The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-07
THE CROP PROSPECTS.
A Very Satisfactory Condition Maintained
in the State.

| TOPEKA, Kan, May 6-The following
| crop report was issued today by Secretary
MOhler, OF the state board of agriculture:
| From the reports just received from the
! correspondents of this board, representing
1O4 of the log counties of the state, we learn
that the very satisfactory agricultural con-
| d1t1On of the state, a month ago, Is fully
| maintained at this date.
Winter wheat-Winter wheat, which in
many portions of the state had been Sc
| rlously damaged by the cold weather and
/ nigh winds OF March, has recovered and
much that was reported month ago
winter killed" has shown life. One month
| ago IL per cent was reported winter killed.
! One correspondent says only per cent viii
be plowed up. In the extreme western
| portion, especially in the northwestern
portion, of the state a large percentage
OF the crop was lost and IN
the northern counties generally extending
through the state, there is some complaint
of a shortage of rainfall: While the wheat
plant Is not suffering yet, conditions have
not been favorable to vigorous growth
and unless abundant rains come soon, the
crop will be cut short. In few counties,
IN south and southeastern Kansas also
there is the same complaint, especially in
Montgomery and Chautauqua counties,
ana the wheat Is reported seriously dam
aged IN many portions of the state. Wheat
IS in excellent condition and promising
large yield, and with comparatively few
exceptions, the condition of winter wheat
throughout the state is in a general way
satisfactory, our correspondents making
the average condition for the state two
points higher than a month ago.
Spring wheat.-The increase of area
sown in spring wheat in the spring OF 1890,
as compared to that sOwn the previous
year, as estimated by our correspondents,
Is 90 per cent, which gives total are for
the state of 14l, 1S3 acres, or an excess of
1851 acres over that of last year. Condi-
tiOnS as compared with the general aver
age at this date 9S per cent.
Oats-The area sown to oats in the
spring of 1890 is estimated 13 per cent less
than that sOwn in the spring of 1889, or at
1897 acres, while the condition COM
pared with average is placed at 100.
Summary-Winter wheat compared with
full stand and unimpaired vitality, %
Spring wheat, compared with full stand
and unimpaired vitality, 9S. Oats,
GO compared with ave average condition
age condition, 90. Tame grasses,
general condition, %. Apples, reports for
an average crop, 10l. Peaches, prospects
for an average crop, 60 1t will be noted |
that peach buds were not so generally |
killed as was reported one month ago.
Rains and noXious insects-During the !
month of April rains have fallen generally |
throughout the state and while for the /
most part they were light, our cores
pondents in nearly all the counties say they |
have been sufficient and with the eXcep- |
tlon of some northern and northwestern |
counties and a few5south and southwestern /
counties, all farms plant have been fully |
supplied with moisture. There has not |
been time in many years when chinch !
bngS at this season of the year have given /
so little cause for complaint. No damage /
whatever is reported from them and but |
few of our correspondents report hav- /
ing seen any. Three counties report |
damage from "Hessian fly" Montgomery, /
Chautauqua and Leavenworth. Leaven /
worth also reports some damage by what (
is called wire worm" Corn planting .
has been in progress throughout the state /
during the month and in the south half |
for the most part was completed by the /
first of May. The soil is in excellent con
dition, all kinds of spring crops we'll |
started and the farmers generally encour-
aged and full of hope.