The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-09


Topeka. Kan, Sept. S.-tSpecial)-
The Kansas state board OF agriculture
has issued the following statement OF
the condition of corn as returned by its
correspondents for August 81, and also
their present Judgment, before fusking
has begun, as TO the probable yield. The
figures given apply to IS counties, and
do not include IL of those in the SOUTH
west, where the total area planted is
but q, 299 acres, where the condition An
gust was less than SO, and where the
entire product for each of the three
years past has averaged less than geo.,
600 bushels. In tine IS counties the to-
tai of the yield OF marketable corn, as
Is estimated by the correspondents. is
224 845, 600 bushels, being q, 49,, 600 bush
els, or 11.6 per cent, more than the total
crop of 1895.
The average number OF bushels per
acre on the area planted in the IS coun-
ties is 2Sla. A trifie less than So per
cent of the yield stated Is in IS counties.
with 100000 bushels or more in each.
their total product being 190,106,9 sos
bushels The average yield per acre in
these counties rangesfrom IS bushels il
Osborne to 4s in Doniphan, and their to-
tai product. leading with Jewell. which
has 1865, 4S0 bushels. is, In Marshall. s.
$50, 2S1; Nemaha, $3.50. 1871; Washington,
S,270.74s; Brown, 6,aG.7S2; Sedgwick, g.
GA, 464; Republic, 5.sS1.s47; Reno. $685.
AS; Clay, $3.50. $40; Smith, $500, 1853; Pot
tawatomie. 1864. 40; Cloud, 5,I14.736:
jackson, 4,S36,672; Butler, Ats, $50; sum
ner, 4,505,1e4; Greenwood, 4,15l 80;
Michell, 1856, 642; Cowley, 3,949, 1874; Dom
iphan, 1875, 6S6; Jefferson, 1886, s32; Phil
lips, 3,614,n2; Mcpherson, S,5oo.520;
Riley, 3,3S6,097; Atohison. 3.216,6Sl;
Usage, 3,176.5 $50; Douglas, 1901, 49,; Mi
ami, 3,OS4. 625; Lyon. 3.Os2. 025; Wilson q
ss9, 455; Marion. 2.91S.474; Dickinson, q
S46,34O; Wabaunsee, 2.s24, $50; Franklin.
z, 1877 900; Shawnee, 2,62S63s Leaven-
worth, 2,537,793 Cofrey. 2,5l1.192; Allen,
2.503, 1894; Osborne, 2,422. 1923; Neosho, o.
374, 2s0; Harvey. 2,345, 13s: Johnson. q
3o1, 915; Elk, 2,154, $50; Kingman, FLAG, $40;
Ottawa, 2,l3S1S6; Linn, 2,0sS, 040: Hag-
per, 2.075,S9 Morris. 2,O6s, 624. and Cher
okee, zoos, Do
The 10 counties having an average
yield OF So or more bushels per acre are:
Atchison, SO; Brown. 46; Chautauqua.
80; Clay, 45; Cloud. So; Doniphan, As;
Douglas. 80; Greenwood, 35; jackson,
SO; Jewell, 40; Johnson, 80; Leaven-
worth, 81; Marshall, Al; Nemaha, 43:
Pottawatoznie. 40; Riley, 80; Washing
ton, 43; Wilson, So; and Wyandotte, Al.
1t should be understood that these flg-
ures as TO yields represent but prenmi-
nary estimates, and that only the fig
ures obtained when most of the huskiug
has been done viii be applied finally to
the acreage returned by assessors.
A decrease in condition during Au-
gust is noticeable in nearly all the
counties, due to extremely drying winds
and lack OF rain, making the average
Of the state 79, a loss of Is points from |
the very excellent showing made one |
month ago, when 40 counties reported |
100 or above, as against the IL for this |
month, which are: Washington, III |
Nemaha, 10; Doniphan, 100; Brown, los;
Clay, 108; johnson, los; Pottawatomie, |
0S; Marshall, 103; Greenwood, 102; |
Leavenworth, 102; and Chautauqua 101. |
The quantity of old corn on hand in
March, as found by assessors, was ST.
~, 421; one year before it was IA. 434, $50
,ushelS-
In portions Of the state fall blowing
s being retarded because of insufficient
while In others it is being
'ushed, and seeding to wheat and rye
will be done early.