Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-09-20
KANSAS CROPS.
Winter Wheat Acreage and Yield--Spring
Wheat 3 FaiIure-Other Crops.

Winter Wheat Acreage and Yield--SprIng
Wheat Failure-Other Crops.
Topeka, Kan, Sept 15.-Secretary
Coburn, of the agricultural depart
ment, in his report for August, says:
Owing to the disappointing season with ref
erence TO nearly all crops. and the widespread
desire for q conservative statement OF actual
conditions and results. especial pains have
been taken to discover in every part OF the
state what they were, and the following is q
careful digest and condensation OF the varied
returns made by those the ground. The
acreage planted, as given for each crop, is that
shown by returns of assessors:
The area Sown - winter wheat was 4.675 .7QS
acres OF this go. 437 acres or 57.S2 per cent
was harvested, making q. l65. $50 bushels, or q
yield OF coz bushels per acre on the total sown,
or 1850 on the acreage actually harvested
inns IS SoSl242 ouShelS,or 143S per cent. greater
than the crop Of 1888. and within n trihing
traction OF the estimates made by this depart
ment IN its June report. which indicated IS
oso'eOJ bushels on 2,665,6T1 acres likely to be
harvested, or 1862 bushels per acre Nearly
all the counties of largest production rate the
Quality as medium good" and very good
the latter predominating. Many counties
have, of course, practically none, even for seed.
while others have a goodly surplus.
Spring wheat has been a failure generally;
returnS from the counties where it is grown
point out that the entire crop will scarcely be
more than $4,000 bushelS-perhapS from II TO 10
per cent. of the seed Sown
OF rye the acreage was 1SII3f, and the yield
1856 3 bushels, an average of 3 bushels, Of
quality fairly good.
The severely dry weather prevailing over the
larger portion OF the state during July and
August proved the previous promising outlook
very deceptive. not alone as corn, but all
other crops. For the present report CORE
SpondentS were asked to estimate the corn
probabilities the basis of reasonably IA
vorable September weather. and the outcome
of their statements foretellS that of the c,404,-
7Oo acres planted, 2,06S49 will produce Al ,Sf9,-
SO9 bushels of marketable corn, or 20.73 bushels
per acre. The average yield per acre of mar
ketable corn on the entire planted III but
6.52 bushels. This does not include the vast
quantity of that which is not strictly MGR
charitable yet of much value and available for
feeding purposes. OF the standing corn it is eS-
tfmated that 1882 ,921 acres, or 52.S2 per cent
will be cut for it's fodder.
The area sown to oats was 1427. 444; the total
harvested S5T, IA, or 60 per cent Total product.
1S.3S5,9i9 bushels, or 21.43 bushels per acre on
the area harvested and 1888 bushels OIL the
area Sown. In quality the grain Is reported as
considerably better than believed before
harveSt-mostly medium to very good
Acres of barley sown, Ill 800: yield 10. 1913
bushels; average per acre, 64S bushels and
quality good.
4lS bushels, or 81 bushels per acre. The in
crease in acreage over the previous year
22l7S acres, or 81 per cent; in product PSI ,009
bushels, or $685. per cent
Hay is q short crop. The yields, averaging
them in those counties where produced, will be
for timothy about three-fourths ton per acre;
clover, one ton. and of prairie hay one-hali ton.
The condition Of other crops compared
with what would be regarded a full average
and rated at lO) shown in percentages az fol-
lows: Broom corn. 81; castor beans, 90; oliver,
81; timothy, 40; alfalfa, 81; pastures, %; Sor-
ghum, So Irish potatoes. 40; sweet potatoei. IS:
millet, 81; Kafir corn, 80; milo maize rice corn
or Jerusalem corn, %; apples, Sc; grapeS,'B 3.