The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1892-07-15
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LorEISA, kan July 5-SecretaTy I
Mohler, of the state board of agricult- ]
urer has made the following crop rs-
ports
From corrcspoudcuts of this board we
learn lhat during the month OF June {
agricultural conditions iu Kansas have
been ON the whole. favorable, the cold Z
wet weather of the preceding months /
and In the early part of June giving
way to warm suns and dry weather and
these conditions. while shortening the
oat and barley crops have brought for
ward to maturity the wheat crop OF
Kansas at am earlier date than was cz-
pected and has afforded an opportunity
to save, in excellent condition the hne
wheat crop of the state
Correspondents report estimate of
yield per acre of winter wheat by belts
as follows: Eastern belt, 14-a bushels
central belt, lG-5 bushels western belt
14-5 bushels This gives from estimates
of correspondents, "a total winter wheat
product for the date as follows; East
cru belt, II, 017- -623 bushels central belt,
zl-95G, G,05S bushels western belt 7,C91s-
500 bushels Total product, 6J,l255035
bushels
The average yield per acre for the enc
. tire state is shown to be 1919 bushels
The yield of spring wheat per acre is
reported as follows Eastern belt Zl-a
bushels central belt, 1877 bushels west
eru belt, 1a.4 bushels. This gives % to-
tai spring wheat product for the state
F as follows; Eastern belt z5-T1s bushels
central belt, 2gGi TH2 bushels western
4 b1lt, 2.O71,d06 bushels total product
+ ?. .44I, l26 bushels
] The total winter and spring wheat
product for Kansas this year therefore
4 is placed by our gorrespo poudeuts at g.
/ 5#2, 172 bushels and the quality of the
. wheat is reported good in a limited
. area rust is reported doing some dam
age and in few places chess is re-
ported.
The wheat harvest of Kansas is re
ported from one 60 ten days later than
. usual iu consequence of the long con
tiuucd wet and cold weather during the
spring months; weather conditions,
however being in the highest degree
favorable since harvesting has begun
the work has pr0spCred at % rapid rate,
and by the list of July more than half
the wheat iu the south half of the state
was su-e in shock or stack With favor
able weather continuing the wheat
hurvgst of Kansas VIII be well nigh
finished by the 18th of July
Corn generally throughout the state
/ is reported good stand but late
. Continued wet weather prevented
planting at the usual time and the low
F tCmpcra-1.rc greatly retarded growth.
. The warm weather, however, OF june
and tHp cessation of r.fn= have Ieeu
rfrhIv beneficial to The corn nIrnt.
Ianer7T1 h. tI7-,r-rhnut tIla tato where
f.,77g7-z 1,-ve f,e-I 5iIfgert I'm 7,ro.,r7-Iv U
r7rirr for tI,,fr, corn l7y tI1oroua-I, -,7lti-
vafio1 the outlooIr for n rr,7I r,ror, ia
,ro15 the fields I,eing c1ean Of vysssjs
r.5 tTr ,1r,7,t 17.-,s1 fF7,-177d r7,,vgirr- ,,~7
fT1y
sfT7e condition ,,f ..or, for the sts+z
) ,-.lz ,-sfe.4 1,,- o,77- ,.r,7--az7ondeut fror1
"a -r,e7, ,.sr,f t1,. coD5f+i-,, 7-sv,,7-te-7 i
,-,-,L-,tJ, 49,, t, s1 ,,..,. ,,..,t T-,7-+1
0ets srd r,s-1sv- no 7ez,0-is5 17avs
7,,.,,, ,-,7-,7 ,,,,,zir..--F,7 f7, ,r-,7i+f~,r
/ 7,7rfDrr t77a month ,f .T77ra 7-- f1lr, l4,.E
'-F-7.Tf.f.rt r-,fnfaf vvbifr T4r is re.
r..rL...I I.rft Il-tfa lower All are report,
pg. v-I-El some exc. n-iors. short in the
straw. but still % fair weld is expected
Condition compared with fuli aver.
. ace. Corn. 81 DOR cent. oats. so. bar
Icy, 50; rye, 90; broom corn sos fax
So; castor beans, so; miilct T9i tame
A., grasses, 90; prairie grass, COS sorghum
81; potatoes, S8s apples, So; peaches, 10
, . grapes, s5.
According to the reports of the CORE
, | spoudcutz, the state has not been So
! . free from insect dcpreda ti0us as this
/ year While the Hcssian nvis reported