The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1910-07-15
keniusly Crop Rero.. for June.

was Complied ny The commissioner
Agriculture NJ G Rao',in, is 81 -
lows:
"One of the best crcn ats that
has been raised iii Ke' ky for the
past ten years is shown by The crop re-
porIs for this month and larger acre
age IL shown. The reports show thai
this crop has suffered less from excess
i've rains and cool weather than almost
any ether crop and with plenty OF sun
shine and dry weather for harvesting
the crop the farmers will derive more
from the present oat crop than from
any crop for many years. The cOndi-
ton shows percentage for the whole
states of "a.
The largest acreage Of tobacco is
repol ted as having been planted than
for many years on account of being
set late ana with favorable weather
conditions there should be more
pounds Of tobacco raised per acre, We,
the quality. no doubt will be some.
what inferior
THE early potatoes are fine and
large acreage Of both early and late
has been planted. The 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 1T has been tiled and
stand secured. On account of mis-
taken ideas concerning the growing
OF alfalfa fewattempis are being made
to Increase the acreage Of this the
best Of oil crops for feeding.
The intereSt in growing COW peas
in the State is on the increase, vet we
cannt see why every farmer should
not realize the great benefit TO be
derived from the growing Of cow peas
not only as an excellent hay crop, but
as soil reStorer and as a maIutainer
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 well. The rust has affected
the wheat but little and no report, OF
scale" have been made as there were
at this time last year. The condition,
of wheat as shown by the reports i,
so pei cent of an average crop.
Corn is announced throughout the
State as somewhat discouraging and
isat least ten to fit zen days late. The
cool rainy weather has retarded the
growth Of the early planted corn con
Siderably causing great deal of it to
be planted the second time which is
considerably lower than an aVsrage
crop Of preceding years.
"On..accOuGt of the warm March and
tie frost and cool weather in April in
connection With the heavy rains beat
ing off the bottom Of the trees, there
is practically but 40 per cent of full
fruit crop this year. The early aprl IS
to many places have done fairly vel.
but many were worm eaten and fell
otf the trees before maturity. The
coddling moth and sungouS diseases
seem to have been increasing due t.
negligence on the part OF the farmer
in the use Of proper SPRAY lag There
are not many late apples, they suffer
I'd mCst from the climate changes
from which the early apples escaped.
Some of the counties showing good
apple crop are Graves. Hickman and
Muhlenberg. The peach crop reports
show about one half Of crop. Cald-
we'll, Crittendem, Graves and Mullen
berg counties are good. Throughout
the mountain section Of the S:a'e,
other fruits, such as pears, pums and
grapes and small fruits, are as wEole
about one half crop.
Eggs are worth an average price
throughout the State of II cents per
dozen. Poultry ranges from to ID
cents per pound. Hot weather and
heavy storms have caused great de-
StructiOn Of the smaller chickens and
loss thrOllUh diseases -