Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-03
WHAT KANSAS RAISED IN 1887.
Showing the Yield OF Wheat, Corn,
etc. In 1887. Live stock

Major William Sims, of the agricultural
department, has issued his quarterly report
showing the product and value OF crops for
the year 1851. he pretaces the report with
the following remark ''Ihs drought for
the year Just closed has been general and
severe throughout the great compromising
sta Is, tie most unfaVOrabl5 known TO
Kansas farmers since 1874. The product OF
our principal cereals, though small as com
pared with former years. viii, 1t Is believed
when properly distributed, about meet the
requirements of our people"
The report shows that Barton county was
the banner wheat county for the ye7r 1887;
1t produced 454, 315 bushels of winter and
spring wheat; DOuiphan, SS7, 24O hsls;
CoWley, 569,744 bushels; Sumner, - 40
bushels and Mcpherson, 334 76A bushels.
The heaviest yield of spring wheat was in
Norton county, 80 32S bushels; next, Decatur
county, with IS, 90 bushels.
The total number of acres of winter wheat
sOWn IN the stale W. l,23e, blJ bushels; the
number harvested was 75S, 199, the value Of
which was s., 352, 562. 70. The value Of the
spring wheat grown was S4G6, $685..
CORN AND BYE.
CoWley county leads on corn, having pro-
duced 3,s56, $50 bushels; next, Butler county,
with 2,6Il,ttU bushels and then Brown GOun-
~, with ?, 60I, I25 bushels. The total product
of the state Is 70, 10, 454 bush is, ths total
value Of which Is $50, 636, 422.I 40; $3.50, 1872
acres were planted, and 4,O1O,716 bushels
Rocks county leads on rye. having pro
duced a, 43O bushels.
The total product of barley was IA, $40
bushels, of the value of $780, SIG. The
heaviest yield was in Barton cOunty-74, go
bushels, and next was Cloud county, with
$500 bushels.
The total product of oats was 46, 727, 418
bushels, the total value of which was &l2,-
~, 243.62. The heaviest yield was IN Mo
Ph6rson county, ., 40, 760 bushels being pro
dqeed- SedgWlck county Is second with
1, 6O9,l2O bushels.
The total product of bucEwheat was g.
$50 bushels, valued at S4I, 5I6.255 Of which
amount Is, 1865 bushels were grown IN Barton
county that county having the heaviest
yield.
There were 9.178,2 bushels of Irish pota-
toes grown III the state, valued at S6,oo3, $50,
and the heaviest yield was in Myandotta
sOunty-3O4, 600 bushels. Next, Leaven-
worth county, with yield OF ZU5s l2J bush
ais.
The total yield of sweet potatoes was 5O1,
500 bushels, valued at S4l9, 745. The heaviest
yield was in WyandOtte county, which pro-
duced 81 500 bushels; next Is Douglas county
with 200 bushels.
During the year, SO, 482 acres of sorghum
were planted, ., T3l, 100 gallons Of syrup were
made, valued at 81, los, 345; IS, 121 bushels Of
sorghum were planted for forage, the value
of which was 81, 794s 500. The heaviest yield
OF sorghum was IN Butler county, where
1872, coo gallons of syrup were made; the heaV-
lest yield for forage purposes was IN Hodge
man county the value OF the crop being
SIl6,S 500
The total product of castor beans was
4Oj, 4S8 bushels, valued at $500, 939. La
bette took the lead, turning out 65,46O
bushels.
There were j. 400, IA bushels of flax grown,
valued at 81, $50, 6zS.65; the heaviest yield
was IN Miami cOunty-l66 $50 bushels. The
total yield Of hemp was 228, 800 pounds.
The product OF broom corn was a, O66,-
500 pounds and the heaviest yield was in
Mcpherson county, 200 bushels.
The total yield Of mlllet and Hungarian
was l,OlG,SS2 tons, valued at a, T65, 9Ol,
Greenwood county taking the lead with 3d.
IA tons.
During the year, 522. 6A9 tons of tame hay
and 2, 3SIs S64 tons of prairie hay was cut.
On March /, 1887, there was in the state "a
9O4,1 43 bushels of old corn and 1,737, 1856
bushels of wheat on hand IN the state. The
greatest amount of old corn was in Brown
county, which has 1,21O, 795 bushels, and
Barton county has q greater amount OF
wheat on hand.
LIVE STOCK STATISTICS.
There are now in the state 684, O37 head Of
horses, of which number 1885 are in
COWley county. There are o., S5S mich
COWS, of which Lyon county has 6,189.
There are 53S, 767 head of sheep, the largest
number being in Osborne cOunty-31, 800.
There are ], S47, 3S4 head of swine, Of which
sc, 535 are in Jewell county, the largest num-
Der in any one county. During the year the
following number have died of disease: /
Horses, &c, 461; mules and asses, ,357; mich
COWS, u, 9O4; other cattle, 1856; sheep, "A,
S6T: swine. 4O2, O67.
There are 100, 625 dogs in the state, Of
which CoWley county has 1905; Shawnee is (
second with 8, 396.
The value of the animals slaughtered and
sold for slaughter was $50, AZ SOL
The wool clip was 2, 664. 319 pounds, valued
at S479, ST.. A, of which Butler county had
365, S33 pounds.
The product OF cheese was #96, co. pounds, ]
valued at S59, 592 48. The product of butter /
was .DuB.DLG pounds WaLu5u ar 8A-5is1.- ]
4l3.S4, Sumner county takes the lead as a /
butter producing county.
The mum Der of pounds of honey produced /
was 257, $50 pounds, valued at sos, PA.