Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-31

and is divided into nine parts, as follows:
Corn" THE Sorghums,' "Silos and En-
silage," Cow Culture steer and Heifer
Beef -Four Addresses" Proceedings of
the State Board" "Decennial Census OF
1885," Acreage, Productions, Live Stock
and Assessed Valuation"
The volume is not intended for immigra-
tion purposes, but was prepared with
special view of helping those who are al
ready residents of the Sunflower state.
The usual full statistics of the states diff
ferent agricultural and live stock produc
tions and their values, also the decennial
census, are presented, but are made, in
measure, secondary,
A combined table showing the agricult-
ural output of the state for the two years
is presented and, in spite of unprecedented
low prices of many products, it points to
the very gratifying net increase of $751;
1853. II in value, as compared with the produc
tions of the preceding two years. The
value of the various products is given as
follows:
Winter wheat. s2O,271, ,SO0.3l; spring wheat,
s44s 5l1 SO: corn, sS1 S22, 1859: oats. S. .326-
s40.S6; rye, 1901, ,S49.T6; barley, 1862 .e92S 50;
buckwheat s757s.97; Irish potatoes, s4,6+,
655.55; sweet potatoes, sz44 1882; sorghum,
for syrup or sugar, S.U6S. 24i.S6; sorghum,
for forage or seed, $3599, ,9s106; castor
beans, $50,617s0; cotton, $50, ,S30.50; fax, ST..
2S5, ,3O9.31; hemp ss.391.2O; tobacco, s45.22O;
broom corn, 1,491 974.91; uillet and Hun
garian, 81, ,l24,37 milo maize, l3,06i. "a;
Kafir corn, S5.126663.70: Jerusalem corn,
1894, ,O35.SS; timothy, clover, bluegrass, alfal-
ia, orchard grass and other tame grasses.
So 81, 1880: prairie grass fenced, SAP, AIS;
total value field products. sl47,067. .6S2,1f.
. AZ -. ~.
butter, IS, S,275, ,935.04; animais slaughtered and
sold for slaughter 1888, ,l31; milk sold,
s., ,O04 62T; poultry and eggs Sold $685. $50,
garden products marketed, 81, ,700, ,357; horti-
cultural products, $l,57 ,446; wine manufact-
ured, $241, ,290; honey and beeswax, $SS, 40;
wood marketed, 1921 521; total value other
products, $97, 726 1872; grand total, $24,19S,-
Sail.
In the Introductory, Secretary Coburn
says of the report:
Probably more than any of its prede-
cessors, it is planned to be an agricultural
volume instead of an immigration docu-
ment. 1t is intended to be helpful in pro-
noting the prosperity and advancement of
the population the state already has rather
than to persuading the millions of less
fortunate strangers that the mere fact of
coming hither, with unalterable, ready
made views of Kansas people and Kansas
agriculture, means life of ease, per-
petual June weather, steady diet of milk
and honey. monotonous political harmony
and tireless pursuit by lucrative offices of
everybody whomsoever.
While Kansas, as always, offers a
hearty welcome and boundless possibilities
to those, either rich or poor, who appreci-
ate healthgiving climate, genial skies, soil
of limitless fertility, the largest measure
of school and church advantages and
liberty. and a citizenship which thinks for
itself rather than secondhand, her destiny
is to be wrought out, in the main, by her
present population and their descendants.
Others equally worthy may come and go,
but the glory of Kansas will blossom
through and by the virtue of those who,
undismayed. In evil and good report, have.
with the courage of their convictions in
strong mauliness and noble womanhood
been her loyal sons and daughters in the
forty eventfuL epoch-making years of her
beginning.
"A state so favorably situated and abound
ing In a wealth of varied resources, with
one and a half millions of such sturdy
self-reliant, intelligent, enterprising people
is not to be unmade or permanently held
back by absence of the very acceptable
early immigration of others, who, at nc
remote time, will be driven by force OF
| circumstances TO avail themselves of the
advantages found here IN such great di,
versi;y.
Her foremost business being agriculture
| a chief concern should be the fostering
| promotion and betterment OF every agri
| cultural interest. To do these things by
disseminating practical, timely and helpful
| information should properly be, as 1t is
| the object and aim of the state board O
| agriculture. If 1t has never before been, it.
| legitimate sphere is no longer that of al
| advertising bureau. or the management o
! a five days annual exhibition. It shoul,
| be an agricultural intelligence Office aioo
| from partisan bias and partisan control
| neither an amusement broker nor immi
| grafton boomer. This for many years ha
! been the boards settled policy, and
| makes no claim to support on other thar
these grounds. Its opportunities for use
fulness under such a policy can be wide o
narrow only as the farmers and taxpayer
themselves, through their legislators, Civ
IT support. Meager provision for printing
| for postage and Office help means a servic
limited In Ike ratio
The legislature has not as yet provide
| postage for distributing the report; hence
those who desire it early should write thei
representative or senator in reference t
obtaining It.
7
Open War in Tammany.