Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-04-13
KANSAS CROPS.
rhe March Report of secretary Mohaer
Not Very Fiattering TO Wheat frosPsess
Condition of ether Crops


Agriculture, has issued the following
crop report: The reports received at
this Office from the correspondents OF
the board indicate the following as the
agricultural conditions of Kansas
March 81:
Wheat-The state as q whole ever
since seeding time last fail has had I'M
favorable weather conditions Tor the
DEVELOPMENT of the wheat plant Ihere
have been exceptions to this IN some
sections os the state. chiefly in the east
ern and southern counties
The abundant rainfalls OF q year ago,
which extended into midsummer, were
followed in the fall by dry weather,
and correspondents, with some excep-
tions. mostly in the eastern and south
ern counties, report that the soil last
fall was in poor condition for the ger
mination and growth of wheat This
condition was continued, especially in
the central and western belts or the
state, during the winter and up to the
date of this report, and the result Is
that the wheat plant in a general way
is not in a promising condition at this
time
MANY OF our correspondents say that.
it is vet too early to report definitely
what percentage of the area sown TO
wheat will be entirely lost or even to
report the actual condition OF wheat
where it is not yet above ground
The following is, however. the sum
mary of reports as returned. Eastern
belt, destroyed, Is per cent: western
belt, destroyed per cent: for the en-
| tire state, destroyed II per cent In
the eastern belt the remaining area Is
reported 81 per cent of an average con-
dition; in the central belt a per cent;
in the western belt, GO per cent The
condition for the state as compared
| with full average, "a per cent
The best wheat conditions for the
most part are in southeastern and
| southern counties The northern cOun-
ties of the eastern belt are in the worst
condition Brown county reports 30
per cent winter-xilled, Atchison county
| 90 per cent, Geary and Marshall
each 10 per cent Wheat sovn in
| September on ground plowed early is
as rule in the best condition in all
portions Of the state and wheat on bot
tom lands is reported in better condi-
| ton than on uplandS Correspondents
| report the area sown to wheat last fall
in central and eastern belt practically
the same as the year before In the
| western belt an increased area Is re-
| ported of 10 per cent
| In this belt the wheat was sown
| quite late, most of it in November, and
some later, and but small proportion
had yet made its appearance above
/ ground and much has not yet sprouted-
| A large proportion of the cen 5ral belt
| is in much the same condition. but cor
| respondents say that there is still suffi-
! Gent vitality in the plant to promise
fair crop if rains come in time
Notwithstanding the dry weather the
| wheat plant is reported practically free
from all Kinds of noxious insects No
Hessian fiy or chinch bugs worthy no
| tice reported
Rye-The general condition of rye
for the state, as compared with full av-
! erage, is az per cent
| Live stocl-The winter, on the whole,
was favorable for wintering stock.
While nluch of the time it was cold,
yet it was dry and, feed being abund-
ant, stock of all kinds passed
through the winter in full average
condition With the exception of the
usual cases of distemper, horses
are reported free from disease
1 Cattle are also reported in healthy con-
dition with no disease prevailing.
Some counties report hog chosera, but
| not serious In most cases cholera was
| introduced by infected hogs being
shipped into Kansas
Tame grasses-Clover in some of the
eastern counties is reported frozen out,
but generally throughout the state ali
| grasses are in good condition
Fruit-In some portions of the state
peaches are reported killed, while
| other fruit buds seem to be in good con-
dition- The season Is reported back
| ward, there being much cold weather
| In March
| Oats sowing progressed and was gen.
orally completed in March In the
southern counties some corn was
planted. The soil in the eastern belt is
| in good condition for spring crops
Also in a large portion of the central
belt Further west, while conditions
are drier, the soil in most places is in
fair condition for blowing. Spring
| rains, however, which usually come in
April, if not before, are necessary &c
start plant life into vigorous growth.
Women In Politics.
TOPEKA, Kan April 6.-Returns from
! the municipal elections held Tuesday
| show that the women all over the state
took advantage of the opportunity to
vote and it is universally conceded
| that the woman's suffrage movement
has received a great impetus Repub-
lican politicians and newspapers