290 TENNESSEE AGRICULTURE 



CAUSE OF MANY PAII^URES. 



The Illinois station gives among the causes of failure in the poultry 

 business the following: 



Endeavoring to keep too many fowls where room for one only can 

 be obtained; that is saving in expenses by cheapening cost of houses 

 and space. 



Buying fowls from other farms and thus bringing disease and lice 

 into the flocks. 



Overfeeding, the fowls being supplied with greater abundance un- 

 der the supposition, the more feed the more eggs. 



Cold draughts over the fowls at night, with a view to supplying 

 fresh air, when the temperature is low. 



Wasting time with sick fowls instead of destroying all birds that 

 can not be cured quickly. 



CROP REPORT FOR JUNE. 



T. F. Peck, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, 

 Nashville, Tenn., July i, 1914- 



Reports from crop correspondents throughout the State for the 

 crop month ending June 20 indicate that at that time a large section 

 of the State was badly in need of rain, pastures had been badly dam- 

 aged, and the hay crop was cut very short. Since the mailing of the 

 reports by correspondents there has been rain in some sections where 

 it was badly needed by early corn and gardens. 



A fine wheat crop has been harvested in the State, the reports 

 showing a percentage of 88, which would indicate an average produc- 

 tion to the acre in the State of about 18 or 19 bushels. The produc- 

 tion per acre will be reported on next month. 



The corn crop had not suffered to any extent from the dry weather, 

 but had reached that stage where it was beginning to need rain. The 

 corn crop in the State will depend to a great extent on general rains 

 in the next few days. 



Cotton is also needing rain and the condition of the crop in the 

 cotton section of the State at the present time is only fair. 



Tobacco will also be a short crop this year on account of lack of 

 seasonable weather for planting. The acreage is about the same as' 

 last year. 



