Wichita eagle., 1889-06-07
STILL OF THE BEST.
Most Flattering Crop Reports to the Board
of Agriculture.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 6.-Secretary Mohl-
er, of the state board of agriculture, to-
night issued the official crop report for
May, making the most remarkable show
ing perhaps for this season in t. e history
of the state. Reports now in from about
300 correspondents, representing 102 of the
j06 counties in the state, indicate an I'M
usually good condition of crops generally
throughout the state. The weather condi-
lions have been prominently fayora BILE to
the development of the wheat plant as
well as to the growth of rye, oats and
barley, while the growth of corn has
been retarded somewhat by excessive
raine and cool weather The agricultural
conditions generally throughout the state
are excellent at this date and the pros
poets for an abundant harvest in all crops
could not be more encouraging.
heat-Winter wheat the area as esti-
mated by the correspondent of this board
in the March report was 1,343,919 acres
From abstracts of assessors returns al
ready In and special reports of county
clerks kindly furnished at our request
We find 5 this estimate IS too small
by about Il5 900 acres. \ Jew counties are
yet to be heard from. Enough, however,
Is known TO warrant us in placing the
total area for the state in round numbers
ut ], 100000 acres. The probable product
per acre for the state is placed by our cor
respondent at -. 81 bushels, a fraction
higher than the average product in 1SS2,
which was The highest in the history OF
the state. This average per acre gives q
total wheat product for the state this year
of IS. ISL. 0o3 bushels, or an excess of Il, GA,
$50 bushels above that of last year.
Spring wheat-The area as estimated BY
our correspondents in previous report is
81, $40 acres, and from the abstracts of
county clerks now in we are warranted In
saying that the actua, acreage returned by
p township assessors will not be less than
that amount. The plant is generally in
excellent condition and promises a full
crop.
Corn acreage as estimated by our cores
pondeuts is Der cent greater than that of
last year, making total of $3.50, 6SS
acres The stand Is good:
only fraction over per cent is reported
as having failed 10 grow. The wet and
cold weather have retarded the growth OF
the plant. The prospect for the crop, ex-
cept excessive rains have interfered with
its cultivation or rendered replanting
necessary, is entirely satisfactory through
the state. 1t seems 10 be entirely free
from insect depredations.
Oats in few OF the eastern counties are
reported damaged to some extent by
chinch bugs, but generally throughout the
state they are in excellent condition and
in many places promise an extraordinary
yield.
Rye-Rye is reported a good crop.
Spring wheat compared with full stand
and unimpaired vitality 80 per cent; oats
compared with full stand and unImpaired
vitality % per cent; barley compared with
ful! STAND and unimpaired vitality y per
cent; apples compared with full average IS
per cent; Cherries compared with full
average l02 per cent; peaches compared
with 1ull average 90 per cent
Rain fall and chinch bugs-With
the exception Of the extreme south
western portion of the state
our correspondents report rains abu1 danJs
in somed sections, excessive for the month
o. May, and the weather being cool the con-
ditions were not only highly favorable to