The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1893-05-12
KANSAS WHEAT.


That the Wheat Crop Will be Very
Short.
TOPEKA. Kan, May 7.-Secretary
Mohler, of the state board of agricult-
ure. has issued his report for April as
follows:
The unfavorable weather conditions which
existed month ago in nearly all portions OF
the state and greatly retarded the growth Of all
kinds OF vegetation have been continued during
the month OF April. The rainfall throughout
the state. with the exceptions OF some eastern
and southeastern countless was very light The
winds were high and disastrous. and The tenn
perature was unusuallv low. All these condi-
tions were in high degree unf vorable to plant
life. and the result is that wheat has been re-
.iuced in condition very greatly during the
nonih, and the acreage which will be plowed
dp is largely increased over that reported .
month ago.
A careful, compilation of the reports from go
CORRESPONDENTS Of the board, representing
Every county in the state, reveals the following
As the condition of wheat in Kansas on the last
lay Of April:
The eastern belt-North half CT counties):
number OF acres wheat sown 400, age: percent
age Of area lost ~ per cent; condition OF bal
,nce (23, $50 acresl, ~ per cent South half Os
countless: number OF acres sown 325. Ol2: lost
t0.4 per cent: con di,ion OF balance t2sl,
scres,, IS per cent
The central belt-North half, us countless:
lumber of acres sown, 81 3s5: lost 81 5 per
cent condition o: balance a72,si6 acres). 50
ger cent South half a. countess: number OF
acres sown 1919, l75: lost 70 per cent; condi-
ton OF balance ,ss9, s9i acres. 81 per cent.
The western belt-North half as countless :.
Number of acres sown, 81, $40; lost Is per
cent condition of balance [76, lis acres,. 80 per
cent. South half Q6 counties): Number o!
acres sown. . .623: lost. 5s.5 per cent; condr
ton of balance, 81 per cent
Total area sown to wheat in the state last
fall, 1914 49, acres total area lost 20 per cent.
or $50, 40 acres: condition Of balance of area
IN the state e. 81 90! acres), which our CORE
spondents believed on the last day Of April
would be worth harvesting. g per cent. being
equivalent 10 condition for the entire are;
sown to wheat in the state of 3 per cent
The best conditions are in southeastern Kan
saS 1t will DE observed that the wheat in the
north half of the state is in a worse condition
than that in the south half In the eastern belt
the percentage of area lost ranges from in
Bourbon and ChautauQua counties in the south
ern to o. per cent. in Brown and DOniphan
counties in the north. the wheat being frozen
out in these and other northern counties
farther west In the central belt the
loss Of area ranges from ). per cent in
Marion ID s. per cent in Russell and Ru n
counties. In the western belt the loss in area
ranges from 80 to TO- per cent with the major
ity of the counties above 81. Correspondents
say that the vitality remaining IN " heat ut the
time of reporting will continue TO grow less un-
I'll weather conditions change for the better.
Spring wheat area reported in the state, COM
pared with that of a year ago, s. per cent Con-
dition for the state, 63 per cent
OatS-CorrespondentS report area sown to
oats last spring as follows: Eastern belt com.
pared with area sown last year, los per cent:
central belt, 9j per cent: western belt, 81 per
cent: for the state, 100 per cent In conSe
quence of bad weather conditions the plant ex
cept in some eastern counties. is in low condi-
ton, being reported for the sta:e at Is per cent
Corn-Corn planting has been in progr ess
throughout all portions of the state. In the
southern counties corn was reported nearly all
planted on the last of April: in the central
counties about half. and in the northern coun-
ties but little planted. Weather conditions be-
ing unfavorable. its termination and growth
have been very slow.
Fruit-Peaches outside of some southern
counties are reported for the most part serious
ly damaged throughout the state and but light
crop is expected Apples and cherries are re-
ported damaged to some extent, but there are
still some prospects for fair crop of each.
There are some chinch bugs reported, but no
damage done because of cold weather. The
season is very backward and conditions are I'm.
promising at the date OF this report