People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-27


previous yield records. The area now
reported planted is 'S,4lO,O4S acres or
an increase of almost 10 per cent of
the estimate May l, and also an in
crease Of l, AL al acres. or more than
20 per cent over the largest ever
before planted, which was 6,993, 2O7
acres in 1888. The surprising year Of
corn production in Kansas was 1889,
when the output aggregated 273,SSS,-
32l bushels from an average Of 4O.l5
bushels per acre. An equal average
for the present year and acreage
should give nearly 64,0O0.0OO bushels
more, or a total of S3S, 100000 bushels.
There lis nothing in present condi-
tiOns to suggest this as any improba-
bility. The early part Of the season
having been so favorable for the work
weeds were kept in thorough sub
lection, and when the abundant rains
begun May 30, the ground was in adj
mirable filth for generously respond
ing to other conditions which have
since continued to be well-nigh per-
feet. Rains have been greatly abund-
ant in every county during June, land
the weather such 'as there has been
no baking of the ground or forming
of hard crusts, and cultivation is
going steadily on, except in the more
southern fields where the growth is
already too large for it. From coun-
ties where corn is most largely pro-
duced correspondents sum up the
situation as "best at this time of
year, in the states history"
OATS.
The rains have worked a very not
able change in the condition of oats,
causing them to ,head and I'll much
better than seemed possible May /,
although most of the straw will be I'M
usually short. The yield promises to
be not less than % bushels per acre, or
a total of 100000 bushels of tine
dunn" to Every good grain, the larg-
est output since 1892. ChinCh bugs
have been more or less numerous and
industrious in AtchisOn, ChautauQua,
Cherokee, Crawford, Franklin, La.
bette, Montgomery, Sumner, Wabaun
see and sWOodSOn, but recent rains
must inevitably check their injurious
= work and also strengthen plant growth
to better withstand their assaults.
RYE.
Rye was SOwn on 16j,540 acres, Of
which 81 per cent, or 81, 935 acres will
be harvested and yield 10 bushels PEI
: acre, Quality medium" to good.
BARLEY.
There is 124,OOO acres of barley
growing, or II per cent more than il
1894. Present condition compared
with 100 as a full average is rs.
POTATOES.
Irish potatoes have an acreage OF
l23, $50, which is an increase of Is pei
cent, or 23,l4O acres over last year
This, excepting that of 1888, 126,1S
acres is the largest area ever given Il
potatoes in Kansas. The increase
over their former acreage is quite
uniform in nearly all the counties in
stead of being confined to any par
tiCular part of the state. The cOndi
ton averages 80 for the entire acre
age.
KAFFIR AND JERUSALEM CORN AMI
SORGHUM.
The acreage in these sOrghums,
saccharine and non-saccharine, fol
forage and grain is $4,000 acres, OF
greater by 40 per cent than in 1894,
and indicates an increase of 10 per
cent on the estimates made May lst.
Present condition 95.
MILLET AND HUNGARIAN.
The acreage in millet and hungar-
ian is 374,4S5 acres, or 1882 acres
more than one year ago, an increase of
nearly 16 per cent. Present condition
80.
CASTOR BEANS.
The area at present in castor beans
is 5000 acres-23 per cent or l,O76
acres less than one year ago. Condi-
ton 81.
BROOM CORN.
Total acraaoa 110 900. inoroo,o o,,o,