People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-06-17
KANSAS CROPS.

Railway Shows a Satisfactory Condi
tiOn.
/ KANSAS CITY, Kan, June l3.-An ex
haustive report Of crop conditions in ev-
cry county OF Kansas has been prepared
by Mr.. Clinton Franklin. of the Union
Pacific railway, and in the procurement
of the data he employed the services Of
several hundred thoroughly com peten.
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 a
notable increase in acreage. In 1891
the acreage under cultivation was H.
j17,771 acres and this year the total has
risen to 1886, 10 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-
erage.
On the basis of existing conditions.
Kansas will this year raise nearly :, OOO,-
600 bushels more wheat than it did in
1891. The winter wheat acreage of
S,5S2, OO6 acres Of last year is increased
by about 600, 900 acres, and the indica-
tons are that 2,2OO,O more bushels of
winter wheat will be raised. The yield
Of winter wheat last year was Sc, 17O,694
bushels.
The acreage of spring wheat has
doubled In 1891 it was 151. 922 acres:
this year it is SO1, sos. The estimate of
the yield is 4,S27, 16S bushels, as against
1878, 9j4 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-
lions may intervene that the estimate
is to be accepted only as a forecast
based on factors now existing.
The crop is generally backward ano
the probable yield may be decreased 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 it reached the enormous to-
tale 1S9, 1868, 991 bushels. The estimate
places the yield for 1892 at 1871, S47. 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 80
9Oi, 445 bushels, and the present condi-
tons indicate that the yield this wear
will be 1861, 100 bushels.
A greatly decreased acreage was
sown in rye this year, the statement
showing a reduction of 1900 acres.
The decrease in yield is estimated at
$4,000 bushels. Last year Kansas har-
vested >, 443, go bushels
Barley shows a largely increased
acreage, but a 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 80, 600 bushels.
Then S6, 4S4 acres were sown and yield
ed l,OO6,S $50 bushels; this year but 947,-
S6S bushels are to be expected from
lis, 42l acres.
Very nearly the same absolute de-
crease Is indicated in the fax crop. but
the decrease disappears when acreages
are taken into comparison. In 1891
SSS,lS5 acres yielded 2;O49,O55 bushels
OF flax. 1t is estimated that the S24.G19
acres sown to flax this year will Weld
1,947,G 72 bushels.