The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-16
FOOLED THEM.
Kansas Farmers Getting More
Wheat Than Expected.
Threshing Reveals That the Re-
turns Exceed Estimates.
Is MILLION BUSHELS.
About Same Quantity as 1905
But of a Better Quality.
Field Near.Lorraine Expected to
60 Bu. Made Is Per Acre.

Kansas city. July l6.@The star
says. Reports received by the Star
indicate that the wheat crop in kan
sas is turning out much better than
was expected up to the time of har-
vest. It is too early to make a maj
estimate for the state. but the thresh-
ing thus far shows that the Kansas
crop viii not be greatly different from
that of 1905 in quantity. and viii be
better in quality. The indications are
that the crop will exceed IS million
bushels. The reports from Oklahoma
indicate that in some sections the out
turn is not up to earlier expectations.
and the crop of the two territories
prob ably Will not exceed % miihon
bushes. as compared with 80 million
bushels previously estimated.
- Some of the reports received are
here shown:
Hutchinson - Kansas Grain Co:
Threshing returns are better than eX-
pected: our territory probably viii
average II bushels per acre. Showers
make slow threshing- Farmers are
Indifferent about selling.
AHthony-T. x Miller. Little
threshing has been done: work delayed
on account of wet weather 4leld Is
& bout as expected. There viii be
free movement as soon as weather is
favorable. Not enough threshing has
been done to make estimate of aver
age yield.
Ada-John T. white Threshing
returns Indicate larger yield of wheat
than expected. probably about 10 per
cent. Farmers are not selling freely
at present prices.
Warren Milling Co:
Wheat is yielding better than expect
ed ranging from IS to 3 bushels.
Farmers are delivering freely, of
which 00uSid era HE is stored
Great Bend=Walnut Greek Milling
Co. Not much threshing has been
done. but the yield is three to I'VE
bushels more than expected. The
average viii be better than 5 bushels
Farmers take the price phiiosophically
and sell comparatively freely.
Abilene-W. B. Giles: Threshing
returns in this county are five to
seven bushels above previous esti-
mates and +he average Yields viii be
around q bushels per acre. Quality
IS fine testing SO to ? pounds As.
soon as threshing from shock is over
the movement Will be slow, as farm
ers are not keen to sell at present
prices and are able to hold
Eureka-The wheat crop is the
largest ever raised in Greenwood
county and the corn prospect was
never better than now
Little River-The wheat yield is
better than expected in nearly every
field.
Americas Wheat is yielding better
than was expected. One farmer got
IS bushels per acre when he expected
IS Another threshed 80 bushels
when his estimate was % The small
est Weld reported is Is bushels; the
largest. y bushels
Waverly=Some wheat fields are
yielding 25 to 80 bushels. a conserv-
ative estimate for the county is .
bushels. Corn is in good shap
body-ManX wheat fields are
turning out 20 to % bushels per acre.
Sixteen miles south of here the WELD
has gone as high as 50 and 40 bush
els Corn prospects are good.
Ellis - Little wheat has been
threshed. farmer ten miles Of
here. threshed an average of IS bush
els per acre. but this was exceptional
Sterling-Wheat Yields are report
ed ranging from 90 to 40 bushels
Threshing has been delayed by rains
Corn is progressing finely
Wheat In this county is
turning out five to seven bushels more
Ter acre than was expected. and grain
men say the yield will be 10000 bush
els larger than ia 1905 and of better
quality. One field near Folvrood
yielded q bushels per acre. Near
Lorraine 200 acres which were ex-
pected to average : to bushels pro
duced IS bushels per acre Of g.
pound wheat Rain Yesterday put the
ground in good shape for blowing for
the new crop and farmers are now
getting ready for it. Corn is doing
we'll and promises to make a large
crop The rain falls in spots, at some
places heavy and at others none.
Smith Center=W Wheat is turning ouf
better than expected, averaging 10 to
. bushels per acre