The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1898-10-14
KENTUCKY CROP REPORT.
Condition of Crops and Live Stock Oct
tOber LIST, 1898.

t0ber LIST, 1898.
For the Octob r report replies were
received from 147 correspondents, rep
resenting 103 counties.
CORN.
The corn crop has been further ben
Gifted during Septem Der. Late corn,
VIII oh is usually cut off by the closing
of the season, is, this year, as we'll ma
tured as early corn. The warm rains
have, however, kept corn in a sappy
condition and a number o. complaint is
have been received OF damage in shock.
caused by heating. Grasshoppers, in
the western s.ctIOn particul ir.y, h I'VE
stripped the stalks of their blades, and
in some Instances this has occurred
early enou yh to cause damage to the
grair. Local wind storms have blown
the corn down badly In the western
and southeastern sections and the hot
weather and rains have caused all ears
touching the ground to rot.
The estimated average yield is 80 1-2
bushels per acre for the State. The
average yield for 1897 was estimated
at % bushels per acre. BY sections
the yield averages 81 bushels for the
western, IS for the north central and
81 bushels for the southeastern section.
Very few counties report the crop not
as good as anticipated earlier.
TOBACCO.
The great improvement in the toba C.
co crop noted in the report of Septem
Der. and the crop is reported mainly
housed in good condition. A very
small per cent. remains uncut, and
with favorabl weather in the next
few days this will be saved. Widely
varying views are expressed regarding
the acreage housed this wear. but the
opinion is general that where the
stand is an average one the yield per
acre is one of the heaviest produced.
The estimated average yield per acre
is 74o pounds for the Brrley district
and SIS pounds for the Dark tobacco
district. The weather during the
month has hot been favorable TO-
proper curing and a great number OF
ceived. Some of the finest crops in
Woodford county are said to be ruin
ed by rust.
LIVE STOCK.
The condition of live stock, with the
exception OF some disease in localities,
is In keeping with the excellent con-
dition of pastnrage. Cattle and horses
are in fine flesh. The abundant graz
ing and fine corn crop has increased
the demand for cattle to such an ex-
tent that correspondents report the
younger classes of this stock are not
to be had at any price. An epidemic
of "Bloody Murrian" is reported in
and calves, and from which many of
these have died. No losses had occur
ed during the past few DAYS, the dis
ease was apparently checker. Pink
eye is reported in the counties of Hen
derson and Jessamine, and distemper
is prevalent among horses and mules
in Fulton county. Scab prevails to
some extent among sheep in Kenton
county, and in Madison county num-
bers of sheep have died from the ef-
fects of prub produced by the egg of
certain fiy deposited in the nostril
of the animal
There appears to be no abatement
in the numbers of grasshoppers which
have infested the State during the late
destroyed much young clover as we'll
as eariv sown rye, and it is feared hey
will injure the early sown w eat
which is BEGINNING to come up. F .rm-
ers are holding off sowing VIII at in
manv counties waiting for their disap-
pearanre. Crops are now out of dan
ger and frost would be welcomed as
a means of getting rid of the pests.
Indications in a number OF C tiles
point to an increased acreage of wheat
The soil has been prepared under the
most favorable conditions and the crop
will have all the advantages to be de-
rived from this source.
LUCAS MOORE,
c. missioner of Agriculture.