The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-04-13
KANSAS CROPS.
Winter Wheat Looks Well.
Rye Ii In Excellent Condition, and Corn
Holds Its Own-Fruit and Stock
PrORnects Excellent.

Rye Is In Excellent Condition, and Corn
Holds Its Own-Fruit and Stock
Prospects Excellent.
TOPEKA, Kan, April II The report
of the secretary OF the state board of
agriculture is now in such shape that
synopsis of the condition of Kansas
crops for the quarter ending the 31st of
March, can be given.
Concerning the item of winter wheat
1t Is estimated that there has been de-
| crease in the area sown, as compared
with last year. The greater portion of
this decrease obtains in the eastern part
of the state, where farmers have for the
last three years had bad luck in grow
ing it. Estimated in round numbers,
the loss will amount to not less than
5OO,OOO acres, or q percentage of one
fourth.
WINTER WHEAT LOOKS NICELY,
at present, and all correspondents agree
that heavy crop will be harvested,
provided that the outlook continues as
encouraging as at the present time. The
weather has been so favorable that Sec
rotary Sims feels warranted in saying
that the loss from freezing and other
causes will not amount 10 over one per
cent. Among the varieties that have
been most successfully carried through,
he mentions the Walker, Fultz and May,
although in certain localities other
kinds are doing well A majority of
the correspondents agree that the early
sown wheat promises u greater yield
than that put in later in the fall, and in
those instances where the late sowing is
good they are almost unanimous in their
opinion that the favorable winter alone
accounts for the fact Taken altogether
wheat never looked better, and never
promised greater returns to the agricul-
turist than to-day. The prosperity in
this line of farming is not confined to
any one section, but is practically uni
versal.
COMING THROUGH THE RYE.
The condition of the rye is reported to
be excellent-without reference to the
prohibltory law. The increase in acre
age has been very little, about 10 per
cent, or Whereabouts. In the majority of
cases the grain is sown for use in past
ures, and is regarded as fine substitute
for the coarser grasses. Many farmers
consider that it has few equals in that
direction. At least this is the verdict of
the correspondents of the board.
With the exception of the counties of
Washington, Jewell, Republic, Marshall,
Brown and Nemaha, the raising OF
spring wheat has been almost abandon
ed by the tillers of the soil. Some coun-
ties have not reported an acre OF this
grain within the past three years. Out
side of the counties mentioned, it seems
to be generally agreed that it cannot be
profitably grown and where profit is not
there is the Kansas farmer scarce. In
the spring wheat counties the crop looks
first rate and will give more than an
average yield.
FARM ANIMALS.
From all portions of the state comes
up a dismal wall concerning the raw
ages of the "pink eye" hut the disease
has uniformly been of mild type and
but little loss has occurred. With the
exception of this disorder no other dis
ease has occurred that has more than q
local significance.
Cattle are in good condition as re-
CARDS general health, but are not re-
markably over-burdened with flesh.
They have room for ali they can get
The recent abundant rains insure a good
pasturage on the range, and 1t will take |
only a short time for the bovines TO be-
come fat. That is the opinion of the |
sages of the board of agriculture, any
way.
In the sheep industry many cases of |
scab are reported, but as the disease is |
readily controlled, the loss from this |
cause will not cut an appreciable figure |
in the total amount received frum |
the shearing of 1882. There are |
less number of hogs in the state than
usual. The high price of corn forcing |
farmers to sell. No epidemics are |
known to exist, and with the exception |
of being thin. the swine are in good /
condition, and will grace the table of /
the merchant princes as of yore.
In some counties the freeze early IN
March damaged the peach buds, but it
is not thought that this hsrm will ma
terially affect the crop. All other trees
are doing we'll.
In conclusion, the secretary remarks,
with largeness of vision and fullness
Of hope. that ''the acreage of corn will
be very large, and the increase of farm
viii be larger than usual We
have never in our history entered into
better prospects than we have this
spring" To all Of which the valleys
answer, amep. !