The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-08-13
THE ADVOCATE.
Monthly Crop Report.

chm crop was never better IN heH-
lucky than at the present time. Rams
have been abundant all over the STATE
present conditions are very fattering
Eagly planted corn would make
syery fair crop without much ram, bui
it would require several good ones
70 make large yield. LII some STATES
the drought still continues. In Wesi-
ern Ohio and III parts of Pennsy wanna,
Southern Texas and portions Of Kan
sas and Nebraska--bnt from present
conditions the crop of 1895 will equal
that of 1891. The acreage in this
State is placed at l07 per cent, pres
ent condition of the crop is placed at
ITO per cent.
WHEAT.
The average yield per acre of wheat
can hardly be ascertained as Jet as
the wet weather has retarted thresh-
I. ing. Great many correspondents
complaining that the wheat is being
Injured by the wet weather, and some
IN the stack. The correspondent from
the county of Henderson writes: We
are having heavy rains for all de-
mands, and the wheat and oats not
threshed will soon damage. Tobac-
co trenching." From the county OF
Ohio: Grains in abundance; corn
shooting heavily; some tobacco
drowned out; wheat and oats injuring
in the stack From the county OF
Trigg: "The crop Of corn will be the
largest for ten years; tobacco not
.sfull crop out, but looks well, and Will
he. with favorable season, of good
quality pastures the best for years :"
From the county OF Simpson: "Wheat
has turned out very poorly corn looks
fine: tobacco has run up spindling;
much of IL is frenched; lowlands bad-
Nv washed out" From the county of
Union: "Corn, best prospects for
years; too much rain for tobacco;
frenching badly a light crop OF hay
From the county of Graves: 80
bacco is at least one-half damaged by
high water and too much rain for the
hills, all bottoms are overlooked; fully
one-third of the wheat crop is ruined
by high water and continued rains"
RYE.
The average yield per acre of rye
from the reports from correspondents
is placed at 121 bushels.
BARLEY.
The average yield per acre is placed
at IS bushels.
The average yield per acre placed at
29t bushels.
SORGHUM.
The average compared to fun crop
is placed at 95 per cent.
POTATOES
The acreage of potatoes is reported
unusually large; more attention is be-
Ing paid to this crop, and should be, as
it as it is a profitable one. The condi-
ton is placed at 81 per cent. The
acreage is placed at % per oent.
TIMOTHY
This crop has been improved sicne
my last report from the rains, but the
crop will be short in many places
not worth cutting. The short crop is
not confined to Kentucky, but is wide
spread Timothy hay is one of the
paying crops of our State. The aver
age condition August l is placed at 81
per cent.
APPLES
All correspondents speak of the I'M
usually large apple crop. The per
cent August l is placed at ITO,
GRAPES.
Reports conflict very much as to
grapes. Some correspondents report
them rotting very badly, others report
them in very fine condition. Per
cent. 81.
TOBACCO
You will see from the reports of the
correspondents that / have quoted
that they differ very much as TO The
tobacco crop. From my own obser-
walton the crop looks in fine condition.
some OF it is too late but generally
looks we'll and well grown. The
acreage is placed at 81 per cent. The
condition is placed at 81 per cent,
NICHOLAS MCDOWELL,
Commissioner.