Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-03
REPORT or TINE STATE BOARD OF
AGRICULTURE.

The third annual report Of the Kan
sas State Board of Agriculture Is just
issued in an edition Of ten thousand
copies, five thousand extras having
been ordered by the Legislature.
From the report it is learned that the
State had In 1872 2,476, s62 acres In
cultivation; in 1882, ii ,04S,S79 acres
were responding generously TO the
husbsndman's labor and skill-an in
crease in this period of 8 $50, 5l7 acres,
or an area equal in extent to the entire
States of Massachusetts,, Connecticut
and Rhode Island. The live stock of
the State in 1872 was valued at $780,
Ol3,s98; in 1882 II had increased to
SIS, s74, $50, or q permanent addition
to the wealth of the State Of $53 $780,
GAL. The population increased from
1854. sss in 1870 to s95, $3.50 in 1880.
The population of the State in 1882
is given at So, 949, Us against 925, 7s5
for 1881. The leading county in pop
ulation for 1882 was Shawnee with
S4,l37, Leavenworih being next with
1908.
As regards winter wheat, the num-
Der of acres in 1882 was l,465, 745
number of bushels, SO, 943, S98. valued
at S22, s77 1896.
There were 204, &C., acres IN rye last
year, the yield being 4,456, 400, valued
at 81, 70s ,095.
The number of acres of spring wheat
ia 1882 was l37 ,522; the yield, 49,
44s bushels, valued AT 81 OPS, s24. The
wheat crop, therefore, for the year
1882 aggregated 81, 1884, SAC bushels val
ucd at S2I, OO3. $50.
The number Of acres of corn in 1882
4,4iI 1856; the yield, l57 ,OO5,722 bush
els. valued at $5i 1888 1856. The old
corn on hand in 1882 /, reported at
1921 ,42l bushels.
Oats made a very good showing for
last year, The acreage being 529, 234 I;
the Weld, q, 946. 2sl bushels, and the
value $5,766,579.
The acreage of Irish potatoes last
year was 59,693; The yield, 4,777 ,44O
bushels. valued at s., $50.
Figures relating 10 sorghum culture
will, rs a matter of course, be OF the
greatest interest To- 1881 the acreage
was AZ, 52s; in 1882 il had increased to
6S,677; in 1881 the yield was 1896, 440
gallons, and in 1882 il was 6,ISl ,O20
gallons in 1881 the valuation WAS ST.
1881, and in 1882 il was S., 78l ,459.
Broom-corn is another staple pro-
duet. The number of acres last year
was I07 COS; the yield Sc, 7l6 ,SS4, and
the valuat ion 81, $50, 259.
The showing made by millet and
Hungarian il a matter Of surprise.
The acreage last year was 402, 4l0, the
yield 974,055 tons. aud the valuation
s4,765,S2S. There were also 1916
acres of timothy sown, which Yielded
1922 tons, valued at $726,7S9. OF
prairie meadow there were ,3l4, 1888
acres sown, yielding 2,095,77s tons,
valued at u 800 ,53G.
A summary of the acreage, product
and value OF the State in field crops
for 1882 shows the acreage 10 be II, :
043,379, and THE valuation SOS, l77 $50.
The product is not given, Ms il is not
easily arrived nj, being in some in
stances in gallons, others in bushels,
Others in tons, aud still others in acres.
The increase in the total value of farm
animals for 1882 was $4,000, 1873; the
products Of live Eek for the year
were $27 ,559, 933; produce of market
gardens, $ts7. GA; apiarian products.
1874; horticultural products, 81 $685.
$50; making grand total Of 1851 81, :
Sal, ms against total for the year
1881 Of $l22 ,s46, 4ss.
The number of church organizat ions
In the State for 1882 is given at 2,l55 ;
membership, is9,02s; edifices, l,0S4
valuation, u, 1871 ,S35.
The number OF organized school
districts In the State is 6 1856; school
population between 8 and 81 years of
age, $50 $40; average salary paid to
male teachers, $32.42; average salary
paid TO female teachers, $24.95; valua-
tion of school property, ~, 2sl, 74s.
The value of horses is given at $685.
800 $50; mules, u, 5S2 $50: milk cows,
$4,000, $50, and Of other cattle, ST.
1924 The value Of sheep is given
al 81, y34, 23l, and the number nj $751;
or; the number of hogs ut |, 22s, 6sS,
aud the value Mt $l2, 286 $50.
The assessed valuation of the per-
sonal property OF the State in 1882
was $3s, Os7, $50; assessed valuation OF
railroad property, $2S ,5si ,72l; total
assessed valuation of all property,
Slo4,6i7 $50; true valuation Of all
property. $S6s, 2S6 SOL.
There were 1882 farm dwellings
erected In 1882, valued ut $4.045 ,S23 !;
the value OF the agricultural impie-
ments ia use for The year was $5.473,-
U.s., aud the value Of the wood mar
keted was x3OS 40
The value of animals slaughtered,
or sold for slaughter, in 1882 was ST..
6s9, 65l; the wool clip for the year is
set down at 2,749.l94 pounds; 5,746
sheep ere killed by dogs, the value
Of the came being S20,ll1.
The number Ut acres in nurseries In
1882 was s,6ss the number Of trees in
bearing: Apple, S,02S,l ITO; pear, g..
s69; peach, 5,9sS, l&0; plum, 2Ss, 474;
cherry, 767 ,4ss; not i" bearing: Apple,
$3.50, sss; pear, 1874 ,302; peach, 4.0s9,-
sos: plum, 1916; cherry 1856.
Number of acres in small fruit: Rasp-
berries, 1858; blackberries, 1872;
strawberries, $50. Number Of acres in
vineyards, 4,O7s; number Of gallons Of
wine, 1857; value Of horticultural
products marketed, $SsS,l5S.
In the matter Of artificial forests the
number of acres of trees one year old
and over is put down as follows: Wal
nut, S,5l2; maple, ls,545; honey To-
cast, 1876; cottonwood, 47,S6s; other
varieties, 77,S $50.
Number of stands Of bees, IL, AS
number of pounds Of honey produced,
Il $40; number Of pounds Of wax,
2.544; value Of garden products sold,
$aS7, s44; value Of poultry and eggs
sold, 81, O65, is4; number OF pounds of
cheese made, 72s, 264; butter, 1885,
ss6 /; value of milk sold, other than that
used for cheese aud butter, tSS6, l5S.
A. regards fences, the number Of