The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-16
KENTUCKY CROPS
REPORT MADE BY COMMISSION.
Err TODAY.
Condition Of Cereal and Tobacco Ia
First District Given BY
Counties.

Frankfort. KY. July IA gen
eral summary Of the condition OF
crops is: The weather throughout the
state for the whole of June was un-
usually warm and there was practical
ly no rainfall. There was high per
centage OF sunshine. causing a general
drought.
Wheat.
The weather has been very savos
able to the harvesting of wheat and
rye In many sections threshing has
commenced and a good yield is being
shown and as fine a quality as has
been known for several years. We
have had several reports OF insects
damaging both straw and grain.
Oats.
The oat crop for several has never
been so bad. The drought has caused
almost a total failure in many sec.
tions Of the state and dry rust has
helped TO make the failure.
Corn.
The corn crop will be an average
one although the lateness of planting
and the hot weather is causing aeidity
of the soil in the lowlands and eaus-
ing the seed not TO germinate. Many
had 70 plant their corn the second
OF third time.
Barley and MilIet.
There is little of either OF these
crops grown in the state bar both
crops are doing we'll, but badly need
ing rain.
The Fruit Crop.
There will be about one third Of a
crop. There were few cherries, and
plums are not bearing very heavy as
the destructive black knot mas done
great damage to the damson plum
trees in the past two or three years,
and there will be few. IL any, damsons
this season. The pruning process
does not seem TO check the ravages o.
"black knot" In some sections of
the state there is a full crop OF apples
and peaches, while in other sections
both crops are almost a total failure.
Many OF the limbs on the peach trees
have withered away and died, the re-
suit. presumably, of the last freezes
which came at a time when the trees
were putting forth their leaves.
Dark Tobacco.
There has been reported TO us that
there will be about 81 per cent OF a
full crop planted. The prospect is
that nearly all OF this will be pooled
There are fifteen counties that con-
stitute the above percentage in the
second division. There are fifteen
counties In the first division that re-
port 100 per cent OF full crop planted
or an average of S2 per cent in the
whole Of the dark tobacco growing
district.
Clover and Grasses.
Glover and grasses are not as good
as early prospects indicated, but many
farmers are being able to cut and put
In barns without rain. Alfalfa is do
ing well and there is a very increased
acreage throughout the state.
First District.
Ballard, County-Since the coming
of open weather farmers are getting
all crops well in hand with soil in ex-
cellent condition for rapid growth
There is a great effort for the largest
corn and tobacco crop ever grown In
this county and both are looking fine
and fairly well cultivated. Wheat is
all harvested, but has a great deal OF
smut. Hay and clover harvest will
soon be over. Yield is good. Fruit of
all kinds is scarce. Grapes are rot
ting before maturity.
Caldwell County-The planting of
corn Is late. There is quite a lot of
corn Just coming up, but about one
half OF the corn is in very good con-
dition. Tobacco Is doing reasonably |
we'll. Wheat is turning about one.
half Of a crop.
Galloway County-Tne rains cut
he corn crop short and increased the
.obacco crop. Wheat is all harvested.
Hay crop Is exceedingly short.