The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-06-14
KANSAS CROPS.
Secretary Mohler's Favorable r sport Fo


Secretary Mothers Favorable sport For
May.
TOPEKA KAN, June I--Secretary Mob.
Ter, OF the State Board of Agriculture has
issued the official crop report for May,
making the NEST remarkable showing
perhaps for the season in the history OF
the State.
Reports ROW i'm from about 500 cores
pondents, repretentingllo2 ont Of the 1O6
counties in the State, indicate an unusu-
ally good condition of CROPS generally
throughout the State. The weather con-
Fdtions have been pre-eminently favor
able to The development OF the
wheat, as we'll as to the growth Of rye,
oats and barley, while the growth of corn
has been retarded somewha by excessive
rains and, cool weather. The agricultural
conditions generally throughout the State
are excellent at this. date, and the pros
poets. for abundant iharvests in all crops
could not be more encouraging.
Winter Wheat-The area as estimated
by the correspondents of this board in the
March report was ,333, 979 acres from the
abstracts of assessors returns already Ia,
and special reports of county. clerks, kind.
ly furnished at our request, we find this
estimated too low by about IT5, 900 acres
A few counties are yet to be heard from.
Enough, however, is known to warrant us
in placing the total area for the State i'm
round numbers at i, 500, 900 acres. The
probable precinct per acre for the State is
placed by our correspondents at 2262
bushels, a fraction higher than the aver.
age product in 1882, which was the high
est:in the history of the State. This aver
age per acre gives q total wheat product
for the State this year of 80, 7s0, 600 BUSH
els or an excess of II, ga, $50 bushels above
that of last year.
Spring Wheat-The area as estimated
by our correspondents in a previous re-
port is 81 800 acres, and from the abstracts
of county clerks now in we are warranted
in saying that the actual acreage re-
turned by the township assessors will not
be less than that amount. The plant is
generally in excellent condition and
promises full crop.
Corn-The acreage as estimated by our
correspondents is per cent greater than
that of last year, making total area of
1850, 63S acres. The stand is good, only a
fraction over 1 per cent is reported as
having failed to grow. The wet and cold
weather has retarded the growth Of the
plant, however, as the important matter
at this date is to secure a good stand. The
prospect for the crop, except where ex-
cessive rains have interfered with it's
cultivation or rendered replanting neces-
sary, is entirely satisfactory through
every section of the State 1t seems to be
entirely free from insect depredations.
Oats-Oats in a few of the eastern coun-
ties are reported damaged to some extent
by chinch bugs, but generally throughout
the State they are in excellent condition
and in many places promise extraordinary
yield.
Rye-Rye is reported good crop. The
average product per acre is estimated at
twenty bushels for the State.
Summary-Corn. compared with full
stand, SO per cent Spring wheat COM
pared with full stand and unimproved
vitality, 50 per cent Oats, compared
with full stand and unimpaired vitality,
70 per cent Barley, compared with
full stand and unimpaired vital
ity, 9S per cent Potatoes, COM
pared with a full average, Jos per cent.
Tame grasses, compared with full aver
age, los per cent. Apples, compared with
full average, IS per cent Cherries, COM
pared with full average, 100 per cent
Peaches, compared with full average, SO
per cent
Rainfall and Chinch Bugs.-With the
exception of the extreme southwest por-
ton of the State our correspondents re-
port rains abundant-in some sections ex-
cessive-for the month of Nav; and the
weather being cool the conditions were
not only highly favorable TO a vigorous
growth of cereals, but in al eminent
degree favorable to the destI uction of
chnch tugs, which in the early spring.
probably b cause Of the mild winter, were
exceedingly numerous. Without this
provideniial interference the damage must
have been immense. As it was. in some
localities wheat and oats were seriously
hurt The crisis, however. seems to be
passed The old bugs, which have done
the damage, after depositing their eggs
seem to have filed their mission and ed.
and the young broods are reported either
dead or in dying condition. Enough
however, are likely to survive to be the
source Of much anxiety and loss before
the corn crop is made.