Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-04-16
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of STATE
Interest.

And CapttaI City MOVIE VI Ssas
Interest
MohIor's Spring Report
"Trom the reports Of our coErespondem9s
numbering about GOO, and representing the
year every county in the state, We learn tans
kansas starts out with highly favorable c@-
t1itions for prosperous crop yeer," eaye ne
spring report of the state board OF agx1cul-
ture Just issued by Secretary Mohler.
The review of the crop situation consanus
a. follows:
The winter has been extremely mild and
favorable 10 the whitening of I'll kinds OF
stock, and the unusual amount OF ram and
snow during March has greatly assisted ene
latesown wheat to strengthen it, rooes ana
place il in q condition to stool vigorously
when warm weather comes.
SMALL GRAIN.
Wheat: The area sown TO wheat in The
fall of 1891, as compared with that sown The
previous year, Is reported by our correcpond-
ents ct SIG per cent, which gives total ara
for the state for this year of 3,3S7, 668 acres.
or 81, 1873 acres less than last year. In conse.
quence Of the dry condition OF the SOIL ioss
fall the wheat area in the eastern oels OF ~
state was reduced q per cent q reported %
our correspondents. In the central and west
EN- belts the condition of the soil was more
favorable. and in both the wheat area was IN
creased over that of the previous year.
Wheat sowing last fall was much later than
usual for two reasons:
FrseFarmers sowed late as precsution
Second The dry and hard condition OF the
soil in many portions of the state did not
permit sowing at the usual time. The wheat
In nearly all portions of the state was slow to
Qerminate and much of it did not appear
above the ground in the fall but the favor
able weather during the winter and the aoen.
dant rains during March have brought out
the wheat. and in the central and western
belts 1.-TWO thirdso of the state) the plant y very
evenly distributed over the ground and Is IN
a healthy and promising condition; also m
some of the eastern counties. :.
Nearly all the counties in the eastern bei1
(S9) report wheat winter-killed ranging nom
killed in this district from all causes OF Is
per cent. -, !,
In the central and western belts, in which,
according to our correspondents, a per cent
of the wheat area of the state Is sown, the
the percentage of wheat destroyed from all.
causes is small.
The highest average of wheat condition is
est is the central belt, while the lowest condi-
ton is reported in the eastern.
General condition of the plant for the state
as compared with normal or full average S
85 per cent.
Kye-The general condition of rye for the
state as compared with full average for
term of years Is 81 per cent.
LIVE STOCK.
Live stock generally throughout the state
is In healthy condition. Horses are report
ed as especially free from disease. :.
Among cattle are reported few cases OF
lumpy jaw, few of black leg and some cases
of Texas itch. The wet, cold weather of.
March is reported as the only severe weather
of the season on stock.
A very few cases of 'shog cholera" are Ne
ported in the state and these in mild form.
Tame grasses: In few counties clover Is
reported as winter-killed, but generally
throughout the state grasses are IN good con-
dition.
Fruit: Peach buds ere reported killed
generally throughout the state, while other
huit buds appear to be in good condition.
HeesiAn fly: There is but little complains
of Heesian fly in any portion of the state. In
few counties the early-sOwn wheat ls re-
ported damaged somewhat, few correspond
ents say considerably, but this pest will prob
ably not cause much alarm among farmers
this year.
The season in every portion ct the state u
reported from ten days to two weeks Laser
than usual. The extremely wet weather dur
ing March has very greatly retarded fa!p
operations, but the ground being abundantiY
supplied With moisture is in excellent condl-
ton for spring crops, and ON the whole the
general agricultural outlook for the state ID
very good at this date.