The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-07-16
Worst i'm California and
North Dakota.
ENOUGH GO0O SPOTS REMAIN
To Assure Big Yields Gen.
erally-COrn the Most
F:OuriShing.
HOW WE FARE IN KENTUCKY

Washington, July l2.-Drougn'
and early frost in certain parts OF
the country brought the average
condition of the crops in the United
States on July 1 down to nearly
one per cent. lower than on the
same date last year and IL lower
than the average crop condition on
July l for some years past-ten
years in most cases.
Conditions are below the aver
age. the Department OF Agriculture
announced to-day, in the Atlantic
Coast and North Central States, eX-
cept Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Wis
cousin. Iowa and Nebraska. They
are above average in the South
Central and far Western States, ex-
cept Kentucky, Alabama, Montana,
Utah and California.
The lowest conditions are found
in California, where July | found
the crops 81 per cent. below aver
age. North Dakota's crops are
14.7 per cent below. New Hamp-
shire 1876 per cent and South Dako-
ia 16 per cent. Wyoming is high
est above average with 9.3 per cent,
followed by Nebraska ~, Texas
6, Washington 80, Oregon, 80 and
Iowa 81 per cent.
Corn shows the most flourishing
condition, standing at 1898. or 3.5
per cent above It's ten-year average.
Other crops show the following av-
erage: Hemp 1888, hops 1881,
winter wheat 1921, cotton 1902, al
falfa 1915. cantaloupes 1915, KAT
fir corn 10l.1, apples 1908, beans
(dry) 1905, sugar beets 1908, rice
99.9, peanuts 99.9, watermelons
99.9, lima beans 99.S, cabbage 99.4,
rye $50, sweet potatoes $50 broom
corn 9S.5, millet 9S.4, sorghum
9S.4, sugar cane 9S.2, onions 9S.1,
blackberries 9S.1, bay Gall cultivat-
ed kinds 97.9, raspberries 976, to-
bacco 90, potatoes 81. clover $50,
tomatoes $50, fax "a, grapes 93,9,
peaches 93.7. pasture 91.4. straw
berries 9l.4, oats 90.3. barley S9.7,
pears SS.7, oranges SS.4, spring
wheat S6.5. timothy S6.3, lemons
63.3, blue grass Tin Kentucky 62.5.
Kentucky Crops.
Frankfort, KY, July 12.-Ken-
hnk haI 70 n
in the grip~of a costly drought the
splendid prospects in June for bum
per crops of all kinds have dwin-
died in some parts of the State to
almost a 50 per cent crop. Local
showers helped some, but from ev-
cry section of the State is an appeal
for rain. Pastures are parched,
ponds are dry and crops of all kinds
suffering for water.
The condition of wheat shows
901a per cent, an increase over last
month of per cent. Wheat is not
yielding as many bushels per acre
as last year, but the quality is eX-
ira good. The yield and condition
of the various other crops are: Rye,
yield normal, condition SO per cent;
corn, yield 9S per cent, condition 81
per cent; oats. yield SO per cent.
condition "A per cent; dark tobac-
co. yield Ga per cent. condition 10 h
per cent; hurley tobacco, yield 8 per
cent, condition 10 per cent; pota-
toes, yield "a per cent. condition 76
per cent; sweet potatoes. yield SO
per cent. condition SO per cent.
The condition of grasses follows:
Blue grass. "a per cent: clover, rs
per cent; alfalfa. 81 per cent; or
chard grass. 81 per cent; COW peas.
SO per cent. and soy beans, SO per
cent. Garden conditions are but so
per cent. Young poultry is report
ed at 93 per cent condition.
Apples show 10 per cent. as
against 81 per cent last month;
peaches. 20 per cent. as against rs
per cent last month; pears SS per