The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-06-18
Outlook For the State
r. Continues Good.
ABOUT HALF A TOBACCO CROP
Planted, But Condition Good
Report Is Issued On
New Basis.
~ WARNING AS TO ,"PINKEYE"

Frankfort, KY, June 13.-The
splendid prospects for crops in Ken
lucky. shown by the Crop report of
May /, issued by the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, have been
maintained to June /, says the re-
port. The report also speaks of the
catarrhal fever, which is prevalent
and fatal among horses in all sec
tions of the State.
Lack of rain in the extreme
western part and excessive moisture
in the central and eastern portions
are the only drawbacks to crop con-
ditions.
The report follows:
1.-THE May crop report is issued
on an entirely different basis from
any previous report. During the
last winter, based on the 1910 CEN
stIs, the State has been divided into
nine corresponding districts and
each district given percentage
weight in proportion to the yield of
, that crop in that district when
compared with the total yield for
' the State. This is the plan gov
erning the crop reporting fer the
Federal Government. There are
now three separate sets of reporters
reporting in this same way to three
separate heads. We believe this
will give us more accurate sum-
mary of crop conditions than the
State has ever yet gotten out.
Good Prospect Maintained.
THE splendid prospects for a
good crop May 1 have been gener-
ally maintained up to June l.. A
great deal of complaint comes from
Western Kentucky of lack of mois-
ture. Central and Eastern Ken
lucky suffered from the same cause
during the first of the month, and
have suffered from an excessive
amount of moisture during the lat
ter part of May. However, most of
the crops are in good condition, rel
atively speaking. Wheat shows
condition of S57 per cent. and is
filling well. The corn crop is not
all planted, but there is an. indicat-
ed crop of 94.5 per cent. The con-
dition of planted corn is reported
as 90S per cent. The oats crop
S9.4 per cent. and condition 1914
per cent. The condition of rye is
56.4 per cent. 1t will be noted
that an early drouth affected the
rye and oats crops considerably.
The same is true of timothy. The
condition of potatoes is given as
9S.1 per cent. indicating splen-
did crop.
Outlook For Tobacco.
About 52.S per cent. of an av-
erage crop of dark tobacco has been
transplanted, which shows condi-
ton of ST. per cent; 57.5 per
Noent. of the Burley crop was trans
planted by June 1, with condition
of 81 per cent. The tobacco plants
in the dark district are reported
small and scarce. indicating
shortage in the crop, while in the
Burley district they are reported
I'm splendid condition and plentiful.
Excessive rains have occurred
throughout the State since the first
OF June, and every prospect is for
an average planting of Burnley and
fairly large crop of dark. Many
complain of cut worms both for to-
bacco and corn. The bluegrass
seed crop will be a short one The
condition of grasses is given as:
Bluegrass. $50 per cent; clover. 81
per cent; alfalfa, 80 per cent. and
orchard grasses, "a per cent. The
drouth has affected pastures in
Western Kentucky, but in Central
and Eastern Kentucky the pastures
are good.
Live stock and Fruit.
Cattle are reported in good con-
Nition; hog cholera is not so bad as
during the winter months, and the