The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-14
WHEAT LOOKS GOOD
Growing Crop Presents a Fine
Appearance
BUT LITTLE DAMAGE
Increase in Acres Is Reported
from All Sections

According TO reports received by the
American Grain and Flour company here
Southern Kansas Will harvest a most
phenomenal crop of wheat this season.
Early in the spring this company. COM
posed of millers throughout Southern
Kansas, secured special correspondents
in the Kansas wheat belt who each week
send in reports from their districts re-
garding the condition of wheat.
The report this week shows consider
able damage in few localities from nigh
water but these instances are few, and
in every section come reports OF much
improved condition. Two weeks ago the
reports showed considerable alarm from
Hessian fly. This week each Of the cor
respondents states that the ravages or
the fly has been checked and the wheat
was not damaged to any extent.
Fifteen TO eighteen bushels per acre is
the estimated yield in nearly every county.
The last week has wrought a wonderful
change in the fields. The continued wet
weather, accompanied by abnormally cold
nights. set the wheat back some and har-
vest will be from week TO ten days later
IildH USUAL Inc idIO NLtdl - 4iAiiLS
nicely There was some alarm felt few
days ago that rust would form, but it is
now stated that only unprecedented wet
weather could injure the crop.
Some of the reports furnished the
American Grain and Flour company are
as follows:
Caldwen-Wheat in good condition but
last heavy rains did some damage.
Andale-Upland wheat fairly good. Some
valley land is poor and some is being
plowed up and planted TO corn.
Mulvane-Wheat has improved wonder
fully in the last ten days. Fields reported
killed by fly now look very well.
Wellington-wheatf filling in good shape
and if we have a dry harvest will have 4
big crop.
Isabel-Growing crop in poor condition.
but improving.
Goessel-Wheat poor and yellow, some
fields being planted to corn.
Lost Springs-Wheat loking fine. Some
report of rust the last few days
Newton-wheat much improved. Fly
seems to have been destroyed by rains
and cool weather
Carlton Dickinson County-Acreage,
Oats, 120 per cent acreage; condition, $50
per cent. Corn. 100 per cent acreage, 40
per cent condition.
Hutchinson, Reno County-There has
been a little damage in this territory
from fly and from too much water but
we still think there is a reasonable prob
ability that the wheat in this county will
average nearer fifteen bushels than ten
bushels. Corn is. of course backward, !
but there is very fair stand and cultiva
ton is being pushed now, so that We do
not feel seriously discouraged on either
Travelling men and station men insist that
west of Hutchinson, Sterling and Lyons.
prospects are very fine.
Wilson. Ellsworth County-Acrea-e.
wheat 105 per cent; no damage. Oats.
about the same as last year. Corn. acre
age, so per cent; condition. 80 per cent.
Ellsworth, Ellsworth County-vheat IS /
about the same as last year with very
little damage by wet weather. Oats are
very sparingly raised. Corn, acreage about
same; condition not so good.
Lehigh. Marion County-Wheat acreage,
100 per cent; damage. so per cent by Hes (
sian fly and wet weather. Oats. 100 per
cent acreage; 100 per cent estimated crop
so far. Corn. acreage. 70 per cent; condi-
ton. very poor.
Kingman-Acreage lis per cent; no DAM
age from food or fly.
Harper-Wheat prospects could not he
better.
Belle PLANE. Sumner County-wheat /.
acreage 50 per cent; damaged about %
per cent by fly and wet weather. Oats. 30
last year Corn 20 per cent acreage; not
quite so favorable. too much rain.
Sterling. Rice County-Wheat. acreage
increased 10 per cent; damaged about 20
per cent by dry weather early in the
spring. freeze and hail. Oats. about same
as last year Corn. about the same
Haven. Reno County-Whest. acreage .
per cent more: damaged 10 per cent by /
Hessisn fly. Oats, acreage about SANE: 1
condition. extra good. Corn, acreage
same: condition. good.
Pratt Pratt County-Acreag OF wheat
about the same: damag ed about % per
cent by dry weather in April and too wet
in May. Oats. acreage about the same;
condition. % per cent better. Corn. acre
age. same; condition. backward.
Turon. Reno County-Wheat, acreage ms I
per cent: damaged. Is per cent or more by /
fly and wet weather. oats. 100 per cent /
acreage: condition. 20 per cent. Corn.
scr cage, 100 Per cent: condition. % per cent.
Corn is in very bad condition. Should wet
weather continue there viii not be much
corn.
Nickerson. Reno County-Nheat. acre
age. IIo per cent: damaged . per cent by
wet weather and fly. oats. 100 Der cent .
acreag condition. % per cent. Corn. s.
per cent: condition. . per cent
Anthony. Harper County-Acreage 1o5
per cent; no damage reported.
Perth Sumner County-Wheat. acreage ,
per cent less: damaged % 70 i per cent F.
By wet weather. Oats. about the same as