The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-11

sured even If no more rain falls this
summer. The farmers are feeling hap
py over their prospects SO far as could
see. The season that proved SO damag-
ing to our wheat crops this season was
especially favorable for corn. The COM
paratively dry weather during April,
May and part of June enabled the far
mcrs to plant in good shape and thor
oughly work it. The warm rainy days
of the latter half of June and during
July brought it right out to its present
development. Truly corn is king in
Kansas this season.
WHY THE WHEAT CROP WAS SHORT.
ln9uiring among the farmers as to
the causes leading to a short wheat
crop, learned the principal one to be
the dry fall of last year and compare
lively dry winter and spring following,
but no: the least clement of failure was
careless farming. Where the ground
was prepared for seed early in the fall
and the seed put in early good crops
were harvested this season: but where
the ground was plowcd late and sown
late it was there SO dry the seed did
not all sprout. "A poor stand was Sc
cured which the dry spring did not help
and the consequence was very light
crop. The farmers seem to have learned
lesson this season that they will not
soon forget, and notice disposition
this fall to prepare the ground better
and SOW the wheat in good time. On
the whole the season of 1879 is one Of
The most prosperous in the history Of
the State, and its crop one Of the most
bountiful. \ few of the extreme west
crn counties, where the drought was
severest. and where the wheat crop is
largely depended upon, will suffer quite
heavily. but their corn and late crops
Will be sufficient to carry them through
In Central and Eastern Kansas every
thing is prosperous, and the increase in
the corn crop will more than balance
the shortage in wheat.
THE PRICES
being realized on the wheat crop o. this
year are much better than last. and
Colorado and New Mexico will take all
of the corn crop from the western coun-
ties that is not fed to stock OF used for
home consumption. The extension of
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railroad through the Rocky Mountain
region is opening up fine market for
the products of the farms along the line
of IFS road in Kansas, and an additional
extension down the Arkansas River to
Fort Smith. Askansas. there connecting
with the water and railway systems Of
the Mississippi Valley, opens up another
fine market for Kansas products in the
Southern States and an outlet to the
sea-board via. New Orleans. No matter
how heavy the production Of Southern
Kansas, permanent and growing mar
ket near home is assured for it. Kansas
is an agricultural prodigy. The deyel-
opment Of the State is without par
aIlel. Already il occupies a prominent
place among the food-producidg States,
and ere many years lis position will be
leading one. Its large per cen'agc Of
tillable land. the small amount that cam
not be profitably utilized, the large va
riety of productions. the abundance of
pure water. the healthy climate. short
winters. central location, advantages of
markets. fine school system, and an in
telligent. enterprising people, all COM
bnc to make il a wealthy, prosperous
and growing commonwealth.
II. Ill.