The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-20
Thu CROPS IN KANSAS.
Estimated Products, Sixty
Million Dollars.
A WHEAT Tl.LD -FOUR NILES LONG.
Enormous Profits for the
Farmers.

The splendid promise oil the crops throughout the
West the demand tyr grain in Europe direct at,en-
ton The agricultural resources oil The United States.
Even with The present partial development Of these re-
sources able TO compete with any other nation
in the production OF the two great staples Of human
food beef and brcadstus while the capacities Of the
country fully equal TO the requirements oil con
sumers into the future Russia reeedes from the
high position she has held grain growing country
and yields the honor TO America The recent report
Of the committee the Board OF Trade OF the city OF
Odessa. alter reviewing tho st.tistics ON this subject
frankly admits that this country has superseded
Russia in the English market "What these facts ana
figures chiefly prove however," says tho report, us
the regular progressive movement OF America. We
cannot, therefore, hope that prosperous harvest
may turn the scale in our favor aud restore
us to our former position but must believe that
The United States win yet take a higher position
am ,ug the gram producers oil the world In con
tenpalng our capacities tor increased production the
report concades:"Il IS impossible to calculate tho
amount OF gram wach America VIII be abe 10 export
and wAch will render completely the controller
OF the London market that shall DC utterly unable
to compete with her The cheapness anu fertility oil
her VIRGIN soi her favorable climate, the hga class
OF her agriculture the substitution OF machinery ior
human aoor tne sprit o. efprise and Tue aptitude
OF tue Americans Tor orgauzatun, are SO many proofs
view OF our agricultural position and poss,Dics. 1t
haraiy be called prophetic, since The essential
lacts are Daiore Us, and problem Is out simple
question IN arithmetic Yet II Is only recently that
even Tie Intelligent aud practical oil our own
people have begun to reailZe our power IN mis-
particular. II is very difficult or any ono who
crossed the Continent 10 form an adequate idea
Of the character aud extent OF resources The vast
agricultural between The Missouri River and tho
Rocky Mountains Is beng settled UP with wonderful
rapidly Nv industrial army OF grain growers and
stoc> raisers. They from every State in the
Union, IRON Canada and IRON every part OF Europe.
Following The footsteps OF the carly pioneers, TINS
peaceful army Of producers has been moving forward
silently constantly increasing nunoers since the
close OF the rebellion. Many thousands OF gaaut sol
ders iron the North and from the South, who beat
tner swords into plousnshares and thor spears into
pruning hooks have ound In the fertile nelds OF the
tar West the rewards OF peaceful Industry The Pacific
railroads have contributed materially to the OPEN
ing up OF trans M country 10 permanent
and productive settlement They have planted the
eiemeuis OF progressive civilization IN tue Wilderness
Native ciIizens aud rants foreign countries
who have awaited themselves OF tue bomesteads freely
z ven by government ind ready market tor their
surpus ufouucts wllle more AMBITIOUS aprcni-
tursts well capitalists who have purchased and
mi roved large tracks OF railroad lands can now snip
crops cattle direct 10 the seaoourd ana heucc
attention along The railroad lines ina THIS de-
Vcopmeut; but further than The eye can reach, far
away norm and sOn.n, shere are heids oi gram
Ana nocIs anu herds, wlc snow more iui'y how fast
lhe prarics beng converted INTO heds and
probable grazing grounds.
VI all he gram groxing States both old and new,
the most ramarkaoic Is Kansas she springs to The
front her average yed per acre OF the cereal crops
Whine her nutritious native pasturage affords
naussbie supply OF Iced Tor STOCK Four hunared miies
ioug oy Two nuudred VIDE nere is scarcely OF her
more ,han nty-lwo millions that
adapted 10 one form or another 10 agricultural
or pastoral purposes What is known as
The golden belt ies through middle
line fly mics width, and which. curiously
enough passes through the geographical centre VI tue
Unileu States. All me streams OF Stale Its
centre, and their Aaters eventually ind ncIr way INTO
the Kansas River Tue chez tributaries OF the Kansas
are The Republican, The Solomon the Saline ana the
Smoky HIM On tue south, the smoky Hill, crossing
The state line from COLORADO, flows Iearly three nun
dred miles down the middle OF the State aud unltes
with the Rel uolicAn AZ Fors Riley ON north, The
Saline lows parallel win the smoky nearly Two hun
dfed mics, aud loses nee IN The latter near Sullna.
