The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-09-06
kansas cROP FIGUREs.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 5.-Following is the
| report of the secretary of the state board
of agriculture, just issued:
From reports of correspondents of this
board. carefully compiled, We learn that
| Kansas throughout its entire breadth has
a bountiful harvest of all kinds of cereals,
grasses, fruits aud garden products. While
in some localities corn has suffered from
insufficient rainfall during August, yet
! the state as a whole has never had a more
encouraging outlook than at the present
time.
"WHEAT-Our correspondents report
wheat threshing during the month OF
August in 103 of the 1o6 counties OF the
state. In the eastern section OF the state
the actual yield per acre, as reported by
the threshers, is very nearly the same as
| the previous estimate of our correSpon-
dents. In the central and western sections
of the state the yield so far is considerably
above the former estimate of our CORE
spondents. Should the balance OF the crop
yet to be threshed yield equally well. the
total winter product will be increased over
the previous estimate about 5, ,00O, 600 BUSH
els. making the total aggregate wheat pro-
duct for the state (winter and spring.
about 60, 600 600 bushels.
"OATS-The average yield of oats per
acre, as reported by the threshers up to
date, for the eastern portion OF the state,
is go bushels; for the central portion, 36H
and for the western portion, "a bushels.
Excessive rains cut down the yield IN the
eastern portion greatly.
"FLAX-Nearly all the fax growing in
the state Is in the eastern third OF Kansas.
The yield, as reported so far, is 6H bush
els per acre. Too much rain Is the cause
of the short yield.
.s.CoRN-Corn, which in the early part Of
the season suffered from excessive rains,
dn nf
localities, suffered from want OF sufficient
rainfall. The eastern and central portions
of the state seem to have suffered more
from this cause than the western portion
The general condition of the state has
fallen from 80 to 81 per cent. during
August The greatest falling off is in the
eastern third of the state, where the aver
age condition is reported at only 10 per
cent. Late corn will be much improved
by timely rains.
''Other crops, such as sorghum, broom
corn, tame prairie grasses of all kinds and
fruit, Notwithstanding that they have
been reduced somewhat in condition by
insufficient rainfall during August. are
still very good. With forage crops abun-
dant and wheat yielding beyond expecta-
tions, the farmers of Kansas seem to be on
the way to prosperity"
MISSOURI CROPS.
EOl. LOOlS, ocpG' D. = L no ScCLCtdty VI buO
state board of agriculture furnishes the
Associated Press with the following
weather and crop bulletin for the week
ending Sept. 5: The rainfall for the week
was below the normal, two counties only
reporting an exoess-St Louis and Mon
iteau. St. Clair and Christian counties
report a drought, slightly injuring late
corn. The temperature was below the
normal, frost being reported from Holt
county, but no damage. The sunshine
was above the normal and was very bene-
fetal to fruit and corn, especially in the
northwest section. The week, while splen-
did for farm work-plowing for wheat
and corn cutting progressing-was not
seasonable for maturing corn, the weather
being too cool.
THE MICHIGAN REPORT.
DETROIT, Sept 5.-The monthly Michigan
crop report by the secretary of sthe state
board OF agriculture indicates total wheat
crop slightly in excess of 25, ,000, 600 bushels.
Some wheat in the stack was injured by
wet weather. The same cause has injured
potatoes and oats. The oat yield is IS per
cent OF an average.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 5.-Conservative esti-
mates, based upon the results of wheat
threshing, place the wheat yield of Mime
sofa and the Dakota's at 125, ,0C0 900 bushels,
against 90, coo 600 bushels last year