The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-01
24,545 MORE
ACRES IN WHEAT
Assessors Returns Show En-
cOuraging Outlook
1902 BIG ACREAGE YEAR
Only 5000 Difference in
Value of Hogs This Year,
ALFALFA TAKES THE PRIZE
Nearly Third More Has Been
SOwn---Corn Is Behind.
ALFALFA TAKES THE PRIZE

There were PASS more acres Of wheat
sowed last fan in Sedgwick coyaty than
In 1900. This means there was II per cent
more wheat acreage than last year. as
suring nearly If not equal yield this sum
mer with last, although considerable has
been plowed up. There was on March 1,
1902, 1892 acres in winter wheat This
year there is but 1850 acres of corn in.
as against 1f2,77S acres last year. diff
ference OF s,2eS acres There has been a
great deal said about the great acreage
Of oats being put in. yet there is only 2124
more acres than last year the acreage
this year being 51.s69. Alfalfa has out
done them all and has found a warm spot
IN the fields Of the farmers Of Sedgwick
county. Nearly a third more ground was
sowed in alfalfa in 1891 than in 1900 There
is now 1883 acres in alfalfa.
These are some of the figures that are
70 be submitted to the Sedgwick county
board of equalization on Monday at the
county commissioners regular monthly
meeting All the returns of the township
assessors have been brought in and the
footings made They are full OF such en-
couraging figures as the above. and make
Sedswick county a nj companion for the
Peerless Princess.
It il interesting to note that two town
ships in this county have 1856 acres Of land
under irrigation. Greely county has 100
acres and Waco county has "a acres I'M
der irrigation
The total value of the farms in this
county today is estimated at SIS, OPS, 555, or
70 per cent more than last year.
The crop Of Irish potatoes promises not
70 be as large as that of last year as the
acreage is less. while sweet potatoes are
In about equal amount There is. slightly
more rye in. while the sorghum sovved for
forage is surprisingly less. The kaiir corn
IN acreage amounts TO about one-third
less than for 10l
The difference in the value of swine
between 1862 and 1901 is only zoo. and
shows that the farmers have kept their
hogs and fed them on wheat The total
value Of Sedgwick county hogs on March
] was S40579
On March /, 1901. there were 80. 9z2 tons
OF prairie cut hay in Sedgwick county.
and last years hay crop only amounted
10 lz,2Sl tons. or IL 635 tons less than the
crop Of 1899. One thousand four hundred
and eleven acres of prairie meadow has
been plowed up and put in wheat. alfalfa
or some other titled ground product.
The value Of all animals fattened for
slaughter or marketable is s9S5. 945, as
compared with Sl.27l.059 for last year.
There has been made this year 65Sl5e
pvuAtS OF bhbAeT 0buaf pounds less than
last year For the year ending March l.
1891. the number of apple trees in Sedg-
wick county bearing fruit was 1S9 SOP.
v hile for the year ending March / 1902
there wore only 1885. There is 127l0
peach trees less than last year. the num-
Der his year being 1o7, 4S9. The acres in
strawberries in 1901 was 16. while this
year only i acres are in this berry.
The total number of acres of land in
sedgwick county 90 be assessed is 557. 219
acres
Mr.. John Chain county clerk. in speak
Ing Of these returns, said to a reporter
FOR the Bagie yesterday:
BY these statistics you can easily see
the prosperous condition OF Sedgwick
county. A great deal has been said about
the failure of the wheat crop but just
look at those figures showing the number
OF acres The bowler must retreat. Even
though these figures show a very prom
ising outlook, I know there viii not be
such a Yield as in 1871. We could hardly
expect such -