The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-08-13
CROP CONDITIONS

The following is a general summary
summary of the condition OF Kansas
crops issued yesterday by VIM. Sims,
secretary of the state board of agricul-
ture:
This being the year for taking the
seml-dece AnIal census, more time has
necessarily been required by assessors
and county clerks than Is ordinarily con-
sumed in the collection and return to
this office of the regular annual sIatls-
tics. Returns are yet due from twenty
six counties. Tables showing the area
OF tue several crops by counties, can
not, therefore, be prepared at this, the
usual date OF publishing such Intorma-
ton.
At the date of mailing 70 this office the
reports of winter wheat OF correspond
ents, upon which the following esti-
mates are based, but little threshing had
been done, hence but few reports from
threshers. The limited number re-
celved, however, clearly indicate that in
quantity, generally, and In quality, in
many localities the crop will not come
up To the estimate placed upon it, by the
best judges, before any thresh!ng had
been done. Assessors returns from eleV-
en- counties, since the date of our last
report show an increase in the area har-
vest, over the estimate for June, for the
counties reporting, of about I00, 900 acres.
This increase in acreage will not, how =
ever, compensate Tor the shortage result
ing from the decrease in the estimated
average yield per acre, which is now
placed at at very small fraction less
than ten bushels, decrease as compared
with the report of the board for the
month ending June 80 of about one
bushei per acre. From the latest and
best Information received, | estimate the
area Of winter wheat harvested IN this
state this year, to be 934S64 acres, and
place the average yield per acre, in round
numbers, at ten bushels. Probable total
product. 9,64S, $40 bushels.
Reports just received indicate no
material change. either in area OF condi-
ton of spring wheat since the date of
our last report. Probable product, $50
900 bushels.
Corn, the great, and to the people of
Kansas, the most important cereal, Ia re-
ported to be in fine condition. The back K
ward and unfaVorable conditions of
April and May have been fully compen-
sajed for by the very prOpitious weather
of the last thirty days. l can call 10
mind no period in the history OF the
ment has been made in the progress of
any crop than has been witnessed in the
| growth and development of corn within
The month covered by this report. One
month ago the general condition of the
1 crop, as compared with last year, Was
1 found 20 be eighty-two. while the re-
ports for July, from which this report is
compiled, show a condition of ninety
/ eight, an Improvement CT sixteen points
during the month. Official returns
and reliable estimates IRON counties no
vet reported by assessors, place the arei
of corn at about 4.950,00O acres. Prob
able product, should favorable condI
tions continue, 1893 600. 900 bushels.
The estimated area of oats is the SAM
as reported last month; condition not 3
good: probable product, g, 600, 600 bush
els; a shortage, as compared with las
year, of 81 600 bushels.
i But little threshing of rye has been don
Reports generally indicate short crop
and estimates as TO yield, differ so wide
ly as 90 preclude the possibility of an
satisfactory estimate, as to product {
this time.
The condition as compared with La
year of broom corn is 80 per cent: ia,
SO; sorghum, 9S: potatoes, 100: and mi
1 let and Hungarian, 100.
From the report of G.. G. Bracket
, secretary of the Kansas state horticultI
raj society. dated July l, 1885, take Il
following state per cent: Apples, 81
, cherries, SO; peaches. 10; pears, s.
l pIums. 40; ounces, 90; biackberrie
40; currants. 46; gooseberries, s.: ras,
berries, IS; straw berries. IS; grapes, g
WIN. SINS, Secretary.
= Topeka, Kan, August 10, 1885.