The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-11-20
THE ADVOCATE.
Monthly Crop Report.

State for months past has been broken
in a very few counties. The sowing
of wheat has been very much retarded
In many lpcalities, ami some CORE
spondents report, "will not be able on
account of the drouth TO SOW more
than one -half crop" All ground, ex-
cept corn ground, had become so very
hard tina it could not he plowed.
Where there has been rain the crop
looks well, come up well and is
making good growth, but many
counties report that it looks small and
tender. From some sections where it
was sown early, fears are had that it
has sprouted and persisted for the want
OF moisture, which tits hoped is rot true
for il is too late to resow. L have sent
out from this office this fall three KINDS
of wheat, namely Oregon, Red Russian
and Red Clausen, three very excellent
varieties, grown in Ohio by Judge
Vanmeter, very large farmer, who
raises all the very best varieties that
he can find. l have bought wheat
from him for the past three years,
and my correspondents write me very
fiattering reports from all the different
varieties. have received number
of very fine samples from our State
but think it best to buy from another
State, believing that a change from
one State to another is beneficial.
Quite number OF parties have
written asking the name of wheat sent
them. Will answer, that it was one of
the three names mentioned above.
The bags were all tagged but lost in
shipping. The three varieties are all
smooth head wheat; 1 think our
farmers prefer smooth head to the
bearded variety. From some reports
the farmers are so well pleased with
feeding wheat to stock, not only to-
hogs but to horses and cows, that they
will not decrease the acreage but
rather increase it. For feed for cows
and horses they have it ground very
coarse. The estimated acreage of
wheat sown this fall is placed at 80
per cent.
RYE.
Correspondents report more rye
than usual sown this fall, principally
for winter pasture, much of it to be
plowed under in the spring. The
is estimated at 81 per cent,
BARLEY.
An unusual crop Of barley has been
sown and IS looking well. The esti
is placed at so per cent.
CORN.
The season has been fine for drying
corn and large part Of it has been
cribbed. Some claim that it is not so
good as we expected; others, that it is
better. All farmers agree that the
crop was better cultivated than usual,
the ground better prepared before
planting, and that more corn was
raised with less rain than was ever
known before. will try and get an
estimated yield per acre next month.
The estimated condition is placed at
80 per cent.
POTATOES.
A short crop of potatoes is reported.
The government report is smaller
than for many years past. Potatoes
At the present price are a better crop
han wheat. A bushel of potatoes are
worth more than a bushel of wheat.
They will yield from. two to four
lines as many bushels per acre and
are as ready sale at their market price.
They require more labor but not as
much difference as there is in the
Yield. If other countries can raise
potatoes and ship them to this country
md pay duty on them, ought we not
o be able to raise and sell them
)rofitably without duty? There
vas imported into the United States
rom Scotland alone, from October,
1898, to June, 1894, 31,745 tons of
potatoes, besides vast amounts from
canada. The estimated yield per
Icre of sweet potatoes Is 70 bushels.
HOGS.
Nearly all counties report shortage
n hogs. The government report
hows decrease of 10 per cent, and
till the price has declined very mate
tally since my last report. The aver
Ige number compared to full amount
S 81 per cent.
CATTLE
There has been very large ship.
nent of fat cattle from this State in
hn mat month Tho ppicaC hold mn |