Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-05-19

The report for this month Is made
up from replies received from I52 cor
respondents, representing 100 coun-
ties.
WHEAT.
The high condition of the wheat
shown by the April report has been
maintained throughout the month,
and were it not for the unaccountable
low average reported from a few
counties, lying principally in the
Southeastern section, the condition
would show a considerable gain over
the very satisfactory condition of
April Ist.
The crop is free from insect enc
mics, and only an occasional mention
OF yellOwing, caused by cold rains,
mars perfect condition. The con-
dition for the entire State, May 1st,
averages lOl. On May 1, 1897, the
condition was s5; May 1, 1896, the
cPndition was "a.
Considering the crop by the three
subdivisions of the State the Western
section shows a condition of 100; the
Central, los, and the Southeastern,
pS. Hessian fiy,which in January
and February was damaging the crop
i'm Western Kentucky, has entirely
disappeared. The excellent condition
Of the crop is especially noticeable in
the Central section, where but two
counties out of thirty-five report
condition less than 100.
OATS.
The condition of the oat crop May
LIST averages So May l, 1897, the con-
.pition was 70. The Western section
shows the highest condition, 81. In
the Central section the condition is
S3, and i'm the Southeastern 50. Some
early oats were frozen by the cold
weather of April 9Th and 9Th, but the |
injury was only temporary.
CORN.
The acreage of corn is estimated at |
SO per cent. of the acreage of 1897.
The acreage is largest in the Central
section, being 92 per cent. of the 1897
acreage. In the Western and South
eastern sections it is 81 and 81 per
cent. Of the acreage of 1897.
The month has been unfavorable
for planting, and less than 25 per
cent. of the crop was planted prior to
May LIST. The weather was unfavor-
able for termination, and it is appre-
that the stand obtained from
the early planting will be poor.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the crop of
1897 was in hands of farmers on May
LIST. On same date of 1897, 25 per
cent. of old crop was on hand.
TOBACCO.
Preparations for a large crop of to-
bacco are being pushed as rapidly as
the season will permit. The damage
to plants by the freeze of April 5th
and 9Th was not so great as at first
indicated. The supply of plants was
in the first SO abundant that the
small percentage of loss will have no
influence on the acre
age. In the Western section the loss
was but per cent. In the Central
section 1t was Is per cent. Some COM
plant is made that the plants are
not growing as they should.
CLOVER AND PASTURES.
The promise of early pastures has
not been fulfilled. The weather dur
ing April was not calculated to push
and as consequence the
of pastures May lst as COM
pared with average years is but 80.
Clover meadows and pastures show
i'm the general slow growth and poor
LIVE STOCK.
Stock continues in a good, thrifty
despite the lack of suf-
ficient pasturage. No disease save
cholera among hogs is reported, and
even this is below rather than above
the normal percentage.
FRUIT.
Reports on the condition of the
fruit crop are conflicting on some
points. All reports agree that at
least fair crop of apples exist to this
date; although early apples may