The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-04-26
PROSPEROUS KANSAS.
Showing Some Facts Very Interesting &c
the Farmers and Other ClHfzens
Ofthe sun Flower state.

cultural Board
showing Some Facts Very Interesting &c
the Farmers and Other Cifizens
Orthe Sun-FlOWer state.
Is The third annual report of the Kan
sas state board of agriculture is just is
sued, in an edition of ten thousand, five
thousand extras having been ordered by
the Legislature. From the report 1t is
learned that the state had in 1872, 2.
476.8 62 acres in cultivation; in 1882, Ill
o4S. 379 acres were responding generous
ly>to the husbandman's labor and skill
Ian increase IN this period of $3.50, 517
acres, or an area equal in extent to the
entire states Of Massachusetts, Con
nectIcut and Rhode Island. The live
| stock of the stste in 1872 was valued a,
/ $50 ,013, 9S9; in 1882 it had increased to
$50 ,8T4 $40, or permanent addition to
the wealth of the state of $53, S60, 74l
The population increased from 1874, 399
in 1870 to 995, 666 in 1880.
The population of the state in 1882 IS
| given at 962, 949, as against 925, 795 for
1881; the leading county in population
| for 1882 was Shawnee, with 81, 137
Leaveaworth being next, with 81 ,O68.
| AS regards winter wheat the number
/ of acres in 1882 was !, 1865, 745; number
OF bushels, IS. 81, 1893, valued at $22 ST.
500.
There were 2O4, 662 acres in rye last
year the yield being 4.456, 400; valued
at 81, 70S, 095.
The number of acres of spring wheat
in 1882 was 1877 .5a2; the yield. 1871, AS
bushels, valued at $1,025,624 The
wheat crop, therefore, for 1882, aggre
gates 81, 734, 846 bushels, valued at $24,-
$500.
Tue number of acres of corn in 1882
was 4,441 1856; the yield, 157, COS, 722
bushels, valued at $51 1885. S66.
Oats made very good showing for
last year. the acreage being 529, 2S4; the
| yield 81 ,946, 2S4. and the value $780,
579.
IIish potatoes bob up serenely. The
Att ,44O bushels, and the valuation
So, ia, $50.
| Figures relating to sorghum culture
will. as 8 matter of course, be of the
greatest interest. In 1881 the acreage
was 1888; in 1882 it had increased to
8,677; in 1881 the yield was 1898, 440
| gallons, and in 1882, it was 9, 181 ,02O gal
/ Ions in 1881 the valuation was 81 ,745,.
871, and in 1882 81, 781 ,450.
| Broom corn is another staple product
The number Of acres last year was 107,
Cos; the yield 81, ZIG, 1884, and the valua.
ton $2,552.259.
1t Is a matter OF surprise at the show
ing made by the millet and Hungarian.
The acreage last year was 4O2, 40, the
yield 974 ,055 tons, and the valuation 81,
765, 1928. There were also So, 778 acres OF
timothy sown, which yielded 119, 2S2
tons, and valued at $726, 7S9. OF prairie
meadow there were !. 3l4, 16S acres sown,
Welding 2,095, 779 tons, and valued at
81. 500, $50.
A summary of the acreage, product
and value of the state in field crops for
1882 shows the acreage to be II ,043 .S79,
the valuation sos, 1T, $50. The product
is not given as it is not easily arrived at
being in some instances in gallons,
| others in bushels, others in tons and still
/ others in acres. The increase in the
total value of farm animals for 1882 was
| 81, 060, 1873; the products of live stock
| for the year were $27, 559, 9S3; produce
of market gardens, $4S7, ga; aparian
products, $8,794; horticultural product,
$1,523, 450; making a grand total of
| 1851 ,S17 ,541, as against a total for the
| year 1881 of $122, 946, 4S9.
The number of church organizations
| in the state for 1882 is given at 2, 155
| membership, 189,029; edIflces, 1,034 /;
valuation, $2,S91 1856.
| The number of organized school dis
| trIcts in the state is 6,436; school popu-
lation between 8 and 81 years of age,
357, 920; average salary paid 10 male
teachers, 1872 AZ; average salary paid to
female teachers, $24 So; valuation of
| school nr0nartv "a 2S1 TAO
The value of horses is given at $685.
920,6S0, and of mules, $4,532, 800; of
mich cows, $4,000 $50, and of o.her
cattle, $27, 181 ,248. The value of sheep
is given at S2,934,2 3i, and the number at
97S,077; the number of hogs at ,228, 1888,
and the value, $12. 2S6, $50.
! The assessed valuation of the personal
| property of the state In 1882 was $50,
| 087 $50; assessed valuation of railroad
properly. $23, 5S1 .721; total assessed val
uation of all property, $1S4, 6l7. $50; true
! valuation of all property, 1858, 236, 961.
There were 1,232 farm dwellings
erected in 1882, valued at S4.045, 423
the value of the agricultural instruments
in use for the year was So, 47S ,035. and
the value of the wood marketed, $685..
| $780,
The value of ANIMALS slaughtered or
sold for slaughter in 1882 was 90, $780,
651; the wool clip for the year IS set
down at 2,749, 494 pounds; TAG, sheep
were killed by dogs, the value of the
came being $20,111.
The number of acres in nurseries in
1882 was s,6SS; the number of trees
in bearing was: apple. 3,02S, 10
pear, 1880; peach. 1888, 40;
plum, 29s. 474; cherry. 1877 1898
those not in bearing: apDle, $3.50, 1893
pear, 164, 302; peach, 4,089, 1903; plum
339, SIG; cherry, 756.576. The number
of acres IN small fruit was: Raspberries
1888; bIackberries. 2.s72; strawberries,
$50; number of acres in vineyards, 4.07S
number of gallons of wine, 119.717
value of horticultural products market
ed, 1888, 1853
In the matter of artificial forests the
number of acres of trees one year OLD
and older is put down as follows: Wal
nut, 9,512; maple, 1855; honey locust
1915; cottonwood, 1883; other varie
ties, n. $50
The old corn on hand in 1882 is re
ported as 1881, 421 bushels; number o.
stands of bees. Ia, 449 number of pounds
of honey produced was Al 1910; number
of pounds of wax, 2.544; value of garden
products sold, $467, ga; value of poul
try and eggs sold, $1,065, 1874 number Of
pounds of cheese made. 723, 264; butter
$3.50, 1856; value of milk sold, oihel
than that used for cheese and butter
$685., 1853.
As regards fences, the number of rods
of board is given at ,948 1853, valued a
$4.S44 211; stone, 1878, 1856 rods, valued
at $2309, 246; hedge, 1881 1923 rods
valued at $S,597 ,230: wire, 1920, 384
r0ds, valued at $6I44a 23G.