The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-06-17
BUMPER CROPS
Kentucky Outlook Good According to
Report.

The splendid outlook or crops in
Kentucky, shown by the crop report
of May 1, issued by he State Depart
ment of Agriculture, have been main
tanned to June 1, say the report issued
Tuesday. The report also speaks of
the catarrhal fever, which is prevalent
and fatal among horses in all sections
of the State.
Lack of rain in the extreme western
part and the excessive moisture in
the central and eastern portions are
the only drawbacks to crop conditions.
The report follows: =
The May crop report is issued on
an entirely different basis from am
previous report. During the last win
ter based on the 1910 census, the
State had been divided into nine crop
reporting districts and each district
given a percentage weight in proper
ton to the. yield of that crop in that
district when compared with the total
yield of the State. This is the plan
governing crop reporting for the FEEDER
al Government. There are now the
separate sets of reporters reporting in
this same way to three separate heads.
We believe this viii give us a more &C
curate summary of crop conditions
than the State has ever yet gotten out.
The splendid prospects for a good
crop May l, have been generally main
tanned to June1. A great deal of com
plant come from Western Kentucky of
lack of moisture. Central and Eastern
Kentucky suffered from the same
cause during the first of the month,
amount OF moisture during the latter
part of May However, most of the
crops are in good condition relative
ly speaking. Wheat shows condition
OF 1871 per cent. and is filling well.
Inc corn crop is not all planted, but
Their is an indicated crop of 94.5 per
cent. The condition of planted corn
is 9O.S 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 nd oats crop consider
ably. The same is true of timothy.
Thee onditiOn of potatoes is given as
93.l per cent, indicating a splendid
crop
About 52.8 per cent. of an average
crop of dark tobacco has been trans
planted, which shows condition of ST.
per cent; SIS per cent of the Bur
ley crop was transplanted by June /,
with condition of 81 per cent. The to-
bacco plant in the dark district are re-
ported small and scarce, Indicating
shortage in the crop, while in the Bur
ley district they are reported in splen-
did condition and plentiful. Excessive
rains have occurred throughout the
State since the first of June, and every
prospect is for an average planting of
Burley and fairly large crop of dark.
Many complain of cut worms both for
tobacco and corn. The blue grass see1
crop will be short one. The con1i-
ton of grasses is given as: Blue
grass, 1876 per cent; clover 81 per
cent; alfalfa, 80 per Gen., and orchard
grasses, "a per cent. The drouth has
affected pastures in Western Ken
lucky, but in Central and Eastern
Kentucky the pastures are good
Cattle are reported in good con-
dition;. hog cholera is not so bad as in
the winter months, and the condition
of sheep and lambs is unusually good.
Young poultry has done we'll and there
is splendid crop of young chickens.
ems turkeys and other fowls.
1.-THE condition of apples is S5 per
cent; peaches, 1875 per cent: pears.
81 per cent; plums, 81 per cent; cher
ries, 64.5 per cent; grapes, 80 per
cent. The strawberry crop has been
fairly good. Raspberries will be a
medium crop. There is every prom
Use for one of the alrgest blackberry
crops the State has ever had
tarrhal fever or pink eye" among
horses of several counties. The dis
ease is proving fatal in many instances
and farmers are warned against taking
animals into towns where the disease
is known to exist and against working
them If the animals once become in
fected. This department has on hand
directions for handling this malady,
a bulletin prepared by the State Vet
erlnarian, Dr. Robert Graham, and d.
rectlons for disinfecting infected
stables. These will be sent free upon
application to the department
There has been a large corn crop
planted, the stand is almost perfect
and farmers are urged to try shallow
and frequent cultivation for the COM
ing season. The old idea that three or
four plowings were sufficient to make
a corn crop should be abandoned. and.
if possible, pillow five or six or seven
times, but pillow shallow. The farm
er can very nearly cOun on getting an
extra barrel of corn for every extra
blowing he gives his corn. If it is
only bushe lit will nearly pay its
cost"