The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-09
WICHITA As a FLOUR CITY.
twenty ;.iIllon b sh.Is Of VIII az at He. Door.

| To the Editor Of the Eagle.
| Tie report of the Kansas board OF agri-
culture for September shows that Kansss
| 10 1892 raised Il 55s, 90G bushels of wheat
It is estimated TIA. this is 30. 000, 900 bush
els more than WIS raised by any other
state in the Union. Most of this wheat
was raised in that region of Kansas Of
| which Wichita is the commercial center.
This report divides the state into three
belts. The eastern belt, consisting OF
fhirty-nine counties, raised Il, 276, 49S
bushels. The central belt, consisting OF
thirty five counties lying north. south.
east and west of Wichita, raised %, 993. 40
bushels The western belt consisting of
tn!rty-two counties. raised S,l32'650
bushels
Wichita is the most central point and
the best supplied with railroads and facil-
tiles for concentrating the largest portion
OF this wheat into that city of any place in
the state. The 30. 993 40 bushels raised in
the counties surrounding Wichita, and the
S, l32, CSC bushels raised in the counties
lying in the western part Of the state can
readily be shipped 10 Wichita mills. In
addition TO this, there is yet uubroken,
lying II the central and western belts, be-
tween ECO coo and 1900 600 acres of land
that IS well adapted 10 wheat raising, and
If We have good crops within the next two
years. undoubtedly the wheat acreage OF
those counties will be nearly doubled. and
eventually, the wheat crop of the state OF
Kansas is destined to 90 up to l50, 900. 600
bushels per annum.
The soil Of Western Kansas seems al
most inexhaustible for wheat Wheat
has been raised there year after year and
the yield per acre is not diminished, when
the season is good. The soil is impregnated
with lime, gypsum aud other necessary
elements For the production of wheat The
more and the better the land is cultivated
the larger IS the yield. The reports OF
Professor Mohicr show that rs high as So
bushels per acre have been raised on some
OF che farms ia that region; aud there is
no difficulty in raising 80 or 10 bushels to
the acre. # the wheat is properly put in.
The average yield per acre in the central
and western belts during 1892 was 1871
acres. This is probably about as large a
yield per acre As will bc found in any sec
ton Of the United States
At present, Minneapolis is the largest
-four producing centre in the United
States. Why cauuot Wichita become as
great -four producing city as Mipneapo-
lis - Ii can and should.
Oklahoma and the Cherokee strip will
Become great wheat producing sections
within a few years. and the wheat belt
Will be extended into eastern Colorado and
the Pan Handle; and there is no reason
why Wichita should not become the center
Tor the manu- acture OF nearly all OF this
wheat into -four. 1t viii be an industry
well adapted to that city, and bring great
wealth to it. The bran produced in the
of -four will be OF great
value TO the farmers for stock raising pur-
poses.
The cost of shipping -four is much less
than that of wheat Cannot the capitalists
Of Wichita start fund for he construc-
ton of -four mills with the latest and
most improved machinery and elevators
for storing the grain, so that all the wheat
raised in that region can be made into
-four in the Peerless Princess of the
prIries?h L. 2. MILLER.