The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-08

has been planted. The reports show
for the whole state a condition OF 81
per cent.
Clover and Alfalfa.
Clover. like oats. has suffered IT.
he from excessive rains except for
damage done while harvesting. The
yield per acre promises 10 be excep.
tionally good
As for alfalfa. the condition Is
good where II has been tried and a
stand secured. on account OF mis-
taken IDEAS concerning the growing
of alfalfa few attempts are being
made 10 Increase the acreage OF this
the best Of an crops for feeding.
Cow Peas.
The Interest IN growing COW peas
I'm the state is on the increase, yet
We cannot see why every farmer
should not realize The great benefits
to be derived from the growing Of
COW peas not only as an excellent
hav crop. but as a soil restorer and as
maintalner Of soil fertility.
Bluegrass.
Bluegrass seed has been stripped
and there was a largs amount OF
weeds. There seems 10 have been
quite a scarcity Of seed and a great
demand for t.
During the first part Of June there
was a great deal OF rain and crops
we're very backward. but about the
] ON OF the month there was pretty
weather and sunshine which was bad
ly needed and Il did much good for
the crops The latter part OF the
month has been rainy. which has stop
ped p,owlng and interfered with
harvesting 10 a great extent. In some
localities during the month there has
been some hail. which has damaged
some OF the crops a little and IN
some other parts OF the state high
water has caused much damage. All
crops at the last Of the month are
backward for this time OF the year.
Reports from d number OF counties
On the state indicate that rains have
been only local aad there are many
parts of counties that have not had
ANY rain since the latter part OF May.
The local weather bureau shows that
there was nearly twice the amount
OF rainfall during the month of juno
.as compared with the month of May.
that Of June being 6.59 and that Of
May being a little more than 3 inches
Wheat.
There remains much wheat 10 be
cut. Some fields are very irregular
and thin. some fields that looked
badly three weeks ago have turned
out fairly well. The rust has affect
ed the wheat but little and no re-
ports OF scale" have been made, as
there we're az this time last year. The
condition OF wheat as shown by the
reports is so per cent. Of an average
crop.
Corn.
Corn throughout the state is some
what disoouraging and is at least ten
to fifteen days late. The cool rainy
weather has retarded the growth Of
the early planted corn considerably,
causing a great deal OF il TO be plant
ed the second time, and the condition
shows an average of : per cent. az
the present tipe, which 81 consider
ably lower than an average crop of
preceding years.
Fruit.
On account of the warm March and
the frost and cold weather in April
In connection with the heavy rains
beating of the bloom Of the trees,
there Is practically but 40 per cent.
Of full fruit crop this year. The
early apples In many places have
done fairly well, but many were
worm-eaton and fell of the trees be-
fore maturity. The coddllng moth
and fungous diseases seem to have
been increasing, due to negligence
on the part OF the farmer in the use
Of proper spraying. There are not
many late apples. they suffering most
from the climatic changes from
which the early apples largek es-
capped Some of the counties showing
a good apple crop are Graves, HEX
man and Nluhlenberg. The peach
crop reports show about one-half of a
crop. Caldwell, Crittenden, Graves
and Muhlenberg counties are good.
Throughout the mountain section OF
the state the peaches are better than