for its value
and is at the same time so dependent
ON its culture and handling from the be-
ginning to the end for that quality
The fall has been SO exceptional as to
have put to fault ali reasonable calcula-
tons. An early frost naturally created
that both the late tobac-
10 and late corn We're i'm danger of be-
ing caught and injured, and, acting up
on reasonable probabilities, some tObac-
20 was cut to green, and of course all
such must be of light weight and of
low grade. Most planters, however,
iook the chances, and waited for their
crops to fully mature. Most of the to-
Dacco being cut during the unusual and
Drotracted warm spell that followed
rom bring Overcrow,led in the harms
was to some extent hOuse-burned or
and in some instances stem
rotted. All correspondents speak of
more or less damage to the crop from
.hese several causes. From careful
analysis of the statements of our cor
we are of opinion that the
lamage from these causes is not so
great as supposed. If the crop could
nave been cut after full ripening, and
cured, in quality and acreage
yield it would have been all that plan !
ers could have asked. As it is, there
will be much. superior tobacco gotten
'ut of the present crop. Under present |
the following advice from
he Clarksville Tobacco LeoU cannot be |
90 closely adhered to and acted upon:
ave would advise planters to be
more particular this year than ordinari- |
v i'm asserting tobacco. There is more |
,r less bright red and piebald tobacco in |
III good crops, and these colors, care
ully sorted out and priced separately, |
will find competition in the markets, |
md will leave less of the dark grades /
o be sacrificed to the Reggie monopoly, |
which is sure to be on hand in due sea-
ON to crush out competition for all |
grades the several contracts may call |
orr
So far as we are able To reach judg-
nent rs to the stocks of American to- |
,acco now i'm store i'm foreign ware
lOuses, there is nothing that would in |
licate other than an active demand and /
air prices for fair grades and prime /
qualities. The foreign markets may be
! little overstOeked with low grades, but |
hat is all. Those having a first-class
Irtiele of tobacco, i'm our Judgment, will
Ose nothing by not manifesting too
,reat eagerness to sell. Assert with |
are, so that each hand in given lot
will grade with another. 1t will pay to
lO 50.
LiUe Sock-Live stock is reported to
'e i'm fine condition throughout the
state, and remarkably exempt from
diseases. This state of general thrift
less and healthfulness is of course at
in a large measure, to the
pen, mild fall, and good pasturage
logs are reported scarce, and below an
verage in some counties, but as being