The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-10-14
kansas cRoPs.


Report OF secretary uIohIsF Tor september
The wheat Yield Ovor 100000
Bushels Cora FroHpsess-
ToFEEA. Kan Dc-. II--SecretarT
Martin Aohler, OF the Kansas state
board of q griculture has ISSUED the fol-
lowing reports
The cdrrespondents OF this board on
their anal estimate place the average
Yield per acre of wheat, oats rye and
barley by belts as follows, based upon
yields by thresherss Winter wheat for
the eastern belt tthirtv-uiue c1unEies),
1891 bushels central belt tthirtE-dve
couutiezl, 1917 bushels; western belt
(thirty-tvvo cuuutiss}, 6-a# bushels The
area OF winter wheat as returned by as
SCISSORS for the eastern belt Is 6-5r +i+
acres; for the central belt -.59d, $40
acres, aud for the western belt, 497, I-B
acres Therefore the total winter wheat
product for the respective belts is as
follows; For the eastern belt III. 500
9L3 bushels; central belt. 50,51ar AZ
bushels western belt $, 1872 $50 bushels
making a total winter wheat product OF
the state of 20, 035, $50 bushels The
average yield per acre for the state is
1856 bushels
Spring wheat for the eastern belt, ave
erage yield per acre is reported us
bushels the central belt, 49, s bushels
the western belt a. BG bushels Area Of
spring wheat. as returned by assessor
is as follows 10y belts. Eastern belt,
4,I83 acres; central belt, 24,2lO acresi
western belt, 2SI ra13 acresi giving a
total spring wheat product by belts as
/ follows: Eastern belt 46,5S5 bushels
central belt $50, 1872 bushelsi western
I belt, 4,126,2 300 bushels and total
[ spring wheat product for the state OF
/ 4,5O2, $40 bushels Average yield per
] acre Of the state, a. 53 bushels
The total aggregate wheat product
| for the state (Viuter and spring. on the
| final estimate is placed by our CORE
/ spoudeut at 74s585, 9C5 bushels 1t iu
! yet too early for the final estimate of
] the corn crop of Kansas, but our cor
/ respondents place the probable yield
! per acre Of this cereal FOR the entire
state at twenty-five bushels. This
/ average yield per acre applied TO the
| corn area of the state (5,d03,5ss) acrez
would give a total corn product of 49,
/ O58 823 bushels
/ ts-Correspoudeuts report the aver
/ age yield per acre of oats ia the state at
/ s.O4 bushels, which on an area OF 1r559 o.
! O48 acres gives "a total oats product for
the state of z8, 1922 asa bushels
Rye-The average yield per acre OF
. rye for the state is placed at 1879 bushels
. Burley-Average yield reported for
. the state, 27.s bushels per acre; area,
/ 1Gs, 225; total product, s. S+2r 954 bushels
] Correspondents report dry weather
in portions of the state i'm September
! and in consequence wheat sowing has
been greatly retarded. In cases where
the ground was plowed early Gu
. July and August when iu good
/ condition, there has been sui
| ficieut moisture to terminate the
| seed, but the dry and warm
/ weather has been uufaNorable &c
to it's growth, and in some cases the
plant is reported as suffering. Many
farmers whose ground was prepared
and ready in the early part of Septem
I Der postponed seeding. waiting FOL
cooler w Gather and moist atmosphere
/ Other farmers whose blowing was de
I Iayed have since been unable to put
their ground In proper condition aud
! sseaing is necessariIv DELAYED