The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-04
GOOD FOR WHEAT.
Only Two Counties in state Report
Poor Conditions.

ILs indications are that Kansas is
SONG TO have a pretty good wheat
crop this year, in spite of the most
unfayorable winter conditions the
STATE has had for many years. In re-
ports received by the state board of
aericulture from twenty counties, only
Two show poor wheat conditions. The
reports come from every section of the
state. They are the regular monthly
reports of the secretaries of the fair
associations in each county. The law
requires that on the last Thursday OF
each month the secretaries must make
inquiries as to the crop conditions and
report to the state board. If the re-
ports are not made the fairs are not
entitled to county aid. While not TO
be regarded as official reports of crop
conditions of the board, the reports
coming from widely scattered sections
serve as an indication of the pros
poets.
A summary of the reports follows:
Allen county-Wheat in first class
condition. oats coming up. Looking
fine. Flax being sown and corn Will
be planted next week.
Barton county-Wheat looks well.
High wind did little damage: WheaI
sown on corn land is poor oats ana
barley coming up. Looking well. =,
Brown county-Winter wheat in
fine shape. Oats all sowed- GROUND
in fine condition for spring crops.
Butler county-Eighty per cent OF
wheat crop plower up. Being put in
oats or corn. oats sowed early look
ing we'll.
county has had in years. Oats coming
up nicely. -.
Cowley county-Wheat good in west
part poor in east section of county.
Large increase in oats acreage. spring
crops looking good.
Douglas county-Wheat in 1ne con-
dition. oats late in planting on ac-
count of rain Ground in fine shape.
Elk county-Wheat in first class
condition. Corn planting will beglh
next week. Oats up and growing
GRAY county-some wheat good
some poor. Spring crops in nne shape.
Harper county-Wheat prospects
very poor. Some fields that Iookeu
good month ago now seem rather poor;
oats look good. Corn planting VIII
begin next week under most favorable
conditions.
Leavenworth county-Wheat LOOKS As
fine. oats sowed late on account OF
rain. Ground in fine shape.
Linn county-Weather and soil con-
ditions excellent for wheat and spring
crops Wheat coming on nicely now.
Mcpherson county-Wheat looks
wen. oats coming up in good shape
Large increase in oats acreage.
Montgomery county-Wheat looks
good oats coming up fine.
Neosho county-Wheat in eXcellent
condition. Large acreage of oats looks
good Ground in fine shape for corn
planting.
Norton county-Wheat slightly
damaged by high winds and dry
weather. oats being sown. ....
Ottawa county-Wheat maintaining
good condition. Large increase in oats
acreage.
PaWnee county-Wheat looks like
about two-thirds of usual crop. No
serious damage by winds.
Republic county-Wheat looking
fairly good, about three-quarters crop.
at least so per cent increase in oats
acreage. All oats sown.
Saline county-Early sown wheat
looks good. Late sowing poor. Oats
all In.
me reports show that excert in one
or two scattered communities the
wheat is in a fairly good condition
and that Kansas will have consider
able of a crop this year. All the re-
ports showed the ground in fine con-
dition for spring sowing and in the
south part of the state the oats are
coming up and it is almost corn
planting time. In every report where
alfalfa was mentioned it was shown to
be IN good condition, both old fields
and that sown last fall. There are no
insect pests reported and in none of
the counties was there any reports of
hog cholera being epidemic.