Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-06-07
KANSAS WHEAT.
Report of the state Hoard Of Agriculture
Shows "a Had Condition.

Report of the state Hoard Of Agriculture
Shows "a Had Condition.
TOPEKA, Kan, june 6.-The Kansas
state board Of agriculture yesterday
issued its report for the month ending
May 81. IL is substantially as follows;
The month OF May In some respects was for
the state as whole, especially to whoat and
oats, quite unfayorablo, chiefly from frosts and
lack OF general and soaking rains. While the
fross appeared with about the same
severity In all the counties, Il scarcely
Affected any two fields alike, ~ one
would be severely injured while It's
adjacent nelghbor would scarcely suggest there
having been frost The principal damage
was supposed 10 have been done 20 potatoes
and corn, but both have by their steady growth
and yigor since demonstrated that not a hum
drodth part ~ the destruction feared actually
resulted from freezing
The one considerable crop that has suffered
from prevailing conditions since the last ro-
port n winter wheat Statements Of It, ooudi-
tlohs show II worse than one month before
from 10 10 ~ por cont, aud there Il every prob
ability that 70 or even a. per cent n not too
large figure TO describe thc general decline,
which will include numerous counties with
but "a pOOr prospect before that, now have
practically none, Scarcely fraction
Of the total damage by ohinch bugs reported
AS doing some mischief In various localities IL
great numbers u counties whore this was un-
dOutcdly the case other crops, such as corn ana
potatoes, have grown In u manner most crafty
ing ana are reported upon very fayOrably In
deed, while their planting and cultivation have
gone forward unintcrruptcdly, and the weeds
are IN the most thorough subloction ever known
NJ the time Of year
Eighty Of the l05 counties report the present
stand of winter wheat aH IA worse condition
than onu month ago. twenty-five counties re-
port Il about tho same or better. During the
last three or four days Of May there were heavy
rains In many places, but not general In char
acter and In most instances too late 10 benefit
much Of the more doblltatod wheat. For
reasons stated In tho foregoing the limited area
Of spring wheat, which IN confined 10 tho
northern counties, offers little prospect Of any
considerable Yield.
The conditions rs 10 oats are almost Identical
with those ~ spring wheat The stand Is scat
terinR, the plants feeble and with a tendency
20 premature and very short heading
A good stand, good growth, promising con-
ditlon and unusual freedom from weeds Is the
burden Of the information with reference TO
corn. Here aud there slight or temporary In
Jury was done by frost. but comparatively
and In the aggregate amounting 10 little.
Tremendously Increased areas have dNflng tho
month been planted 10 corn, ~ "a soil not wet.
but sunclontly moist "a in,uro prompt germi-
nation and cont lnuous growth.
tatoos are generally promising fairly well, and
are FREQ from woods.
Frost damaged fruit OF an kinds, more or
less, but 70 no such extent ga wps az arst feared
No Finanuai ranio AZ 81. Joseph.
ST. JosErH, Mo-, June G.--The run
which was started on the First nation
al and Central Savings banks Mon
day had no effect on business yes
terday. ). A. Walker has resigned
as cashier Of the first named bank
and j. w. McAlisler was elected.
Roth banks have plenty of money and
no further trouble win follow. The
failure Of Steele n Walker has carried
with II the Midland Coffee CO., and will
probably cause the suspension of sew
eral retail stores In Kansas and Ne
braslta, which the firm was carrying.