The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-05-10

been reduced IN condition very greatly
during the north, and the acreage which
will be plowed up ID largely increased
over that reported month ago.
A careful compilation Of the reports
from 600 correspondents of the board,
representing every county in the state,
reveals the following as the condition of
wheat in Kansas on the lastdsy of April:
The eastern belt-north half (twenty-
one counties): Number of acres of wheat
sown, O0,432; percentage Of area lost, 40
per cent; condition Of balance (203370
sCres), 70 per cent. South half (eighteen
counties): Number Of acres sown, 1885,
042; lost, 1O4 per cent; condition of bal
snce (281, ,221 acres), Sc per cent.
The central belt north half eighteen
counties): Number of acres sown, 977,-
335; lost, 51,5 per cent; condition of bal
snce (472,846 scres), SO per cent. South
half (seventeen counties); Number Of
acres sown, 1,619,175; lost, 265 per cent;
condition of balance Q,589996 scres), 63
per cent.
The western belt-north half (sixteen
counties): Number Of acres sown, 342,-
SAG; lost, IS per cent; condition OF bal
ance ,1l4 acres), 80 per cent South
half (sixteen counties): Number Of
acres sown, 240,623; lost, 59,5 per cent;
condition of balance, 81 per cent.
Total area sown to wheat in the state
last fall, 3,9l4,753 acres; total area lost,
40 per cent. or 1,576,45O acres; condition
Of balance Of area in the state e, ,327 ,0O2
scres), which our correspondents be-
lieved on the last day of April would be
worth harvesting, 63 per cent, being
equivalent to condition for the entire
area sown to wheat in the state Of SO per
cent.
The best conditions are in southeast
ern Kansas. 1t will be observed that the
wheat in the north half of the state is in
worse condition than that in the south
half. In the eastern belt the percent
age Of area lost ranges from 6 in Bour-
bon and ChsutRuquR counties in the
southern to 80 per cent. in Brown and
Doniphan counties in the north, the
wheat being frozen out in these and
otEer northern counties further west. In
the central belt the loss of area ranges
from per cent. in Marion to 85 per
cent. in Russell and Rush counties. In
the western belt the loss in area ranges
from 20 to 100 per cent, with the ma.
jority of the counties above so. Core.
spondents say that the vitality remain
ing in wheat at the time of reporting
will continue to grow less until weather
conditions change for the better.
Spring wheat area reported IN the
state, compared with that Of year ago,
85 per cent. Condition for the state, 63
per cent.
Osts-Correspondents report area sown
to oats last spring as follows: Eastern
best, compared with area sown last year
108 per cent; central belt, 96 per cent;
western belt, "a per cent; for the state,
100 per cent. In consequence Of bad
weather, conditions Of the plant, except
in some eastern counties, is low, being
reported for the state at 65 per cent
Corn-Corn planting has been in prog
ress 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 counties
but little planted. Weather conditions
being unfRvorable, its termination and
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