The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-08-18
CROP PROSPECTS IN KANSAS.


Corn is doing very well, having received
a new start from the recent showers. There
is still muchAneed of rain, however. The
crop isshardlys injured in the bottom lands,
but on the prairie a two-thirds crop will be
more thahSis cow expected. Some farmers
harves; ed Aough wheat for their own use,
but non6Shaye done more. Potatoes are
suffering fegy much, and it is hardly posi-
BILE to get Ealf crop. Early potatoes are
good, but they will soon he gone. Grass
has neveSefailed us before: instead of being
eight feet high. as it was last year. it is
hardly eight inches high. A hard time is
before us,-ElWood Press.
The rains which have visited many por-
tons of Kansas during the last ten days,
have revived the hopes of our farmers very
much. The corn now promises to yield full
~ quarter of crop, perhaps more
Many fields will average more than half,
while otheSs of course are entirely ruined
Wesare glad to learn that a large breadth Of
Buckwheat, Turnips, &c, has been sown,
which these TIMELY rains will bring forward
and mature rapidly and abundanuy. Pota-
toes, also, of which large tracts have been
planted, will be greatly benefited. and doubt
less produce fair average yield. The grass
crop also promises well on all low lands
altogether, the prospect is now good for
&ising fafS stock of provisions and veg
stables, pro the rains continue as plen-
tiful as they nave been for the past two
weeks. . In Ghis immediate vicinity but lit
tie rain has fallen, but in other parts of this
and adjoining counties, there has been a
rrood Eo Poco.J I'm
1t is now possible that we may have
enough corn to supply the wants of the
community during the coming winter
The late potatoes. many think, will do well
unless winter sets in early. Turnips will
no doubt, be plenty, and buckwheat seems
to have fair prospect ahead. If we have
late fall, there is not much prospect of Ell
Their man or beast starving next winter. In
view of these facts. resulting from the late
rains, the dropping spirits of all classes
have been much revived.-Auburn StaaU
ace county, Docket.
The crop of oats in the vicinity of Bur.
lington appears to be very good We bad
some shown US, raised on the farm of r. A
filed. We understand that its average yield
was thirty bushels to the acre.-BnrlingtOH
Register. :.
We are glad to see great many farmer;
making preparations TO sow wheat. 1t il
time we should stop importing our flour
1t won't pay: and more than that there is
nothing to prevent its being raised at home
If It should be made general thing with
the farmers Il, ere would be an inducemen
for the erection OF Touring mills, another
institution greatly needed among us.--F
Scott Democrat.
The present prospect is favorab.e for hay
making. Many feared but little grass coulo
be found large enough to cut and make II,
to hay, on account of the serious drouih
and there were many serious forebodings
among the farmers as to securing fodder fol
stock for the coming winter. but present
prospects Indicate there is no reason for an
ticipating any great lack in this respect
which will be happy disappointment tc
those having stock.-Lecompton Democrat
dug, 9th.
The corn and potato crops in this section.
generally, now promise to yield fair average
crops. If the corn is not troubled very Sc
riously with worm. the yield will be sufi-
Gent to satisfy all our home wants in thai
line.--Burlington Register.
Large quantities of buckwheat have been
sown this season in this county, and the
indications are that the crops will yield
handsomely. 1t is not too late yet to SOW
buckwheat.
On Monday and Monday night. our re-
gion was visited by glorious showers Of
rain, (and some hail. penetrating, permeat-
ing. saturating and soaking the dry, hot
baked and thirsting earth, aud invigoratine
vegetation generally. 1t will not make such
crops as rain several weeks earlier woul
have done. bat it will be of immense bene-
fit to corn and late potatoes. So it was A
glorious rain, any how. Three cheers for
the glorious rain l. White Cloud Chief, 9Th
CRoPs II MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN KANSAS
We learn from gentleman Of this city,
who has just returned from trip through
Douglas, Franklin, Lykins. Anderson, Cot
fey, Madison, Breckenridge, Shawnee and
Jefferson counties. the prospect of the corn
crop through the region he travelled over.
The poorest prospects were seen In Douglas
and Shawnee counties. In portions of these
counties the drouth has been very severe,
ohu At pisces u WAS Win oiucuitg tbae WA
ter could be procured for himself and horse.
The springs had, in most instances, gone
dry, as had also some creeks. Corn. also,
was hard to procure, and sold at high fig
ures. In the rest of the counties, the pros
pect was good, and. in some instances.
quite fattering. In Anderson county, the
corn looked very fine, and in Cofey. Madi-
son, franklin and Lykins. our informant
thought there would be at least half crop.
There being twice the number of acres plant
ed this year that there we're last. there will
be about the same amount raised as last year.
The grass was growing foely in several Of
the ooansiss, while in others it was much
dried up By the very hot sun.
This dry season is not without Its bene-
fits. a large number of wells are being