Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-02-02
KANSAS PRODUCTS.
Estimates OF the Sc ate Board Of Agriculi
ure as to the Crop of the Past Year.

ure rs TO the crop Oh the F08t YEAR
Major William Sims, of the Agricultural
Department, has issued his quarterly re-
port showing the product and value Of
crops for the year 1887. He prefaces the
report with the remark that the drought
for the year just closed has been general
and severe throughout the great corn 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 is believed, when properly distributed,
about meet the requirements Of our people.
WHARF.-The winter wheat produced in
the State was S,6l4, PA bushels. spring
wheat, 6S2,257 bushels, or total OF
9,27S sol bushels. The total number Of
acres of winter wheat sown in the State
was 1,2G96l9; the number harvested
was 73S, 1919, the value of which was IS 49,,
562. 75. The value Of the spring wheat grown
was sc6, 9S6 S. Barton County was the
banner wheat county for the year 1887; it
produced 454 3l5 bushels Of winter and
spring wheat; next is Doniphan with $751;
240 bushels; Cowley with 1863 IA bushels;
Sumner with 33S 40 bushels ami McPher-
son with 334 764 bushels. The heaviest
yield of spring wheat was in Norton
County-5o, 32S bushels; next is Decatur
County with 40 5I2 bushels.
RYE-The total product Of rye is 1,926, 3S5
bushels. Rocks County leads ON rye, hav-
ing produced Il, $50 bushels.
CORN-The total product of corn in the
State IS 75,79l,45 bushels, the total value
of which is $25, S36 4222.7J. Cowley County
leads on corn, having produced 3.S6S, 1856
bushels; next comes Butler County with
2,S7l $50 bushels, and then Brown County
with 2GG7, 125 bushels.
BARLEY-The total product of barley was
414,5l0 bushels of the value of s165,Sl6
The heaviest yield was in Barton County
"A, 2S0 bushels, and next was Cloud County
with $1,000 bushels.
OATs.-The total product of oats was 49,
727,4!S bushels, the total value of which
was Sl2 2'2, 243.G2. The heaviest yield was
in Mcpherson County, were g 142. 76) BUSH
els were produced. Sedgwick County is
second with 1909, I'D bushels.
BUCKwHEAT.-Thc total product Of buck
wheat was 63, 435 bushels valued at s47,-
576.25, OF which amount 1906 bushels was
grown in Barton County, that county hav-
ing the heaviest yield.
IRISH POTAToEs.-There were 9,179, $40
bushels OF Irish potatoes grown in the State,
valuet at ST, $50, $50, and the heaviest yield
was in Wyandotte County, with $4,000
bushels Next is I.eavenworth County
with a yield of 203, 120 bushels.
SWEET PoTArOEs-The total yield of
sweet potatoes was 81, go bushels, valued
at StI9,745. The heaviest yield was in Wy
andotte County, which produced $500
bushels; next Is Douglas County with d.
100 bushels.
SoRGHUM-During the year 96 432 acres
of sorghum were planted, 2,731, 100 gallons
of syrup were made, valued at 81, 1U33 45;
G9, 12I bushels of sorghum Were planted for
forage, the value OF which was Sl,79i, 555.
The heaviest yield Of sorghum was in But
Ter County, where 13o 60 gallons of syrup
was made; the heaviest yield for forage
purposes was in Hodgeman County, the
value of the crop being Sl16,S00.
CASTOR BEANs-The total product of cas-
tor beans was 405.4SS bushels. valued at
1854, 939. Labette took the lead, turning
out SO, 400 bushels.
FLAX AND HEMP-There were 400, al
bushels of flax grown. valued at sl,19),-
County-1GG,7 3) bushels. The total yield
of hemp was DDS, $50 pounds.
BRooM-CoRN-The product of broom-corn
w y
in one county was Mcpherson, with 5,941, 80
pounds.
HAY-The total yield Of milet and Hun
garian was 1,016,SS2 tons, valued at 81, 1885,
sol, and Greenwood County takes the lead
with SO, IA tons. During the year, 522, $40
tons of tame hay aud 1881, 1864 tons of
prairie hay was cut.
On HAND-On March l, 1887, there were
in the State 2i90I. 143 bushels Of old corn
and 49,, 996 bushels Of wheat on hand. The
greatest amount of old corn was in Brown
County, which has 1910 755 bushels, and
Barton County has a greater amount of
wheat on hand.
LIvE-SToCK.--Therea are now in the State
Gs4 G37 head of horses. of which number
1885 are in Cowley County. There are
G92, S5S mich cows, of which Lyon County
has 16 1S9. There are 53S, 767 head of sheep,
the largest number being in Osborne
COunty-31, 500. There are 1,H7, 1914 head
of swine, of which &C, 535 are in Jewell
County the largest number in any one
county. During the year the following
number have died of disease: Horses,
16,461; mules and asses, l. 357; mich cows,
12,904; other cattle, 1855; sheep. A,S67;
SWINE, ,C67. The value of animals
slaughtered and sold fer slaughter was
So, 447,S01.
WooL-The wool clip was g 664 319 pounds,
valued at s479, 577.42, Of which Butler Coun.
ty had 1868, 1913 pounds
CHEESE AND BUTTER.-TEe product of
cheese was 496,6U4 pounds, valued at $780,
5924S. The product of butter was q, &c.
O10 pounds, valued at 81 ,33 1923 ,403 81. Sumner
County takes tie lead as butter produc-
ing county.
HONEY-The number of pounds Of honey
produced was 257. 80 valued at $50, 374.
DOGs-There are 100, 625 dogs in the State,
of which Cowley County has 3, 6O6; Shawnee
is second with 1896.