The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-08-15

think, of last years wheat crop. The farm
ers did not know, at the time they thrashed,
that they would be called upon to give in
the number of bushels of wheat they raised,
and kept no particular account; and when
the Assessor came around, large number
could only guess at the crop. As proof
that the full crop is not given there were
some eight or ten thrasbing machines at work
in the county last fall; three of these ma
chimes thrashed about $4,000 bushels, as
reported in THE News at the close OF the
season. This would leaye something less
than "a, 900 to be thrashed by the other
machines. We cannot help bat think there
were over SO, 900 bushels of wheat raised in
Lyon county in 1869.
The largest crop of corn raieed in 1862
by one man, is reported for R. H. Abraham
of Fremont, President of the Agricultural
Society, being $500 bushels. D. Van
gundy, of Jackson, reports $4,000. Sew
eral others report 1000. A. Overly is
ahead on wheat, having raised 81 OBS BUSH
els; DR.. Armor is only 10 bushels behind
him. Mr.. Overly also has the largest crop
of rye-l92 bushels. A. A. Hickox reports
the largest crop of barley; w. j. Roberts,
of Fremont, the largest crop of buckwheat;
Samuel 10y, Of Americas, raised the largest
crop of oats; I. E. Hicks, of Emporia, re-
ports 800 bushels Of potatoes, which is the
largest crop raised in the county by far; G..
Guukle, of Empora, reports the largest crop
of cotton; Robert Best, of Waterloo, the
largest of wool; John Langley, of Waterloo,
raised 1000 lbs. of hemp, and George Bar
wick 700 lbs, which is the whole crop raised
in the county. The largest number of mules
is owned by Mark Patty, of Pike; the larg-
est number of horses by G. w. Kirkendall,
Of Pike; the largest number of cattle, by
Thomas Armor, of Emporia; the largest
number of sheep, by A. Gillett, of Emporia;
the largest number of hogs, by David Van
gundy, of Jackson; the largest number of
gallons of sorghum syrup was raised by
Uriah Glover, of Fremont, being 800 gall
Ions; S. j. Mantor made SO lbs. of sugar,
the only production reported in the county
under this head. VIM. Spencer, of Emporia,
has the largest number of acres in wheat,
for 1868; A. Overly the largest number in
corn.
The cash value of the crop of 1862, at the
prices for which it sold, was about $685.
900.
In 1869, Lyon county raised over double
the amount of wheat raised by Douglas
county, and 21,416 bushels more than
Douglas and Linn put together; Linn coun-
tY alone had population, according to the
census of 1860, twice as large as that OF
Lyon. This establishes the assertion SO
often made by US, that Lyon county raises
more wheat than any three counties south
of Kansas river, and that the Neosho valley
is determined. when her resources are fully
developed, to be the great agricultural ceE-
ter of the State.
For 1858. Douglas raised 8, 4E5 acres of
wheat, while Lyon raised 4 $50 acres. In
corn and potatoes, Douglas more than
doubles US. In cotton, we more than dou-
bled Douglas last year.
Next year, we will make a showing, ex-
cept in wheat, that will surprise all. Let
every farmer be prepared to give correct
statistics to the Assessor, next season,
when he comes round.