The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1904-09-10
The Crop Report.

issued D1 the department OF agflcul-
ture for the Kentucky section last
week:
The first half Of the week was warm
with a few local showers; the latter
part was fair and cool, the nights be-
Ing unusually cool f0r this time OF
year
Tobacco has improved TO quite an
extent since the recent rain, but even
with favorable conditions IL c==not
make a full crop. Some fields were
set out under unfayorable conditions
and did not get a good start and some
have suffered from drouth. The crop
has been unusually free from worms.
Cutting is in progress in the early
fields.
Corn is looking more promising
since the rains and. as a whole. will
be nearly up to the average 1t is
maturing slowly and generally has
| plump, well-flled ears. The greater
part of it will be ready for cutting
between the 18th and goth Of Sep
| TENDER.
green in most localities since the rains
Of last week and the fall feed looks
promising
Peaches are turning out better than
expected and are coming into market
plentifully. Apples are not SO good
and are frequently wormy and infe-
rior.
Gardens had dried out badly before
the rain, but now show some improve
ment. Irish and sweet potatoes are
yielding well.
a fair crop of millet has been saved.
| considerable clover has been cut Tor
seed, and a good yield reported.
ready TO make up.
Hemp has not done well and is not
up TO the standard.
Flowing for wheat is in progress
and farm work is generally well up.
Extracts from reports Of correspond
ents in the counties of the western
part of the State ere as follows:
Ballard-Corn crop is good, a fine
rain came just in time; tobacco good,
late planting the best, cutting has
commenced; following for wheat in
progress; fruit falling off trees badly;
weather cool and pleasant.
Butier-Cooler weather. plenty Of
rain during past week; corn maturing
well; millet mostly cut, good crop;
pastures good; wheat and oats all
threshed.
Caldwell-GOod rains during tho
week; corn, tobacco and pastures
much improved; ground in good con-
dition to break for wheat; no tobacco
cut, early planting beginning to ripen,
but few worms have made their APP
pearance.
Daviess-No rain to amount to any
thing since the 1st of June; corn crop
cut one-half; tobacco crop about one
third; water scarce; gardens and pas
lures dried up; no fruit.
Graves-Clear and cool; fine rain
on 25th; all crops doing well; a good
crop of corn; peas fine; pastures
good; apples dropping of; sorghum
cane fine; farmers blowing for wheat.
Marshall-Good showers; corn extra
good and most Of it is practically
made; tobacco doing better, but will
not make near a full crop; peaches
small but tolerably plentiful; pastures
land gardens in good condition; apples
dropping badly; some blowing for
wheat. big crop will be sown.
Muhlenberg-Good rain on the 25th.
greatly benefited all crops, especially
late corn and tobacco; corn badly
damaged by drouth; tobacco doing
fairly well; peas being cut. crop is
good. apples dropping very badly;
sweet potatoes promise a good yield.
Todd-Fine rain past week, late
corn and tobacco greatly benefited;
cutting tobacco commenced during the
past week, quality good.
Union-COrn very good; apples and
peaches nearly a failure; potatoes and
pastures good; tobacco generally late
and small, but growing nicely; break
Ing land for wheat is progressing.