The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-08-13
Conditions Are the Worst
In Many Years.
TOBACCO IS BADLY DAMAGED
And Corn Almost Past Re.
lief-All Farm Prod.
uctS Are Hurt.
YIELD OF WHEAT Is INCREASED

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lucky is suffering the most disas-
trous drouth experienced in many
years. The western part of the
State is parched, while the central
part has Jared but little better.
The conditions in the eastern part
of the State are not so bad. In his
report of the crop condition, made
public here, Commissioner of Ag-
riculture Newman says the State
has been without rain practically
since August 1. and the maturing
crops need rain or they will be
destroyed. Already some crops have
been cut so per cent. and in some
sections even more. The report
says in part:
Corn has dropped to condition
of 63.6 per cent. for the entire
State, many sections reporting less
than one-half of the usual crop pos
sibility. Owing to an error the to-
bacco crop is not complete, but from
the few reporting on this crop, a
condition of 60 per cent. for dark
tobacco and So per cent for Burley
tobacco is indicated. Pasture con-
ditions are reported bad-67 per
cent. for bluegrass, SO per cent. for
orchard grass and 81 per cent. for
clover.
1T is interesting to note how
well leguminous crops are holding
out through these dry conditions.
Cow peas are given at rs per cent.
soy beans at 76 per cent. and alfal-
ia at So per cent.
Garden conditions are given at
60 per cent. and there is but little
hope held out for abundant fall
vegetables.
The fruit crop continues in fair
condition. Condition of apples is
given as 65 per cent. peaches, 67.7
per cent; plums, 63 per cent;
pears, 50 per cent, and grapes, 81
per cent.
Condition of live stock has de-
creased owing to shortage of pas
ture. Lack of stock water is driv-
ing a great many animals to the
market. Condition of horses is CIV
en- as 92 per cent, cattle 90.z per
cent, sheep SO per cent. and hogs
80 per cent. Poultry is reported as
suffering a great deal on account of
excessive hot weather. The turkey
crop will not be large. Condition
of turkeys given at So per cent.
chickens 92 per cent, ducks SO per
cent.
1.-The final yield of wheat is CIV
en- as 1875 bushels per acre for the
State as against 9.S bushels last
year. Oats at 1873 bushels, barley
at 17.S bushels. rye 1919 bushels.
'Basing the final yield of wheat
on an acreage of 6S1 1928, of which
1913 per cent. was left standing May
/. an acreage of 543.695 would
show total yield of 6,796,196
bushels for the State. The average
price this season has been about 80
cents bushel. The total value of
the wheat crop therefore for the
year 1913 is valued at s6.116,577.
AN interesting part of this crop
report is the estimate of 100 farm
ers of the cost of producing an acre
of wheat in Kentucky. Out of 100
estimates from various portions of
the State and with land values and
prices of labor, ETC.. varying. the
average estimate of the cost of pro-
ducing an acre of wheat is $1O.16
an acre. With the average of wheat
for the State of 1875 bushels per
acre sold at so cents, leaves the
farmers of Kentucky making
profit of 81 cents per acre on their
wheat for 1913.
Rains in the near future could
save more or less of the tobacco
crop, but II is practically too late
to benefit very materially the corn
crop of 1913"