Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1889-10-25
MoNTHLY'CRoP REPORT. Y
FaASKFoRT, Kr Oct. 10, 1859.
CORN.

Acres, 2,292 Sl0 -. Acrea, 2,54J, lO9
Bushels, 81 900, SAG Bushels, 80, ,267 80
The car is we'll filled out aud per
fectly matured; and the crop wei
out Of danger from frost. The blade
Ia large aud the yield OF fodder will
be good. y '' ti. 'f I"
WHEAT, OATS, &C.
Wheat was fine crop, but mucl
injured BY the rains and continued
wet weather that ensued immediate
ly after harvest, which have brouRh
its averages down TO about 81 and 81
Other small grain, especially oats
seem TO have shared the same fate
The same may be said Of the frui
crop; and the complaint Of rottinl
and falling of is general, over al
most the entire State.
III our report of September 4th, W,
gave replies from ola farmers, VIII,
planted &C, ,424 acres in tobacco, IL
1888 the same farmers have 1859
acres of that crop, In 1889 We now
submit reports from 1852 farmers
who planted 22,566 acres, In 1888
the same farmers in 1889 planted
l4.l06 acres. yif "a t vi
twill be seen from these reports
that the acreage of 'S9 10 90 81 per cent
of that OF 'SS. Our report of July
lst, gave II as 62ts per cent. OF the
acreage Of 'S8; and our report Of Sept
4lh, placed 1t at 6l1l per cent. The
present being 90 81, it is conclusive,
that these three reports, being SC
nearly the same, can not be far out
OF the way, unless our correspondents
have all Systematically erred-which
is simply incredible.
We gave condition Sept. 4th at 70Jk
with 'SS. At that time
about 20 per cent. In the hill. Since
then, the weather has been all that
could be desired for its maturing,
housing, and curing. The condition
as applied 10 pounds, has been in
creased from 70Is to so. If, for ex-
ample, A planted 100 acres In '66,
and raised l 900 pounds to the acre,
he would have yield OF LOT, 600
pounds. II In 'S9 he planted 62h
acres, and raises LOCO pounds to the
acre, he has 62,50O pounds. But,
suppose the condition-as applied to
pounds-should be 20 per cent. less in
SO than In 'eS, and In making 1000
pounds TO the acre, he makes 500
which wonld be 20 per cent. less than
last yoar-how would the table stand
after taking the 20 per cent. of oi
the 62's acres OF Afs crop OF ~.
Here are the figures; G
1883 1889
ioa acres io0'o'O iOS'';;i,oss Asfe'' sO'OOO IDS
Thus A would have produced just
80 per cant. In pounds In 'S9 Of W hat
he had raised In 'SS. These are pre-
cisely the facts as shown by our cor
throughout the tobacco
growing counties, and we make the
deductions merely to simplify their
Some few sections or
have as much acreage
as last year; some 75; some 80 per
cent; aud some less. The crop is not
SO heavy as 1t was last year, and this
Is the reason why we allude to the
condition as applying TO pounds and
not TO quality. The crop will be
bright and very useful for
manufacturing purposes, except
where II was cut too green and froze
IN the bsrn or irostoa; ~ mas lair 70
you pouy, WI 1aus '' ou 80
ra1no. Tna aun,, na,y" ranr,a; ~ @ hv ro.r,v ..,,
rasnauSan,a e ~ ha b.d,v worm
oo,au The fros, scsro IN San,amher
csused n good deal 10 he ont green
The "killing frosts" on the night OF
tho 7th and 8th of October found the
large bulk of the crop safely housed.
In order to ascertain the damage by
TINS frost, we telegraphed over the
'o's.e ps,i anu suVne Gnoo rep,no, Pa,, on,
=, nyMan Dd;n t,,oS no,.h na nar oon, n
Genrgatown NJ ,obscco an, hare
About is per cent. damaged by freex
ing in barns.
Maysville-Careful inqairT reveals
no damage by frost.
Lexington-Damage by frost will
not exceed 5 per cent.
Horse Cave-Best information puts
about 2 per cent.
Mayheiu-DahiaBe apout- ~ per
0eh''
POTATOES.
Both sweet and Irish, are a fine
crop In all sections of the State-the
average being over 100 both as to
acreage and condition. fS4
SORGHUM. W
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naAes oos.e. snowlns .,n .uan usu' Sash'
soao y. .ne I 0oun.,9s ds., iopv,ns p'ss. oUsr S.
1ooeaso 1on ~ ana oonun.,on iaLLsuy yS, 100
scnerai average oeins io0'
GRASSES.
Are also reported considerably
over 100, and pastures were hardly
ever SO good.
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