The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-17
127,5OO,OOO BUSHELS CORN.
Average Kansas Yield is 17.6 Per Acre
Wheat Acreage Increased.

Secretary F. D Coburn of the state
bUIIetin Giving the Situation as to the
years corn crop in Kansas and the pre-
iiminary statement, prior to husking. of
its probable yield of marketable product
as arrived al through the reports from
eaGn county ~ by Inc 2q
with the local conditions together with
the probabilities as to the acreage of win
ter wheat that will be sown the present
Perhap s the most striking feature of the
corn situation is the fact that the famed
corn belt of north central Kansas, includ-
ing such counties as Jewell Mitchell. Os-
born Republic Smith Washington Cloud,
Ottawa and others that are nearly every
wear such great producers have this year
been most unfortunate and present the
minimum yields per acre of Z, 6, 3. 7, 5, 8.
and 4 bushels respectively. The total
crop for the state is figured at about 49,
10000 bushels, or 17.6 bushels per acre.
which is 8 pecks per acre less than last
is 30 bushels in WyandOtte county; Coffey.
Miami and ID, Franklin counties have 30
Ghautauqua; Cherokee, Crawford and
Doniphan. %; Anderson, Butler, Neosho
and Woodson, Is; Douglas, Elk, Green
and Shawnee, %; jackson, Lyon and Pot
tawatomie, p; Barber. Clark, Morris,
owa, Sumner and Wilson, 20 bushels per
acre.
The corn crop is virtually made; any
changes will be for the better, the pres
ent cool, moist weather being especially
n 6 that to paned ae ana rePeg
proportion of the whole is already in the
shock or now being cut.
The figures given indicate total yield
of about "a, 663: 600 bushels, or 16 per cent
less than in 1897. This years acreage
planted in corn was 10 per cent less than
that of last year
The assessors reported 81, SOS, 377 bushels
of old corn on hand March 1. %, 125, $40
bushels less than one year before.
PROBABLE WINTER WHEAT ACRE
AGE.
The reported probable increase in acre
age SOWn to winter wheat this fall over
last amounts to 255.000 acres, or ST per
cent, making a wheat field of 4. $50 900
acres. Four counties, namely, Chautau-
qua, DOniphan, Ottawa and Shawnee, re-
cent each. The counties OF Barber, Brown,
Geary, Hodgeman, Jefferson, Kingman,
Marion, Montgomery, Pawnee, Pratt, Re
public, Riley and Wabaunsee report thai
| they will SOW the same acreage as last
! year. Eighty-eight counties say they will
increase their acreage. The increase prob
able in the counties that grow wheat ex-
tensively is Barton 5, Dickinson 2. Harper
z, Ellsworth 4, Ellis Z, Mcpherson 5, Mitch
| ell 9, Reno 9, Rice 10, Rush s, Russell 3,
Saline 4, SedgWick 3, Stafford 5, Sumner
4, Thomas 20 and Trego per cent. The
soaking rains which fell practically all
! over the state within the week ending
possible form for working and the condi-
| lions at this time are ideal for blowing
| and preparing a suitable seed bed-so
much so that. having unlimited seed at
| hand, the farmers may be persuaded to
| sow even more than they as yet contem-
plate.
The abundant rains, while so improving
| the soil conditions. have added largely to
| the supply of stock water in the streams
/ and the luXuriance of fall paSturage-