The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1893-09-15
CORN DECLINE.
Unsatisfactory Report of the Kansai
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Board of Agriculture.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept S-The state
board of agriculture's crop report for
September says: From reports of cor
respondents of this board. numbering
about 900, and representing every
county in the state, the following facts
with reference to agricultural condi-
ton. etc, in Kansas on August 81 are
derived:
Corn-The incrssse in the corn area by reason
Of failure of wheat over that reported by the
assessors is given follows: In eastern belt,
Q per cent: in central belt 20 per cent; in west
ern belt, 90 per cent This is equivalent 10 1873
per cent on the entire area reported BY asses
sors, or 7G2, S2I acres, making a total area
planted to corn this year Of 6 227. 0oI acres.
Condition Of corn is reported as follows:
Eastern belt 81 per cent. loss OF 10 points
since last report August 1; central belt % per
cent. loss OF s points IN the same time In
the western belt but little corn is grown and
outside of the northern tier of counties there is
practically none. The average condition OF the
eastern and central belts or for the corn area
Of the state is ~ per cent, a loss Of 10 points
Tor the state during the month. The decline in
condition of corn in the eastern belt is chiefly
In the south half and largely IN the northern and
southeastern counties. Cowley Elk and Crsw-
north half of the belt Brown, Doniphan, Atchi-
son. Jackson, Leavenworth and Nemsha coun-
ties report conditions above full average. In
the central belt about the same conditions pre-
vail as in the eastern The best corn is in the
north half of the belt and the lowest condition
ls in the south half There are, however. coun-
ties in all sections of the belt which report very
low condition, notably Cloud and Republic in
the north. Further south, Dickinson McPher-
son and Rice, and still further south all the
counties report very low condition.
The cause of this heavy decline in condition
Of corn as reported Is dry weather and chinch
bugs during the first two or three weeks OF
August Some counties report no rain OF any
consequence during August, others none until
the last week. Rains generally in the central
belt and in the south half of eastern were local,
SO that in many counttss good corn is re-
ported in some portions while in other portions
Of the same county the crop is on utter failure
Chinch bugs are reported doing serious damage
wherever rainfall was light AMI especially on
cornfields adjacent TO wheat and on wheat
ground planted 10 corn
Further yields of wheat reported BY the
threshers are given by our correspondents and
those reports indicate q still lower yield than
that which was reported month ago These
yields indicate total wheat product for the
state OF about 10, 01) 600 bushels.
The yield OF oats as reported by threshers
about the same as that reported a month ago
twenty-three bushels. In the central belt the
yields reported indicate an average yield per
acre Of nine bushels, being less by three bushels
than the yields indicated month ago. The
total oats product of the state will probably be
about 26 OOc, 800 bushels
Barley and fax also indicate somewhat lower
yields than were reported month ago.
Potatoes also have suffered from the unfavor.
able conditions OF August, the condition for the
state being IS per cent instead OF 40 as reported
q month ago
Sorghum, all varieties, broom corn and alfal-
"a have all practically maintained their condi.
tion reported a month ago
The condition OF broom corn is - per cent,
tame grasses 81 alfalfa 20, prairie grass -,
sorghum ~, potatoes S. millet al, apples Is,
peaches 81, grapes 20.
While conditions in q large portion OF the
state have been in a high degree unfavorable to
corn. potatoes etc, the forage crops of west
ern Kansas have maintained a condition witch
promises an abundance OF stock feed in most
counties of that section Of the state.