The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-25
RICHER
$4,000,
Kansas Farmers Have Ample
Cause For Thanksgiving.
Magnificent Yields For 1897
Four Million Acres Wheat.
BIG CROP FIGURES.
Average Wheat Yield 15.O7 Blu.
Per Acre--Price IS Cents.
Sumner, Republic and Marion
the Banner Counties.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Showing the Result of Kansas
Farming For 1897.

The final crop bulletin for the year, is
sued by the state board of agriculture
last night, shows many interesting things
concerning the increase in value and yield
of the Kansas crops.
The net increase in value of this years
agricultural productions over that of 1896
is $50 O45. .246, and of live stock $50 sos. .985, a
total net increase of SAC, ,554, ,23I, or some
what more than n per cent.
The greatest decrease IS, ,27S, ,421 bushels,
is found in the corn crop. The value of
the decrease is $7,077720.12.
The yield of Irish potatoes decreased O.
64S,076 bushels, compared with last year,
| but the increase in value of the crop at
this years prices is 1880 7S4.7O. Sweet po-
tatoes decreased in yield S0.316 bushels
but increased $8,150.91 in value compared
with last year.
There Were 3S2, 515 bushels less of flax
raised this year than last. but it is worth
SO, $40 more than last years total crop
There We're 45,414 head of horses less
than last year, but the present number
has increased in value 81, ISL, ,72S compar-
! ed with the total number of 1896.
The number of mules is 6,429 head less,
but these are worth $121, ,121 more than the
whole number of 1896.
Compared with 1896, this final bulletin
| from the state board of agriculture shows
| the following decreases: Milk sold, S37,-
| $40; garden and horticultural products
| marketed, $146, 740; wood marketed, S1O,>
2i9; millet and Hungarian, 500. .364 50; sor-
| ghun. S7,7S9.31; sorghum for syrup
/ sugar, 81, 1884.
I Increases in yield and value of other
! crops were as follows, the amount OF
money indicated being the increase in
/ value compared with last year:
] . q
in value, $40, 49,, 1888 So.
| Spring wheat, 3S4, ,707 bushels. $345 III. 90.
| Oats, 4116,501 bushels; $1.121 $50 AZ.
/ Rye. 662, ,765 bushels: $276 O97.l8.
| Barley, 602, ,8S7 bushels; $141. .S9252
| Buckwheat, 5.912 bushels; 50, ,393. "A.
| Castor beans, "A .3S1 bushels; SIS, 10
| Cotton, "A, 125 pounds; $1,034.
/ Hemp, 1856 pounds; S. 1880.
| Tobacco, $500 pounds; $3.50.
| Broom corn. 2,8SS,25O bushels; $198-
! S54O6
Sorghum, Milo maize, Kaff1r corn and
| Jerusalem corn forage, 1888, 1898.
Timothy, clover, blue grass, alfalfa, or
| chard and other tame grasses increased
in yield PAL 9S2 tons; in value $1.05O 1875.
! Prairie grass under fence shows an in
! crease of 63,5S7 tons; in value, 1924, 40.
| The wool clip decreased f499 pounds.
| but higher prices show an increase in the
value OF the wool amounting to so O40.o1.
Animals slaughtered and sold for
slaughter show an increase of $1,189. .621;
poultry and eggs, $242,1S2.
Cheese, increase, 1881 pounds; value,
$13O.4S.
Butter, increase, 2,2O6.5 .594 pounds; in
/ value, 1858, ,374.74.
| Wine, increase. 1859 gallons; in value,
| sS6. .654.25.
Honey and beeswax. increase, 218,184
! pounds; in value, $32, ,S69.
! Mich cows, increase, 37,463 head; in
| value 81, S48 5000
| Other cattle, increase, 29S,636 head; in
| value, $11. III, 299.
sheep increase, 4O.467 head; in value,
| S142, 1910
! Swine. increase, $685. 4O3 head; in value.
! So. 473. 1865.
/ The total yield of winter wheat is 50-
| 04o374 bushels, worth ss3. 1875 6l2. or al
almost 100 per cent more than last years
crop. It's average yield per acre for the
| entire state is 1907 bushels
The corn crop is 152, ,140, 993 bushels, or
69. us, ,421 bushels less than in 1896. and its
value SIS, ,555. .293 or S7.077,720 less.
OF oats the yield is %, 273 bushels, an
increase of 4,116. sol bushels. The value of
| the crop is So. SIS 1872; the increased value.
/ 81, ,121, $40; the yield per acre, 1882 BUSH
els.
Spring wheat shows a yield of $50. .28O
/ bushels. as against 601, ,523 bushels in 1896.
| It's value is $5S6, ,691
/ The combined home value of winter and
spring wheat, corn and oats is S66, ,76S, ,7SS.
| OF the same crops in 1896 it was s15,O71,
$50 less.
The probable total acreag ge of growing
| winter wheat sown the present autumn is
about 3,s45.O 600 acres. or an increase over
the previous year of 16 per cent. An in
| crease is reported from every county. The
| price of wheat for the year averages for
the state 70 cents per bushel.
The prices at which the corn crop is
| being contracted to feeders and others in
| the cattle-fattening and corn-raising
counties averages p cents; SO per cent of
the crop is likely to be sold at these prices
| before January.
An estimate of the cattle to be grain
| fattened shows practically the same
one year ago. with big increases in the
| heavy yielding corn counties
The yields and values of the years crops
| and products are as follows: Winter and
spring wheat 81. .O26603 bushels; value. s34.>
| 3S5. .904 Corn. 152. .140933 bushels; value,
SIS, ,555. .2s3. oats, q. .43l.2 bushels; value,