Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-06-11
KANSAS CROPS.
q Befletin from the ONCE of the Secretary
of the state Board of Agriculture.


of the state Board of Agriculture.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 6-The state
board of agriculture issued yesterday
bulletin showing the crop conditions
in Kansas as given by correspondents
for May 81. The extremely high per-
centage of condition of winter wheat
reported April 30 has been maintained
in but very few counties, the present
average for the entire state being So.
The average. however, in "a counties
containing a small fraction of less than
IS per cent of the total acreage, is given
as 79. 90, while in the 81 counties hav-
ing the remaining acreage it is So 45.
The average condition of spring wheat
is ". Condition of rye, 76. Tine
averages of 100 and above
are in Clay, Jewell, Phillips,
Marshall, Allen. Cove, Marion, Nor
ton and Washington respectively.
Condition of oats, SO. so. In nine coun-
ties the average range is from 100 to
I19. Washington leading, with the lat
ter. The only material drawback TO
corn prosperity generally. as yet, is
ascribed to too copious rains These
have been SO heavy as to not only well
nigh submerge and drown out plants
on the lower bottom lands, but to do
much harm by washing, especially on
listed ground having any considerable
slope, thereby lessening the stand.
The only material draw back to corn
prosperity generally, as yet, is ascribed
to too copious rains These have been
SO heavy as to not only we'll nigh sub
merge and drown out plants on the
lower bottom lands, but to do much
harm by washing, especially on listed
ground having considerable slope,
thereby lessening the stand. On ex-
tensive areas in the eastern third of
the state needed cultivation has been
much retarded and weeds have made
such a lead that vigorous work will be
required for their subsection and mel
lowing the impOrous surface soil In
spite of excessive moisture little of the
corn shows other than a brilliant green
color and the prospect in the state as a
whole is highly favorable.
The average condition is 90, and the
II counties reporting it as 100 or above
are as follows: Elk, 10s; Smith, 1O4;
Kingman, 1O3: Marion, 1O3; Cove, 1O2:
Cowley, 1o2; Jewell, 1O2; Norton, 1O1;
Atchison, 100: Ellsworth, 100; Phillips,
101; Geary, 100; Graham, 100, and
Rocks, 100. Forty counties report
average conditions ranging from 90 to
90, inclusive.
About the same area is reported in
potatoes as one year ago. No unfavor-
able conditions are ntioned except
too much moisture in some of the east
ern counties and the presence of pota.
to bugs in few isolated fields.
The various sorghums. including
Kaffir and Jerusalem corn and Milo
maize, average condition of s..
The area in castor beans is reported
as Is per cent. less than the diminished
acreage of one year ago.
Broom corn shows more nota BILE de-
crease in acreage than any other crop
an estimated cut of go per cent. from
the 1874, 4s7 acres of last year. Its con-
dition is SO.
The decrease in fax acreage amounts
to 10 per cent, or $4,000 acres.
Barley shows an enlarged acreage in
nearly every county where much
grown, and the general increase is put
at so per cent.
Reports on conditions of grasses and
clovers mostly represent them as ex-
cellent, giving luxuriant pasturage
and promise of great yields of hay.
Much of the alfalfa has made a most
vigorous growth. and the first crop is
In process of harvesting.
Live stock is invariably reported
healthy. except that Cholera among
hogs to limited extent is mentioned
in IL counties.