Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-13
Dawn Of an Era Of Advancement in
Kansas Which Will Surpass
All Prior Records.

| Quate conception OF how comparatively
small an amount of additional money
thrown into community is required Il
create radical change in the financia
status of city or section, o.
of state. The business activity ant
the prosperity of any commun.
ity are directly commensurate with the
scarcity or plenftude OF money in it:
midst.
Although for the past two season:
Kansas has not enjoyed as good crops al
had been her custom in former years
but in this respect she is even more
fortunate than many of the other lead
ing agricultural states. Kansas, how
ever, during her rapid strides to the
front as an agricultural state can sue
cessfully boast of more successive year:
of bountiful crops separated by shorter
intervals of inferior years than any
other state in the union.
The influx of money into any section
Of the state is directly dependent upon it,
surplus production over and above what
is required for home consumption.
To just the degree with which a state
can dispose of surplus products will the
balance of trade be in her favor and
money roll into her Golfers instead of be-
ing drained from them.
1t matters not what may be the char
acter of the commodity which may
invite money or the character of
the property or business which attracts
investment, the exchange is made, the
commodity is given and the cash is re-
ceived into the community to swell the
volume of circulating medium in the
community, which is just so much added
to her material wealth.
That the above axioms need no en-
dorSement will be unhesitatingly
granted, and all that is needed to bear out
the statement that Kansas will receive
for her surplus products this year, a sum
of money not only far in excess of the
amount so received last year. but much
larger than in any year of her history.
is to quote from the Of
fetal reports of the state
board of agriculture as shown in their
quarterly report of March 81, 1888. and
later by their monthly bulletins to the
the United States department. of agricul-
ture.
The secretary of the state board of
agriculture, in his report of March 81,
said under the caption THE General
Outlook for Kansas in 1885,"
Reports now in from about five hun
dred correspondents, representing nineto-
six counties of the state, clearly indicate
that Kansas. all things considered, is in
better condition agriculturally than
she has been for number of years at
this date. The fall, winter and
in a high degree. The abundance
of rain during the months of August,
September and October, giving the wheat
plant an opportunity to make strong.
vigorous growth in the fall, accounts
largely for the thrifty condition Of the
plant at this time. With the exception
of a few weeks of cold weather the win
ter was mild and open, and unusually
favorable to wintering stock. The large
amount of rain fall in March, though
the month was greater part of the time
rough and cold. enables the wheat plant.
which was somewhat damaged, to re-
cover its vitality, and the warm weather
now will bring grass to our cattle sew
eral weeks earlier that for some years."
WHEAT.
T. - -, Al
cess of money to be brought into Kan
sas in 1888 over the amount brought in
1887 will of itself be sufficient to cause a
radical change, commercially, through
out the entire state. In 1887 the total
area sown to wheat was 1 1893 ,619 acres,
of which only 73S, l99 were harvested.
The total yield was S,616,244 bushels,
valued at s., $50, 562.75, or little more
than 90 cents per bushel. According to
latest reports the yield of wheat this
year in Kansas will be $4,000. 900 BUSH
els more than in 1887. worth at fair
valuation. based upon averages for the
past three years, at 20 cents per bushel,
taking into consideration the fact that
the quality this year will be far superior.
the excess TO be derived from wheat
alone will equal $4,000, 900.
CORN.
In the item of corn the greatest i'm
provement will be noticeable. The acre
age for the present year cannot be ascer-
tanned at this early day, but member of
the state board of agriculture is authority
for the statement that the corn acreage
this wear will exceed that of 1887 by at
least 80 per cent, while every indication
is that the average yield per acre will
equal the best crop of any former year.
Last year the acreage was $3.50, 392, of |
which only 4.010.716 were harvested, |
yielding 1874, 4I bushels, worth /
SD. s36. 422. 20.
Taking the estimate Of the member of /
the state board of agriculture as basis
and it IS safe to put the acreage for corn
in 1897 at S. 66s. COO This is not an un-
reasonable estimate, when the fact that
the conditions for an unprecedented corn I
crop were never more favorable than
they are this spring. The average yield
per acre ON the area harvested was 10
bushels. With a WELD such as the
present indications justify, Kansas may
be relied upon TO produce fully 200, ooo,-
700 bushels OF corn, worth 5000, GOO. as
with so, ooo. 900 last year, or
in excess for this year over last Of SO,
%. go on corn alone
In oats. also OF which there were last
rear 1,5s7, o7s acres, yislasng 40. fs1 AIS, /