Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-06-07
MONTHLY CROP REPORT.
OrFIoE OF COMMISSIONED OF
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE
AND STATISTICS

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FRANKFoRr, KY, June l, 1889.
Ihave very full reports from eighty
three counties, embracing the princi-
nal agricultural portion of the State
These reports were dated from 20ih
10 the 18th May. Ia many OF the
counties, at the date of these reports,
but little rain had fallen during
March. April aud the early part of
Nav. The drought was broken from
the 18th to the 18th of Nav, many Sec
lions having good rains and the bal
ance only partial showers. Oh the
29th and Both inst. there seems to
have been a very general rain, and
a. supplement- to the report OF reg
ulsr correspondents telegrsphei ev-
ery section OF the State in order to
find out the true condition; and beg
10 add what l conceive to be fair
estimate, as indicated by the lnfor-
nation obtained. Rain IN sufficient
quantities has falleu st Maysvilie,
Mt. Sterling, Frankfort, Louisville,
Greensboro, Henderson, Padncah,
Hopkinsville, Horse Cave and Leb-
anon.
The ground is now thoroughly wet
and the humidity of the atmosphere
promises lasting season.
From all the reports received we
deduce the following facts:
TOBACCO.
Bowling Green vicinity on the 3O'h,
fifty per cent. of an average crop set,
with only ten per cent. remaining to
be set: Clarksville district Including
tl,. counties composing the same, on
the 10Th twenty per cent. set; Owens
boro district same day, five per cent
Fulton or Purchase district twenty
five per cent; May field section, thirty
per cent; Georgetown, forty per
cent. Psducsh district, twenty-five
per cent; Lexington district, fifty
per cent. Pleasureville, thirty per
cent. Maysville, on the 3lst, sixty
per cent.
Since then good rains have fallen
all over the State and the percentage
of setting will be materially increas-
ed. Many hindrances conspire TO
warrant meterial reduction OF the
crop from the product OF 1888
1t il yet too early to give reliable
data, but we hope to do so In our
next report,
Tho reports from the Maysvllle
and Bowling Green districts have
been received since the recent rains
of the past two or three days.
WHEAT.
Early in the spring the wheat
never looked better, but the continu-
ed drought, Hessian fly, smut and
chiuch bug, all combined to mater
ially injure il. In Western Kentucky |
the chinch bug is very prevalent In
Central and Southern Kentucky the
smut and fly; still many flclds of
wheat are excellent.
CORN.
The acreage in corn is los compar-
ed with ordinary averages; the plant
ing was two weeks earlier than usual
the stand was genrally satisfactory.
1t is very stalky and of good color,
with the ground clean OF grass aud
splendidly cultivated.
OATS.
The acreage in oats Is larger than
usual, but being essentially wet
weather crop the drought seriously
affected it, aud like wheat on high,
thin, rolling soil, 10 very inferior,
but on level, moist land, will make a
good crop only in exceptionally dry
sections.
Will be below an average by reason
Of dry weather.
Is generally thin on the ground
which indicates a course lint; the
outlook, except ON occasional farms,
is by no means good.
SORGHUM.
This crop is rapidly increasing In
the state us q forage for stock, as
well as for making sugar and molass-
es, and the acreage is full average.
GRASS AND CLOVER.
These two important crops have
been very seriously affected by dry
weather, and In many places were
as worthless but the late
rains will have wonderfully good
effect, and they can be, with good
seasons, expected to be near an aver
age. Il
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