The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-06-03

shall cudeavor to- answer this question +.
10y tahuiatinE the result of the crop of .
1891 for the whole state of Kansas thus b
presenting an annual balance sheet for .
the farmers of Kansas AS a whole class +
Kansas in tine year 1891 raised won
dcrful grop-ln ezccpLiouuuy good uue .
and the result OF such crop viii
put the best possible coloriug and
present the most favorable aspect
of the business of farming Iu kan
sas as a profitable or income pro-
ducing business The official figures
given by Mr.. Martin AIohIeE. secretary
ofthe state board of agriculture, viii be
used as far as practicable.
As nearly as I can figure out, there
are 2JO,0 600 families, os five members 20
the family, engaged in the occupation
of farming i'm Kansas, and they are cul-
rivating 200, 600 farms, of 125 acres TO
the farm, or 25, 100000 acres of land in-
Guiding pasture and hay lands These
arc however only approximate figures,
in the absence of the exact facts, as as
certaiued by the census
Mr.. GLohlcr gives the total product of
the state, with approximate quantities
of each product available for market
and sale;
Winter and spring Eheat-----.--.---. ts. 55g.d53
Kept for bread and seed ID 15l.da3
Available for rmarzot--.------..----.. s. oo3015
Corn crop for 1871 .-..- I1I 53. .38I
Amount fed ON farms -..--------I5 SO 1891
...-.,-. ---------
Oats crop OF Is9I--.-..---..-......-... s8s5Ltls
Amount led on farms -a.asi aia
Available for rmarzct......---...-.. IIOlT.0II
Rye ll4 barley. I-5I-- bals. go
We have then for sale
f5-IOlOll bushels wheat o. $50 10J. 900
a5,0Joo1J bushels corn fl a0e--------- i0-5Jr.9uJ
I+-01lo10 bushels oats ID 25a-----.---.-. sclJ.J11
2'139l3 bushels rye ana barley az 5-le- 3Ill,l9
D 7, ~ az 1-- 49, l- - 300 go ,-z
/ = 1.r r5477-rTr.7. r.-7-7-- -.rr- ~ 7r sf- sfr
IIIGII bushels castor beans 10 I--.--- lIL6u
--
I'd, Los1. -'7 7l5 5 s's 5
lf4rflr r5r9.I-.-.z sTg 45s
Wine ..-..-.-.-.-.-.....-....- I59 zoe
Total value or the products OF 1.-Two
sLo~Lg -ltL.A-7' 7-- -'-.,- ere .'uL sot4
rEaeee 7l5rrry - ma r5--- -1iF e5117 115
Total amount of white ar. o sweet nata-
toes, uliuct and III IzuslrlaHr tame and
pFtlFle py, nay, sorghum. ,ll cotton nempr 10000.
Total products u1I5--...--...-... gsl. .50l3ss
Deducts
Harvesting wheat r---------s $500 800
LhreshinE wheat-------.-. to55rlll
E-LlIt-s ,-s 80, le--5--s --------..-- '''''''''
i mated 10000 mon sir
months 40 sI5 per month s75JUl1
4F,lrrrr- -v--7r-f-r.- -rg gg.1 1lr
/ Net amount 10 each family OF d We iull-
vi4uais ----------- .-.... .-----.------ s5lL71
D De4ueL tLEeet taxes. e7tim'LsA 10
! Nct to each family. ......-....-..-. g72ar0
1t vviIi be noticed that in the farega-
! ing estimate every available item for
market is aaeGuured for. the quantities
given as sold OF each item. being the of
] "a .iaI figures as given by the sacra tsrv
/ of the state board of trrrss i'm 1,fs
official report for the wear ending De-
ceuber 81. 1891 The total eetfmtts o-
.-ro-- amount of 1roFu-f.= solid vrrfaz
/ from Mr. NTob1er.z azt5T7r+.. I'd ,-f,y.r, h,
] the ure5= and To Hradstrertr- C1nu1er-
I cfaI agency in July. 1891. ia tbe sum of
| only ssg1 5tg his 1sfir-a+s 17-,-frrr- l,....77
! sgl. 600 $50.
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t,-.- - 80 - -,,..5 ~ .l-,,,-
+7,;r,7- b., p l.-7-.7-7 ,,.f17- t1-..-l.t -
I'd ~ 7,.,-gf7,T-- --.fr-g,1, --.t g. sr...
hands af the fr7,-7..-z .,F E--re,s rrF-
7,rf.rs rrfg.r7 f.,7- 40 lr.--,7f.-- -t..,1- -
-7s, ,.s-v liberal ans f+ h r-a7-- ,7..7,7,--
f5I ff .rI.fl r,r,.r W.. ,--.-7fz.f t.l-f---
| tI7.. .srr.r1--s of 41.a whole et4f. A-E
W. whom fr b I'm r17-f.T 10. 49,.
I for each azricuIturaI family tte
17Itrv sum of $500. or e5sg r.r
month for each ruemI,rr: or eg#s5
/ per month for each famfIv- ont of this
/ iuligufH-aut remuucr.tf0u there fz vet
/ To He deducted a =fuIrfng fund f4r iHe
r-nafr of and final r-rfTr4rlrr ,F t17.
/ buiIdiuus, fencing. work animals. ma
rHfrerv- tools and fr1-Iar1aut- vgT.feF
cannot F,- z.r.- moons 6. a-f.r-ar...5 r.+
] loss than 10 rsr cent of the Hr=f -ret
f rrrs1u r-a-vfFf-g Fr-r rr7rfirr--e --E
] even r7ror bui7dir7-s NJ. Hr7F tt-It 7.-r,-
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T8pcrcent. dsDrscfatil.rl r,sl- 7r,rr7 r7r,-,7
/ tonnes ET-r1-z -g.fr.l.T-. ,--,-.. m.
/ 400 of & ye1rz. nd mo 49, I'd I'd ,g~IrT5
] 1e -upeFanurataf and useless T-rrr5
+ r7a.hfn-rv fF yya11 T,,-r=aF -,---- -.-,.s5
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