The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-24
WHEAT OUTLOOK.
The Kansas Board Of Agriculture
Makes Annual Statement.
WHEAT AVERAGES 81 PER CT
Harvey and KIncmsn Counties Have the
Higest Eating-A Year for
Ali Kinds of Crops,

The Kansas board Of agriculture has
Issued a report comprehending the
CROP situation in every n~eighborhood
but, dealing more in detail with
wheat. corn and oats.
Winter wheat-Tn December last the
boards correspondents estimated that
the area sown to winter wheat was or
would be 5,670,000 aCdes. The same re-
porters now are OF the opinion that
about IL per cent. or 1896 0acres. will
be abandoned or plowcd up and devoted
to other crops. Almost the whole Of
this abandoned area is in the counties
in the western half OF the state. and
this situation Is attributed Jointly to
late seeding and shortage of timely
on stubble ground were the first to sue
cumb. The lowest conditions are like
wise reported from the section named,
and while the general precipitation
came too late to be of much benefit in
some portions generous %downpour dis
PEELED the uncertainty in others, and
especially in a majority of the main
wheat growing counties.
The present condition Of the $4,000
acres now like to be harvested is 81
per cent. Among the principal wheat
producers reporting highest conditions
are Harvey county 100 per cent. King
man 100, Reno 81, Sedgwick %, Harper
"a, Cloud 81. Sumner 90. Mitchell 81.
Dickinson 81, Saline 81. Pratt 81, Nc
Pherson go, Rice 80, and Marion 50. The
area Of these fourteen counties COM
prises slightly over Al per cen Of the
states acreage which will be harvested
and Its average condition is so per cent.
Hessian fly is rarely mentioned by cor
respondents, and in fact thus far the
season has been notably free from in
furious insects of any description.
Corn-Last years area was 6,525.-
TIT acres, and correspondents esti-
mate that this years area will show
a substantial increase, especially
where wheat was such q failure thai
any considerable acreage was plowet
up. The returns also suggest thai
more corn has been planted In the
recognized Orn growing territory, bu'
the backward and exceedingly coo
spring. followed by excessively We
weather delayed planting, germina
ton and cultivation nearly every
where. Much %replanting has beer
made necessary because OF seed rot
ting or being washed out by dashin,
rains. Until the past few days thu
general situation has not been pro
pitious for corn. and the average con
dition for the state of that now grow
ing is 1876 per cent. AS the presen
report. however, is based on condi
lions as found June 3, 1t is likely tn
average might now be safely ad
vanced several points owing to tn
improved and improving weather an
soil conditions since. PrevailinI
sunshine and warmth are conduciv
to vigorous growth and permits @
cultivation. which Is being pushed.
With the soil so thorough satu
rated. the present circumstance
would seem to be all tina could b
asked for the prosperity of the whole
No county reports a condition of 10
and but very few OF tho real cor
counties reach 30. II Is noteworth
that the highest percentages with fe'
exceptions are reported from a bloc
OF a dozen adjoining counties In I'll
northwest portion OF the state, an
the lower conditions are found in tn
eastern portion where there has bee
superintendent rainfall.
Oats.-Acreage probably about Ii
same as last year and prospect prom
ising. The condition for the state
so. but the figure in several of I'll
counties is much higher. One count
Linn, reports 100. followed by Label
80. Sheridan SO, Wyandotte, 90, w,
baunsee 90, Jewell 81, Phillips 0
Cowley 92. Douglas 90, Geary 0
Smith 80, Doniphan 81, Graham 9
Harvey 80, Lyon 80, and Morton 80.