The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1900-03-16
KENTUCKY CROP REPORT.
Condition of Crops and Live
Stock March LIST, 1900.

Replies were received this month
from 1870 correspondents, representing
81 counties.
Pursuant to custom we re state in
this, the first report of the year, the
boundaries OF the three sections into
which the State, for the purposes Of
this report, is divided and the reasons
prompting such divisions:
The irregular contour Of the coun
ties makes 1t impracticable to divide
upon straight lines in any given
course. Again, il is advisable to sep.
arate the ozark tobacco" district in
the west part of the State from the
Burley district OF the central and east
ern portion. Likewise it Is desirable
to separate the counties in the eastern
and southeastern portion, where the
production of any crop rarely exceeds
the home demand and where the per-
centage of increase or decrease affects
in small measure only the actual
production Of the State, from the other
sections producing a large surplus.
To meet all these varied conditions
the following divisions appear to us
as the best to he devised:
The western section composes SO
counties west OF an irregular line
drawn from the eastern boundary OF
Hardin county on the north to the
easter boundary of Allen on the south
the intervening counties Of Larue,
Hart and Barren being placed in the
western section. The central, or to be
more accurate, the north central sec
ton, embraces 30 counties lying east
of the above described boundary and
northeast of an irregular line drawn
from the eastern boundary of Lewis
county on the northeast of LaTue
county In the southeast, the interven.
ing counties OF Bath, Montgomery,
Clark, Madison, Lincoln, Boyle and
Marion being in the central section.
The eastern or southeastern section Is
composed of the remaining 40 eoun-
ties lying southeast of the above>de>
SERVED lines.
WHEAT.
The condition of the wheat crop,
compared with average years, is 81
which is 10 points above the average
for the past four yeas II points above
the condition on March Ist, 1899, and
7 points below the condition on De-
cember Ist, the date of the last month
ly report.
The condition averages highest in
the central section, SO, and the lowest
in the southeastern section, "a In
the western section the conditions is
os. Replies to question HAS wheat
suffered from any cause during win
ter" are 81 in the affirmative and O.
In the negative. OF the affirmative
answers 81 are from the western Sec
ton, 70 from central and IL from
southeastern. Sudden and severe
freezing without adequate snow pro.
lection is the case OF damage usually
assigned.
The highly satisfactory condition o
the crop, notwithstanding the trying
ordeals to which it has been subjected
is accounted for by the fact that the
plant was exceptionally we'll rooted
and otherwise prepared to withstand
the rigors of the season. A consider
able number of counties in the centra
section report the crop the finest pros
poets in many years. Owing to the
prevalence of Fly" in early wheat
last fall much apprehension of dam
age from this source is felt as the sea
son progresses, it being generally
conceded that the insect in its pupa
or flax seed" state is not affected by
the lowest temperature of our winters
The amount OF 1899 crop in hand:
of farmers on March Ist is estimated