The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-05-12
monthly Crop Report.

FRAxKFORT. KY May ], ls.s-
The condition 81 the weather the
last days Of March and the first
part Of April Insde the farmers an
tieilate an early spring They
took advantage Of II, and we're well
advanced until the commencement
% the cold, wet weather, which has
retarded all farm Work and yegeia-
ton Of ali kinds Timothy, clover
and all grass were looking Unu<-|
uaiIy we'll The correspondents
nearly all report = good prospect
for wheat \ large part Of their.
reTsor.s Eerc returned 10 me by the
eth Of April Since that time we.
have teen visited by very severe
frosts, and in many places the
grc=nd was considerably frSzen-
and some Of the correspondents
from the southern part Of the state
are ve.y aPprehensive that the
ezrIy-=oEH what VIII he iniur-'i-
The government report for wheat
i not very Gathering The per
cent obtained from my eSrresPOn-
dents Is placed at 81
cOzS.-Farmers very generally
are delayed with their crop the first
part u April, and we're stopped by
the wet weather, and have been I'M
allie TO plant since. and from a re-
-u1ae Of ali reports, .El.- crop i not
half planted Tie early planted
corn was al cut down sy tIse frost
and some farmers are thinking Of
plOEIng up and replantiHg- Ny
advice would b. 10 wait for few
warrn, sunshiHy days The aver
age aeresge Is placed al = per cent
OsTs-The season for sowing
oat- vas g,sSd, and II was put in in
god time The average = - per
c-nI-
ToEACco-NOihing very definite
can H. stated n 10 the tobacco crop
As yet The season maks=s the aen--
aze somewhat Prozp<eiIyei Tut
fruIl the report, the outlook i for
:. l-,rze ensp- Plants are very album
daIt, and from present Indications
wiII II ressIy A. s.son a. farmers
are ready TO II Them iiie s--tisHiif-
ii aereas. l. los per cent
SHEEP AND LAxI=-.-The CON-
IaraIiye condition Of sheep in the
.ssz;e i znO,I7 very little disease;
/; ~. per cent i n The eomIzra-
i've nunAI-r q lambs 4 Hoi -
large n Eas anticipated, nor The
,,rsre % god Twas believed the
worlds Fair would Great large
demand 10. lambs, and the prize
vyoaId rule high The average 4
priee i placed at q cents
CHrfLE-A decrease Of II per
cent. in the nuInlser Of cattle in the /
state Is beginning 10 have its elect
IN stitching prices, and from pres
emit prospects the outlook Is good
the comparative per cent Is placed
at 81
HoEs-The outlook for the hog
,,rsiue; i certainly very iia'teEins-
The prices are very high now. and
reUorts from all parts Of the State
- 10 show that there IS ! great
Of hogs Mr. Henry ~
robinson The United States >iatis-
,ie;an. says in his April roPOri,
.-,,anv rcp-ts from all the gr,ai
ho. raising States report that the
hirh prices Of Pcrs. seconded IN
many cas,.s ny >carci,y, and COM
,.araiiv,.ly high prices Of grain for
i,.,,iin.. resulted in causing farm
crs "a III. oil their hogs very close
N. RrsSl sous lS';ug in many
,.,,.s fa,icned Tor market. Tho
result i, a pscscnt scarcity OF Por-
zinc stuck in many lecal'tics,
very active and ecnesal demand
ior soSvs 10 raise iSr brNcd'ng pns-
ros,,s.r Tho numbcF, ~ compared
"a former years, l. u per cca''
nMann Sows.--Thc average 'lNm'
~, a. comparable former years,
i n per cent
Fnttr.~The rcpogt ~ to w