The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-11


and Other Counties Report Short Crops
Harvey County Loses Fifty per Cent
Oats also Reported In Bad Condition.
John s. Garrigus. representative OF
leading agricultural paper, arrived IN
the city yesterday after making per-
sonal investigation of the crops in Okla
honaa and southern Kansas. He In
teryiewed farmers and others in po-
sition to give him correct informa-
ton and from what he says wheat Is
in avery bad condition, particularly In
the uplands.
George Hill of Mulvane, Sumner coun
ty, told him that there would not be
much more than quarter crop raised
In his vicinity. s. j. Butts said that
out of 200 acres he had sown he is
blowing up $50 acres and thinks the re-
fnainder will not raise more than hair
"A crop. He thought that if the entire
country would raise from one-third to
q half crop it would be doing wei.
C. f. Raymond of Winfield said that
out of an acreage of 500 acres he was
compelled to pillow up 800 acres.
Estimates furnished him by the trus-
tees of Maple, Minnesota, Pleasant
Valley Vernon, Cresswell, Bolton and
Beaver townships of Cowley county
show that from 20 to 80 per cent of the
wheat is dead in their neighborhood.
These, he says, is some or the best
townships in the wheat belt.
He was Informed by J. w. Perry OF
ingalls, that 10 per cent of the wheat
IN Payne county, O. T., was dead and
by ex-United States Marshal Grimes
of Kingfisher that 80 to 70 per cent OF
the wheat in his neighborhood shared
the same fate.
r. Il. C. Laverty, son of DR.. Laverty
of Logan county, said that 80 per cent
of the wheat in his vicinity was dead
and that one-thinrd of the oats had
died for want of moisture
7, johnson of Mulhall said that out Of
80 acres that he had plowed up more
than fifty and that he thinks 20 per
tent of the wheat in his neighborhood
is dead.
DIR. Haskins Of Kingman told him
that - per cent of the wheat in his
locality was dead and c. G. Roseberry
of Cowley county said that he plowed
up all of his 100 acre wheat field.
The following dispatches from other
counties show a similar condition pre-
Sailing:
Marion county-The present condi-
ton Of wheat in Marion county is very
good, with a per centaSe of average
promise of 70. About % per cent Will
y
from cold weather. The general aver
age condition OF wheat however has
greatly improved within the last ten
days, resulting from bountiful mois-
ture.
Pratt county-The condition of wheat
In this county is considered poor. 1T
promises to yield about 40 per cent of
n good crop. About one-fOurth of the
acreage sown will have to be plowed up
for spring crops. If the farmers can get
seed for spring planting. The general
average condition has not improved
within the last ten days
Mcpherson county-An investigation
Of the condition of wheat in Mcpherson
county shows that it is very bad. Not
more than 60 per cent of that left will
produce an average crop; from 40 to 30
per cent of that sown will be plowed
up The rain and snow on Monday
helped its general appearance and con
clifton.
Medicine Lodge-Wheat in Barber
county is very poor. From personal
examination of one-fourth of the coun
ty there is not over half acrop.
About one-half to three-fourths Of
the amount sown will be plowed up
unless it should soon rain. Much Of
the wheat did not come up until the
warm weather the last of February,
and it was so full of sap that the biz
card in March killed it
Newton-Wheat in Harvey county
is in fine condition at present with, al
least. an average promise or 10 per cent
Perhays 10 per cent of the acreage
sown has been TO will be plowed VI
and oats and corn win be put in Al
though the wheat was good in condi-
tion when the warm weather set in
recent rains and SHOWS have greatly
improved the condition.
Sterling-Wheat is not looking wei
in Rice county. It does not promise
CROP Probably 20 per cent will be
plowed up. Conditions have improved
somewhat in the last ten days.
Hutchnson-The present wheat pro
mise is about 80 per cent of what would
be considered n good prospect for this
time of the year. The present condl
ton is good. About - per cent of tbs
srea sown last fall! will be plowed III
and put in other crops
Winfield-The wheat of Cowley coun
~ on the upIands where exposed &
the winds and severe cold of February
is almost entirely destroyed; the Low
land wheat Will. if the weather is favor
able. yield about a two-thirds crop
About three-fourthS of the upland
wheat is plowed up, and the lowlanC
wheat with what is left OF the upland
Will if the weather is favorable. yielC
about onehalf crop. 1t was though
n few days ago. The hard wheat is com
ING out a great deal the best, that L
thought to be because of its Standin;
dry weather better than does sof
wheat.
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