People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-06-15
CONDITION OF KANSAS CROPS.
The Repotr of the State Department Of
Agriculture for the Month Ending
May 81. 1894.

The month of May in some respects
has been, for the State as a whole, es.
pecially as to wheat and oats. quite
unfavorable-chiehy from frosts on
the 18th, 10Th and goth. and lack of
general and soaking rains. While the
frosts appeared with about the same
severely in all the counties lchiefv
damaging on the lower lands it
scarcely affected any two fields alike,
as one would be severely injured while
Its adjacent neighbor would scarcely
suggest there having been a frost.
Inc principal damage was supposed to
have been done to potatoes and corn,
out both have by their steady growth
and ylgor since demonstrated that not
hundredth part of the destruction
reared actually resulted from freez-
ing,
KANSAS WHEAT.
The one considerable crop that has
suffered from prevailing conditions
since the last report is winter wheat;
statements of its condition show that
II IS worse than one month before from
III 10 90 per cent, and there is every
PROBABILITY that IS or even As per cent
Is not too large figure to describe the
general decline, which will include
numerous counties with but Door
prospect before, that now have prac-
tlcally none. Scarcely fraction of
the total damage has been done by
chlnch bugs, reported as doing some
mischief in various localities, it being
accounted for by dry weather." vet
IN great numbers of counties where
this was undoubtedly the case other
crops, such as corn and potatoes, have
grown IN a manner most gratifying
and are reported upon very favorably
indeed, while their planting and cul-
tlVatlon have gone forward uninter-
uptedly, and the weeds are in the
most thorough subsection ever known
at this time of year. Eighty of the
lO5 counties report the present stand
OF winter wheat as in worse condi-
ton than one month ago; - counties
report 1t about the same" or better.
During the last three or four DAYS OF
May there were heavy rams in many
places, but not general in character,
and in most instances too late to ben
eht much of the more debilitated
wheat.
| SPRING WHEAT.
For reasons stated IN the foregoing
the limited area of spring wheat, con
fined to the northern counties, offers
little prospect of any considerable
yield.
OATS.
The conditions as to oats are almost
identical with those of spring wheat.
The stand Is scattering, the plants fee.
bic, and with tendency to Irema.
ture and very short heading.
CORN.
| A good stand, good growth, promis.
ing condition and unusual freedom
from weeds is the burden OF
the information with reference to
corn. Here and there Slight or TEN
porary injury was done by frost, but
comparatively, and in the aggregate
amounting to little. Tremendously
increased areas have during the
month been planted to corn, in a sol
not wet, but sufficiently moist to in
sure prompt termination and contin
uous growth.
POTATOES.
In spite of considerable damage by
frost potatoes are generally promising
fairly well, and are fee from weeds
FRUIT
Frost damaged fruit of all kind:
more or less, but TO no such extent a.
was at first feared.