The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-06-26
CROP REPORT JUNE i, 1914.


The month of May was an unusual
ly dry one in Kentucky. The crop re-
ports coming to this office as of June
Ist. show that there was practically
no rainfall in Kentucky from May Sth
to June LIST. Almost every report
speaks of the drouth, but the damage
AID to June LIST has not been serious.
Since this time copiouS rains have
fallen in many parts Of the State. The
hest rains have occurred in the CEN
trail and eastern portions of the State.
showers over limited areas have &C.
Cured in the western sections.
Wheat cutting has begun in the
southern portion of the State, and the
indications are that We will have a
record. breaking crop in Kentucky.
condition is given at SO per cent. at
the beginning of the harvest, and it is
now too late for weather conditions
TO prevent the maturing of large
Weld OF wheat of splendid quality.
The crop has but one danger to run
now. and that is, an excessive rain
fall while in the shock. Rye has held
its own and the condition is given at
90 per cent This crop is practically
and ready for harvest is the Bluegrass
seed crop, which will be large and OF
good quality. Condition of Bluegrass
is given at SO per cent.
The corn acreage is given at SO per
cent, while the condition is stated at
81 per cent. The drouth to a certain
extent has affected both the planting
of the corn and the condition of that
planted. The damage to corn, how
ever, is probably not very great, as
the rains that have fallen since the
first Of June will remedy much of the
trouble indicated by the reports.
Oats, however, with an acreage of 80
per cent. has suffered materially in
condition, the latter dropping to "a
per cent. A rain would help the oats
crop some. but this can not possibly
be a heavy crop this year.
Tobacco beds have suffered in a
measure from the drouth. Lack OF
moisture has prevented the trans
planting of plants at the proper time,
and there are complaints of the plants
getting too large for transplanting.
This damage, however, can not be
considered as very serious. Condl-
ton of Burley tobacco is given at 90
per cent, and that of dark tobacco 81
per cent. Cut worms are doing con-
siderable damage to both corn and
tobacco.
Alfalfa and orchard grass are both
given at sc per cent, and have not
suffered as much from the drouth as
Young clover and timothy, which show
a condition of IA per cent. Garden
conditions are given at 80 per cent.
The prospects for a large furlt crop
remain good, but the strawberry crop
was cut to about so per cent. of a
crop as the result OF the dry conol-
lions at maturity. indications are 1or
a large blackberry crop, this pelng
given at 90 per cent; grapes at 81;
apples 70; peaches "a; pears ", and
plumS IS per cent.
All live stock is in good condition,
comparatively speaking, with sambs
beginning to show the effect OF snort
nastures. Condition of horses is CIV
en- at 95 per cent; cattle "a; hogs u;
and sheep and lambs at go. Young
turkeys have suffered from the heat,
and their condition is given at 81 per
cent: ducks at 80 and chickens at 30.
The hay crop has been cut down
some by lack of moisture.
Taken as a whole, the wheat, hay
and bluegrass seed crops are assured,
while the corn and tobacco crops are
not injured to an irreparable extent.
Seasonable weather can yet make this
wear a prosperous one to the farmers
in Kentucky.
J. w. NEWMAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture.