The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-06-15
Monthly Crop Report.

From general resume Of AL the
correspondents to this office it
is somewhat difficult to make
satisfactory report Of the state as
to how much damage all kinds Of
cereals have sustained from the
snow and the subsequent cold and
cloudy weather. The snow did
not extend over the entire State; it
was mostly coulind to the Central
and Eastern portions. From the
! county Of Pendleton a correspond
ent writes: "Ths SNOW Of May the
10Th damaged all kinds Of vegeta-
ton, and the continued cool weather
so favors the prstiferous cut-worm
and retards growth of all Kinds OF
farm products that it has lowered
the prospects materially; the work
OF the cut.worm is the worst ever
knew there are fields OF both corn
and tobacco that are both literally
destroyed and furrowed out and
4 planted new, and their work still
goes on" The damage has been
the most severe to crops that were
very forward but rs was the case
after the freeze in March. | believe !
that am justiliable in saying that
we were worse scared than hurt /
The prospects looked very gloomy
for all kinds OF forward wheat, rye !
and barley, but the larger portion |
of the crop has Strengthened up,
good heads are forming, and the
prospect very much improved A
gentleman from Chicago, who has
made very thorough eAamina-
ton Of the wheat crop in Kentucky,
estimates the crop at - per cent.
his idea is that one stalk in every
| four is broken and will not mature
fhe grain. His visit was soon af-
ter the snow fell, In conversation
with a gentleman who. has large
experience as a farmer and oh.
serves very closely, and is an ex-
I tensiVe wheat raiser, said that his
opinion had changed two or three
times this spring as to the wheat
crop "says it is true that there is
large number of stalks broken, but
that the heads have pointed up
ward sufficiently for the harvester
to save them, and are apparently
well.p OF course he cannot say
whether they will make COOL
quality of wheat; he thinks now
that there will be a fair crop OF
wheat raised. OF the fields he had
examined the heads were large and
were filling well that there were
oftener four than three grains to
the "mesh." The per recent. Of wheat
on the lst day Of June was 81. The
acreage, as compared with last
year, was "a.
The young corn was very badly
snow-burnt, and its growth was re-
tarded by the long and continued
cold weather, Corn that was much
advanced fell over and looked as If
il was dead, but the few warm
says that we had caused il to
grow. Tho cultivation Of the crop,
at this time OF the season, was new
er better. The ground has been
well worked, and it is in fine condi-
tion. All correspondents say that
corn never come up better than 1t
4 did this season. There has been
much complaint from cut worms.
have made frequent investiga-
tons from those complaining, and
in nearly every instance the dam
age was whore the ground was
broScn this spring. II this Is cor.
rect, it should certainly encourage
fall. blowing for corn. The indica-
Tons are, from all places, that the
acreage will be unusually large.
There was very large per cent. OF
.tAe ground that was in clover, as
a,cll as large part of that which
was s0wn to oats, has been plowed
and planted in corn. The estimat.
ed condition June LIST was 81 per
cent.
Spring PASTURES were never much
I worse at this season OF the year.
They had not fully recovered from
the March freeze; the frosted APP.
pearance ON the ends of the blades
of grass are visible yet. The con
dition June LIST was SO per cent
The crop Of oats will be very
short, some few counties reporting
! full acreage aud good crops, and
others not reporting at all, saying
"All killed, or sown eithor to millot
or planted In corn,p viii make the
per cent. larger than II should be,
ESTIMATED acreage, compared with
b last year, was June tho 1T, 50 per.
cont. Estimated condition June