Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-09-16
CORN DECLINE.
Unsatisfactory Report OF the Kansa
Hoard OF Agriculture.

Unsatisfactory Report of the Kansas
hoard 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 600, 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 increase In the corn area by reason
OF failure OF wheat over that reported by the
assessors is given Us follows: In eastern belt,
8 per cent in central beit - per cent In west
ern belt. 20 per cent This is equivalent TO I 20
per cent on the entire area reported BY asses
sors or 1928 acres, making u total area
planted to corn this year OF O 227, 06T acres.
Condition Of corn Is reported us follows:
Eastern belt g. per cent. u loss OF 10 points
since last report August I: central belt. 81 per
cent, o loss OF points IN the same time. In
the western belt but little corn IL grown aud
outside OF the northern tier OF counties there 10
practically none. The average condition Of the
eastern and central belts or for the corn area
OF the state Is W per cent, loss of ~ points
for 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 Craw.
ford ore among those lowest In condition In the
north half OF the belt Brown, Doniphan. Atchi.
son, Jackson, Leavenworth ard 'Nemaha 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
is In the south half There are, however. coun-
ties In oil 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 oil the
counties report very low condition.
The cause OF this heav; decline In condition
OF corn rs reported IL dry weather and chtnch
bugs during the first two or three weeks Of
August. Some co unties 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 counties good corn Is re.
ported In some portions while In other portions
OF the same county the crop is an utter failure
Chinch bugs are reported doing serious damage
wherever rainfall was light and especially on
corntelds adjacent 10 wheat and on wheaS
ground planted 10 corn.
Further yields OF wheat reported by the
threshers are given by our correspondents and
those reports Indicate u still lower yield than
that which was reported u month ago These
yields indicate total wheat product for the
state OF about 1901, 300 bushels
The yield OF oats as reported by threshcrs
show an average yield per acre OF eastern belt
about the same as that reported a month ago.
twcnty-three bushels. In the central belt the
yields reported indicate IN average yield per
acre OF nine bushels, being less By three bushels
than the yields indicated u month ago. The
total oats product OF the state will probably be
about 70 00J 100 bushels.
Barley and fax also indicate somewhat lover
yields than were reported month ago.
Potatoes also have suffered from the unfavor.
able conditions OF August the condition for the
state being So per cent instead OF - rs reported
q month ago
Sorghum, all varieties. broom corn and alfal.
10 have all practically maintained their condi.
ton reported month ago
The condition OF broom corn is - per cent,
tame grasses ~, alfalfa -, prairie grass ~,
sorghum ~, potatoes ~, millct II, apples IL.
peaches 3D. grapes -.
While conditions in o large portion OF tho
state have been in high degree unfavorable to
corn potatoes, etc, the forage crops Of west
ern Kansas have maintained condition which
promises an abundance OF stock feed in most
counties of that section OF the state.