The Red Cloud chief., 1889-06-14

KANSAS CROPS
s~sersG.sy MsAler's E.ves.has R-psss 1sr
Nay.
ToPKKA, Kan, June 1-Seeretary 4oA.
Ter. OF the State Board Of Agriculture has
issssd the cficial crop report Tor Nay,
making the most remarkable showing
psrhap9 for the seasoa in the history Of
the State.
Reports now in from about 500 CORES.
pondents reprsssntinG l0e out Of the los
counties in the State, indicate IN unusu.
ally good condition Of crop gsosraliy
throughout the StatA. The Wssthsr con.
d.tioos have bssn prs-sminently favor.
able to the developmeut OF the
wheat ~ well ~ 70 the growth OF Fya
oats and barley, while the growth Of corn
has been retarded somewhat ~ excessive
rains and cool weather. The agricultural
conditions generally throughout the State
are excellent 1t this data. and b pros
poets for abundant harvests in al crops
could not b more encouraging.
Winter Whea,-The area - estimated
BY the correspondents Of this board in the
March report was 1,33a,9.9 acres from the
abstracts Of assessors returns already in,
and special reports OF county clerks. kind.
~ furnished a our request We find this
estimated too low by about LA. 100 acres.
A few counties are vet to b heard from.
Enough, however is known to warrant US
in placing the total area for the State in
round numbers at 100000 acres The
probable product per scre for the State IS
placed BY u correspondents at 25a
bushels q fraction higher than the aver.
age product in lssc, which was the high
est in b history Of the State. This aver
age per acre gives . total whsat product
for the State this yea Of 80 80, COO bush.
els or an excess of II, Ga, $50 bushels above
that Of last year.
Spring Wheat-The area - estimated
by u correspondents in . previous re-
port is 81 go acres. and from the abstracts
OF county clerks now in We are warranted
in saying hat 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 a full crop
Corn-The acreage as estimated by our
correspondents is 4 per cent greater than
that Of last year, making a total area of
1850. 6Ss acres. The s and is good. only a
fraction over l 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 his date is to ecu . good stand. The
prospect for the crop except where ex.
csssive aim have interfersd with its
cultivation or rendered ~replanting neces.
sary, is entirely satisfactory through
every section Of the Stale 1t seems to Be
entirely free from insect depreda,ionx
Oats-Oats in q 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
Ry-Rye is reported a good crop. The
average product per acre is estimated at
twenty bushels for the State.
Summary-Corn. compared with full
stand, 50 per ent Spring wheat com.
pared with q full stand and unimproved
vitality. IS per cent Oats, compared
with full stand and unimpaired vitality,
IS per cent Barley, compared with .
full stand and unimpaired vital.
ity, s. per cent Potatoes, com.
pared with . full average, los 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, 10s per cent
Peaches, compared with full average, %
per cent
Rainfall and Chinch Buga-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 May; and the
weather being cool. the conditions were
not only highly favorable to . vigorous
growth OF cereals, but in N eminent
degree favorable to the destI uction Of
chinch tugs, which in the early spring,
probably because of the mild winter, were
exceedingly numerous Without this
providential interference the damage m
have been immense. As i, was, in some
localities wheat and oats were seriously
hurt The crisis, however, seems to be
passed The old bugs which have lone
the damage, after depositing their eggs
seem to have filled their mission and died.
and the young broods are reported either
dead or in q dying condition. Enough,
however, are likely to survive to be the
source OF much anxiety and loss before
the corn crop is made.
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Lard Tank Explosion.
HUTCHINSON. Kau., June a-Shortly
after ten O'Clock yesterday morning while
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