The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-08-23
KANSAS CROPS.


The Lawrenee Tribune says that two
years ego Mr. Oliver Barber. near that
city, purchased one hundred slips or roots
Of the Layton Blackberry. costing him
81 so. The cost of planting aud tending
them since be estimates at So 90. To
day they are loaded With over twenty t
bushels Of as large, luscious berries as
ever tempted an ePieare. Mr.. BARRIERS
apple and peach Trees are also loaded
down with fruit.
Flowing forfaH wheat sowing has besu
commenced very generally throughout
The county Although there has besn
such an sbandnuee of rain during The
season, much complain; prevails OF he
haGdaess Of The ground, many fan IA Fs
being compelled 10 use three horses 10
the pillow. OWlog 10 The splendid crop
aud large amount Of wheat in the country.
a much greater breadth Of ground vail
be sown the coming tall, than ever before
ia the State large amount OF wheat
has been thrashtd, aud Tie yield generally
fully equal, and often greater than the
most favorable esumate.-Law Tribune.
A correspondent of the Ottawa Home
/ journal furnishes the following statistics
/ firm ihe last monthly report Of The Agri-
cultural Bureau. showing that Kansas IS
cot behind her sister stsles ia the princi
Pal crops, but lakes The lead.
| give the average yield per acre as re.
ported tor ] 866 10 Kansas: Iudian corn,
bushels. 81 2; wheat. 81 4 rye, 26 A;
oats, So barley. 90; buckwhest, %; 20
totoes. 81; tobacco, pounds. 500; hay,
ions, 2.
In comparing this list with those Of 9th
er States. / fild tharthsre are only four
| States which exceed this estimate of In-
dian corr, viz Ohi 80; Ineiana, So;
Nav Jersey, 43 (Which Is the hlghss') J;
Pennsylvania, 81 4 the latter State being
but two Tennis over Kansas. The wheat
crop is sui more favorable. only one
STATE, Nebraska. showing % bushels PEI
acre Ia rye, Kansas stands the bighes
on The list. Nebraska stands foremost II
oats; Kansas second In barley. Eebras'
ka takes the lead; Kansas aud Feimau
second they being the same. Ia buck
wheat, Kansas stands third on the list
Maine aud Vermont surprising her
Kansas is the nineteenth on the list in pc
tatoes, Che early potatoes last year were
drowned ont by the spring rains). E'gh
OF the States SURPRISING her are the South
ern States, when grow The sweet potato
10 great perfection. Ia tobacco she ranks
seven ee0th. Ia the important article o
hay, (which is king" only ons ; ate
( 4 9,
may express some doubts, as Florida. lik'
other southern States, does not grow tn
grasses for hay. Perhaps it is fodder
wuich IS grown 10 place Of hay.
The Laurence Tribune says "Som,
Of our exchanges have been boasting o
late of the immense sIze Of the corn ii
their respective localities, some OF tht
stalks attaining a hight of thirteen fee
and some inches Yesterday Geo. Sch
wei;zer sent to our Office some SIX or eigh
stalks taken iram bis field east Of town
nous OF it less than fourteen feet and OF
that measured fifteen feet one inch il
length, aud ou ons stalk Elk well develop
ed ears. From he root OF one stalk q
the ear. il measured twelve feet. It4bi
can b. exoslied ia any other part Of Tin
1 State, or Ia iacI 10 any State, We VIII fe
T. sign our preten,ions, but otherwise not
It A Lawrence paper says Mr.. job
b Psrdee, living about six miles south q
h town, brought 10 market yesterday som
fine peaches gown upon bis farm. Il
brought with him one Of the branches OF
i on which in q space Of eight inches wer
niue fully developed, ripe and lusoiou
E peaches. This indicates that this sectio
e Of tbs Safe is adapted 10 peach growing