Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-10-15
KANSAS CROPS.
Condition OF Grain and Live Stock-Secre-
tary Mohler's Omcial Report.


Condition of Grain and Live stock-secrs-
tary Mohler's Omcfal Report.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 10-Secretary
Mohler of the state board of agricult-
ure has issued the following report:
The correspondents of this board
place the average yield per acre of
winter wheat of Kansas by belts as
follows, based upon yields reported by
threshers: For the eastern belt 80
counties, 16. ca bushels per acre; for the
central belt, 35 counties, Is. 50 bushels;
for the western belt, 80 counties, 146
bushels. The wheat area as returned
by assessors for the eastern belt is S15,-
40 acres The average yield per acre
was 1864 bushels, giving a winter wheat
product for the eastern belt of IS, 5.o,-
$40 bushels. The average yield per
acre for the central belt, applied to an
area of 2. 400, 16S acres, gives a total
winter wheat product of 81, 500, 221
bushels. The average yield per acre of
winter wheat, applied to an area of 34,-
400 acres, gives total winter wheat
product for the western belt of 5, 029, =
9s4 bushels. Tin this belt there is a
large acreage of spring wheat)
In the entire state we have total
winter product of Sc, 1876, $50 bushels
and according to the estimates of our
correspondents the yield Of spring
wheat is 1902, 500 bushels, making a
total aggregate wheat product for the
state, winter and spring, of IS, S99, 619
bushels.
Oats-The average yield per acre of
oats for the entire state is placed by
our correspondents at 80. 81 bushels,
| making a total oats product for the state
of 80, 66S. O43 bushels.
Corn-It is yet too early to procure
final estimates on the corn crop of Kan
sas, but the reports of our correspond
ents place the probable yield per acre
of this cereal for the entire state at
| %. 90 bushels. This average yield per
| acre on an area of 5, 200, 234 acres would
give total corn product for the state
| of 145, 4S5, 91S bushels.
Summary of conditions: Irish pota-
toes SIS per cent, sweet potatoes 90 per
cent, sorghum 90 per cent, broom corn
90 per cent and millet SO per cent
| Condition of ground for wheat SOW
ing during September is reported
| throughout the state with but few ex-
| ceptions as too dry. The eastern por-
| ton of the state seems to have suffered
more from drought during this month
than the central portion Many coun-
ties in southeastern Kansas report
practically no rain for nearly two
months-August and September-and
the ground so dry that it was :mpossi-
BILE to pillow.
The only counties in the state that
report the condition of the ground good
or fairly good are Jewell, Mitchell. Os.
borne, Pratt and Rocks, all except
Pratt in the northwest portion of the
central belt Even in these counties
the ground was quite dry until the mid
die of September. In consequence OF
this extreme drought wheat sowing
has been greatly retarded everywhere
in the state. In the eastern belt cor
respondents report only % per cent
of the area it is proposed to plant, as
sown at the date of the report
the western IL per cent In nearly al
portions of the state. however. rain fell
the last week in September and with
ground in good condition throughout
October, an acreage equal to that OF
last year will probably be sown il
most of the counties of the state.
| Live stock-There is no prevailing
disease reported in live stock, excep
| that in several counties in eastern Kan
sas, good many cases of hog choler;
| are reported The counties reporting
hog cholera are Allen, Coffey, Jeffer
son, Miami, Neosho and Shawnee AL
other counties report stock of all kinds
in excellent health and in good con
| dition generally.