The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-07
FARMERS WEALTH
2,276 Shawnee County Farms
Valued at $IO,O6S,13O.
Soldier Township Leads in Num-
Der of Farms.
CORN ACREAGE 92,433.
Last Year County Produced
5OS,152 Pounds of Butter.
More Than 45, 900 Tons of Hay
in 1902.

County Clerk Newman has just COM
pleted his work of compiling the special
reports for the state board of agricuI-
ture, made by the township assessors
in their regular round, and will deliver
it to Secretary Coburn today. The re-
port, as carefully compiled by Mr..
Newman, shows at a glance the acre
age, number of farms, acreage of differ
ent crops and other things of interest.
For instance, it shows that Soldier
township leads in the number of farms,
having 4O1. Tecumseh is second with
POI. Monmouth has 252 Auburn 1872,
Mission 1S9, Dover 100. Winiamsport las,
Topeka township 49, Menoken 1873, Sill
yer Lake 155 and Rossville LA. The
acreage under fence in these townships
is as follows: Rossville %, $50, Silver
Lake 23,16l, Menoken "a. 549, Soldier 81,
sol, Topeka 1857 Tecumseh 22,55O,
Monmouth 31,421, Williamsport 1876,
Auburn 31,146, Dover 80, 577 and Mission
27.244, total acreage of 1856.
The acres not under fence" column
only contain five entries. Rossville
OWnShip has $50 acres which is fenceless,
Tecumseh has 1858, Dover only 20, and
Mission goes them one less 10 acres.
Only 1,179 acres in the whole county
unfenced. Tecumseh township has the
Olly llIl6dlSu 1duu III IuS COullly It VI ~
acres of that division is liquidated by
the letting in" system. This county
does not need much irrigation, anyway
1t could get along with great deal less
than it has received lately.
Soldier township seems to be the most
valuable, according to the records. Its
farms, including improvements, are said
to be worth $1.461, $50. Monmouth comes
next with a valuation of $1,067 900. Me
noken is third at 81 063, 200. Rossville
fov-nSbir ic 81 The
Silver Lake at $746.S70. Topeka township
at $S10,250, Tecumseh at $920,OS0, Will
Transport $644, 720. Auburn 1858, 700, Do
yer 1852, $50, and Mission at $79013o, a
total valuation in the county of &c.,
O6S. 100. Farming implements and ma
chinery about 500. $50 are distributed
over the county The garden sass OF
the county for the year ending March l.
1903, is said to have been worth $66,SS5
Eight thousand one hundred and one
dollars worth of poultry and eggs were
raised in the same length of time. The
value of animals fattened and Slaugh-
tered or sold for slaughter during the
year ending March is set at S949,5l9
The wool clipped was confined to five
townships, Soldier. .Tecumseh, William
port, Dover and Mission. and amounted
to only 2,S45 pounds. which shows con-
1 clusively that Shawnee county has very
/ little land to spare for sheep pastures
4 Six hundred and seventy gallons of wine
were made in the county. Two hun
dred and sixty-one acres of grapes were
/ grown, proving conclusiVely that all vine
yards did not have a wine press. The
number of bee-hives are recorded as 752,
and the honey produced during 1902
as $500 pounds. There are 4,017 dogs
in the county. Most any citizen of To-
peka would be wiling to swear that A.
Ole of them fiourished in this city.
Now comes the acreage of different
grains and fruits Winter wheat, sown
in the fall of 1902, 1850 acres. Rye, only
ii t1,,o
county) Spring wheat, 2,O15 acres, Corn,
always in the lead, SO, 433 acres. Barley.
unpopular, 80 acres. Oats, Quaker and
otherwise 5,352 Buckwheat, alas, only
acres in the whole county. The man
who raised that should have a medal.
Irish potatoes. 1882 acres. Sweet pO-
tatoes ass. Flax. 16S acres. Broom corn,
209. Millet. 4.257. Sorghum. for syrup,
/ 166 acres, and for feed, 4,162. Kaffir
corn, 1926 Corn visible on March l,
1903 1873, ASS bushels. Wheat ditto, 3,T45
bushels. There are 3.051 acres of tim
othy, and ABA in clover. Blue grass,
shady places in the woods. 1858 acres.
Alfalfa is a good thing and is allowed
$50 acres in the county. Only Sc acres
are devoted to orchard grass. Six hun
| dred and seventy-three acres of other
tame grasses are grown. Shawnee is
| quite a pasture county, too. The asses
SorS discovered 81 500 acres of fenced
pasture. To carry out the good work
ny THESE pastures, l4.ltD lOilS u
tame hay were cut last year, and 1884
tons of prairie hay The housewives of
this county have no time to waste in
making cheese. The cheese column
of this record is really humorous. Ross
! vile contributes five whole pounds of
! home made Soldier township barely
gets into the game with one pound.
Mission township was guilty of five
pounds.
But the butter column looks different
Last year sos, 152 pounds of butter were
made. The value of the milk and cream
was $50, ia. That was what was sold
to cheese factories and Swimming sta
tions, but that is not all, for $27, 574
worth was disposed of in other ways.
The number of domestic animals is re-
corded thus: horses 1885, mules and
their paternal ancestors 1,175, mich
COWS 1908, other cattle 29.199, sheep
$780, on March l of this year, hogs, same
Time 26,61S. The following number of
animals have died of disease, not in
GLIDING drowning in the flood, which
was not recognized as a disease: Horses
Sc, mules. which are tougher both in
Fifty-seven mich cows have kicked
the bucket" other cattle 227. Sheep,
only 2; hogs and their relatives 240.
Then come a few pages pertaining to
nurseries and orchards, the totals being
as follows: Number of acres actually
used in growing nursery stock, 922.
Number of trees in bearing, apple 1885,
Gil, pear 5.631, peach $3.50. plum 1864,
cherry 16, 125. The number of young
trees not in bearing are apple 1908.
pear 236S, peach 1882. plum 2,S49 and
cherry 4.634.
as raspberries 101, Strawberries IS and
blackberries So acres.
Emporia's New Bank Receiver.