Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-15
CORN.

CORN.
Drouth that prevailed over the
greater portion of the State during
the month Of August spread over the
whole Of the State dunng September.
Water, both for man and beast, in
many parts is becoming distressingly
scarce, and in some places stock are
not only driven miles to water, but
are fed as in winter months. Not a
county reporting, from Pike to Full
ton, and from Campbell to Cumber-
land, that does not tell of great dam
age to crops from dry weather. In
some localities the early planted corn
in rich bottom land. where we'll cult
waited, will make fair crop, but a
large per cent. has matured too early
and will be light and chaffey and
Loose on the cob. Mason. the only
county reporting an average crop, has
yield of 40 bushels per acre, while
the county of Daviess, where the
drouth is the most distressing ever
known in the history of the county,
the average yield is only IL bushels
per acre. Owirg to the dry state of
the atmosphere the September frosts
did but little damage to corn, and
that was of the late planting. 8 per
cent. is the estimated damage by
frost in the State, and % bushels per
acre is the estimated yield.
TOBACCO.
The same influence that diminished
the corn crop worked unfayorably on
the tobacco crop. The early setting
WAS housed free of frost, and while of
good color in some instances, on the
whole matured too early and was cut
to prevent burning in the hill. A
good portion of the late setting was
cut green to escape the frost. Is per
cent of the crop was injured by frost.
CLOVER.
The number of acres Of clover cut
for seed as compared with 1896 is 95
per cent, and the average yield per
acre is 2 bushels. Several counties
repo ted an average yield of 3 bushels
per acre.
PASTURES.
Pastures in some counties are a
thing of the past. The average con
dition on August LIST was 81, and on
September LIST So, while on October
lst it is only 45. Henderson county
reports the lowest average, g per cent
and Clay the highest, 100 per cent.
HOGS.
The average number of hogs being
/ fed for market as compared with last
year is 81 per cent. La many coun
ties feeding hogs are scarce, and in
all the reports show them To be small
in size, the larger having been fed fol-
the Spring aud Summer markets
The dry weather and dust has an in
furious effect GU this class of stock
and in Livingston county they are
dying for the want of water Sore
throat is killing the hogs in Grant
county. To the query "have you hos
cholera in your neighborhood?" 81
correspondents answered mo" and Al
answered yes"
APPLES.
The yield of winter apples as com
pared with an average year is only 81
per cent Many counties report al
entire failure, while others give {
good average. The correspondent
say they do not believe the fruit will
keep
FALL FLOWING
Fall blowing is at a stand still.
large crop of wheat was anticipated
but 1t is found to be impossible t
break the ground. 81 per cent. of al
average crop has already been sow
ia corn and tobacco land, and if i
rains sufficient to soften the grow
by October 18th, and average croT
will he pitched. There seems to be ;
general anxiety over the State Il
plant large crop Of wheat, and il
some places the seed is being SOW,
in the dust. LUCAS MOORE,
Commissioner of Agriculture.