The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-05-28
OONDITToN or OR0Ps.

CONDITION. OF CROPS.
X. g. Dun s. Cos. Commercial agency
furnishes some very interesting reports
concerning the present condition and
prospects Of corn, wheat, cattle, hogs and
fruit in the various counties OF this state.
The outlook generally Is hattering, ex-
cept for wheat. The prevalence
Of rain, in many parts of the state has
operated against early corn planting, but
present indications of hne weather lend
great encouragement TO the farmers, who
will soon rapidly get in this crop and
largely increased acreage Of the great
cereal.
Dun & Co. have the following to say
OF Lyon county crops:
"Corn has not been planted here yet,
at least but little of IL. The acreage of
wheat Is about as usual; oats same as last
year. There will be large increase in
the acreage of corn. Wheat prospects,
about one-half crop, or perhaps more.
Oats looks well, and has not been both
cred with insects as yet. The hog crop
will amount to about 90 900 cattle, about
$1,000; sheep, about 800. No increase
IN cattle. A decrease in hogs of abont
one-eighth. Less sheep than last year.
Some hogs died with cholera in this dis.
trict. We have about 1900 immigrants
In this county. The indications are that
the fruit crop will be large, with the ex-
ception OF peaches. The stock turned
out on grass this spring looks worse than
usual, owing to the long, hard winter"
In Greenwood county, we learn from
the report, the wheat prospects are fair;
wet weather has interfered with corn
planting; no insects q marked decrease
In the number Of cattle. hogs and sheep;
stock in fair condition; farmers a little
blue on account OF bad spring weather
after long winter. The number OF cat
tie In county, $4,000: hogs. $4,000.
In Chase county: Acreage larger;
prospects for wheat up to the average;
oats above average, and corn just plant
ing, but prospects good; stock in good
in good condition; cattle, number above
10000 hogs same as last year; fruit
prospects good, except peaches.
In Cottsy county the acreage in culti-
walton largely increased; live stock in
good condition fruit prospects good, ex-
cept peach crop.
In Usage county there Is a large
amount OF new ground; corn partially
planted, prospects fair; winter wheat
looks badly; hog crop 1896, a small
increase; cattle, 10000; some hogs died
OF cholOra; the present condition OF
stock Is good; all fruits promise abun.
daht yield except peaches; large acre.
age Of tame grasses being sown.
In Morris county there is also very
large acreage Of newly broken land
grain prospects good, although more
than half of the wheat was winter killed
stock doing well; fair hog crop; cattle
have increased about 10 per cent and
number $4,000; sheep wIntered well.
In Wabaunsee county, the report
says, corn planting is late, but plenty Of
time yet remains for putting in this
cereal; about % per cent of winter
wheat was plowed up and planted IN
corn; no insects; fruit crop will be large
except that of peaches; not much loss
of stock by disease farmers raising about
as many hogs as they can provide with
feed.
Butler county: Oats fine, corn extra
good, wheat poor; fruit prospects never
better; hog and cattle crop large.
Allen county: Hogs over 10000, an
increase of 10 per cent; cattle &c, 500, an
increase Of 10 per cent: stock IN good
condition and farmers happy.
Anderson county: Stock I'm fair cnndl
ton; hogs, $4,000, being an increase Of
10 per cent; cattle also show q similar
increase.
Davis county: Farmers complain Of
Hessian fly; some disease among cattl,
and hogs; latter average crop; forme.
more than average.
Dickinson county: Wheat about one
half crop on account of decreased
acreage.
Cowley county: Wheat about one
third crop; corn about one-third NOR,
than usual.
Harvey county: Wheat bad; frui
good; stock in good condition.
MCPHERSON county: Acreage small
wheat about one-half crop; no insects
peaches mostly killed.
Marion county: Acreage larger; whea
poor; not a fourth of the corn yet in; N
insects; cattle wIntered poorly.
Sedgwick county: Acreage generall
larger; wheat, about one-third smaIle
acreage and about one half of a crop In
dicated; fruit prospects never better.
Sumner county: Acreage Increased
wheat fair; corn and oats good; frui
ditto.
Wilson county: Oats fine and one
third more acreage than usual; no in
sects; peaches a failure, other fruit
promise we'll; corn not yet planted-to
wet; stock in fair condition.