Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-09-13
KANSAS CORN.

KANSAS coRN.
Report of the Secretary OF the state Board
of Observation-Disclosures of tho Condition
of the Corn Crop-A Good Showing.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 7.-Secretary n.
Mohler of the State Board of Agriculture
last evening issued the following impsr-
! tant report on the condition of the Kansas
corn crop:
For the August report we have asked
our correspondents for information only
in relation to corn. The questions SUBJ
mitted were: First, what proportion of
area planted will be harvested; second,
| what is the estimated product per acre of
cGrn on the acres harvested; third, does
| listed corn show any better results than that
put in with planter-if 50, what per cent?
Nearly 600 correspondents representing
about every county in the State have res
sponded to the above questions and have
developed the following facts in regard to
| this important crop:
First, that of the total area planted 60.
corn in our State "a per cent is considered
worth harvesting that the eastern portion
of the State as far west in the north tier OF
counties as Republic County and east OF q
line bearing eastward to Chautauqua
County. On the south line of the State
the corn area will nearly all be harvested
and with the exception of a. few COUNTLESS
will be a full average crop-in some coun-
ties much above the acreage. Wyandotfs
is the highestIepOrting an average yield
of 53a bushels per acre, and nearly all che
counties north of the Kansas riVeg
| within the prescribed limit reporS FROM
40 to 50 bushels per acre. Many counties
south of the Kansas river also eeport O
high average down to the second tier OF
counties frou the south line of the State.
These counties, with che exception OF
Chauaauqua and ELL, seport a considerable
lower average.
4 belt of serritory FROM jewell and
Smith Counties on the north stretching
southwark and bearing eastward TO the
south Zine Of the State, with Ellsworth
County as a center, seems 60 Be the worst
burned district in the Stats. Ellsworth
/ County repofss only per cent. Of the area
planted to corn worth harvesting, and
che average yield of che small acreage
only nine bushels per acre. Many Of
the counties adjoining Ellsworth are in a
condition not much better. Farther south
and farther north there are belts of terri.
tory extending usually east and where the
corn will make a fairly good yield, while
the intervening districts are about q total
failure. Westsof this great central belt in
which the corn is generally ruined there
are in nearly all the counties belts Of ter.
Titory in which there is some good corn,
with large intervening belts in which
there is no corn. Even Hamilton
County, q county bordering on the Colo
RADIO line in the southwest has some
good corn, sample Of which was brought
to this office few days ago. The
north half of all the counties in the north
tier and the south half Of the second tier
have fairly good corn, while the interview.
ing belt over thirty miles in width has but
littles These large districts OF territory
on which the corn is practically failure
brings che average yield and the aggre.
gate corn product of the State considers
bly, lower than il was generally supposed
it would be.
The average yield per acre, on the acre.
age worth harvesting, is estimated at
twenty EIGHT bushels. The total area
planted to corn in the spring, as shown by
assessor returns, is 6,97O,O07 acres. Sew
enty-four per cent. Of this, or 5, 157, $50
acres, is reported as worth harvesting.
The estimated average yield per acre on
this gives a total corn product for the
State of Ia, Al, $40 bushels, which is almost
double the product of lassyear and IL, 417,-
600 bushels more than the product OF 1883,
but is less by 46, As, $40 bushels than the
product of 1884, which was the largest in
the history of the State.
While Che eastern portion OF the Stats is
in excellent condition agriculturally the
failure of the cornocrop in the central and
western counties of the State bears heav-
lily ON the farmers. Many, however, have
had an excellent crop of wheat and q fair
crop of oats, and all will have an abun-
dance of feed for stock in corn fodder,
millet, sorghum and hay, 30 that the site
uation is an improvement on that Of last
year,
Our correspondents give the lister very
strong endorsements, o few counties report
no difference, and a very few correspond
ents pronounce against il; but The aggre-
gate sentiment of our correspondents say
grown to the acre where corn was listed
than when put in with the planter.
Missouri Crops.
STa LOUIS, Sept. S-y. w. Sanborn, sec.
gesary of the Mi ssouri State Board Of Ag.
giculture, furnishes the following crop re.
port for August: Early August Yves wet
and later seasonable. Corn suffered from
windstorms in early August over most Of
Che State and now stands az 90.7 of o full
eros. Oats yield was 81. = bushels and the
aggregate for the State 40, 021 ,493 bushels.
Chinch bugs are less reported and have
got been injurious expected. Cattle
is 1OGs Wheat gives 1913 :bushels on an
average in 1881 ,439 acres, or 19,0S3,s5s
bushels for the State-aboSe the average
yield, but below the gross yield for cen
years. The quality is poor8 Othes 4al1
crops average high.
THE FINISHING TOUCHES.
The Senate subcommittee Nearls
Through With It's Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The tariff SUBJ