The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-12-16
MONTHLY CROP REPORT
OF Commissioner Of Agriculture. La
Dor and Statistics.

Z - aSSaNhca VI ARIicultufo, La
Dor and Statistics.
I FRANKFORT, Ky, Dec, 3, 1892
Since my report i'm October our
state has been blessed with fine
rains, which were very much want
ed for the growing wheat crop. and
for stock water, and i'm many places
for drinking water. There il
marked difference in the appear
unce of the wheat fields. Some
of the fields which were sown i'm
September, the wheat did not come
up until after the rains, ten days
ago. There has been fully as large
an acreage of wheat sown az there
was in 1891, although the price has
ruled very low all through the sea-
son, The supply seems to be great
or than the demand. The remedy
will have To be--as il has been i'm
the planting of cotton--a reduction
in the acreage and the production
brought down to n nominal demand.
The per cent. as to the number of
acres sown this year as compared
To last year is so.
Corn.-The crop is being cribbed.
and the yield is hardly coming up
to expectation-the quality and
quantity hardly so good rs last year.
there being great deal of light,
chaffy corn. The crop has had
much To contend with from the
of the season. The
injurious factors were first cold.
wet spring, then very bad stand"
and next, the hot, dry winds in
June, and lastly, the long and con-
tinued drouth. The report of the
agricultural department. from the
statistics of October and November.
place the average yield of corn in
the United States at 24.04 bushels
per acre. The average yield in Ken
lucky is 26 bushels per acre. The
German government is making ex-
periments with our corn, and con-
sidering its adoption as food for
the German army. If il should be
adopted rs an army food, our ex-
ports of corn will rapidly surpass
those of wheat, and the raising of
corn will, therefore, become more
profitable than that of wheat.
Tobacco.-ln answer TO questions
sent out to our correspondents last
month, it is found that the average
price of tobacco has advanced, and
$ now ruling at sig. The yield,
estimated by the same correspond
'nts, is placed ut $50 us compared
% last year.
Cattle.-The number of cattle
,eing fed as compared with 1891 is
'5T. The condition is also not so
,ood, and is estimated at 9l%. The
ecretary of agriculture reports that
he cattle disease known az pleuro
has disappeared, and
hat this is the only country in the
World where the disease, having
nee gained a foothold, has been
eradicated.
Hogs.-The number of hogs fed
3 compared with 1891 is 889e, and
he condition is 96R.
Irish Potatoes.-The yield of this
rop is not so good as last year, and
he average yield per acre is placed
{ 81 bushels. The average market
rice is Bog per bushel.
Sweet Potatoes. - The yield il
bout the same as last year, and is
stimated at 90 bushels per acre,
lille the price is 65g per bushel.
Hay.-The yield in hay has been
air this season, and the price is
lightly above ordinary years, being
$50 per ton. This is probably
wing To a scarcity of fall grass.
hich is reported from many of the
correspondents. Respectfully,
NICHOLAS MCDOWELL,
Commissioner.