Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-18
KENTUCKY CROP REPORT.
Conditions Sept. J, with Special
Reports From rIany Counties.

Frankfort, KY Sept. 3, 1900
Our report is based on very full
and complete replies from nearly
every country in the State. Condi-
tions generally are fully up TO the
conditions reported for August /,
although severe drouth has pre-
vailed in the extreme Western por-
tion and more or less in localities
all over the whole Western part of
the State. The central and east
ern parts have Jared better with re-
spect to rains and reports indicate
in almost all the bluegrass section
improvement in corn, tobacco, pas
tures, meadows and fruits. But
when the improvements is set against
the loss in Western Kentucky the
report for the month does not differ
materially from that of August 1st.
Live stock generally healthy, with
bog cholera in spots. Christian
county seems to be about the worst
IN this respect, some farmers about
Casky having lost heavily. Nelson,
Grant, Crittenden and Ohio coun-
ties report low condition for live
stock ami these, with several other
counties, report shortage Of stock
hogs, bringing the average down to
g., as compared with last year.
There has perhaps never been a
better outlook for tobacco in the
bluegrass and Kentucky river dis
trict Reports indicate condition
90, but if taken tor the section men
toned, it would be above 100. 1t is
the dark district that pulls down
the average condition. Reports in
dicate that 20 per cent. of the crop
was cut Sept. /, and the work is
progressing so rapidly that the
planters absence at political gath
erlngs is noted. The Burley crop
is going into the barn in good or
der
A few extracts are made from the
remarks accompanying the county
reports:
Anderson-Stock hogs scarcer
than l ever knew, Bluegrass in
jured by white grub. The grub
TUNED to a beetle and damaged
number also.
Allen-Worms are bad on tobacco
in last ten days"
Breckenridge-Too much rain
early followed by drouth; crops are
dried up; tobacco cut without being
properly matured.
Barren-Coru crop not so good
as August 1st, on account of drouth;
yield will be poor. Tobacco best
since 1892.
Caldwell-Hogs and cattle scarce
tobacco being cut prematurely.
Excessive rainfall dam
aged tobacco on low lands 10 per
cent. worms troublesome. Those
who used insect destroyers Jared no
better chan others, as frequent
rains destroyed effects of it. g."
Clark-Quite a percentage of
corn blown down and damaged.
Pastures better than l ever saw
them.
Carlisle-Crops in bad condition
for want of rain. Some hog chol-
era.
Christian-Severe drouth, with
very hot weather, which has mate
rally damaged corn and tobacco.
Much tobacco cut too early to pre-
vent its drying up.
Caldwell-Tobacco has fired at
ground until quite proportion of
plants have but four leaves; pas
lures dried up.
Crittenden-Apples are noticea-
ally good on high bluff lands.
Davless-Tobacco firing badly
and being cut prematurely.
Fulton-Corn in low lands total
failure; SO per cent. is a large esti-
mate all round,
Grayes-Worms on tobacco worse
than for FIVE years. Some tobacco
cut green on account OF them.
Gallatin-Tobacco crop largest
and best in twenty years; stock
hogs very scarce.
Hart--Tobacco beginning to
house-burn; late crop not good.
Henderson-Some hog cholera;
tobacco cut before ripe because of