The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20
Wheat Reported IN GOOD COn-
ditiOn Over Entire State.
Prospects Better Than Usual at
This Season.
RAINS WE'RE TIMELY.
Pratt County Fields Not Below
80 Per Cent.
Sumner County Reports Pros
poets at so and Increasing.


Wichita. kan. March 2O-The opinion
expressed by a large majority of the
threshermen who are here to attend the
threshermen's convention is that there
is an excellent prospect for a big wheat
crop this year. The unusually hard
winter and heavy fall of snow, coming
after a dry fall proved of untold bene-
1T TO winter wheat, which IS now said
to be in fine condition in nearly all parts
of Kansas, Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory. a gentleman who is here and
who has recently Travelled from one end
of Kansas TO the other by daylight.
says the wheat looks well in all parts
of the state. OS course there are fields
in some portions OF the state that viii
not make half crop and others that
will be plowed up and sOwed to spring
wheat or planted to corn, but in no Sec
ton of the state viii as much as one
fourth of the acreage be found in such
condition.
Probably the two counties in Kansas
making the poorest showing at this time
are Sedgwicl1 and Sumner counties, the
latter being in the worst condition. This
is due to the extreme dry weather OF
last fall. which prevented much OF the
late sown wheat from terminating.
counties depends upon the acreage that
was sown late and the percentage Of
wheat which rotted in the ground. Some
of these fields since the snow has melt
ed are starting out nicely and promise
to make a good crop while others are
badly spotted With favorable weather
It is believed by most people that this
wheat viii soon be found to be in good
condition
From all over Oklahoma. and Indian
Territory. there comes but one report
and that is that the wheat never looked
better than at present From all that
portion Of Kansas west of Sedgwick
and Sumner counties, save for a small
part of Harper county, comes the same
report. There was no dry weather in
the fall to check the growth of the
wheat and in every case it is reported in
fine shape
B. T. Cantren of Winfield speaking of
wheat conditions in Cowley county,
said:
There is as good a show for wheat
crop in our county as I ever saw at this
season of the year
william Cooper Of Pratt said:
When I left home a week ago the
wheat looked fine and suppose it is
still in that condition.
c. ". Moon of Pratt: Wheat condi-
tons in Pratt county are good I should |
say that the condition could not be
placed below 90 by the most pessinistio l
Late sown wheat is not looking first |
class but we are having favorable |
weather and it is Improving every day. |
Our prospect is better than it was this
time last year. The ground is in excel |
lent condition and the wheat is growing
rapidly"
George Robinson, who lives eleven
miles south OF st. John, IN STAFFORD
county. said: Our prospect for wheat
was never better. The ground has been
in good condition ever since the wheat
was sown last fall and we are getting
now have the best show for wheat that
we have had for several years.
R T. Camp OF wellington: EARLY
sown wheat is looking we'll. Late sown
wheat IS sDrouting and may make
fair crop. It all depends on the weather
from now on I do not believe In the
theory that wheat must be frozen to
make it stool. It Is favorable weather
and not freezing that causes the plants
to stool and Il we have this the late
sown wheat viii make a crop, believe.
am OF the opinion that the wheat pro-
spect of Sumner county should not be
placed below 80 and favorable weather
conditions from this time forward VIII
improve that"
Inquiry among those who have seen
the wheat in Kingman, Reno, Rice,
Russell and Ellsworth counties results
always in the reply that wheat never
looked better at this season Of the year
ana that weather conditions are the
most favorable at the present time
Conditions Equally Good in North.
Phtnipsburg. March 2O.-The good
which VIII accrue to Phillips county by
reason Of the recent rains is incalcula-
ble-nO estimate in dollars and cents
can be placed upon it. The alfalfa rails
er IS glad. the corn raiser is tickled nigh
unto the bubbling over point, but 1t is
the wheat raiser. who smiles the broad
smile of satisfaction. OF course he
wetting was not needed, as the ground
was already well soaked but there has
never been a time in the history of the
state, when this section could not take
care Of all the rain that fell.
Already the farmers have commenced
talking about spring work, and now as
soon as the ground dries out sufficient
~ they can commence drilling. blowing
discing and otherwise tearing up the
earth getting in the 1905 crop.
Graham County Prospects.
Hill City, March 2O.-On account of
the recent good rains the man who sow
ed wheat last fail is wearing the smile
that won't come off. At no time in
the past has the crop prospect been bet 4
ter than at present a large acreage of
oats and barley will be sown this