The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-04-01
REPORT OF STATE
AGRICULTURAL BOARD.

AGRICULTURAL BOARD.
| The report Of the Secretary of the
State Agricultural Board, for the quar-
ter ending December 81, 1879, is just
ont. The material was prepared and
much of II in type at the time of the
death Of Mr.. Gray. Its publication has
been delayed from causes connected
with his death.
The report shows an estimated acre
age of winter wheat sown IN the fall Of
1879 over that of 1873 of IA per cent.
The acreage is reported as l,s66, 1926,
which is S45,9 1857 acres more than the
year before. We think that the guess
Of most persons who have been over the
State has been that there was larger
increase this year over that Of the year
before than these estimates of cores
pendents makes.
The report shows an increase in Shaw
nee county of but 1928 acres, which is
below the general estimate. Barton
county increases over 10000 acres !;
Bourbon nearly 5000; Cowlcy 1900 !:
Dickinson about 1900: Harper 5000 !;
Leavcnworth 5000; Sedgwick 10000.
Brown, we believe, is the only county
which shows decrease, and it amounts
to about 5000 acres. The increase in
Nemaha is less shan 100 acres.
The report says that the total value Of
the winter wheat crop of 1879 was &c.,
Os7, 4Os 60. and the total number Of
bushels was 1860. 259, the price must
have been little less than one dollar
per bushel.
The value Of spring wheat is put at
about two aud one-third mill On dol
lars corn $26 800; oats, at little over
s.. $50, 900 Irish potatoes, S2.200, 900
and, TO our surprise, it places the value
Of the sorghum product of the State at
abaut 81 $50, 900. The total value of all
farm products, not counting live stock,
in round numbers at $50, 100000.
The average value per acre of the
winter wheat cryp, is placed at $l0.6S !;
rye.$6.05; corn, Ss.7l; buck wheat,
$3.50; Irish potatoes. $35.O5; sweet po-
toes, $72 SO; hemp, $55. and tobacco $74
per acre.
The total number of horses in the
State is placed at 24,765, valued at
$l7 ,5S7 1854 number of mules aud asses
81 81, valued at $4,15s,4 There are
S22 ,O20 mich cows, valued at 81, 694 $40;
number of other cottlc, 654 ,443, valued
at Sl5, 7O6 ,632; number of sheep, 81 1862,
valued at 81 ,Osl ,5I7; number of swine,
,2s4 ,494, valued at $75 $3.50, 1854. The to-
tai value of all live stock in the State is
placed at 4,775, 497. Tho increase
over last year in horses is 5O,3l6; in
mules and asses, II Az: in mich cows.
IS, 779; in other cattle. 6s,44l; in sheep,
81, 102: in swine, SO, $50. n table for
each county is given of the value of
field products, income and value Of live
stock, product Of live stock, product Of
market gardens. apiarion products and
horticultural products. We give a sum-
mary of these reports:
SUMMARY ron THE STATE.
Field products SIS. si4. -. IS $50, is9, $50 -
Increase In total val
rroaae; s. q i've - 1915 So s s,sos,Sss %
Products OF market
Herticuitnra, prod, s,Ssa 70 :, II, 90 -
Aparlau products. 81 III IL W,Is3 10
Total ... ses, 81 ,o67 Al ssl .Os2, So o5
Total valuation of products of 1879,
So, O32 ,sc7 O5; assessed valuation of
March l, 1870, Sl44, 93O. 1919 60;
real valuation of assessed property,
$241 $50, 1866 81; tatai valuation of gil
property, $32o.6ll,ls7 IS. Value per
capita Of products Of 1879, $3.50;
real valuation per capita of assessed
Of 1879. $2s6.2i valuation per |
cadita Of products Of 1879, together
with the real valuation Of assessed prop. |
crty, 1894 .Ol. Increase in the cultivated
area for year ending Ma ch !, 1879, ST.
20, 492 81 number Of farm dwellings |
erected during the year ending Mach
|, 1879, 1882; value Of farm dwellings !
erected during year ending March l,
1879, 5000 Tax on each 800 of
assessed valuation. 1856. Number of
school districts, 1878: number OF shaool
houses, 1884: value Of school buildings
and grounds, $3,9l6,9sl; number of
teachers employed during the year,
S ,707: average Wages paid, S27.0S: TO-
tai school expenses, 81 ,b90,794 80.
We shall, al future time, give ex-
tracts from the report on rice, corn and
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