The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
Late Report of Kansas Wheat
Shows Poor Prospects.
At Best the Yield Will Not Be
Over so Per Cent.
WORSE IN PORTIONS.
Fully IS Per Cent Damage at
Clay Center.
Largest FIGURING Mill at Well
ington Closes.

Kansas city, April 1l.-OH 0dLuHOdS
! afternoon the Christie Street Commits
| sion company sent this telegram to
their private wire correspondents:
Crop reports are conflicting. We
want to be set right concerning the
damage to the growing plant. Please
have an experienced man make care
full examination of wheat fields in your
vicinity and wire US on Monday morn
ing the result of his investigation The
whole speculative world is interested in
learning the exact truth in the prem
ises. For that reason kindly avoid
sending US any reports based on sup
position. but confine yourself to the
most trustworthy information to be
secured
These replies were received on Mon
day:
Independence, April 1O.-Have ex-
amined several fields of wheat in this
locality and we can not possibly have
over so per cent of an average crop
this year. A few fields on the bottom
lands look fairly well, but the upland
is bad and a good many farmers are
plowing it up. A miller who has just
returned from a trip through the Cher
okee country says they will not have
over One-fourth of a crop.
Paola, April 10.-Wheat in this vi
cinity is damaged from 25 to 35 per
cent. Some wheat that looked well four
weeks ago is now being plowed up
Warm weather should reveal more dam
age. Farmers are fully four weeks be-
hind with spring work. There will be
a shortage of rs per cent in acreage of
oats. Many farmers are running short
of feed and are buyers of corn. No
grass yet.
Caney, April 1O.-wheat on uplands
and north slopes will not yield more
than the seed. Bottom lands in better
condition. Best judges say One-third of
the crop is all we can expect.
Superior, Neb., April 10-Farmers in
hi 0lcliY n IA 90 f1 rhnn nf
so to so per cent. The next few days
will tell the story. The writer of this
telegram believes the crop will be a
Cedarvale, April love examined
four fields of wheat yesterday, two of
which were in fairly good condition, al
though one showed conSidera BILE winter
killed wheat, however, we think they
will make fully rs per cent of a crop.
The other fields examined were evident
ly not properly prepared before seeding
and will not be worth harvesting. The
information which we have secured by
careful inquiry is very conflicting, the
general opinion being that the early
sown wheat will yield under favorable
conditions, an average crop, while the
late sown wheat is badly damaged or
entirely killed. Three men who are
canva ssing this section in the interest
of three of the leading harvesting ma
chine companies claim the outlook is
very gloomy.
Wellington, April 1O.-The early sown
what, of which there is but a small per-
centage, is showing only slight improve
ment. Many fields show scarcely any
wheat as yet, and will not. They are
greening up a little, however with a lib
eral supply of weeds. The thoroughly
reliable farmers say we can not have
half crop in the county and will be
fortunate if we get that much. The
largest Touring mill here shut down this
morning on account of not having any
wheat to grind. Farmers will not sell
wheat at these prices on such prospects
as we have.
Atchson, April love examined sew
eral fields yesterday and could not find
any good ones. All very badly dam
aged. Farmers claim they can not pos
sibly have over half a crop in this part
of the state.
Osawatomie, April 1O-Labette county
farmers do not believe wheat has been
damaged to any great extent, and an
ticipate an average crop in this vicinity.
Clay Center. April 1O-J. z. Smell, the
miller, says: ''I went out yesterday and
made thorough examination of forty
pieces of the best bottom and upland
wheat in this vicinity. There is fully rs
per cent damage. 1 also made inquiries
of about fifty good, reliable farmers
from different parts of the county Sat
urday. They emphatically state that
they can not raise over one-cuarter
crop, even with good weather and favor
a BILE conditions Two travelling men
are here making a tour of the state and
they say Kansas can not raise over one
third of a crop. In 1880, 1885 and 1895
we experienced hard winters and back
ward springs, but not nearly as much
so as this year, and in those years we
raised scarcely any merchantable
wheat
Arkansas City, April 10.-There has
been quite change in wheat prospects
in the past two weeks. The cold nights
and high winds in the day time have
damaged wheat in no small way and we
can not expect to exceed 60 per cent
of a full crop under the most favorable
conditions.