The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-11-24
SPLENDID OUTLOOK
According To The Report of The
4 Commissioner of Agriculture.

In his latest report, ] w Newman,
Commissioner of Agriculture, says:
"Graneries and barns are well filed,
I've stock going into the winter in un-
usually Lthrifty condition. so that the
Kentucky farmers can count safely on
good income if the prices keep up"
His report follows: The crop report
for November is a few days late, purpose
lv in order that the farmers might have
time to shuck enough of their corn TO get
an idea as TO the yield and also 10 COM
plete the seeding of the wheat crop for
the coming year. Weather conditions
for the last month have been very
favorable for husking corn and for seed
ing wheat. Pastures have remained
good. The entire fall throughout the
state has been unusually satisfactory
from weather standpoint.
The final yield of the corn crop in
Kentucky is estimated at 2S bushels
per acre; this Is 8 bushels per acre less
than the preliminary estimate Husk-
ing has revealed the fact that there was
An unusual number of barren stalks in
the corn fields in many sections. believ-
ed TO be due to the excessive rainfall
during e.silking and IasSelIng period.
The preliminar estimate of this Depart
ment Of 81 bushels per acre was also
The estimate of the Federal Govern
ment's October report. The final re-
ported yield shows that Kentucky has
one of the largest corn crops that il ever
produced.
The preliminary report of hurley
tobacco shows a yield of S4l pounds per
acre, and the final estimate is S22
pounds per acre. OF dark tobacco pre-
l'minaFy es innate was s74 pounds while
final estimate is given at Sol pounds
THE final yield of hemp is estimated
At 1.O62 pounds per acre. The acreage
of hemp this year is much larger than
usual, and the price is high, owing TO
he increased demand for American
hemp as a substitute for fibres hereto
fore obtained in Europe.
Tie potato crop is a splendid one.
Variation in yield is great. running from
30 to 500 bushels per acre. but the av-
erage shows l10 bushels of Irish poia-
toes and 81 bushels sweet potatoes pro-
duced per acre.
THE acreage of the wheat crop for
the coming year is given at 81, as COM
pared with % for last year and 9I in
1915. The condition of wheat is given
at 90 Some complaint is made of the
aessian fly found in the early sown
wheat. The screSge of rye is given at
SO, condition %; acreage Of barley %,
condition 90.
''All classes of live stock are in good
condition. Hog cholera is less widely
scattered than usual this season, and
catarrhal fever and black leg among
cattle are reported in several counties
Grasses are reported in splendid
condition.
Taken as a whole, this report indi-
Gates that graineries and barns are we'll
filled, live stock going into the winter
in unusually healthy and thrift y con-
dition, so that the Kentucky farmer can
count safely on good income if the
prices keep up.
This is the last report of the year
and the last that will be made by me.
1t is my desire to express my apprecia-
tion of the cooperation rendered by.
the 500 crop reporters throughout the
State and to acknowledge that it was
only through their efforts that we have
been able to get out an Intelligent
summary of crop conditions.
sincerely hope that they will
give to my successor in office their
hearty cooperation enabling him
to furnish to the public the accurate
Information that we have been able
through them to gather
~ W. NEWMAN,
Commissioner of Agriculture"
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