The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-09-22
Justices of the Peace,
KANSAS CROPS.
Winter Wheat Acreage aud Yield-Spring
Wheat q Failurc-Other Crops.

Winter Wheat Acreage aud Yield-Spring
Wheat a 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 oil 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 tho following is o
careful digest and condemnation OF the varied
returns made by those on the ground. The
acreage planted, as given for each crop, Is that
shown by returns OF assessors:
The area sown to winter wheat was 4.675. .70a
acres OF this 2,6S0. 4S7 acres or b7.32 per cent.
was harvested. making %, $50 bushels, or .
yield Of 60e bushels pcr acre on the total sown,
or 1850 on the acreage actually harvested.
This Is b3l sa2 bushels, l<ss per cent greater
than the crop OF 1893. and within . trifing
fraction Of the estimates made by this DEPART
ment In its Juno report. which indicated g.
$4,000 bushels on e.6os67l acres likely to be
harvested, or 1862 bushels per acre. Nearly
oil the counties OF largest production rate the
quality as medium" good" and every good"
the latter predominatinG Many counties
have. Of course, practically none, even for seed
while others have goodly surplus.
Spring wheat has been o failure generally:
returns from the counties where IL Is grown
point out that the entire crop will scarcely bo
more than 5000 bushels-perhaps from IL to l5
per cent Of the seed sown-
OF rye the acreage was 1871 .isi. and the yield
o7s, ass bushels, or an average Of 7s 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 to corn. but all
other crops. For the present report corre-
spondents were asked to estimate the corn
probabilities on the basis Of reasonably fa-
vorable September weather" and the outcome
Of their statements foretells that Of the 6.404.-
706 acres planted, 20i6,s40 will produce Il .sl9-
800 bushels Of marketable corn, or 20.73 bushels
per acre. The average yield per acre Of mar
ketable corn on the entire area planted Is but
6.62 bushels. This does not include the vast
quantity of that which is not strictly mer-
chantable yet OF much value and available for
feeding purposes. OF the standing corn It Is es-
timated that g. ,o2i acres or 52.8s per cent.
will be cut for its fodder.
The area sown to oats was I ,427 "a; the total
harvested 857 ,744. 90 per cent Total product,
l8 S85 90 bushels, or 2l.43 bushels per acre on
the area harvested and l2.ss bushels on tho
area sown. In quality the grain Is reported as
considerably better than was believed before
harvest-mostly medium to very good.
Acres OF barley sown, Ill 80; yield ~. sos
bushels; average per acre. as bushels and
quality good.
Flax occupied les ,5l2 acres and yielded .0sS =
li8 bushels or 81 bushels per acre. The In
crease In acreage over the previous year was
S2,170 acres, or 81 per cent; In product 28l 00o
bushels, or 9oe5 per cent.
Hay IL short crop. The yields, averaging
them In those counties where produced. will be
for timothy about threc-fourths ton per acre;
clover, one ton. and Of prairie hay one-haf ton.