The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-08
MORE AND MORE CORN.
On Top of Last Years Mighty
Crop.
Secretary COburn Gives the Fig
ures of This Years
Which Shows That We Have RAISED
This Year in Kansas 224,oOO,oOo
Bushels of Marketable Corn.

Secretary F. D. Coburn of the state
board of agriculture has given out the
following crop report for August:
The figures given apply to So counties
ana do not include II of those in the
southwest where the total area planted
is but 28,299 acres, where the condition
August was less than So, and where
the entire product for each of the three
years past has averaged less than 200,-
600 bushels
In the IS counties the total of the
yield of marketable corn as now esti-
mated by the correspondents is pa
$4,000 bushels, being p, 3S7, 900 bushels
of 1895
The average number of bushels per
acre on the area planted in the SO coun-
ties is 2S12. A trifle less than IS per
cent of the yield stated is in AZ coun-
ties, with 1000 600 bushels or more in
each, their total product being 100, 106,-
958 bushels. The average yield per acre
in these counties ranges from 10 bush
els IN Osborne to 4S in Doniphan, and
their total product, leading with Jewell
which o has as 8 968, $50 bushels, is, in Mar
snail, S,593, 231; Nemaha, 8, 379 1877; Wash
ington, 8270,749; Brown, 6 ,716, 1872; Sedg-
wick, 1874, 464; Republic, 1851, SAT; Re
no, 5,618, 448: Clay, 5,520,813; Smith, s.
sos, 1855; POttaWatOmie 1854, 440; Cloud
5,114, 1876; Jackson, 1896 672; Butler, A
775,550; Sumner, 4,505. 124 ; Greenwood
4 l51, go; Mitchell, 1875, 642; Cowley. 3
949,184; DOniphan, 1878, 696; Jefferson
8 636. S32; Phillips, 1914. 712; Mcpherson.
S,500,520; Riley, 1886, 097: Atchison, g.
2l6,681; Usage, 3,176, $50; Douglas, 3,091.-
452; Miami. 3,O84, 625; Lyon, 3,O82, OPS;
Wilson, 1888 55; Marion, 2,918,474;
Dickinson, 2. SAG. $40: Wabaunsee, 2824-
$50; Franklin, ?, 1877 $50; Shawnee, p
62S,638; LeavenwOrth, :, 537 1888; COffey,
2,511.192; Allen, 2,5O3, 994; Osborne, p
422,329; NeOshO, 2,374,290; Harvey, ,
5,436; johnson, 2.301, SIS; Elk, 2,154, $40:
Kingman, 2, JAG, $40; Ottawa, 2.138, 1876;
Linn, 2.08S, 040; Harper, 2,075, 1872; Nor
ris, 2,059, 624, and Cherokee, ,, OPS, 222.
The 10 counties having an average
yield of 50 or more bushels per acre
are: AtchisOn, 80; Brown, 46; Chau-
tauqua, So; Clay, 43; Cloud SO: DOni-
Jackson, Sc; Jewell, 40; Johnson, 80;
Leavenwortn, 81; Marshall, Al; Nema-
ha. 43; POttawatOmie, 40; Riley 80;
Washington 43; Wilson, IS. and Wyan-
dotte. Al. It should be understood that
these figures as to yields represent but
preliminary estimates, and that only
the figures obtained when most of the
husking has been done will be applied
finally to the acreage returned by as
SCISSORS
A decrease in condition during Aug
ust is noticeable in nearly all the cOun-
ties, due to extremely drying winds and
lack of rain, making the average of
the state 70, a loss of IS points from
the very excellent showing made one
month ago, when 40 counties reported
100 or above, as against the II for this
month, which are Washington, III;
Nemaha 10; Doniphan, 109; Brown,
1O8; Clay, 10S; Johnson, 10S POttawa-
tonne. 10S: Marshall, 103; Greenwood,
102; LeaVenWOrth, 102, and Chautauqua
101
The quantity of old corn on hand in
March as found by assessors was 81
627 ,421; one year before it was 14,434, $50
bushels.
In portions of the state fall blowing
is being retarded because of INSULT
cient moisture. While in others it is be-
ing pushed, and seeding to wheat and
rye will be done early