The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-19
KANSAS AxD HEn walls or cosM.
The Tremendous Crop and what IL Means
to tho Calamity HOwlers.
FROM ths 81. Lou. Giobe. Democrat

Inc tremendous CrOp buu Whht ~ hhvuhs
To tho Calamity Howlers.
From TIE 81. Louis Giobe. Democrat
JUNCTION CRY. Aug. 15.-whie the rest OF
the country Is marvelling over the 800 100000
bushel corn crop the statistlcians OF Kansas
are busy figuring how much more than 300.-
100000 bushels the product will be. Instead
OF discounting for adverse circumstances, they
are trying to measure what increment must be
added as surprisingly favorable conditions con-
tinue. crop that IL better than perfect-that
is to say pluperfcct- It's what now fllls the minds
OF kansans with pleasing anticipation. The
last Government estimate OF August 10. based
upon hundreds Of local reports carefully COM
piled at Topeka. placed the corn crop OF the
State at 100 per cent 1t seems incredible.
Taking the crops Of Il series OF years and find
ing what Is the best that Kansas. with acreage
and climate favoring can DO be expected to do
these crop statisticians established what they
considered u 100 per cent crop. But the
present season breaks their record. and they
are confronted with a crop which Is per cent
better than the best.
There is scarcely n county which does not
reach 100 per cent. Quite number go over
1O1 per cent. Tho banner IL held by jewell.
on the northern tier. about midway between
the Missouri River and the Colorado line.
This county has occupied the proud position OF
the banner county for corn In Kansas most OF
the time for half a dozen years. Last year 1t
lost to a southern Kansas county. Now IL
comes back to front place with a whoop. Jew
ell has from IL. O00. 900 to IL. 600 900 bushels OF
corn maturing In her fields. The estimates OF
the best informed range about 14O0O.0o0
bushels. Assessors In Kansas return the popula-
ton by townships. Jewell county on these re-
turns Of last fall has 1924 people. Her corn
crop will average over 800 bushels for every
man. woman and child. Jewell county is the
corn gem OF Kansas,
souS + ogh aas we e 1 the
limits of the state. maintaining q degree Of
e55cellenGe which makes this crop greater by
higher til than eyer berore, and higher than i
h ns r snSs uqt to year OF 1889
Kansans are fond Of figuring self-ndul;
vagaries about per. cariter" not many years
ago. But the statistical work on the corn
Snon not mPon TS SG
corn crop is double result. 1t is, a mbina..
on of s and Of the
fans contended for supremacy two genera
Township assessors feed the Kansas thirst
land to be planted to corn would be 7.099. 800
their wheat fields they found them SO badly
damaged that thousands turned under the
showed that the corn acreage was 6, 2s4, $50
,u The average yield q corn in fair years is
acpe 9sd Of to Hhs o to the The
whole State is considered all that farmers have
Tght 10 expect from their fields That
something over II he conditions should con-
ing up the latest information from correspon-
dents IN every county. the State officials
q to tn The aere Fhat Wiss
the the lncreased acreage, would give a ,crop, Of
ID sqsses so it that that
the actual returns may 60 many millions
more.
What Rsa the cfSR Of 900 400 900 9Sshes means
Brown county farmer told In her Walls OF
Corn" And she told 1t without poeticllcense:
What do they hold, these walls of corn.
Whose banners toss in the breeze ofmornr
He who questions may we'll be told
A great states wealth these walls enfold.
No sentinels guard these walls Of corn
Never sound there Of warders horn
Yet the pillars are hung with cleaning gold,
Left all unbarred. though thieves are bold.
Clothes and food for the toiling poor
Wealth to heap at the rich mans door;
Meat for the healthy and balm for him
Who means and tosses in chamber dim;
Shoes for the barefooted pearls to twine
In the scented tresses of ladies hne
Things of use for the lowly cot
Where (bess the corn) want cometh not;
Inquiries rare for the m ansion grand
Gifts of q rare and fertile land.
All these things and SO many moro.
ltwould I'LL book to name them DER.
Are hid and held in those walls Of corn.
Whose banners toss in the breeze Of morn.
Calamity There is no such word In the
bright lexicon OF Kansas this year. From the
talking corn and feeling good. The discordant
notes are so few and far between they pass for
jokes. One lonesome Pop" stood silent in a
crowd OF enthusiastic corn takers until the
time came when he must say something. and
then he commented thus:
Yes boys. 1t is a whaling big crop. and no
mistake. But tell you it is going to be hell on
the ground"