The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-09-17
In Kentucky at the Pres
ent Time.
RAIN WOULD DO NO GOOD NOW
In Fact Harm. So Far as Con.
ditiOnS of Crops Are
Concerned.
THE COST OF AN ACRE OF CORN
ISSUED September 10, 1879

ISSUED September 10, 1879
The general condition of crops in
Kentucky as of September LIST is
anything but encouraging. On Aug
ust LIST an estimate was made by the
various crop reporters in the State
Scattered rains did fall during the
latter part of August, but they were
either not sufficient or not soon
enough TO make the first of Septem-
her estimate of the crops even as
high as the estimate of August LIST.
Corn has dropped to condition
little more than a half crop. Bur-
ley tobacco still remains at 50 per
cent, but dark tobacco has dropped
70 condition of "A per cent. AL
falfa is 40 per cent, COW peas "a
per cent. and soy beans ~ per cent.
of an average crop. The spring
sown clover shows an average con-
dition of 63 per cent. The legumin-
Gus crops have held their own bet
ter than any other crop during this
drouth. Bluegrass Is given at 60
per cent, orchard grass at SO per
cent. and pastures as a whole are
very inferior. .s-s '7,S ! ArZss
= live stock has suffered very ma
terially on account of short pastures
and scarcity of water. The condition
of horses is given at 80 per cent,
cattle SO per cent, hogs 50 per cent.
and sheep 80 per cent. The condi-
ton of poultry has likewise declin-
ed. Chickens are given as 80 per
cent, turkeys so per cent. and ducks
50 per cent.
All kinds of fruits have deterior-
ated. Apples are small, many drop
ping from the trees, and their con-
dition is shown as 67 per cent,
peaches "A per cent, plums 5S per
cent. and pears So per cent. Gar
den conditions are deplorable, drop !
ping to Al per cent.
Abundant rain falls would not
help anything so far as this years
crop is concerned. The corn crop
would grow worse instead of better
should abundant rains fall now; the |
same is true of tobacco. The dan
ger in the curing period for corn
and for tobacco is in having an ex-
cessive amount of moisture. Rains |
now would only have a tendency to |
spoil what is left of these two crops. |
Moisture is needed very badly for |
foil seeding, and would benefit next /
49, tbie ro.roo. GOOD
wears CROP Ia ms respect "oou
rains would improve fall pastures.
Water td' STOCK is a serious prob
lem in many localities and hahy |
fires are reported as a result OF the !
dry weather. A match dropped in
pastures in the condition in which |
they are at present is almost like
dropping a spark in a powder maya
zine. The water supply in many
towns IN the state mas given out,
and fire losses as a result of the
drouth are bound to be great.
One hundred and fifteen esti-
mates of the cost OF growing an
acre of corn show an average esti-
mate of $685.. Last months esti-
mate of the cost of growing an acre
of wheat was $10.16. II is interest
ing to note that the general opinion
that IL costs 1919 more to grow an
acre of corn than an acre of wheat.
Last years corn production in Ken
lucky was 3O.4 bushels per acre.
The present report would indicate a
yield of about Is bushels per acre
for this year Corn would have to
bring about II cents per bushel on
the average, based on this estimate
of 1895. TO pay the actual cost of
production.
]. w. NEWMAN,