The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-08-11
Kansas Products.

Kansas Products.
TOPEKA, August 3.-The quarterly re-
port of the secretary of the state board
of agriculture is just out. 1t shows the
acreage of the year in winter wheat to
be 1 ,974, 693-a decrease of PAL ,254 acres
as compared with the acreage of 1880.
The estimated number of bushels this
year is "a, 156, 399-an average of q little
over11 10 bushels per acre. The acreage
in spring wheat this year is POS, 179, last
year 22S, 4a7-a decrease of 20,3fS acres.
The estimated yield of spring wheat is
not given.
The acreage in rye this year is 66, 40,
last year 54,749-an increase of IL ,692
acres.
The acreage in corn this year is 4,17I,-
544; last year, $3.50, 196-an increase OF
617, 1853 acres.
The acreage in barley this year is s.
$50; last year II, 12f-a decrease of 49,
1852.
The acreage in oats this year is $685.
1870; last year, 477,S2T-a decrease of
139, 679.
The acreage In buckwheat this year is
$40; last year, 2,621-an increase of
3,738 and fraction.
The acreage in Irish potatoes this
year is 1881; last year, 66, 233-an in
crease of 1904 acres,
The acreage of sweet potatoes this
year is 3,547; last year, 4,0g1-a decrease
of ATS 68-100 acres.
The acreage in sorghum this year is
40, 1928; last year, 32,954-an increase of
1854 acres.
The acreage in pearl millet this year
is TO- O8; last year, s,O31-an increase OF
2,172 acres.
The acreage in millet and Hungarian
this year is 354 ,249; last year, 26S, 425-
an increase of 66,764.
The report shows corn on hand on
March 1, 1881, 1855, 210 bushels; March
1, 1880, 19, III ,S29; decrease of 572, 614.
The decrease in acreage is in wheat, ETC.,
while there is a marked increase in corn,
Hungarian millet, broom corn, etc.
The acreage in castor beans this year
is 459,6l0. last year, 04,a70-a decrease
A, 678.1-100 acres.
| The acreage in cotton this year is 1885,.
200, last year SO, S34-an increase of 81,
1923 acres.
The acreage in fax this year is 160, 900
| last year 127, 809-an increase of SO, 101
acres.
The acreage In hemp this year is "A,
900. last year 59,722-an increase Of
10, 178 acres.
The acreage in tobacco this year is
&c, 921-an increase of S34 acres.
The acreage in broom corn this yea
is 5,O77. 800, last year 1850, 7G4-an in
crease of 2570, 1854, or about double. The
acreage in rice corn this year is 81, 245
last year g, 1SS-an increase of 5,o47.
The number of horses in the State THU
year is 3S3, S15, last year 367, 5S9-an in
] crease of 1926; mules and asses THU
year 7a.ees, last year 7S,fa5-increast
ATT.
4 Mich COWS this year 406, 706, las
year 500, 640-increase 40,086; other cat
tie this year S39, 751, last year 74S, 672--
increase 81, 069; sheep this year SS3, 29O
last year 426, 493-Increase 379, 831.
| Cheese made in factories this yea
amounted TO 71s,749 pounds; last year
773, 346-a decrease of 7,47T pounds
butter made in factories this year 220, 90;
pounds, last year lbs, i91 pounds-an in
crease of 174,199 pounds: cheese made
in families this year, 133, 1O1 pounds
an increase of 81, 833 pounds, making
the amount of cheese made in this stal'
this year about the same as last year
The butter made IN families this yea
amounted TO 20, $50 S53 pounds, last yea
1861 .315 pounds-an increase of s, 739,
53S pounds.