The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-30
STILL The SAME.
CObuFn's Report on Wheat Con-
ditiOn Is 76, Same as April.
Corn Is so and Large Area I'm
der Cultivation.
WILL. Re BIG CROP
WILL BE BIG CROP
Larger Than Last Year VIII
Rank With Big Years.
Oats Condition $3.50 With I'm
usually Large Area SOwn.

Secretary Coburn of the state
board of agriculture today issued MS
report for June on condition OF wheat
corn and oats. The conditions are
about the same as given In the April
report. Wheat is 76. Corn IS oO'
and oats, S6.6. The corn area IS as
large as any year in the history OF the
state and the oats area is the largest
since 1898. The following is the Sec
retary's report in full:
The state board of agriculture has
Issued a report with special reference
to Kansas wheat, corn and oats
which is a consensus of views ref1ect-
ed by the men directly on the ground
who are actual growers of the crops
upon which they report. 1t says;
Winter Wheat-Because of frequent
reports coming to the board that con-
siderable wheat earlier thought fall
ure would now be harvested cores
pondents were requested TO revise
their estimates made in April. Pres
ent returns indicate that credltapie
Yields will be realized in many locah-
ties from fields in which the wheat
appeared lifeless in April, and wnlch
were not ploWed up for lack or time
and labor. For example, In Barton
the county having the largest acre
age the abandoned area was report
June estimate is II per cent. On the
other hand, Dickinson reported 70
per cent worthless in April, and 80
per cent in June. Hence, while there
have been shiftings in the STATISTICS
of Individual counties, the total area
that will be harvested aggregates
about the same, or over 4,5O0,0OO
acres for the state. Not, however,
until the complete returns of assessors
are received will it be possible to give
ported on are still subject to revision
by the official returns.
Based on 100, which is taken to rep7
resent a satisfactory growth and de-
velopment, the condition of the states
probable 100000 acres of wheat
averages the same now as it did in
April, or rs, although the situation
has greatly changed in some localities,
whether for better or worse. There
have been marked declines in pros
poets in the northwestern portion of
the state, and dry weather prevented
a normal filling of the heads. as was
the case, to lesser degrees, in some
other parts. In Sumner and Cowley
especially, and in neighborhoods else
where, chinch bugs did more or less
damage in the later stages of the
plants development. In the main,
however, the growers say the wheat
filled we'll, and that a high grade is
confidently expected.
lions are Comanche SO, Kiowa and
Edwards 90, Rush "a, Cherokee "a,
Ford. Linn and Osborne 90 and Paw
nee 81, all representing substantial
gains over the April averages.
This canvass reveals about the same
general information as that for April
regarding the wheat fields abandoned,
viz: That the largest percentages of
losses were in the eastern half of the
state, and notably in a number of
prominent wheat belt" counties,
among which are Marion, Mcpherson
and Dickinson, where but little wheat
survived for harvest. This is also true
of several of the northeastern coun-
ties, not noted for their aggregates of
wheat.
Harvesting is pretty we'll finished
in the more southern counties, and in
full swing in much of the state.
Corn-The total corn acreage for
the state is not 'et known, but judg-
ing from assessors returns received
from S5 counties, including several
OF those foremost in corn production,
the total doubtless will be appreciably
increased over that of 1909 which
was 7,711,S79 acres. When the con-
siderable portion of the injured win
ter wheat fields that were planted to
corn are added to the assessors re-
turns. it is probable the aggregated
corn field will be found one of the
largest in the states history.
calling satisfactory stand and
growth 100. the general average condi-
ton of the present stand is So as
against So in June, 1909 and 74S 'n
1903. Eight counties report averages of
80 or better; Cove. with 90, is the
highest; Labette has go, Rice 81, An
derson, Comanche, Hodgeman. Lane
and Ness counties 80 each The last
four and the first named are in the
western part of the state, where the
smaller areas in corn prevail. Unusual
~ prolonged wet, cool spring weather
retarded cultivation in the main corn
counties of the eastern part of the
state, and this in many instances
necessitated replanting; especially does
this apply on the lowlands or bot
toms.'' and hence the upland corn is
quite generally further advanced and
thriftiest. The conditions described are
principally the cause of the COMPARE
lively low averages in some counties
prominent in corn production, as Jack
son with IS, Atchison 81, Wyandotte Co.
Leavenworth 81 and Lyon SO, all except
the latter in the northeastern corner of
the state. Jewell, Smith and Phillips,
central counties in the northern tie-