The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-20
IT BEATS WORLD.
Kansas Wheat Prospect Best in
Its History.
Over Six Million Acres We're
SOWm.
LITTLE is PLOWED UP.
Mr. Coburn's Report Says
Amount Is Insignificant.
He Gives the Average Condition
as 97.S Per Cent.
The Situation as Reported by
the Counties.

The state board Of agriculture today
issued its first crop bulletin of the year,
devoted mainly to information about
the growing wheat. Tt says.
Owing to the favorable soil and
weather conditions obtaining last all the
winter wheat developed an excellent
stand and made robust growth. Reports
from practically every neighborhood in
dicate that the promising prospects with
which II begun the winter have been
fully maintained
Abundant moisture during the past
few weeks and the mild winter have
made the present outlook in Kansas one
of the most generally favorable i'm the
states history at the time of year. while
the soil conditions could scarcely be
more favora BILE to vigorous and healthy
growth. The area sown for last years
crop was 6254. TAT acres. The boards
correspondents in November estimated
the area sown for the present years
crop as 81 per cent less. or a total of
6,020.000 acres, which is more by III, COO
acres than the area from which the
record breaking crop of 1901 was har-
vested.
The present average condition reported
Tor the state is 97.S per cent: about tbs
same time one year ago, "A per cent, and
In 1901 S9.S per cent. Conditions are re-
ported most excellent, especially so ia
the counties constituting the famous
so-called wheat belt" twentv-three of
which average in condition IS per cent
Compared with the total the area IN
dlcdleQ as likely to be plOWed uD is IN
significant No insects are mentioned
except Hessian flies, which have done
more or less damage in some fields living
principally IN the southeastern portion
OF the cOunt1eSt and the detailed reports
suggest prospects probably never sur
passed throughout so large an area.
"A sist Of the situation in each cOun-
ty is as follows
Allsn-No damage; none plowed up;
prospects excellent. Condition 80.
Anderson-Outiook good. ground a
little too wet in places Condition Sc.
Atchison-No damage; prospects very
good. Condition 1O2
Barber-Very little plowed up; soil in
fine fix. Condition s9
Barton-No damaged fields: none
plowed up. Condition 9S.
Bourbon-No damage; ground too wet
now Prospects good.
Brown-"Never better" but ground
too wet at present. Condition SO.
Butler-Some fields damaged nv gxr
win be plowed up; soil in the best fix
Condition 90.
Chase-No damage outlook favora
BILE Condition 101
Chautauqua-Slight damage by fly.
none plowed up
Cherokee damage by hv but
net great deal viii be plowed up
Cheyenne-No damage. prospects the
best. Condition %.
Clark-No damage: ground moist;
prospects fine Condition 100
Clay-No damage; soil in fine fix
Condition 100
Cloud-None plowed up: prospects
excellent. Condition 80.
Coffey-No damage by fly; ground
little too wet. Condition 95.
Comanche-Small area. but outlook
good. Soil conditions excellent
Cowley- Damaged, some think 3 per
cent by fly: very little Will be plowed
up. Condition 95
Crawford-s Slight damage by hy:
small area viii be ploNed up. Soil con-
dition good.
Decatur-No complaint. Prospects ex-
eellent. Condition 100.
Efckinson-Sone damage by hv re-
ported but very little. if any. will he
plowed up. Prospects excellent. Condi-
tion 81.
Doniphan-No damage; prospects fine.
Condition 103.
DouEIas-Good stand: no drawbacks
discernible. Condition 100
Edwards-None damaged and none
plowed up, soil moist. Condition 100.
Elx-Slightly damaged by fly but lit
tie plowed up. Condition 81
Ellis-Slightly damaged by fly and
possibly "A small acreage viii be plowed
up Late rains put ground in excel
lent tilth Condition 80.
Fnsworth-Fly in some localities but
prospect excellent. Condition 90.
Finney-Sman acreage; ground vet
Condition 100.
Ford-None damaged; none plowed
up Condition 100
Franklin-No draw backs. Ground fun
Of moisture Condition 9S.
Geary-Excellent prospects; ground
wet Condition 102.
Gove-Pros3ects fine: best we ever
had" Condition g.
Glaham-No damage: ground satu~
rated with moisture. Condition 108.
Grant-Nery little sOwns no damag e.
Sell conditions excellent.
Gray-Prospects good ground wet.
Condition los.
Cireeley-But little sown. but outlook
favorable Soil moist.
Greenwood-No damage: soil condi-
finns very favorable
Hamilton" Better than for past ten
years" Condition 400
F4arper-None damage none plowed
Up. prospects fine Condition 106.
Harvey-Fly in some localities, a por
fion VIII be plOWed I'D. Plenty of mois-
fure Condition 50.
HaskeIl-A limited area in wheat. but
outlook never better. Condition 100.
odgeman-Prospect excellent, never
was better" Condition %.
Jackson-No damage; ground thor
ourhlv scaled Condition 60
Jefferson-No damage reported; out :
leok very faVorab bic Condition 103.
Jewell-No damage; prospect never
better. ground wet Condition 49,
Johnson-N damaged and none.
plowed up. Ground too wet now. Cor
Gtion g.