New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-09
trlbuted exclusive OF the donation OF clothing by The
United States, amounts to s97,7B 50.
TIE NEEDY COUNTESS OF KANSAS


REPORT or THE DEPARTMENT or AGRICULTURE.
Alfred Grey Secretary of the Board of Agriculture
of Kansas. transmitted report to Gov. Osborn, on
Jan. g. concerning the number of persons destitute
and the raons clothing and seed for planting, re-
quired by the sufferers by the famine. The Secre-
ary states in his report that blanks embodyin0 tic
matters Of inquiry sent in December last to the
Chairmen of the Boards Of County Commissioners,
County Clerks, Secretaries of County Agricultural
| organizations, and many other correspondents.
Responses had been received from all the organized
counties except Comanchc, Harper. Kingman. ard
: Ness. The counties of the state had been diYidod
into five groups in making the report.
The first group consisted Of the following countless
Atchison, Bourbon Brown, Cherokee. Cofiey, Craw-
ford, Douiphan Ford. Franklin. Greenwood, John
son, Labctte, Lcavenworth. Linn, Lyon, Miami,
Montgomery, Ncosho. Shawnee, Wallace. WILSON,
Woodson. Wyandotte. The condition of these
counties was as follows Number Of acres under
cultivation 1e3L4Of Winter wheat, @68,7s3 acres ::
Winter rye II $50; meadow and pasture, 1856 :
number Of acres for Spring planting, lJ}3C9G; popu-
lation, 2Gl j3i; number of persons needing ration'
sos; number needing mems clothing, 800; number
needing womcns clothing, go; number needing
childreus clothing, 129.
The second group consisted Of the following conn
ties: Allen Anderson, Chase, Clay, Davis, Dickinson
Douglas, Howard, Jackson, Jefferson, Marion. Mar
shall Nemaha, Usage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Saline
Wabaunsee. Washington. The condition of tnesa
counties was "a follows: Number of under cul-
tvaton. ,OG9,7SS Winter wheat 1GG902 acres; VIM
ter rye 1855; meadow and pasture 3)G,7il acres
acres for Spring planting 1921; population, 1872
49, number of persons needing ratons 1926 num-
Der needing mems clothing, 2,20l; number needing
womcn's clothing. 32l7; Number needing chill
dren's clothing, 6.l03
The third group consisted of the following countless
Butler, Coud, COwley, Mcpherson, Morris. Ottawa,
Republic, Sedgwick, Sumner. The condition Of these
counties was as follows: Number Of acres under
cultivation 401,GiS; Winter wheat. G34l9; Winter
rye, 1916; meadow and pasture 5000; number OF
acres for Spring planting, 29232S; population,
GOCS9; number of persons needing rations. SOB ;
number needing mems clothing, 3,l6ii number
needing wOmcns clothing, 1916; number needing
childrcns clothing, 5,S08.
The fourth group consisted of the following conn
ties: Ellsworth Harvey Jewell, Lincoln. Mitchell,
Osborne, Pawnee Reno, Rice. Tho condition OF
these counties was as follows: Number Of acres
under cultivation, 2095sl; Winter wheat, 1918;
Winter rye, 1892; meadow and pasture, 1891
acres for Spring planting. 1851; population,
81. 7O3; number of persons needing rations. 902G
number needing mems clothing, 1880; number
needing women's clothing, 1Gl} number needing
chiidrens clothing. 3,430.
The fifth group consisted Of tho following conn
Ties: Barbour Barton. Comanchc Ellis, Harper
Kinman. Norton, Phillips, Pratt, Rocks, Russell
Smith. The condition of these counties was as fol-
lows: Number Of acres under cultivation, 5i,2C3;
Winter wheat 1893 acres; Winter rye, $50 acres !;
meadow and pasture 3,Ol9 number of acres for
Spring planting IS GGG; population 1903; number
of persons needing Tatjons, 5.sll number needing
mems clo'h hing 533 number needing wOmen's cloth
ing, G33; number needing children, clothing, 32
A summary Of the five reports shows that there
are 3G79 10 acres under cultivation; 522290 acres
sowcd to Winter wheat; 1856 acres to Winter rye;
9lOCsj acres Of meadow and pasture; @l&i37 acres
for Spring planting; \ population of 520,s6; Ssh
persons needing relief; son needing mems cloth
ing; 9,7jS needing women's clothing; and 1912
needing children's clothing.
An estimate made To the cost ~ supporting the
destitute, from Feb until Juno l. showed that
daily Iations would cost II cents each. At this rate
the sell persons to be provided for could be sup
ported the 12O days for Sji79lj 81. The sum Of
$500 o. was also needed for the purchase of seed
for .;tute farmers; and Sl23,O5 y for the pur-
chase of forage for their horses, Glowing oAe span
Of horses to each family.