The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1893-09-12
MONTHLY CROP REPORT
Of Commissioner Of Agriculture,
Labor and Statistics.
FRANKFoRT, ky, Sept. s, 1898.


FRANKFoRT, KY, Sept. s, 1898.
Nearly all the reports from my corr
respondents this month read very
much alike, and altogether they make
very blue report.
To give few reports will show
better how they run. From the coun-
ty of Christian. "a few weeks since,
crops of tobacco and corn promised a
full average. The drought, which
still continues, greatly reduced the
prospect. Every thing seems drying
up. No rain for many weeks and
none in sight" A somewhat brighter
report from the county of Perry, which
places corn at ITO, pastures at 100,
and few others like this L will men
ton: From the county of Monroe corn
at ITO, tobacco at l00. Hart county,
tobacco at los. The county of Fay
ette, the reports are very varied.
Floyd county reports corn at 120, to-
bacco 95. The county of Bath reports
corn ITO, tobacco S5. But the major
ity of reports read like the one from
Anderson, to-wit: "We have not had
any ,1lin in this county to do any
good for ten. weeks. Every thing
burnt up" Very little land prepared
for wheat, and unless it rains soon
th. crop will have to- be under an
average in acreage. The average yield
of wheat in the State per acre for 1913
is placed at fifteen bushels.
TOBACCO.
Tie drought has damaged the to-
bacco crop in many ways. The two
principal points is size and weight,
and in many places badly sun-burned.
A number of farmers are done cutting,
but the bulk of the crop is to be cut
yet. The Eastern planters have suf-
fered as we have from the drought,
and have also had wind storms and
hail storms, which will cut their crops
nearly half. 1t will be safe to say
from present indications, that there
will be demand for all that will be
raised. The per cent is placed at SO.
CORN.
There are SO many correspondents
who say in their reports that there
will not be half crop of corn, and
then place the per cent. over 50-say
IS or 75--that the indications are thai
the per cent. will be too high. The
figures show, instead of one-half,
there will be three-fourths of crop,
which is not very bad, If it was better
distributed over the State. Per cent.
". Acreage compared with last
year, "a.
The average yield of oats in the
State is placed at 244 bushels per acre.
HEMP.
In some counties the hemp crop is
nearly failure. A few counties re-
porting good crops makes the per cent.
large. Per cent; 81.
PASTURES.
have only one good report for
pastures. From the county of Bath
pastures were never better this time
of year." From nearly every other
county / get same report-"Pastures
burned up; stock suffering for grass
and water" The per cent. is placed
at 70.
GARDEN PRODUCTS.
Ny report last month for garden
products was very good, but months
dry weather has wrought a wonder
full change. Vegetables are getting
very scarce. Per cent, "a.
STOCK.
The condition of all kinds OF stock
not so good as last month. The scare
ity of water and grass has forced
great many farmers to sell their stock
on very poor market.
HOGS.
The average quality of hogs to be
fed this fall is 73 per cent.
CATTLE.
The average quantity of two-year-
old cattle is 10 per cent.
NICHOLAS MCDOWELL,
Commissioners.