, 1881-01-21

Itwlli bo noticed that tho report for 1Rs0 shows
the largest AcrenYe and tho largest percentage
OF incrcnse,-whch may be attributed to tho In.
PRODUCTION OF improved varieties Of canc. better
machinery. md better methods Of handling
thu product. In tha Western portion ct tue
State. when there wns lack Of men, tho sor-
Rhnul-c crop wus f0unl to bc
ONE OF EarECI.sT. VALUE,
the general experience being. TINT one rain TO
bring UP tho seed WIS all that wns needed to III
sire SUCCESS. In some Identities chinch-buHs iu-
1urcd tho growing cAnc. but 1t was found thAt
Krusshoppers wn,,l! not touch It ns long as they
cn,,tl vet nrythfng else. Correspondents Of tho
s.atc uoard Of Agriculture IN sixty-two coun-
t!cs-orcr three. .fourths| Of tho Htute-rc-
ported farurnhly OIL tho crop. tho seHti.
lnent being: VA grand succcss"; "1t hlwuys
docs welt; alt IL r sttrc CROP; Tlu Yield
never .tits." etc. In fifteen counties It was
spoken of rs n Fair CROP; ''Iartal s,1cccss":
"r.atc utiI small" Tho only caso ef totul fall
i,ru reported WIS Inscribed 10 tho "dry spring."
which killed tho seed.
:-'hlrty yarletos of sorghum nro mentioned lit
tho correspondents reports. or these, Amber
was grown III twunty.one counties; Early Atn-
Der iii nineteen; llnpbee IN sixteen: 1ltack-.rop
In lftetn: 1tcd-Iop In eleven: Chinese In nine;
Iibcrian lit six; Whltc.Top In three: African in
two; aud other varieties in Blngle county cacs.
Tic tiine Of sowing sorghum, given from two
countless Ia April, M0y. and June; seven iu
April; twenty-five In Mny; twenty-n!ne In both
April md May; Two tn May and Juno; anA
seven countEcs "at tho time OF p!ant-
lux corn," The amonut Of sced use'l
Used per acre In ciovcn counties is plnced
~ one nn!i t3 nae nuass, "a we've M counties,
two - three runrts. Tie pr!ec of seed slargh
Icy; ranst&n ~ ~ 'a o ~ tu & ~ Gess peF poaao'
s.n ~ ~ INV, @ t,rtot W Inn era,+
operations III hotno sugnr-maktng In Kansas for
'Ao yeas, but IT.. ,.,,.>. ,,.., ,,,,,,, r,,,.
iA''E eusIIri s ~, wAs MAScrAGr!!sEp. . y,
to,sgy a1,g th sarrs Of kssas a s ~ the
na treeaakk kaaThns 81
fact thAt tho continued dr"uEhts it nf tho nAst
wr..ern portlon "t tho stato from attempting IL
thrisn nnnn t99 ofttinary routine , nt inrtt'tnx
rs u IN followed ~ os1cr stntcs: IhGy cntnot
rr;n'ucts ot the sol!. Tho great minority at
hem aap nos 1 9o , 70 eDen mpqm thosa sf.nsps.
MpolL WHICH !neg e!n feiy even ~ q ary cl!tnnte.
oW na. tas IGoS Is na1 nny fpa
JUS; !ho o"tise a'aons q raia @ IL s st.
Guiding !ngltel. s11or, was d1!ly ;s,05 lnches,
yhisi, is$ Inches @low thG aycrago 9,lnunl
SNOW feil on eighty ntne ttnys in tho yeAr,..
twelve !eas than q; th9 ayes'ae; o1 esysn of
Thosc facts III relation to tho climate arc fnr.
fru.n enco!rnRtng to tho tt'tiustrlolts class Of
farmers with whom tho western eolltltrs aro
| renpletl. and they nro 0ccntnlnK more n1lu morI
% 4ua ~ aa.not hln,- tt !s .as Imsm
| mm,,u,ss ~ s,,cccss fhmn :. tiiv.rsii,r1i nvrt-
| s"IItnrn, IN q nontry whrro ff,Dro ia rarely any
| .ii"ar;itv In lin t,flr,,t.frr M tho wrnther
iinnrts of letters r;ooiyc, here attcst tau d..
sitst a,,,t,nr = tte sottjorS "S'N A''e'' 'A' NV
'''' ''to"o ,.1,,, ,,.~or
rus enANah'
The following frunl Inn .: lich. living In Trego
Colit.ty, III niles weat OF Topeka. Is a falr
ave eannGt clai'n for Trcgo County that Il Is
welt MlMpteA tor kehetHl fMrtnng. WO hAvc
| tried II for thrGo yents, ald 70 fur ltAyD
| fnlcl. First. unr ground II ton now. Il
| requires M lcatt twn yuArA II yet i
undrr ransu,Hl!o cultivation. Ko thnt It viii
wIthalnl.tl tho drought, whlch ! think Is fsl,r
HuAteat t!ralwnack. Tha Intelligent. thl,ktnE
ure W. clh ruiso nllllst, rict'.cnrn turntps.
sllIiBhey, elr, In Ablts1'lantG: but there Ia nu
| niarkOt for such prtAldua.-hUnc1 thH departure.
VII nro low HttMking mp our fMrt,,s and tho
vAcAnt railruAd and suho0t lands With Elttle and
| ytepp. Ullr natural Kt7isaes Mro pxtGltnt In
raisn cMn lM usutl 10 a.lyatltnao in Iltt!u{ aur
stock fur u,arket. .rlleru aroat present IN Irux,
| Ir,.sf Attt