The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-15

1893 ....-... ....5 % 81, 1O5
1S99. $3.50. ....-42, 815,471
1900 $500. .....76, 5s5, 443
190l ......--. 70 o4o'Sl l
1902...... ...... -........54, 323, 1888
1903........ $1,000. .... s93, 313,9l2
1904. ........ .......64, 7s3, 1893
1SO5...... 70, $4,000
1906. ..........- 81, 3S5,6l6
The condition Of corn is placed at 50
per cent Some of the biggest corn
counties in the state, in the north cen
trial portion, report a low percentage.
but recent rains are said to have i'm
proved conditions.
Concerning corn the report says Of
conditions up to August 8:
The area planted to corn is $685., S56
acres, using last years figures for the
one county whose assessors have not
yet reported. This is 236. S99 acres less
than last year While nearly two
thirds of the cOuEties report present
conditions-ba on leo as a satisfac-
tory situation-ranging from 80 to 100
or above, the. other third, comprising
not few of the foremost in area of
corn, brings the average for the whole
state to 50: the report for June gave it
as ia gain since then of points.
Twenty-Five counties report conditions
of 100 or above, Harper leading with rs
and the adjoining county of Sumner
next. with 100. Forty-f1ve counties
range in condition from so to 100, maxi
ing 81 counties with conditions of 80
or above. The lowest condition is 90 in
Smith. a county ranking fourth in area
planted. It's neighbor on the west.
Phillips, standing seventh in area re
ports an average condition of SO; its
neighbor on the east. Jewell, second in
area. has a condition of II. while Re
public, adjoining Jewell On the east. and
ranking fifth in area, reports condition
of IS. Marshall county. with the largest
area in corn, 204, 1856 acres. averages in
condition So. Thus it is seen that the
states most noted corn district. of the
more central counties of the northern
tier. presents a prospect rot entirely
fiattering but far from discouraging as
recent quite abundant rain in most Of
these counties is rapidly lettering the
situation The 80 counties with condl-
lions of less than 80 average 70. Twenty
five counties having one-half of the
states corn acreage report an average
condition of IS. In a majority Of the
105 counties the weather and soil have
been favorable for vigorous growth.
and the more or less general recent ranis
have greatly improved the prospect
throughout"
In discussing the wheat yield the
report says:
1.-The years yield of winter wheat,
as stated at this time by the men who
have grown it. and who are now
threshing and marketing it, IS 81 1885,
676 bushels, a very large proportion of
which is of more than the usual high
quality. The average on the entire
area sown is given as 14.7 bushels, but
the government report issued August
10 estimated the average yield per
acre at 1873 bushels The years crop,
as reported at this time is 20 per
cent larger than that of last year. Al
per cent more than the 1904 yield, and
is the states second greatest No fig
ures are given as yet Of the years pro-
duction of spring wheat, but the yield
from its largely increased area will
add considerably to the states total
wheat output. While the winter
wheat yield reported is a careful ap-
Proclamation, that doubtless will an
swer every practical purpose, 1t
should be understood that the figures
represent but a preliminary estimate
by correspOn and are, Of course,
subject to such amendment as the
more complete threshing returns seem
to require in November Recent rains
have delayed threshing in many
neighborhoods. and in some portions
more or less damage is reported from
the sprouting of wheat, much Of
which is yet in the shock In line
with advices last fall the probable
area sown to winter wheat was placed
at $500 000 acres; in their conserva-
tism the boards reporters somewhat
underestimated as the returns of as
SCISSORS from 104 of the los counties
~
acres, making the states total area in
winter wheat 6.214,0O0 acres. from
which this years crop was harvested
Assessors also report 197,0SS acres in
spring wheat, an increase over 1905 of
more than 20 per cent. s35 per cent
greater than in 1904 and the largest
since 1898. In 1904 thfrtv-tl1ree
counties had no spring wheat; this
/ year the number is five. In the more
western and northwestern counties
considerable macaroni wheat is re-
I ported as having been soWn which
may in a measure account for the
marked increases there in the past
two years. The area of wheat Twin
ter and spring. sown for the 1905
crop was the greatest in the states
history. or 110.04s acres more than
the next largest. in 1902. The area
sown to winter wheat for the crop of
1902. however. was greater than that
dictate that owing to the favora Bile
soil conditions now almost uniformly
existing. this falls sowing will be on
a scale never before equalled. only
eight counties reporting decreases.
"As to this years yields 90 coun-
ties raised more than one million
bushels each. and II counties exceed
ed two millions each. Barton leads,
as last year. all the others. with an
aggregate of 4.61S.152 bushels: Sum
ner next with 4.390.665 bushels. while
Reno takes third place with 3.862. Jas
bushels. The larger yields per acre
are in the eastern third OF the state,
Nemaha county leading with 80 BUSH
els. closely followed by its neighbors
Brown and Atchison, with 20 and 2s