The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-30
MEANS MILLIONS
Another Big Wheat Crop is a
Certainty.
Bulletin Issued by State Board
of Agriculture
COVERING THE STATE
Shows the Condition to Be
Above the Average.
Percentage of Failure is Ex-
ceptiOnaIly Small.
COVERING THE STATE


! in the state, setting forth the present
| condition of the growing winter wheat;
| the percentage of failure, by counties,
| If any, and it's cause; acreage sown to
| oats as compared with last year, the
present condition of the soil for work.
| ing, is issued today by the state board
| of agriculture. AS a whole the con-
| dition of wheat is very favorable and
in many counties exceptionally promis-
ing, with but a small percentage OF
failure from all causes. The acreage
soWn to oats appears to be slightly in
creased No damage by the cold wealth
er of March 1924 is reported. In much
of the state the soil is thoroughly sat
urated, and in some of the eastern
! counties entirely too wet for present
working. In the main, present condi-
tiOns are excellent indeed.
The information, by counties, is as
! follows:
Allen County-Condition of winter
wheat as compared with a good aver
age, SO; probably 8 per cent is a failure,
or very poor stand Acreage sown to
oats about the same as last year Soil
too wet for working at this time
Anderson-Nery favorable winter for
wheat; condition Jos. Oats acreage
about the same as last year. Ground
IN excellent condition.
INSTRUMENTATION 80; per cent will
pc failure, owing to dry fall weather,
excellent. ~ o0--@-- N-''A
Barber-About II per cent frozen out:
condition IS Oats acreage somewhat
increased. Soil condition fair
Barton-The cold wave damaged
wheat more or less; condition s.. Oats
acreage no larger than last year. Soil
condition fair.
Bourbon-About II per cent winter
killed; condition IS. Oats acreage
about the same. Too wet for blowing.
Decentralization 100. Oats acreage
about the Soil condition
lent.
characterization 100. Greater oats
acreage, and soil condition excellent.
Characterization 50. Increased acre
age of oats. Plenty of moisture.
instrumentation 112; small
per cent of late sown may be a failure
Oats acreage same as last year. Rath-
er wet
Cherokee-On account Of dry fall
weather 25 per cent will be a failure;
condition 100 Oats acreage doubled.
Soil condition good.
Cheyenne per cent is a failure:
condition so. Oats acreage no greater
than last year. Ground in excellent
CIay-Condition 80. oats acreage
greater than last year. Plenty of
Eighteen per cent is q. failure,
owing to dry fall weather. Condition
~. Very small acreage sown to oats.
Soil condition fair.
Cloud-ProbabIy 3 per cent will be a
failure on account of dry weather and
late seeding; condition SO. Oats acre.
age no greater. Soil condition excel
lent.
Coffey-Looks we'll: condition 11S
Plenty of moisture and blowing largely
done. Acreage in oats about the same.
COWley-SmaH but vigorous; cOndi-
ton 105. Oats acreage about as last
year Soil condition excellent.
Crawford Condition IS; per cent a
failure, owing to late blowing and seed
ing. Oats acreage greater. Too wet
just now.
Decatur-Ten per cent is likely to be
a failure, owing to dry weather; condi-
ton so. Oats not sOwn yet. Ground
getting dry.
Dickinson-Wheat prospect best in 80
years.
Experimentation 1O5, Oats acre
age about the same as one year ago.
Soil condition never better.
DOuglaS-Very favorable winter for
wheat; condition 100. Oats acreage 20
per cent greater than last year. Ground
in good condition.
Edwards Condition 80. Oats acre
age about the same as last year Soil
condition first class.
Elk-Condition 100 oats acreage
about 2211 the S same, so Soil too vet. ,.,--,
to be a failure because of the late
freeze. Oats acreage no greater. Soil
condition never better.
Observation-Disclosures 100; probably
per cent will be a failure owing to the
late seeding and dry weather. Oats
acreage increased 25 per cent. Soil
Finney-Ten per cent likely to be
failure on account of dry weather: con-
dition IS. Oats no greater than last
year. Soil condition only fair.
Ford-COndition 80; about 10 per cent
winter killed. Oats acreage 10 per cent
greater than last year. Soil condition
excellent.
Franl1Iin-Condition 1O5 Oats acre
age less. Soil too wet.
Geary-F'ive per cent a failure. owing
to dry fall weather; condition 100 Oats
condition
Gove-Condition go oats acreage
greater. Soil condition fair.
Ora ham-Twenty-fi per cent likely
to be a failure, owing to dry weather
and hard winds; condition rs. Oats ac-
reage less than last year. Rather dry.
Grant-Very little wheat and no oats
sown. Rather dry
Gray-Condition 100. Oats acreage
less. Soil condition excellent
reenwood-Condition 100. Oats acre
age same. Soil condition good.
Hamilton-Fifty per cent blown out;
condition so. Oats acreage less by so
per cent. Soil condition too dry.
characterization 125. Oats acreage
so per cent greater than last year. Soil
condition f1rst-class.
Harvey-Condition 100 A small per
cent may be failure on account of late
sowing. Oats acreage greater. Soil
condition good.
HASKELL per cent will be
a failure owing to dry weather: condi-
ton rs. Oats acreage 20 per cent great
er than last year. Soil condition good
decentralization 105 Oats ac-
reage 20 per cent greater. Soil in good
condition.
Extraordinarily per cent will be q
failure because of the dry weather at
seeding time; condition ITO. Oats ac-
reage greater. Soil condition extra
good.
Jefferson-Twelve per cent is likely
to be failure on account of the dry
fall weather; condition So. Oats acre