The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-09-10

composed of thirty-fve countieA 4
SEQ, 900; yield. Sc. 900. 900 bushels. or Ia
05 bushels per acre; acreage In western
belt 4s9. 900; yield, 7,24s. 900 bushelA OF
a. SO bushels per acre. It will be seen
that the acreage of wheat In what Is
known as the central belt il more than
twice as large as the eastern and
western belts combined"
Returns made to the board of agri-
culture show a large increase in the
acreage of wheat as follows:
Assessors returns have been re-
ceived at this Office from ninety-hve of
the LOG counties of the state. The coun-
ties whose assessors returns have not
been received yet are Barber. Chase,
Cowley, Doniphan, Ellsworth, Harper.
Jewell, Lyon. Reno. Shawnee and
Wyandotte. Estimating the increase
in wheat area of these counties about
the same as that of adjoining counties.
the wheat area of the state is as fol-
lows: In the eastern belt of the state
(thirty-nine counties) the area is 1884,
ESQ acres; in the central belt (thirty-6v
counties), the area is 9. 1853. sos acres;
the western belt (thirty-two counties).
the area is 344, 40S acres-makiLg an
aggregate winter wheat area of the
state for this year of 3,472, $50 acres, or
an increase over the area of last year
of 62 per cent"
But must hasten on to a conclusion
by answering two or three questions,
which am sure will arise in the minds
of all who read my letter. First, can
the farmers pay the interest on their
mortgages and in due time pay the
principal? Not all of them. The fore
closure of farm mortgages has been go
ing on in every western state ever since
mortgages have been made. do. how
ever. believe that if Kansas can add to
its bountiful crop of this year fair
crop next year, the loans on farms will
be as safe as the average employment
of capital in any other way. Kansas is
now reducing its farm mortgage debt,
as the following shows:
Statement of mortgages recorded and
released during June in thirty-eight
Kansas counties, as compiled from re.
ports of registers of deeds:
Nineteen counties in eastern Kansas
show an excess of $1s4, 895, or SO per
cent of the mortgages redeemed over
recorded Five counties in
central Kansas report 800, 900, or 4S
per cent in favor of mortgages can
celled, and twelve counties in western
Kansas show an excess in favor of can
collation. of Sss, 7Oe. or 60 per cent, maxi
ing total reduction of 1910. 70s, or 40
per cent in thirty-eight counties, a lit
tie over one-third of the entire state.
Summarizing the statements for
April, May and June. from fifty coun.
ties of the state, part reporting for
only one month, part for two months.
but nearly two-thirds for all three
we get the following results:
Eastern Kansas-Farm mortgages
recorded 81, FOL, 4S5
Eastern kansaS-Farm mortgages
released ...................:. ........ l,670,171
Excess of mortgages released-a
per cent. or. :OS,C85
Central kansas-Farm mortgages
recorded. Observation-Disclosures. .....S 32S, 15l
Central Kansas-Farm mortgages
released OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 55O.A2S
Excess OF mortgages released-4O
per Gems, Observation-Disclosures. 225.277
Western Kansas-Farm mortgages
recorded, .......................s 4o.17o
Western kansas-Farm mortgages
released ........................... 79.eos
Excess of mortgages released-s0
per cent. or..................... 1910
Total reduction in fifty counties 6737S