The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-13

destroyed by the heavy rains ana
storms in many counties OF the dark
district and showing at the present
time not more than sexenty-five per
cent of crop with the prospects
bad for this on account of the quad
ity being bad, the yield viii be cut
In half.
hurley TOBACCO.-The larg-
est crop has been planted than was
ever planted in the district before
Reports of this month show that
the crop will be cut for below an
average on account of so much
rain, causing. many acres to be
abandoned entirely. and others not
10 make more than half crop or
less. and what is saved win be light
and not yield more than seven or
eight hundred pounds per acre.
RYE-Reports show a very
small acreage of rye harvested. max
ing a yield Of about nine bushels per
acre on an average. and selling
from soc to 81 per bushel.
BARLEY.-There is very little
barley raised in the state, but re-
ports show that what is raised is
doing nicely.
HEMP. is doing well.
price good, selling at &c to &c per
pound.
POTATOES. -There is one of the
largest acreages of potatoes ever
planted in the state, and the yield
is and will be about 100 TO 15o
bushels per acre, selling from Coo TO
81. so per busheL
FRUITS.-rhe report on apples
varies very much; some show a very
large crop, while others show very
small one. So on an average we
ght think that there will be a
small pield OF apples. price being
very high is another reason why we
should think the crop a short one.
PEACHES -Peaebes are not do
ing what they should. being full of
worms, have fallen of cutting the
crop shorter than It would have been
had they been sound. Prices very
high, selling from 50 TO $3.50 per
bushel.
There is a very small crop of IL
other fruits in the state.
! HORSES. seem to be hold
ing their own, but the prices seem 70
/ be lower in some sections of the state
than In many years. selling in some
counties from $40 to $3.50 a head.
MULES.-There Is a smaller mum
Der of mules than at this time last
year. and the price is good. Selling
at from 500 to 1925 apiece.
+! Selling at very good
prices ranging from 31kc to sc pei
pound.
SHEEP.-Are doing well and sell.
I ing at fairly good prices ranging
from NC to &c per pound.
HOGS.-Are selling at varying
time not more than seventy-fve pei
pound With the exception of chol.
era in some sections among hogs and
scabbies among sheep the condition
of all lvestoc Is good.
Poultry is higher than for many
years on an average of the whols
year. and eggs are equally as high
ranging in price from Ice to zoe pei
dozen.
| CLOVER. Glover Is In fine con
dition; price good. $40 TO s12 pei
ton.
ALFALFA.-Alfafa is doing we'll
and the interest in this crop is in
creasing each year, and we hope "a
see every farmer have a nice piece
on his farm.
Extracts From Crop Reports.
| Caldwell County-Corn needs cult.
ivation badly as Il has rained SC
much We have had no chance to eul
tivate the crops.
| Christian County Do not know
what per cent of damage wheat has
sustained from blight. finest crop oil
straw / have ever seen and know
that the weld win be damaged "a
some extent from blight and green
bugs. 1t ripened more 8rregularly
than I ever saw II. Practically all OF
II is IN shock. Clover has improved
very materially since last report and
Is later than / ever saw X. Glover
is full OF weeds. Continued rains
unfavorable for haying. Alfalfa fine;
second cutting In a few days
Crittenden County-What Nee
wheat there Is in this county is good
and Is nearly ready TO cut There Is
large acreage OF corn planted but
there has been 50 much rain that I,
is badly In the weeds and grass and
dry weather is needed to clean ii out
Oats are good and promise good
yield. The tobacco acreage has fall
len off considerably. great many
farmers that intended setting have
not set plant. The potato crop did
not receive as good cultivation as II
ought owing to so much rain Apples
are dropping badly and the crop win
not amount to much. There will be
a good many peaches II nothing hap
Ipens
Fulton oounty-0n account OF so
much rain in last month and first OF
this the farmers are behind with
their crops as to what they were last
year. Wheat is yielding much bet
ter.
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