Mountain advocate., 1913-11-21
CROP REPORT
MADE PUBLIC
sURLEY TOBACCO YIELDED lis,
100000 POUNDS; DARK,
75,ooo,ooo
LARGE CROP OF WHEAT
Great Deal Of Corn ls unsound--
Death Rate Among Stock May
Be High This Winter.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Frankfort-The November crop re-
port, the final report for the year, was
issued by Commissioner Of Agriculture
J. w. Newman. The next report will
be issued In May, 1914.
The report shows the final yields OF
cereals, the pasturage conditions at
the beginning OF winter and the outlook
for winter stock and winter wheat. The
report follows:
1.-THE crop report as of November
was Intentionally delayed few days
for the purpose OF giving the farmers
an opportunity OF ascertaining the
final yield OF the corn crop and to get
better idea as to the final yield OF
tobacco. This is the last report that
the department will publish in 1913.
The next report will be as Of May l
next year.
"The long drouth in Kentucky has
been broken. There has been sufficient
rainfall to start the fall-sown grains
of In splendid condition, and stock
water In most places is now plentiful.
Fall grass is starting to grow, but 1t
is too late in the season for any great
amount OF pasture to be secured. The
cold weather and short supply Of grass
have caused the farmers to begin feed
ing stock from a month to six weeks
earlier than usual. Quite a good deal
Of fall blowing has been done.
1.-THE final yield of corn In Kentucky
for 1918 as reported is EOS bushels an
acre. The government estimate for
1912 was 30.4 bushels. The final yield
of hurley tobacco is reported as 655
pounds an acre. AS there was an acre
age OF approximately 175.000, this
would indicate that the hurley crop OF
Kentucky would be 115,000,000 pounds.
The final yield OF dark tobacco is 500
pounds an acre, and with an acreage
OF approximately 100000, makes the
total yield OF dark tobacco about 75,-
000, 900. The drouth has cut corn about
one-third, hurley tobacco about one
third, and dark tobacco about one-half.
1.-THE per cent OF wheat sown is
given as 91.5, and the condition OF this
wheat as 91S. This indicates rather a
large crop of wheat for next year. A
large acreage Of rye, given as 96.5, has
been sown and the condition is given
as 93.S. Alfalfa, clover, orchard grass
and bluegrass all show up in fairly
good condition. The rains have re-
yived many of the grasses that looked
as II they would not be of any more
value.
Hog cholera has abated in certain
sections of the state, but is raging in
the mountain sections, and in Western
Kentucky. Many Of the hogs that are
usually fattened upon the mast Of the
timber regions are this year dying
from cholera. Catarrhal fever, or black
tongue has broken out among horses
in but one place in the state. and that
is in Southeastern Kentucky.
"A great deal of the corn that has
been produced is unsound. The supply
OF roughness is short and with prac-
tically no winter pasture, and with
feeding beginning so early, a large
death rate may be expected among the
live stock of the state this winter.
Warm, sanitary quarters are always
good thing for live stock, but are alb
solutely necessary where the supply
OF feed is not up to the standard.
Farmers can save the lives OF a great
many animals by preparing comforta-
BILE quarters for them now. Respect
fully, J. w. Newman, Commissioner of
Agriculture"