Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-05-26
BaRToN'S WHEAT CROP.
What Some of Our Best Farmers Say
About It's Condition At The Present
Time.

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unfavorable, during the past ten days,
| that reporter for the RUsTLER at
tempted to interview farmers from all
portions of the county Saturday, and
get their opinions of the existing con-
ditions. Some spoke very encourag-
ingly,s while others were just as
pessimistic as a person could be.
Below we give the answers of some of
them, and fro these answers it will
be seen that we are likely good for
II to Is bushels per acre the county
over, with favorable weather. The
question asked them was this, sin
your immediate vicinity, taking the
wheat as it stands now, and giving it
favorable weather from now on, what
will the average be?" The farmers
interviewed, their townships and
answers, are about as follows:
Michael Her., east Lakin, 'sThe
condition is fairly good, and will
likely make IL to Is bushels. Have
better wheat some closer to Great
Bend, while short distance east of
me it is not so good"
John Gallon, Walnut, "Right
around Albert in my township the
wheat looks better than anywhere
else, and we have a good stand.
Should get nearly a full CROP"
w. J. Murphy, Liberty, "My wheat
looks fine and indicates almost full
crop. Some of the wheat belonging
to my neighbors is spotted and not so
good. The wheat that was put into
well worked ground is doing the
best"
Frank LANCER, Washburn precinct,
"My wheat is pretty thin. Must have
mighty good weather to get I or 8
bushels. Wheatis very much spotted. >"
Ed Dirreen, Albion, "Our wheat is
pretty thin and the heads are short.
We are not good for more than or 8
bushels. The berry may be good if
we have the proper kind of weather."
VIM. . Gagelman, Clarence, "The
quality of our wheat will be good.
The wheat is now heading out, and is
short. The yield is very problematic-
al, and we cannot ask for more than
an average of Is bushels"
T. M. Ullery, Buffalo, "The wheat
has picked up considerably in the
last few days and looks much better.
We are likely good under the condi-
tons described for 10 bushels, with
indications for good berry"
7. B. Trester, Eureka, "Wheat is
thin and heads are showing up short.
Can't get better than 10 bushels per
acre with the best of weather, but
looks as though it would be good
berry,"
F. M. Lorimor, Eureka, with
favorable weather we will have an
average of 10 bushels per acre, or
about half crop. Wheat is thin,
the heads are short, but the berry is
apt to be good, which will help the
EQUALITY, and we may be surprised in
the yield. 1t is a hard season to give
an opinion on
Frank Kern, Liberty, "Wheat is
very thin, and there is lots of 1t in
my community which will not make
over Z or bushels. / notice a good
deal of smut in the wheat With
good weather we will likely have a
good quality
Fritz Dumkow, Clarence, "Wheat
in my locality is looking good and we
will have under the favorable condi-
tons described some IL or Is bushel
per acre, with likely a good berry,
which will make up in the price"
Gottfried Boyer, north Homestead.
"Wheat is thin. Will have to hurry
to make half a CROP"
, Tobias Unruh Liberty, 81 do not
believe the wheat is hurt as much as
some people do. Take the average
stand and with the right kind of
weather we should be good for 10 to
IL bushels, and good quality"