The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1890-07-14

since my last report made 4
saSst visit TO the Columbian Ex'
position n Chicago. ] wish even
farmer in The state could see ths
gfsat show. ] wasonIy there fhres
da, ;, and spent the greater portion
% the time in the agricultural de
partmeBt. My aim being to fiBd
something 10 grain and Sod 10
distribution. / found n sample o.
wheat in the Australian exhibit
which consider extra fine But
after examining the geography 81
the country as 10 it, climate, I feaI
I il vii! not suit our STATE. viii 60
back, not he 80 hurried, and Try i
again.
The wheat harvest l. about ali in
1.-The shock the weather has been
all that Was required To shock IL in
excellent shape. IL i eOatinHes
favorable, We viii soon hear the
t1resb. r At work, and We Will then
knOw with more certainty theeOm-
Isarafive yield with last year There
are some few eOunfis= in which
eom plant Is made from injury from
rust: IN some other cOEnti-s there
Is complaint Of nudge One rePoEt
Is Of tWO fields Of wheat. one abn1t
a week earlier than the other, .
fence dividing the fields The
early field vas not injured at all /;
the late field BADLY injured
The average condition July 1t i
~ per cent
Corn MAS Planted very late, bat
the weather has been very fayOra-
BE tor plOEing- and although il i
very small, the color j. good and
looks well, and bids fair TO make =
fine crop Some planting was not
finished until the latter part Of
June The season for our corn
eroP lass year was very similar TO
This 30 far, and IL Ne s1ceeeSi this
year in making as good crop a.
last. We should H. satisfied Acre
age ~ pr eent-; ec=siiiion July ],
- per cent
Planting : about completed.
In some few IOcaIiiis= there are yet
some planters who have some 10
bsouo to ssi- The bulk Of planting
however. i over. The late Grains
enaI,lsd the farmers to finish SET
ting. and the work Of cultivation
has fairly commenced have mo-
.s:s-sI some fields Of early setting
that are looking fine Plants hsye
been abundant; no complaints
have reached u, from insects or
Otherwise, from any quarter With
a fine prospect fOra good crop Of
corn and tobacco; meadows Of all
kinds never better; all kinds Of
live stock i-saring good prices, sure
" tile outlook for the farmer i nOt
altogether diseoHraging, although
he has to take a very nearly unPre-
eedente,i low price for his wheat
Acreage, IO9; condition &c per
cent
The cat crop i nearly ready for
the harvester / doubt il ever
there was better crop raised in
the State. Some few eorresPon-
deEfs place the per cent a high a
Ia The average pr cent Is. To-
Not many counties report sOrgh-
growth Is small q yet
percent o.
Acreage Of potatoes over an av-.
erAge crop, and the yield will be
very large Average per cent g,
1o-lsis:IOn IOl-
The amoant Of wool SHARED as
compared with last year, - peri
-anf-
There has b.-n very large crop
II clover harvested: very heavy
md fine weather for saving It;the
FER cent + Ifs-
Some few farmers commenced
,utting their timothy meadows. /
They are very fine; PER cent -
The condition Of all grasses good
-er cent -.
some correspondents report not = f.
Ound apple to be found: the crop
vii b. very short The per cent /
SO
The average condition 81 PEACHES
: better than aPPles, hut the crop,
viii nal y good The per cent is
.
The average condition Of grapes
: placed at 81
NICHOLAS HcDoEELL I
Commissioner