The oiomon, describing selnicIcle lufther north
waru nnaiy ho%s inio tao Smoky 10 mlics rom the
Missouri Inc Republican,, rising in Colorado, anu
iescrlo.ng stiil wider seinlciscie winch
;arrns IT PRINCIPALLY through Nebraska, turns
southwaru alter conng INTO hausas, aud ompues into
.he Kansas RIVER, opposite he SMOKY, nt For Riey.
lIe junction VI these mo most prominent trlDuafes-
.he ofnoAy li and the RepuD!.canat tie very centre
81 tue Union, lorips me k4nsas River proper, wnlch
sweeps auwu distance ot lS3 D.ies t. the MissOur
al Kansas Guy. The Golden Belt covers the bread
valley OF the ansas tue mouths OF the Republican
ana solomon. and Tue valleys oil the Saline ana smoky
HlL large Number OF PROSPEROUS Towns, varying IL
population from 1000 10 10000 nave sprung UP
through the middle ol this bel, along The hue OF The
Kansas Pacific Railway. Each OF these towns OF cities
most o. thom are called, commands IT'S proportion
Of tue trade which IL the ouierowIh OF the settlement
81 ,he surrounding country.
The presenl population OF Kansas is little over half
million Five mnons OF OF land
cUltivaton. The gram crop year expected to
aggregate 700 bushels oil when ABOUT 3D. 0u0 900
wa nearly ~ 600 600 wheat, and the remainder
Dats. barley, aud o,her small grams. The value oil
the agricultural products Tor the Year 1870 Was over
100. The value OF The OF tue present year
al 500 900 900 Many Of the agrcultursts
OF Kansas now turning their atteulioa prime pay
10 wn,er wheat Il most profitable specially. During
Inc iasl years experience mas snuwn that the soil
0, the state ure peculiarly adapted 10 the
growth oi the nnest quality vi Tins staple cereal he
climate alone OF Kansas, bat oil irec part CT the
trans issour country, - exceedingly agreeable with
put extremes OF cod or heat pecuiiariIy Of this
region is that, while tho mercury may Indicate
lremVs OF temperature there Is modifying influence
atmosphere That completely countcIac,s the
severity suggested by the thernVmrer. Nowhere east
d inc Missouri River have We such an exhiafating
himospher, ihg between the thr.y-seventh ana
orlegh parallels VI north latitude Kansas enjoys
envaDie peratue protected as she ~ on Tie north
by Ntoraska the south by the indian Territory.
DR. Fry WIN spent several years IN Inc central por-
lion Of tne state a. an army surgeon pronounccs tno
Climate OF Kansas 'the most perfect 10 the world"
Colorado may Ice, snended she claims superiority
in respect OF climate, but the climate OF both states
is smIiar, tor tnry adJoin each other and both lie
wltnIn tue same parallels oi north attitude INC es-
scutal difference tnAt consequence oil her alti-
luae he Colorado is dryer ana rariiicI.
The OF Kansas moro especially along the GoIuen
Bell, rich, black, deep ailuviaI moald, strongly
impreg Iated WIN nnne which is important con-
s,uuenl OF wheat. niie chemical ana Uses vi the
son show superiority Tor tne growth OF hue quail
lies gram practical eA, er mcns cave demonstrated
Inc TACT
Within so recent period Eve years II was gener-
Ally supposed that agricultural advantages oi kau
.ouinec to the eastern section oil the
aud tho vaeys oil the streams. Now, however, " is
known That everywhere on tue uplauds, as far west
settlement has gone, TIE conditions are suitable
The growth OF gram. Inc rainia nas Increased with
the cultivation the soil. and the OF the
that irrigation was essential have totally dis
peiled. LII the middle section vi the state attention
was first gwen TO stock raising, and the unDroken
prarics with their sweet nutritious GRASSES
grazing grounds Tor thousands vi cattle anu sneep
but nov this branch al uuCoc industry rs last giving
place agriculture and permanent improvements OF
the highest type.
The experience OF Mr. T. G. Henry at Abilene, lG3
mics from the Missouri, admirably illustrates lhis