Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-09-04
FROM TOPEKA TO JERUSALEM.
1t Would Take q Train That Long TO Garry
Kansas Grains, Grasses and Potatoes

1t Would Take q Train That Long TO SArHy
Kansas Grains, Grasses and Potatoes.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 3l-n the grains,
grasses and potatoes grown In Kansas IN 1897
could be loaded on cars at the same time they
would make q train extending from Topeka VIA
London and Rome to Jerusalem in the holy
land If they could be thrown on the Chicago
market at this time they would smother the
city so that the top of the highest oullo1ng
would not be visible, and sell, at the present
prices. for s104 24s, $40. S4.Si4623 more than
last years crop. The state board OF agr1cui-
ture has not yet made its reports, but the
figures given the averages of the returns
received by the various railroads based on re-
turns from their agents throughout the state
Wheat leads with 81, 900, 900 bushels, worth
$40. C00. 600 Some put the figures higher, but
basel on the prices paid in the center OF the
state This figure is considered a reasonable and
conservative estimate
1t is estimated that the corn crop of Kansas
this year will be nearly $50. 900 900 bushels, or
about 40 600 900 less than it was last year. At
less than the present price it will sell for $751;
100000 Corn is not nearly short as was ex-
pected early in the season Reliable estimates
place it at nearly three-Quarters of crop
The entire crop last year amounted to 221 OoO,-
900 bushels
The oats crop this year will amount to be-
tween 24o0o, 900 and 70 900. and it is thought
Will have value of "a, 000, 0O0 according to the
uses the farmers will put it to- The value of
the oats crop last year less than IS DOC, GOO.
Rye is valued at 100000 and barley at $3.50, 600
Flax is splendid this year. and the farmers
who have raised it will receive for the crop
over 81, O0o. 600
sorghum Is also a splendid crop in kansas
this year and the men who figure say that the
product if pressed out would put pint of strip
on every table in the United States and En-
gland Its cash value this year will not fall
short of 81. 10000 Last year there were $780,
O0o acres of it under cultivation and this year
there is Il trifle more.
1t is not known generally that Kansas is one
of the best kaffir corn states on the continent
There will be nearly, if not quite, 100000 tons
of 1T raised in the state this year and its value
is estimated at -. 0Oo, 600 Last year the value
of Kafdr corn raised in the state was in round
figures, as 500 OOO.
The potatoes of Kansas this year will amount
to 8000 900 and their value is set down at S. 200
900 The kaw valley potato is now conceded
to be one of the best produced anywhere in tho
world Reports from potato centers Justify the
estimates made here.
The prairie hay of Kansas is put down at a
value of 200, and the yield is estimated at
1,500 600 tons There will be 571 900 tons of tim
othy, clover and blue grass. of the value of
81 000, 600 And the o9l 600 tons of millet and
Hungarian have an estimated value of g, ora, =
sal.
Milo maize is estim ated at sS7, Ga. Jerusalem
corn at s7 900, sweet potatoes at S106 0C0 castor
beans az S27, ECO and buckwheat at only 81, 47S.
Cotton % the amount of 80 146 will be pro-
duced. hemp TO the amount of &, Ill and tobac-
CO to the amount of Sl6940.