The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-03
WHEATOOES WELL
It Is Growing Everywhere Ex-
cept in Northwest.
Acreage Will Not Be So Large
as This Year.
HUSKING UNDER WAY.
Forage Crops Are Reported Uni
formIy Good.
Bulletin Issued by State Board
of Agriculture.
IUSKING UNDER WAY.

Reports which are coming in to the
state board of agriculture from the sec
retaries of the county agricultural socie-
ties for the month of October. indicate
that the new wheat is coming up in
good shape except in the northwest.
where it has been extremely dry. The
acreage will probably be less than last
fall. Corn husking is well underway in
most counties. Forage crops are uni
formly fine and feed is plentiful, but
there will be fewer cattle fed this fall
than usual. Following are some of the
reports by countless:
Barton county-Thrashing is about
completed; wheat making yield of
about 20 bushels to the acre. Seeding is
still in progress. Sown wheat is coming
up well and looking fine. No noxious
insects reported. Feed is plenty and
of a good quality. Stock of all kinds
is doing well. A few cases of calves dy-
ing of black leg. Corn ripened and ma
tured without damage by frost The
yield will be 40 bushels to the acre The
price of cattle is 25 per cent lower than
year ago. There will be very few cat
tie fed here this winter.
Jewell county-Fan grain all in and in
time to bring wheat up and there is a
good stand. In a few localities native
grasshoppers did some damage around
the edges of fields but injury will be
slight. Corn ripened in good shape with
practically no injury from frost Husk-
ing has commenced and corn IS sound
and fully matured. The last cutting
of alfalfa was mostly cared for without
damage from frost. Seed crop is light
on account of native grasshOpperS eat
ing off bloom Kaffir corn escaped
frost in almost all cases and is a fair
crop. Stock of all kinds in good 'cond1-
ton and plenty of all kinds of rough
ness to carry everything through While
fewer cattle will be fed in the county
than in some years past, still a large
number will be fed on account of
good crop of corn and the low price of
most grades of feeders The pig crop
did we'll this year.
Mitchell county-Early sown wheat
has made a good growth. Acreage much
smaller than last year, but some wheat
will still be sown. Corn gathering is
first class and in most cases the yield
is up to the former estimate of 46 bush
els to the acre. Live stock or all kinds
doing well. Cattle and sheep will be
fed by many of our farmers.
Marshall county-Fall wheat is fine as
is also fall seeding of tame grasses.
Corn is not first class. So much of it
that is not ripe and hard will not grade,
but can be used by feeders. Thrashing
is being finished. Stacked wheat comes
out very good Oats are poor and
scarce. Stock is doing well. A great
number of cattle being fed Alfalfa feed
is not good. Fodder crop of cane, millet
and kaffir corn not as large as some
former years because of too much wet
weather.
Nemaha county-Crops in general
are very fair Owing to the fine fall
weather corn is drying finely and 1t
will make half crop. taking the
county over. Tame and wild hay crop
is good Condition of stock in the
county is good. Horses and cattle are
selling at good prices and are in de-
mand
Chautauuua county-Wheat is up and
looking well. Stock of all kinds is in
good condition and no disease is pre-
vailine.
Cowley county-This has been an
average month for crops, though it was
dry during the first part. Later we
have had plenty of rains and in the
past forty-eight hours about four
inches of water has fallen. Wheat
that was sown early is in fine condi-
ton and making a good growth Acre
age will not be quite as large as last
year Corn that is being gathered now
is turning out as well as was expected
and IS of good quality
Elk county-COrn gathering is in
progress and quality of grain is good
Price of corn for feeding is strong at
thirty-two cents. Stock of all kinds
has been brought in off the range ard
| is looking fine. Hogs doing well. Wheat
sowing is about over and that which
is up is looking well. A warm rain
would help the wheat.
Norton county-Continued dry wealth
er here has been unfavorable for fall
grain. Some report wheat as coming
up and then dying for want of mois-
ture. The acreage of wheat sown this
| fall will be small as compared with last
| fall probably not over two-thirds
Stock of all kinds in good condition
Plenty of roughness to take stock