The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-29
WHEAT ALL RIGHT
State Journal Secures Positive
Evidence on Subject.
Facts Given by Correspondents
in Wheat Sections.
DAMAGE is SMALL.
Most of Counties Report COndi-
tiOns Up to Standard.
An Increased Acreage SOwn i'll
Many Localities.
GOOD IN MONTGOMERY.
j. NJ. Altaffer Says Crop is as
Good as Last Year.
Bottom Fields Are All Right in
Most of Counties Report COndi-
tiOns Up to Standard.
An Increased Acreage SOwn in
Many Localities.
GOOD In MONTGOMERY.
j. nj. Altaffer Says Crop is as
Good as Last Year.
Bottom Fields Are All Right in
Saline County.

The indications are, that with favora-
BILE weather, the Kansas wheat crop for
1902 will be large.
From reports received by the State
Journal it seems safe to say that while
the wheat crop this year may not equal
the banner crop of 1901 that it will new
ertheless be a crop that win keep Kan
Sas to the front as a wheat state. The
hard wheat seems to be in much better
condition than the soft wheat and as
the acreage of soft wheat sown seems
to be much less than the acreage of the
hard wheat, it is no eXaggeration to say
that the crop as a whole has stood the
winter we'll and the coming harvest will
continue the states prosperity.
Below is given the condition of many
OF the counties in the wheat belt. The
statements are made by men who know
of what they write from a personal oh
servation. There have beer good rains
in many counties since the reports We're
received ard it is safe to say that the
conditions have been improved in many
counties since the observations were
made.
GOOD PROSPECT IN MARSHALL
L. c. Dunham, of Marshall county, re-
ports as follows: The wheat crop in
Marshall county, with the exception of
very few small pieces, came through the
winter in good condition Marshall
county has the largest acreage ever
sown to wheat and the prospects are for
a. fine CROP
LITTLE DAMAGE IN WASHINGTON.
M. Duston reports as follows on the
conditions in Washington county: The
conditions for large crop OF wheat III
washington county are favorable. a
few fields have been damaged by the
Hessian fly"
SUMNER WILL HAVE 70 PER CENT.
d. M. Adams says the following Of
Sumner county: 1.-THE wheat received a
good start last fall and grew well until
the freeze in December. The winter was
dry and cold. Light rains have improV-
ed the condition. few fields will be
failures and a few will make only an
average crop. With favorable weather
believe we will have rs per cent of an
average crop
DAMAGE IN KINGMAN.
H. B. Allen, of Kingman county says:
The wheat crop in this neighborhood
has beer damaged considerably by dry
weather during the winter. The wheat
promises a stand of about go per cent of
the acreage sown, yet the average is
larger than any previous year. The soft
wheat seems to be all gone. Seasonable
weather may raise the per cent"
FIRST-CLASS IN COFFEY.
A w. Maxwell. of Coffey county.
views the situation there as follows:
Generally the wheat crop is in first
class condition with the exception of
some that was paStured too much for
horses The cattle did not seem to in
jure it. The wheat was protected dur
ing most OF the freezing weather by
snow"
MUCH DAMAGE IN BARTON.
Martin Musil of Barton county,
says: Wheat in this section was dam
ber The ground was dry and the ther-
mometer got to below zero during the
winter with no snow to protect the
wheat. In January and February there
was snow, but it was evaporated and
the wheat received but little moisture.
] have seen several fields 25, 40 and 90
per cent dead. 1t is too early to give
an estimate of the crop damage. The
only fields that promise anything like
a crop are the late sown."
EXCELLENT PROSPECT IN MONT
GOMERY.
]. M. Altaffer, of Montgomery coun-
ty, says: Wheat has not been dam
aged here and promises as good a
crop as that of last year In drive OF
80 miles I have seen no bad effects from
winter killing. Some fields sown on
thin upland do not appear very prom
ising, but those fields were on land not
good for wheat. In the bottoms, where
the bulk of the crop is grown. there
was never the promise of a better crop.
would put the per cent. of the crop at
full normal condition to be s5 per cent
for the county. The soil is well set
tied and saturated with water and tire
wheat is a dark green.
COMING OUT IN POTTAWATOMIE.
NJ. L. Stone, of Pottawatomie county.
says: ''The acreage of wheat planted
last fall was unusually large. 1t has
stood the winter better than was ex-
pected. The late rain has brought it
out so the present prospect for crop
is good being estimated at rs to 50
per cent of a full crop. Some fields
that were supposed to- be dead are COM
ing out so they will not be planted to
other crops
BOTTOMS ALL RIGHT IN SALINE.
Alfred w. Jones, of Saline county.
says: 1.-THE bottom land wheat fields
have come through the winter in very
good condition, but many upland fields
are almost entirely ruined. Good rains
in the last few days have put the bot
tom land fields in fine condition"
HARD WHEAT o. K. IN CLAY.
H. H. Starkweather of Clay county.
says: "The recent rains have been of
much benefit to the growing wheat.
Most of the hard wheat has the an
pearance of coming out in good shape,
and with favorable weather from now
on should make an average crop. The
soft wheat in this vicinity was greatly
damaged by the severe cold weather
in February Most of it has been
plowed up. There was, however only
a small per cent. of soft wheat planted
in this county. A few days of warm
growing weather will tell what is the
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