The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-06-13
KANSAS CROPS.

TOPEKA, June 6.-Secretary Mohler,
of the state board of agriculture, to-
night issued the official crop report for
May, making the most remarkable
showing, perhaps, in the history of the
state.
Reports now in from about 500 cor
respondents representing 1O2 of the 1O6
counties in the state indicate an unu-
sually good condition of crops generally
throughout the state.
The weather conditions have been
Dre-eminently favorable to the develop
ment of the wheat plant as well as
the growth of rye, oats and barley.
While the growth of corn has been re-
tarded somewhat by excessive rains
and cooler weather the agricultural
conditions generally throughout the
state are excellent and the prospects
for an abundant harvest in all crops
could not be more encouraging.
Wheat.-Winter wheat: The area
as estimated by the correspondent of
this board in the March report was
l 1888 ,979 acres. From abstracts of as
SCISSORS reports already in and special
reports of county cletks, kindly fur
nished at our request, we find this eS-
innate is too low by about la, 900 acres
and a few 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 at
500 600 acres. The probable product
per acre for the state is placed by our
correspondents at 1882 bushels, a frac-
tion higher than the average product
in 1882 which was the higest in the
history of the state. This average per
acre gives total wheat product for
the state this year of 34.769, 600 bush
els, or All excess of 1884, $50 bushels
over that of last year.
Spring wheat-The area as estimated
| by our correspondents in previous re-
port is 81 800 acres; from this and alb
stracts of county clerks now in we are
warranted in saying that the actual
average returned by township assess
ors will not be less than that amount
The plant Is generally in excellent con-
dition and promises full crop.
Corn-The acreage as estimated by
our correspondent is per cent greater
| than that of last year, making tOtal
area of ,260, 638 acres. The stand is
| good, only a fraction oyer one per cent
is reported as having failed to grow
| The wet and cold weather have de-
barred the growth of the plant. how
ever, and as the important matter a
this date is to secure a good stand the
| prospect of the crop, except where eX
ceSsive rains have interfered with it
cultivation, or rendering replantins
Necessary, is entirely SatisfactOr!
through every portion of the state
1t seems to be entirely free from in
sect depredatiOns.
Oats.-Oats in few of the eastern
counties are reported damaged to som
extent by chinch bugs, but general.
throughout the state they are in excel
lent condition and many places prom
Use an extraordinary yield.
Rye is reported good crop, the av
erage product per acre IS estimated a
20 bushels for the state.
Summary-Corn compared with full
stand, IS per cent; spring wheat, com
pared with full stand and unimpare
vitality, So per cent; oats, compare
with full stand and unimpared vitality
81 per cent; barley, compared wit
full stand and unlmpared vitality. 81
per cent; rye, compared with ful
average los per cent; lawn grasses
compared with full average, rs pc
cent; cherries, compared with tu
average, 102 per cent; peaches, con
pared full average, 80 per cent.
Rainfall and chinch bugs-with til
, exception of the extreme southwes
portion of the state, our correspondent
assert rains abundant, in some section
excessive. for the month of May an
the weather being cool the condition
, were not only highly favorable to viz
orouS growth of cereals but in an emf
nent degree favorable to the destruC
tion of the chinch bugs, which in tn
early spring, probably because of til
|, mild winter, were exceedingly numel
Gus, and without this providential il
; reference the damage must have bee
immense. Wheat and oats were SER
ously hurt. The crisis, however, seem
to be past, rs the old bugs, which hav
,, done the damage, after depoSitin
: their eggs seem to have done their mii
= sion and died, and the young brood
! are reported either dead or in dyin
! condition. Enough, however, al
: likely to survive to be the source {
= much anxiety and loss before the COZ
9 crop is made, unless rains continu
: abundant throughout the growing sci
: son. NJ. MOHLER, Secretary.