Year: 1879

up to and above i'm others. While We
think the number for packing will fall
somewhat short of that of last year,
whereas, If the season keeps open and
warm, they will go into market i'm
superior condition, and with heavier
weights. Ii il hard to conceive of a
better season for fattening that this.


Sheep- heephusbandry in Kentucky
Is growing perhaps more rapidly than
any other live stock i'm crest. This is
first, because of the quick, certain, and
uniform profit second, because of the
perfect adaptation of our climate and
grasses To the production of sheep i'm
their most perfect form, and third and
chiefly, because sheep husbandry is as
completely within the reach of men of
moderate means as Of the rich. The
only drawback to sheep husbandry-
rising to an immense magnitude i'm
Kentucky in a very few years-is the
want of a protection against the depre-
datiOns of the worthless and useless eurs
that infest the State. From the East
ern to the Western border Of the State,
there is scarce foot ON which sheep
cannot be raised to profit. We hope
those interested will suggest to the
SOlOns, who are shrotly TO assemble,
the necessity to afford some effective
protection to this growing interest.


Frmt-The apple crop is an unusually
short one. A large part of the orchards
throughout the State failed to bear at
all. In favored localities some, howev-
er, have borne full crops, but the unus-
ually warm fall has forced the winter
varieties TO such degree of ripeness
that they have fallen off, and shown
disposition to rot; even the favorite
geniting Is not exempt, and many Of
them are rOtting ON the trees.


Gdyrfens-As was foreseen early I'm
the season, the Irish potato crop was
bound to be a short one. In rare local
tiles this is exceptional. There was an
unusually crop planted with the view
of expectation, but there cannot have
been more raised than will ill home
demands. The sweet potato crop, ON
the contrary, is unusually fine. This
would compensate i'm a large measure
for the shortage i'm Irish potatoes, if we
only knew the art in keeping them If
any one in the State has discovered a
mode by which this can certainly be
done, we would be glad to be advised
OF it, Other winter vegetables are abun-
dant


FertHtzers-In our last months report
when speaking of fertilizers, we quoted
u remark from one OF our correspond
ents to the effect that in his neighbor-
hood the Use of what was know as the
Michigan Tobacco Grower had failed of
good results. Since the publication of
our report, 81 many evidences Of good
results from its Use, from reliable Ken
lucky gentlemen, have been furnished
u, that i'm the instance quoted We are
bound To conclude that there was some
exceptional cause for its failure i'm that
instance. We make this statement i'm
justice To the makers and vendors of the
Michigan Tobacco Grower. The only
interest we have in fertilizers il to in
duee the more general Use of them by
our farmers and planters. All Of. the
advertising this Office will ever do un-
der our management will be, if the use
of any particular brand of sertilizer
shows better results i'm the production of
tobacco, wheat, or corn, than any other,
to say 80 in our reports, whether il il
made in Canada, Michigan, or Ken
lucky. We hope the above statement
will be satisfactory to those interested
in the Michigan Tobacco Grower.


&. F. BOWMAN, Commissioner.