Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-13
BIGGEST WHEAT
CROP IN HISTORY
REPORTS TO STATE COMMISSION.
ER FROM KENTUCKY COUNTIES
SHOW STATE PATRIOTIC.
DROUGHT HAD SOME AFFECT
Bumper Crop Which Was Promised
Last Month Also Affected, While
Burley Tobacco Was Very Hard Hit
---offcla Agricultural Report.
Frankfort.


Commissioner of Agriculture Cohen
has received reports from sufficient
number OF counties in this state to as
sure him that Kentucky will raise the
largest wheat crop in her history dur
ing 1918. The demand has been met
and he announces in his monthly crop
report that Kentucky farmers are none
the less patriotic than the farmers OF
other states.
The bumper crop that was antici-
pated in the last crop report has been
somewhat reduced by the drought that
has prevailed in many sections of the
state. The eastern and central Sec
tions have been most seriously af-
fected.
Last months report showed that the
corn crop bid fair to be a bumper one,
but with the drought conc itions pre-
yailing in such a large area, the out
look for the crop has decreased some.
The averages by districts Oil corn run
from 20 per cent to 100 per cent. But,
taken as a whole, condition of corn
is 95 per cent of the state average.
The hurley growing district has
been materially affected by the
drought conditions and hurley tobacco
condition is given at 70 per cent, while
the condition of dark tobacco is given
at 81 per cent.
The condition of hemp is SO per cent,
while cow peas show at 81 per cent
and soy beans at 80 per cent. The
estimated yield of Irish potatoes as
compared with an average years out
put is 96 per cent. Condition of the
late potato crop is good. Sweet potato
condition Is 81 PEI cent.
The hay crop is short. Recent rains
have greatly improved pasture con
! ilitonss which @sers si~@r.tat IS PEI
4 cent. In some localities the pastures
are reported to be burnt up.
The condition of alfalfa is S6 pc
cent. The estimated state average o
the third cutting Of alfalfa is one AM
three-quarters tons per acre.
AS result of the large acreage II
gardens this year the question of TAX
ing care of the surplus products as
conservative measure has awakeneu
almost general interest in canning, an,
never in the history of the state ha
canning and preserving been done Of
such a large scale. The question o
storing and caring for the root crop
is also being given especial attention
Garden conditions are given at thi
time at 81 per cent.
1t is estimated that the number 0
live stock on hand, as compared wit
an average year, is rs follows: Horse
80 per cent, condition SO per cent; ca
tie 80 per cent, condition SO per cent
hogs SO per cent, condition 81 pc
, cent; sheep SS per cent, condition 9
per cent; chickens "a per cent, cond
ton "a per cent; turkeys rs per cen
, condition SO per cent.
. BY these estimates it will be see
that there are fewer hogs and shee
: on hand than usual. Two years ag
. the turkey output was greatly d
q creased by black head, which total
destroyed many flocks, and the stat
I average has not since then been r
!. stored to normal production of tn
fowl.
Condition of fruits shows as follows
= Apples, 10 per cent; peaches, g. p,
: cent; pears, &C per cent; grapes.
y. per cent