The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-31
rHE KANSAS CROP PROSPECT.

TOPEKA, Kan, May 0.-Representative
c. L. Lobdell of Lane county says that in
his section of the state there are practically
no crop prospects. Not only has the lack
Of rain blighted the wheat, but it has also
cut down the chances Cor a yield of corn
and other spring grains.
Persons from other parts of western
Kansas make similar reports. They say
that while some rain has fallen, it has not
lessened much the long standing and gen
sral dryness. Representative Lobdell is
very much discouraged, but MOST of the
other westerners are still of firm Eeart,
Secretary Moher of the state board of
agriculture, says that he has been over
good part of the state, nearly as far south
west as Hutchinson, and be thinks the
outlook. especially for corn, is tiatteriDg
There will be fair yield Of wheat and an
abundance of spring grain and fruits.
The report of the | nited State; weather
bureau, for the week ending at noon yes
terday, confirms the view of Secretary
Mohler, except rs 10 fruit. 1t says that
good rains have fallen generally through
out the state. Exceptions occur in the
east central counties of the western divi-
sion, and the west central counties of the
middle division, extending fIem Finney to
Osborne and from Logan TO Pawnee, and
III Cherokee. LabetUe, Montgomery ana
Chautaudua, and in the southern town
ships of Cowley, Sumner, Harper, Barber,
ComaDcbe, Clark, Meade and Seward.
There were heavy rains in the kaw valley,
with heavy rains III Anderson aud
Franklin.
The week has been cool for the season.
y deficiency in sunshine has prevailed in
the Republican, Solomon, kaw and Marais
DIES Cygnes valleys aud in Sedgwick,
Chautauqua and Montgomery counties
In general, there has been positive i'm
provement in all crops, though the cold
weather has lessened the beneficial effect
of an otherwise good week. The least
beneficial results for the week We're felt in
the counties of Hamilton, kearney and
Finpey. ANA northeastward TO Osborne
and Lincoln.
in the northwest good soaking rains
have fallen and everything has been much
revived, Wheat is giving better promise,
and much larger acreage than usual is
being put in kcorn. In the northeastern
sountleS there Is much improvement CEN
orally, though there Is also much COM
pialnt OF chInch bugs. which evil is re-
ported mostly IN the valleys of the Verdi
grls and Neosho rivers.
The reports snow corn to be improving
heading III the south. Wheat is heading
in Cotley and Franklin and Is beginning
10 head in LeaYenworth.
Fruits are generally reported light.
III Is impossible at this time TO determine
what amount of dAmaee will be suffered
In Kansas from the TayaCes Of cbinch hurS
this year. Little has been heard of the
pests at the office OF the state board o Itrri-
culture. One correspondent in writing t.
Secretary Mohler said; We have no fear
of the Chinch bug this year II he nays
Ibis section visit he Will starve 10 death -
There are some sections Of the state
where the wheat crop l. \ failure in which
cninch bugs had made a stand in consid-
cradle numbers. They had gathered In
wheat fields that had been abandoned by
farmers and We're thriving in a manner
which threatened 10 prove disastrous to
growing corn. but the Chlncb bug iS "A
dry weather insect. 1t must be both warm
ana dry Tor him TO multiply and acquire
large-slzed appetite. He WIS in a fair
way TO do both these things last week,
when the cold rains fell generally through
cut the state and dampeued MS spirits
be chinch bug can not live whcu the
ground Is both damp and cold. SO bug eN-
pertS claim that last week : rains have
mhde II impossible fCS HIM TO do damage.
y. H. Jennings OF the United States de.
partmeht OF agriculture, who has charge
OF the weather bureau in this city, has bId
reports OF chtucu bugs in large numbers
from the counties of Marion. Tx. Mont.
gomery, Cotfey, labette. Crawford aad
Butler. All OF these counties ars n Tie
eastern third of the state where wheat i
IN the most promising condition. Bugs
have also done considerable damage In
Cowley county, but from the best ad-
vices they are not found generally in am,
particular locality. One field NAV la en-
tirely free f-om them. white another I'M
mediately adjoining may be completely
! orerruD with lhem.