The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-05-11
CROPS IN KANSAS.
Secretary Coburn's Monthly Report an En-
couragfnE One.

Secretary Coburn's Monthly Report an En-
couraginx One.
TOPEKA. Kan, May f.-Secretary
Coburn, Of the state board of agricult-
ure, has issues his April crop report
which makes handsome showing.
He says:
Every day since the report on crop condi-
tons Of one month ago has been day OF nota-
bic improvement agriculturally in every Kan
sas county. All parts Of the state have been
visited by gentle rains (many portions from
three to six or more times) which while SUI
ncient to put The soil in the best possible state
Tor working. were not at any time so heavy or
long continued as to delay work As
whole the month has not been warm one and
as the growth Of vegetation has been OF q
steady, healthy character, 1t Will not be nearly
SO rapid as would have resulted from a contin.
uously higher temperature. 1t has been a
period OF steady p'owing and planting under
weather and soil conditions as favorable as the
farmers of any region need ever hope for and
May, 1894 opens up on them with unusual bright
promise of boun tiful crops This does not imply
that in numerous counties much OF the winter
wheat sown will, because OF the unfavorable
fall and winter give but a poor return and in
not few in taaces none at all; bat i: is act
not to be overlooked that the ground whore
such wheat has failed, has been at once avail
able in the best possible filth Tor The macs Of
corn or other desired - ons IN which il is
rapidly beins- -
...nter wheat-Rain and favoring weather
have caused development most graft.
tying fields that in many counties a month
ago were regarded as worthless, now in
dictate a partial crop From q scattering stand
OF healthy plants great areas previously prom
Using, but supposed to have been much II not
fatally injured by the freezing weather
following March GO, appear as practi
eahy anharmed, and this with that
not suspected Of any such damage is
now variously described by correspondents as
good, fine very good, better than average,
looks well generally. condition l5) per cent,
prospect for big crop extra good. better than
Tor several years. splendid, superior, all right,
and best in twenty-five years" The coun-
able reports come are Alen, Ande--
son, Atchtson, Bourbon, Brown, Chase,
Chactauqua. Cherokee, Cofey, Crawford,
Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Elk, ELS
worth, Franklin Geary, Jackson, 5esefson,
Jewell Mcpherson, johnson; Iabette. Leayen-
worth Linn. Lncc;n. Lyon, Marion Miami,
Mitchell Montgomery, Morris, Nemaha, Usage,
osborne, Ottawa, Pottawatomie, Riley,
Saline Seogwick, Shawnee. Waubaunsee,
Washington, Wilson. Woodson and Wyan.
dotte while Clark Greeley, Hamilton, Ness,
Norton and Wichita report their former poof
prospect vastly improved
These statements. applicable as they are to
portions OF the state producing great quaint
ties Of an not ohScuro tho font hat in
other nort;ons tho 80, -, -. 80, ,,orn1
ronn.ra t;reir ~ h,,t i,,,o ~ - 81.
hosr - ~. 49,. ~ - 49, Wy p.N.o w 80
the ones,io, 90 TO botba ~ 1870 81,
not wisely be replanted to other crops
oorea m, 80 fraaao IN ~, ~, AZ -. 800
ton of the insnry ,e.red =, tha $50 go tho,
nractic.It1 oil ~ doraoa. - 49, 80"
has heen Sre 70 no. 49,; ~. ,ior 49,, drrnass
Of Tho coil IN 10 t.I1 90 49, aa.aa,,o.,.
hlowinI - :, 49,. 49, S.l an.e;a.
tbo,, - ra,ish a,so 1900 80, D'e
tbot III. hasd ,rhaa,s 80 $780,
tho ,nvsrsa cord,,ion. - W. ,.ost
(,binch hnrs 49,. na,ontaa :; iN..,i.ess
bnt in scarcsIv a Sina,a ins,anoa os 49,, 49,
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other ;nsec,a - ~ '
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