The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-02-03
KANSAS PRODUCTS.


N&tVSSS CUOOOOu ~
Estimates Of the q ate Board Of Agrieuit.
ure ~ to the Crop OF the Fast Year.
Major William Sims, Of the Agricultural
Department has ISSUED his quarterly re-
port showing the product and value of
crops for the year 1851. He pref.ces the
report with the remark that the drought
for the year just closed has been general
and severe Throughout the great coru-pro-
ducing States, and the most unfavorable
known to Kansas farmers since 1874. The
product Of our principal cereals, though
small As compared with former years. will.
it ID believed, when properly distributed,
about meet the requirements Of our people.
Wharf.-The winter wheat produced il
the State was S,6l424 bushels, spring
wheat, 66s,257 bushels. or q total Of
9,25S SOL bushels The total number Of
acres OF winter wheat sowu in the State
was 1.2s9, GIG; the number harvested
was 73S, $50. the value OF which was s. 352, :
5S27a The value Of the spring wheat grown
was $4C6.9S6 s.. Barton County was the
banner wheat county for the year 1857; it
produced "A 3i5 bushels Of winter and
spring wheat; next is Doniphau with $751;
240 bushels; Cowley with 359 IA bushels;
Sumner with 33S 40 bushels ami McPher-
son with Y47a bushels. The heaviest
yield Of spring wheat was in Norton
County-J0.2 bushels; next is Decatur
County with ~ 5i2 bushels.
RYE-The total product Of rye is LOG, 335
bushels. Rocks County leads on rye, hay
ing produced -. 49, bushels.
CoKx-The total product Of corn in the
State IS 75,79l.454 bushels, tho total value
of which is so, So 422. ~. Cowley County
leads on corn, having produced g. S6S, $50
bushels; next comes Butler County with
2,S11. SO bushels, and then Brown County
with =, SO, l25 bushels.
HARLEr-rhe total product Of barley was
41i, $40 bushels Of the value OF $165, SIG.
The heaviest yield was in Barton County
"A, PSI bushels, and next was Cloud County
with 5000 bushels.
OATs-The total product Of oats was 49, :
"a, AIS bushels. the total value OF which
was sl2, 2s2 243.62 The heaviest yield was
in Mcpherson County. were 9, 142, s6J BUSH
els were produced. Sedgwick County is
second with 1.SJ9. I'D bushels.
BUCKwnEAT.-The total product Of buck
wheat WAS c., 1875 bushels. valued at s47,-
576 y, OF which amount 1885 bushels was
grown in Barton County, that county hav-
ing the heaviest yield.
IRISH PorArOEs.-Thero were 9,1SS 240
bushels OF Irish potatoes grown in the State,
value at 81, Ss3,6SO and the heaviest yield
was in WyandOtts County, with 34.OO0
bushels Next is Lcavcnworth County
with yield Of BOB 100 bushels.
SWEET PoTAToEs-Tnc total yield of
sweet potatoes was 5yl.G1 bushels, valued
at stl9.145 The heaviest yield was in wy
andotte County, which produced $500
bushels; next Is Douglas County with FL
40 bushels.
SoRGHUM-During the year 9G,4G2 acres
of sorghum were planted, 2,13l. 100 gallons
of syrup were made, valued at 81, 1U3, 345;
GJ, 12l bushels OF sorghum were planted for
forage, the value OF which was 81, s94,555.
The heaviest yield Of sorghum was in But
Ter County, where 13a 6W gallons Of syrup
was made; the heaviest yield for forage
purposes was in HoJccman County, the
value OF the crop bsIng SIZES
CASTOR BEANs--The total product OF cas-
tor beans was 405.4SS bushels. valued ut
Ss,G4. $50 Labette toox the lead, turning
out 50 46) bushels.
FLAX AND H.MP-There were 1,4GO,741
bushels OF flax grown. valued ut Sl.l9o,-
G:9.S5; the heaviest yield was in Miami
County-lGG, 49, bushels. The total yield
Of hemp was 2sa,S,90 pounds.
BKOoN-CoRN-Thc product OF brooEl-corn
was A.. t6G, 600 pounds and the heaviest yield
in one county was Mcpherson, with !, 41, 80
pounds.
HAY-The total yield Of mllet and Hun
rarian was 1,0l6,SS2 ons, vaiueI at q, 76j,-
gO1. and Greenwood County lakes the leai
with 30, "a tons. During the year, So 90
tons of tame hay and 2,35l, 1864 tons OF
prairie hay was cut
On HAND-On March l. 1857, there were
in the State 2i9O4.143 bushels Of old corn
AMI I, 737 9a6 bushel, OF wheat on hand. Tho
greatest amount OF old corn was ia Brown
which has 1,2lO us bushels, and
wheat on hand.
GS4. OS7 head Of horses. o; which number
1888 are in COwley County. There are
5g2 SIS mich cows. Of which Lyon County
the largest number being in Osborne
There are ISL, 394 head
of swine, Of which &C. SIS are in Jewell
During the year the following
numbcr have died Of disease: Horses,
l6. 45l: mules aud asses. l. 81; mich cows.
1850; other cattle, 1856; sheep. A,s67;
SWINE, 402, CO.. The value OF animals
and sold fer slaughter was
s. Ia, SOL.
WooL-The wool clip was 2.Gi. 319 pounds,
valued at i419 5117. AZ, IT which Butler Coun.
ty had 1863 S33 pounds
CHEESE AND BUTrRR.-The product of
cheese was 4?6,GO4 pounds, valued at 49,
5Ia.4S The product Of butter was q, 6lO.-
OlO pounds, valued at 3. 32o3. 403S4. Sumner
County takes the lead as u butter prOduc-
ing county.
HoNEY-The number Of pounds Of honey
produced was 251. .SJ valued at S53.374
DoGs-There are lG0. G25 dogs in the State,
OF which Cowley County has 8, 606; Shawnee
is secOud with 1896
An Old Printer Dead.