The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-29
PLENTYOFBROOMS
Western Kansas Has Splendid
Broom Corn Crop.
Brush Is of Good Quality Not
Being Injured by Rain.
BETTER PRICES PAID.
As High as $50 Offered Per
Ton for the Best Grades.
Growers Are Holding Back and
Not Eager to Sell.
BETTER PRICES PAID.

Syracuse, Nov 29.-The Republican
News has received reports from grea
many correspondents all over southwest
Kansas as to the boom corn crop. Ihese
reports show that the acreage in Ham
ilton county in 1907 was an increase
over 1906 by about half. The yield was
not as heavy, but the quaHty Is s[eae
deal better. This is true all over TINS
whole country, and is explained by tne
fact that this past season was quite
dry. year.
Too much rain makes the brush grow
too rank. The crop was taken care OF
In good shape, which is true of the whole
territory covered by these reports FROM
all the counties comes word, that grow
ers were able to get the brush nanoleu
generally without injury by wet Weatn-
er. Prices offered and received In ham
ilton county have been around forty
dollars per ton for old brush, and as
high as sixty dollars for new
A great deal of the crop is still In
the hands of the growers over the en-
tire territory. Probably less than one
fourth of this years crop has been con-
tracted Nearly every grower who has
written has asked that competing puy-
ers should visit the country.
Stanton county's acreage was mater
iaIly Increased, with estimates varying
from ten to twenty-five per cent t9uan-
tity in some parts is given as equal 70
last years yield, but generally little
less. Quality is everywhere reported as
much above the brush of last year The
prices are the same as Hamilton county
growers are receiving for Syracuse de-
livery.
From Morton county come reports of
first-class brush and a fair yield. A
better range of prices is given, going
as high as SIS per ton. The same prices
are given as received by Stevens coun-
ty growers-from $50 to $75 Conflicting
estimates of acreage from that county
would indicate that in the south part
of the county there was probably some
less broomcorn grown this year than
last, with a very large increase In the
north, some reports saying "as much
again" One report incidentally men
tions that farmer on the C1marron Will
have 5000 bushels of maize and kafftr-
corn from $50 acres. This is Mr.. Clark
Howell who lives near the old Wagon
bed Springs, and has grown wealthy
farming there. Every year he has I'M
mense quantities of grain of all kinds
The acreage in Grant county Is re-
ported by some as being a trif1e less
than last year; others say 1t is ten per
cent larger. Probably safe estimate
would be that about the same amount
of ground was in broomcorn this year
as grew that crop last season. The |
quality is given as very fine. Yield |
above five to ten per cent lighter than !
last year Being harvested without |
rain, the brush shows an excellent color. |
The prices are given as $55 and $50, with |
practically none selling.
In the eastern part of the county |
wheat and barley crowded the broom |
corn crop, materially reducing it's area. |
Haskell county appears to have an
increase of about twenty per cent in |
acreage, with a lighter yield of brush. |
The quality is given as very good. Not
much of the crop has been Sold but the |
prices are ranging up as high as SIS. |
The localities which come within the
of points on the Rock Is
land seem to have an advantage in the
way of price given as ahead of last