Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-10-20
KANSAS CROPS.
Report of Secretary KIohIer for septembsr
The Wheat Yield Over $4,000, 900
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Report of Secretary MohIer for septembsr
The Wheat Yield Over $4,000. 900
Bushels-Corn Prospects.
TOPEKA. Kan, Oct 11.-Secretary
Martin Mohler, of the Kansas state
board of agriculture has issued the fol-
lowing report:
The correspondents of this board on
their final estimate place the average
yield per acre OF wheat, oats, rye and
barley by belts as follows. based upon
yields by threshers: Winter wheat for
the eastern belt (thirty-nine counties),
1861 bushels; central belt tthirty-five
counties), 1917 bushels: western belt
(thirty-two counties), L. 81 bushels. The
area of winter wheat as returned by as
SCISSORS for the eastern belt is T25, 474
acres; for the central belt, 2, $50, $40
acres, and for the western belt, 497, 7e9
acres Therefore the total winter wheat
product for the respective belts is as
follows: For the eastern belt, IL, 500,
913 bushels; central belt, 50,573, AT
bushels; western belt, s, 132, $50 bushels,
making total winter wheat product Of
the state of 7O,o35, $50 bushels The
average yield per acre for the state is
Is. SO bushels.
Spring wheat for the eastern belt, ay-
erage yield per acre is reported II. 50
bushels; the central belt, Is. % bushels;
the western belt, II. &C bushels. Area Of
spring wheat, as returned by assessor,
is as follows by belts: Eastern belt,
e. 1873 acres; central belt, 24,210 acres;
western belt, 2s1, 493 acres; giving a
| total spring wheat product by belts as
| follows: Eastern belt, 46, $50 bushels;
! central belt, $50, 1872 bushels; western
| belt, 4,126, 209 bushels; and total
| spring wheat product for the state OF
| 4.502, 926 bushels. Average yield per
acre of the state, Il. So bushels.
The total aggregate wheat product
| for the state (winter and spring. on the
| final estimate is placed by our CORE
| spondent at "a, SIS, 9O6 bushels 1t is
| yet too early for the final estimate OF
| the corn crop of Kansas, but our cor.
respondents place the probable yield
| per acre of this cereal for the entire
state at twenty-five bushels. This
average yield per acre applied to the
| corn area of the state (5,6o3, 5SS) acres
would give total corn product of 40,
| 059, 929 bushels.
| MISUNDERSTANDING report the aver
age yield per acre of oats in the state al
| .O4 bushels, which on an area of /, 559,
049 acres gives total oats product fol
| the state of 43, 722, asa bushels.
| Rye-The average yield per acre o.
| rye for the state is placed at 1879 bushels
Barley-Average yield reported fol
the state, 27.s bushels per acre; area
| 13s, 226; total product, 5, S42, 954 bushels
Correspondents report dry weather
in portions of the state in September
and in consequence wheat sowing Ia.
been greatly retarded. In cases where
the ground was plowed early Gr
July and August) when in goor
condition, there has been suf
fcient moisture to terminate tn,
| seed, but the dry and warn
weather has been unfavorable t.
to its growth, and in some cases tn,
| plant is reported as suffering. Man!
farmers whose ground was prepared
| and ready in the early part of Septem
Der postponed seeding, waiting 70
| cooler w Gather and moist atmosphere
Other farmers whose blowing was de
| layed have since been unable to pu
| their ground in proper condition anG
| seeding is necessarily delayed.