The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-12-19

Kansas ranking all other States in
the Union this year in the aggregate
production Of wheat, and. winter
wheat being the great etaple OF the
State, sowe points regarding the ten
leading wheat counties cannot but be
Of interest.
The ten first counties in acreage in
1877 we're Dickinson, Mcpherson. Ss-
line. Sedgwick Sumner, COwley. Mont
gomery, Butler, Harvey and Reno
seven in the southwest, two in the
west, and one in the southland their
combined acreage was fifty-three per
cent. of the entire acreage Of the State
The same ten counties were in the lead
In acreage in 1873, their combined
acreage being forty per cent. Of that
of the State, and their increase OF
acreage nearly forty per cent. Of that
IF the State In 1877 Montgomery aud
Butler coumties fell out Of the list OF
ten leading counties in product, Barton
and Ottawa taking their places. The
aggregate product OF the ten counties
| was fifty-thrce per cent. Of the entire
product of the State. In 1870 Butler
regaiueI its place among the ten lead
ing counties in product, Ottawa drop
ping out. The aggregate product OF
the ten counties-all but Dickinson
and Saline in the southwest,-was
| fifty-two per cent. Of the entire pro-
duct of the State, while the increase ia
lhrse ten counties was iifty-one and
one half per cent. of that OF the whole
State.
AS it may prove pleasing for those
l IF mr. IN RAG
ress of the ten counties, it Is here CIV
en-, all the statistics upon which these
aud other statements are based, being
those in the State Board Of Agrical-
tnre's Report.
Dickinson ranked first In acreage In
1877. dropping TO fourth in 1878. and
in increase was fifth. Third in bushels
in 1877, samo in 1873, and fourth In
increase OF bushels.
| McPherson, second in acreage in
1877, same in 1873, aud third III in
crease. First in bushels in 1877, first
IN 1873, aud third in increase.
Saline, third in acreage III ~, fifth
in 1873, and ninth in Increase. Second
ia bushels in 1877, fourth in 1873, and
seventh in increase.
Sedgwick, fourth in acreage in 1871
first i'll 1878, and second in increase
Fourth ia bushels in 1877, second III
1875, aud first in increase.
| Sumner. fifth in acreage in 1877 third
in 1873, aud fret ia increase. Sixth in
bushels in 1877, fourth in 1873, and
second in increase.
Cowley, sixth in acreage in 1877, IL
1875, same, and eighth in increase
Fifth in bus heIs in 1877, sixth in 1873
ifth in increase.
| Montgomery, seventh in increase in
1877, eighth in 1873, and tenth in In
crease. Tenth in bushels in 1877, ant
giving way to Barton as one Of the ten
leading counties in 1873.
Butler, eighth in acreage in 1877, IL
1873 niuth, aud seventh IN increase
Gave way to Ottawa in bushels III 1877,
Dut ranked seventh in 1878 and sixth
IN Increase.
Harvey, ninth III acreage in 1877, il
1878 tenth, and sixth in Iucrea sc. Hat
40 place among the ten in bushels il
: 1877, was tenth in 1873 and eighth II
increase.
Reno, tenth in acreage in 1877, sew
enth in 1873, fourth in increase. Sew
enlh in bushels in 1877, eighth in 1878
aud ninth in Increase.
Barton, entirely out of the first rahi
in acreage in 1877 and 1873, seccuret
ninth place in bushels III 1873, and wa
tenth III rank of increase.
Three counties in the State show al
increase OF upwards of h million bush
els over last year, Sedgwick, Sumner
and Mcpherson, all in the southwest
Combining spring with winterw hea
makes but little if any change IN M
order of counties, the increase .
spring wheat in the State being 2 ,279,
973 bushels, to an increase oi l5,Ilo,bo'
bushels OF winter wheat.-Datfy Com
noaUenlfh.