The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-18
Monthly CROP Report.

very unfaVorable circum distances,
later than usually small,
aud, had the winter been severe, a
report for December and January
would not have shown very high
average but the weather through
January aud February, and up to ;
March y, was unprecedented. and
the growth OF the plant was but
slightly retarded during that time.
Now the correspondents differ as
to the damage done the wheat,
which had begun to joint. 1t has
stooled out and got very thick on
the ground and madea remarkable
growth and looks well some farm
ers say "that the new growth will |
have very small short heads, and
that there will be great deal OF
cheat or chess in it," while others
are of the opinion that it will make
a full crop. My own experience
teaches me that it will make a
short crop, not over one-half or
two-thirds Of u crop, The great
problem now for the farmer to
solve is, what is to be done with our
surplus wheat. We have a large
surplus ON hand, just on the eve of
harvest, and the price very low.
The first OF this month it reached
the lowest price 1t ever touched in
Chicago. The prospect for a large
crop over the entire country is
more flattering than one year ago.
The average condition the first day
of April, 1891, was $751;, while on
the first day of April, 1898, ii was
ia. The average condition for the
State OH the first day of May, 1884,
was 81
CORN.
The corn crop in many places has
been unusually fine. There will be
much more corn planted than was
anticipated, as much of the ground
sown in oats was plowed and plant
ed in corn. The old time carless-
ness as to seed was responsible for
many short yields. Seed Is always
of the first importance, and the
larger the acreage the less excuse
for carlessness.
RYE.
The rye crop though small, is re-
ported very good was not so for
ward as wheat, consequently, not
so badly damaged was kept down
by grazing. The average condition
May /, % per cent.
TIMOTHY.
1t is reported very fine, and the
acreage large the demand for our
hay is increasing every year, At
every railroad station men are hdv-
ing it baied and shipped South, at
fair prices, comparatively speak
ing. Condition May l was 30 per
cent.
CLOVER.
The condition Of the clover Is not
good much of the old clover has
made very little growth since the
freeze large part Of it was killed ;
about two-thirds Of that which was
sown this spring was killed. The
clover sown this spring, one year
ago, is looking reasonably well, but
the hay crop from clover will be
small,
OATS.
All the oats that were sown before
the freeze we're killed, or so much
damaged that they had to be re-
sown. Great many farmers plOw-
; ing them up, and planting the land
in corn, consequently, the crop will
J be short. The per cent. 50.
BARLEY.
: | have reports Of barley from on,
. ly ten counties; shows that moi
much is raised in the State. Tn,
Y condition is given at IS per cent
4 HEMP.
This crop has been sown and pu
8 in fine condition, and the prospects
/ for good crop very flattcring
Average acreage, 80 per cent.
TOBACCO.
From all parts of the State th,
reports are that the early plant
were generly killed. Some few
beds escaped, but nearly every on,
- had TO resow, which will make thu
setting very late; and SHOULD tn
I season not be good for setting
l. there may not be as much plantei
e as was anticipated, which vii
make II somewhat uncertain rs /
the acreage. The acreage AS r,