The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-07-12
Kentucky Crop Report for June.

The June crop report for Kentucky
was complied by the Commi sscner of
Agriculture M. G.. Rankin, is as fol-
lows:
lone of the best crops of oats that
has been raised in Kentuky7 fort he
past ten years is shown by the crop re-
ports for this month and larger acre
age is show.o. The reports show that
this crop has suffered less from excess
i've rains and cool weather than almost
any other crop and with plenty of sun
shine and dry wether for harvesting
the crop the farmers will derive more
from the present oat crop than from
any crop for many years. The condi-
tioa shows percentage for the whole
states of. 81.
1.-THE largest acreage of tobacco is
reported as having been planted than
for many years on account of being
set late, and: with favorable weather
conditions there should be more pounds
of tobacco raised per acre. yet the
quality, no doubt will be somewhat
inferior.
1.-THE early potatoes are fine aud
large acreage of both early and late
has been planted. Tie reports show
for the whole State condition of 81
per cent.
"Clover like oats, has suffered little
from excessive rains except for dam
age done while harvesting. The yield
per acre promises to be exceptionally
good. AS for Alfalfa, the condition is
good where it has been tried and a
stand secured. On account of mistaken
ideas concerning the growing of alfal-
ia few attempts are being made to in
crease the acreage of this, the best OF
all crops for feeding.
The interest in growing cow peas IN
| the State is on the increase, yet we
cannot see why every farmer sho uld
not realize the great benefits to be ce-
lit eu fi.m ihe rowing of COW Iea5
not only as an excellent hay crop, hut
as soil restorer and as maintainer
of soil fertility.
There remains much wheat to be
cut. Some fields are very irregular
and thin. Some fields that looked badly
three weeks ago have turned out fairly
we'll. The rust has affected the wheat
but lite and no reports of "scaIe"
have been made, as there were at this
| time last year. The condition of
wheat AS shown by the reports is so
per cent Of an average crop
Corn is an ounced throughout the
State As somewhat discnuraging and
is at least to fifteen days late.
The cool rainy weath-r has retarded
the growth cI the early planted corn
considerably, causing great deal OF
it to b, planted he second time, which
is consines ABLY lower than an average
crop OF pte. edinR years.
''On account of the warm March and
the frost and cool weather in April IN
connection with the heavy rains beat
ing c fl t bloom CT the trees, there is
practically but 40 per cent of a full
fruit crop this Year The early apples
IL many plac. have dcne fairly well,
| but many were worm eaten and fell OF
the trees before majority. The cod
ding moth and fungus diseas seem
to have been increasing due to negll-
gence on the part of the farmer in the
use of proper spraying. There are net
many late apples, they suff, red most
from the climati changes from v hi n
the early apples largely csc; ped.
Som Ct tle Counties showing 1000
apple crO3 are Graves, Hickman and
Muhlenbery. The reach crop reI orts
show about one halt of a crop. "a O.
well, Crittenden Graves and Muf len
..g counties are good. throughout
the ountain section of the State.
Other fruits, such as pears. plums an
grapes and snail fruits, are as witt lie
about one ha'f crop.
Eggs are worth an average price
throughout the State CT II cents per
dozen. Poultry ranges from 9 to 10
cents per pound. Hot weather and
heavy storms have caused great de-
struction of the smaller .chickens and
/ loss thro ugh diseases"