Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-06-16
CROPS In KANSAS.
Their Condition in Every County
of the State.
WHEAT, CORN, OATS, RYE, BARLEY.
The Acreage and Estimated YIeid-In the
Central and Western Part of the state
Conditions Are Good-Eastern and
Southeastern Not Up to Average.

KANSAS CITY, Kan, June 19.-An eX.
haustive report Of crop conditions in ev-
cry county of Kansas has been prepared
by Mr.. Clinton Fran kiln, of the Union
Pacific railway, and in the procurement
of the data he employed the services OF
several hundred thoroughly competent
correspondents whose work is wholly
the result of personal Investigations
undertaken for the sole purpose of pre-
senting an absolutely accurate state
ment of existing conditions.
The tabulated statement shows
notable increase in acreage. In 1891
the acreage under cultivation was H.
bi7,77l acres and this year the total has
risen TO is,056, ITO acres.
The increase is especially remarkable
In the western part of the state. There
crop conditions are extraordinarily
good, the snow having remained on the
ground during the winter and the
spring season having been wet.
In the central part of the state the
crop prospects are also very good, but
In the eastern and southeastern sections
they do not appear TO be up TO the av-
eragc.
On the basis of existing conditions,
Kansas will this year raise nearly 5, 00O,-
900 bushels more wheat than it did in
1891. The winter wheat acreage of
3,5s2, COG acres Of last year is increased
by about 500, 900 acres, and the indica-
tions are that 1900, 900 more bushels of
winter wheat will be raised. The yield
of winter wheat last year was SO, 170, G94
bushels.
The acreage of spring wheat has
doubled. In 1891 IL was Isl, 022 acres;
this year IL is 301 sos. The estimate OF
the yield is 4,s27, 1853 bushels, as against
2,S7o,9 54 for 1891.
The acreage devoted to corn has been
increased by 2S5, 900 acres, but the esti-
mate as to the yield is not put forward
with the same certainty which attaches
to the other estimates. So many condi-
tions may intervene that the estimate
is to be accepted only as n forecast
based on factors now existing.
The crop is generally backward and
the probable yield may be deere ased by
hot winds later on, or it may be in
creased by the continuance of favorable
conditions. On the present basis the
yield will very nearly approach that of
1891. Then II reached the enormous to-
tai of 139, 1913, 00l bushels The estimate
places the yield for 1899 at 1877, 347, 725
bushels.
There will be an increase of over
100000 bushels in the yield of oats.
The acreage has been increased by 267,-
900 acres. Last year the yield was 3d.
o04, 443 bushels, and the present condi-
tions indicate that the yield this year
will be 43, 06l, 100 bushels.
A greatly decreased acreage was
sown in rye this year, the statement
showing reduction of $4,000 acres.
The decrease in yield is estimated at
S25, 900 bushels Last year Kansas har-
vested SAB, $50 bushels.
Barley shows n largely increased
acreage, but somewhat diminished
yield Very nearly three times more
ground was sown TO barley than in
1891, and yet the crop will fall short of
that of last year by over 5000 bushels
Then 80, ISI acres were sown and yield
ed l,0O6, $50 bushels; this year but 0I7,-
36s bushels are to be expected from
lis, 42l acres.
Very nearly the same absolute de-
crease is indicated in the flax crop, but
the decrease disappears when acreagcs
are taken into comparison. In 1891
3ss, 1855 acres yielded 2,O40,O55 bushels
of fax. 1t is estimated that the 32I,Gl2
acres sown To flax this year will yield
1,0I7,612 bushels.