The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1891-08-08
Monthly Crop Report.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE
AND STATISTICS,

AND STATIsTICs,
FRANKFORT, KY, August 3, 1891. }
The following is submitted as to
crop condition to August 3, 1891.
The weather condition for the past
ten days have been favorable to the
growth of pending crops. At this
writing a splendid rain is falling here,
with indications that it will be gen.
eral.
CORN.
The season has generally been ia
vorable for corn. In some Localities
the rainfall has been insufficient, and
the crop in such sections has been
materially injured. In other locali-
ties there has been some complaint
of the root louise, especially on high
thin land; taking all things together,
the corn crop is fully up to the stan
dard average years. The stand is
generally good, and all early planting
Is now in full silk and tassel, and
much of the earliest in full roasting
ear. One more good rain will make
a good crop of the early planting, but
it will require a seasOnable August to
fully develop the later planting. In
many localities there has been seri-
GUS neglect in cultivation. On good
land, with proper cultivation, the
crop is very promising.
WHEAT.
The crop has all been stacked in
good condition, and much of it has
been threshed and sold. Some of the
best counties, taking Christian for eX
ample, is not making the yield that
was expected, and the quality not 80
good as thought to be before thresh-
ing, while In other localities the yield
is larger than expected, and quality
above an averages; one farmer report
ing near Bagdad, in Shelby county,
an average Of forty bushels per acre.
From tho best information to date
from all sources, the State average
will be fourteen bushels to the acre.
This average will no doubt be chang
ed to some extent after the crop is all |
threshed.
TOBACCO.
OF late years there has been several
to a useful tobacco crop.
One being the tenant system, another
The disposition to plant more than
could be properly handled, both as
20 cultivation and house room. There
g no crop that requires more pains
;aking and intelligent handling than
obacco. It's profitable production
depends almost entirely upon the cul-
ovation, handling, asserting, order
ng, and it's proper presentation in
he market in strictly merchanta-
de shape.
The present crop was generally set
n good time, with vigorous and stalk
y plants; the stand being exceptiona-
,ly good. Yet, the crop is uneven.
some Of it is now in full top, and
much of it yet in the clods. Tobacco
hould be set in a compact soil.
Where this was not the case, the
cots did not take good hold, and
ould not assimilate the plant food,
nd in dry sections the vigor Of the [
liant was destroyed by the soil dry
ng out on account Of it's loose and
Orous condition. (,
The crop is fully an average in con-
lition and stand, much of it being
specially promising. In the Burley {
ection proper, the least favored in {
ain and general conditions, are the {
Ounties Of Bath, Montgomery, Clark,
1ercer and Jessamine. The least c
avoroo A he dark sections are the G
ounties of Caldwell, Crittenden, r
livingston and Lyon. There is much I
also in Hart, Barren, Met
alfe, Warren and Green. The stem
hing district proper, most Of the