The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-05-13
eRaea lM KANsAa.
Report oFtBs secretary OF the state Board
Of a a-rfet-lrure.

glspsrt oFtBe secretary Of the state board
ora sricClture.
TOPEKA, Kan. May G--Thc following
crop report was issued yesterday by
Secretary Mohter Of the state board Of
agriculture:
The conditions throughout the state for the
month or Apfi as reported by The correspond
Eats Or this board while un1avOrable 20 tue
prosecution Of farm work and 20 the rapid de-
Felopmeut OF plant lie, are nevertheless enc
couraging. The soil throughout the entire state
Is in most excellent condition Tor rapid grow III
OF all kinds OF Vegetation as soon as warm
weather comes ane fredueE-t and excessive
Winds Throughout the state greatly delayed oat
sowing and cotn planting and the low temPera-
sure prevailing during the month and almost
Fsiu utiuUally cloudy skies have all combined 10
produce lac backward season indicating @
iate harvest
While conditions were uufay0rahls TO the rap
ID growth Of winter wheat the cool wet wealth
ened the roots OF the plant and greatly pro
NOTED stoolihg 30 that our correspondents re-
port an improved condition OF three points over
4 month ago. In each o. the three belts OF
Kansas improved condition Of thc plant is re-
ported In the eastern belt the condition IS re-
ported at 20 Per cent; IN the central pe4L at 0a
PER cent, and in The western belt at 9a per
cent The condition OF wheat for the state is
raised from - 20 IS per cent
The acreage soWn TO spring wheat this season
- compared with that soWu in the spring Of
1871 Is reported by the correspondeuts at 30 per
cent increase or an increase Of 45-a4j acres
which makes a total spring wheat area for This
year Of 1877 i95 acres The condition for the
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NotwithstaHdinE the continued wet weather
the area sown TO oats this year, our cCrrcsp pond
ehts report Is about the same that sowu @
year ago Corn planting has been much dc
layed by wet weather. in the southern coun
ties Of the state from 20 10 30 per cent. Of tht
area 20 be planted TO corn is reported planted
April 30. In the eastern belt 20 per cent iE re
5Orted planted In the central belt 81 per cent
and in the western p per cent
SUMMARY Ihe winter wheat condition com
I pared with the average, So per cent spriHE
/ wheat, % per cent rye, 81 Der cent; tums
grasses, S3 per cent prairie grass, q! per cent
/ fruit, 81 per cent
Hessian fly is reported in carly sowu- yyhea
/ ton. Dickinson. Ellsworth Harper, kiuEman
Lincoln, Mcpherson, Ottawa, Rush, Saline
| Sedgwick, Stafford and Sumner
While these counties report Hessiau hy, ye
/ wheat fields in the central belt are repOrte,
/ turning yellow, but the cause seems TO be uu
/ known Some new insects are reported in dif
/ terent portions Of the state but yet they ar
doing no damage. The wheat straw worm
| which appeared last year and which il wa
claimed did considerable damage in some local.
/ ties, is reported in some counties in centra
] Kansas Is quite numerous having harbOred fl
| the straw stacks Of last year. Many farmers
I when the worm was discovered took the Pre-
| caution TO burn the straw. Chinch bugs are re
! ported very scarce except in a few counties
il weather conditions continue TO be fayora
] BILE no one anticipates any serious damage from
/ nOzious insects OF any kind
While the continued and in some cases eNces
! sive rainfall during April and the low tempcra
/ ture prevailing has greatly retarded farm worl
| and plant growth, vet the subsOu Of kansa
| throughout every portion has unusua
amount of moisture stored away 10 be draw
| upon during period Of any procras tinated pre-
cipttation which is liable to occur, and the con
ditionG generally throughout the state hrv
J never been more favorab bic ut this date for
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