Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-11-12
REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD
OF AGRICULTURE.


OF AGRICULTURE.
At the called meeting of the State Board
of Agriculture in June last, it was ordered
that the Secretary enlarge the monthly re-
port for September, by the addition OF items
of general information concerning Kansas,
and that the bulk of the edition be placed
at the disposal of the Commissioner for
Kansas to the Worlds Cotton and Indus
trial exposition to be held in New Orleans.
The report has just been issued, having
been purposely delayed beyond the usual
time for issuing the September monthly, IN
order to bring the information concerning
crops, lands, etc, up to the latest date pos
sible.
The report is in pamphlet form. and con-
tains seventy-four pages of closely printed
matter relating to various subjects OF inter-
est to those seeking information concerning
the resources of Kansas.
The first thirteen pages are devoted to
Typographical description Of the State Its
surface features, drainage system regional
characteristics, valleys, soil and mineral re-
sources, such as coal, lead, and zinc, salt,
gypsum, chalk, potter clay, fire clay, by
draulic limestone, building stone, bitumen,
gas wells and artesian wells. A compara-
tive statement Of the population OF the
State since 1860, is next given together with
a table of counties, showing the number OF
inhabitants on March /, 1884, the square
miles in each county and the density Of pop
ulation to the square mile of both the total
number and rural population. Following
this table showing the population on
March l, 1884. of the cities of Kansas, hav-
ing over 1000 inhabitants, placed according
to their size.
The total population of the state as shown
by the first table is l,l35.6l4 the total pop
uation to the square mile is 1897, and Of
rural population 1919.
There are 73 cities in the state that return
a population of over 900, while three cities
known to have over 1000 did not return
their population separately from the town
ships in which they lie.
The next 81 pages are given to the subject
of agriculture. Each one of the field crops
grown in the state are treated seperatcly
and the progress or decline of each for /
period of eleven years given. In The primer
pal crops of wheat, rye and oats, extraordi-
nary yields in 1884 are noted. The largest
E Weld of wheat reported, is that of ). Cornell
E of Ellsworth county, postotfice Bunker Hill,
- Russell county, who thIeshed COZ bushels
I per acre, from field of IL acres. Franz
/, Basalia, of Wilson, Ellsworth county, am
= August Heinsen of Denmark, Lincoln coun
r ty, each threshed 80 bushels per acre.
3 The numbers of the several kinds of liv
a stock are given, and the per cent. of IN
crease Of each since 1874; the value of AM
: mails slaughtered and sold for slaughter, an
e the pounds of cheese and bntter manutat
S tured in 1881 are also given in this conneC
i ton.
: Tables ty counties showing acres an
a | products of the various field crops, nun
: bers of the different kinds of live stock, sta
tistics of horticulture and miscellan'
+ Gus subjects, close the subject of agr
| culture.
a Following agriculture is All article on tn
: public school system Of Kansas. prepare
= by II. c.. Speer, the State superintender
of Public Instruction. In this article
j. given statistics relating to the commo
schools, and brief mention of the thr'
educational institutions under the care
A. the state.
Ia Information relating TO manufacture
"A churches and valuation, showing the var
- GUS manufacturing interests of the state, Il
assessed valuation of each county for ls7
and the several religious denominations, al
the inst tutions of learning that they co
troll, follows the article on schools.
The subject of vacant public lands is ne
treated, and is divided into four subdivisio
of government; common school, state ms
tutions of learning and railroad lands.
III synopsis of United States laws and ruin
us of the general land Office as to the dispos
- of government lands is followed by the nun
IN Der of acres remaining vacant by counti
III in the various land districts. The locsti
u of land offices and the names of registers a
d. receivers is also given. The state laws
IS relation to the requirement of school Ian
OF are condensed in order TO answer the ma
al inquiries on the subject, the synopsis bel
o. followed BY a table by counties showing
Iai number of acres Of this class Of lands st
g. unsold, and the average price per acre
al which they would probably be appraised
re this time. The statement regarding lar
&c belonging to the state educational insti
&c tions shows that nearly all OF these lar
have been disposed of, the Agricultural G
"s lege still having few acres in three COUNT
ne The number Of acres yet unsold, beior
o' ing to the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa re a
ne the Kansas division of the Union Pac
ls' railroads is next given by counties, togeti
p' with the terms on which they can be pr
chased.
" The meteorological record for Septemb
ne compiled by the meteorol, gist of the boa
~ closes the volume.
IN The secretary viii be unable to distrib'
~ the usual number Of these books within
'h' state, the bulk, as said before, being at
'n' disposal Of the commissioner for Kansas
TT the New Orleans Exposition.-Commo
U.s. wealth.
90
is AMOUNT OF GRASS SEED Pt
in ACRE.
AZ see in some of the papers lately VII
ak claiming that farmers do not sow enou
es, grass seed per acre, and says in substar