The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
OVgObbAN " Hi VU D.
Places the Kansas Wheat Con-
ditions at 81 Per Cent.
Highest Counties Are Harvey
and Kingman.
CENTER is IN BUT IA.
They Have Slightly Over Al Per
Cent of Crop.
Worst Conditions in Extreme
Western Sections.

The Kansas board of agriculture to-
day issues a report comprehending the
crop situation in every neighborhood
June 3. but dealing more in detail with
wheat. corn and oats. 1t is as fol-
lows:
Winter wheat-In December last the
boards correspondents estimated that
the area sown to winter wheat was or
would be $4,000 acres. The same re-
porters are now of the opinion that
about IS per cent, or 733, 900 acres, viii
be abandoned or plowed up and devoted
60 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
rainfall. Fields in which seed was sown
on stubble ground were the first to sue
cunb. 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 1910 600
acres now likely 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 95, Harper
81, Cloud 90, Sumner 90, Mitchell 81,
Dickinson 81, Saline 81, Pratt 81, Nc
Pherson 80, Rice 80 and Marion SO. The
area Of these fourteen counties COM
prises slightly over Al per cent 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 mas been notably free from in
furious insects of any description.
Corn-Last years area was $685.
TT7 acres, and correspondents esti-
mate that this years area will show
a substantial increase, especially
where wheat was such a failure that
any considerable acreage was plowed
up. The returns also suggest that
more corn has been planted in the
recognized corn growing territory, but
the backward and extremely cool
spring followed by excessive wet
weather delayed planting, germina-
ton and cultivation nearly every
where Much replanting has been
made necessary because of seed rot
ting or being washed out by dashing
rains. Until the past few davs the
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 present
report however, is based on cOndi-
tons as found June 8, it is likely the
average might now be safely ad-
vanced several points owing to the
improved and improving weather and
soil conditions since. Prevailing
warmth and sunshine are conduciv,e
to vigorous growth and permits of
cultivation, which is being pushed.
With the soil so Thoroughly satu-
rated. the present circumstances
would seem to be all that could be
asked for the prosperity of the whole.
No county reports a condition of 100
and but very few of the real corn
counties reach so. 1t is noteworthy
that the highest percentages with few
exceptions are reported from a block
OF dozen adjoining counties in the
northwestern portion Of the state and
the lower conditions are found in the
eastern portion where there has been
superabundant rainfall.
Oats.-Acreage probably about the
same as last year, and prospect prom
Using. The condition for the state is
80, but the figure in several of the
counties is much higher. One county,
Linn, reports 100, followed by Labette
SS, Sheridan 50, Wyandotte 90, Wa
baunsee IS, Jewell "a, Phillips SO.
Cowley 80, Douglas 90, Geary 90,
Smith 90, Doniphan 81, Graham 90.
Harvey 80, Lyon 80 and Morton 90
The following shows, by counties the
acreage OF winter wheat presumably sown
last tall, the condition of that now stand
ing and the condition of the growing corn
and oats;