The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-27
THE CROP VALUES.
tcont.2ued from Page One,
A Great Wheat Yield.

kansas again has reafhrmed her
right to the undisputed title of cham
pion winter wheat state of the ma
tion,' and this year she raised between
a fifth and a fourth of all the winter
wheat produced in the United States
says CobHFn. Her this years yield
ceeds that of 1911 by IS, a00, 000 bush
els, ranks fourth in the states annual
wheat productions and is the second
INST valuable crop the state has
raised The completed official returns
of assessors show that 1915, 342 acres
of wheat were SOwn for the 1872 crop.
This is more than the boards CORE
spondents estimated last May, and the
acreage harvested (6,195,3 19 acres) is
more, therefore, by 100, 600 acres, than
previous reports indicated. The aver
age yield per acre (1424 buShelS) is
the largest since 1905, but prices were
five years. Reports indicate that APP
proximately so per cent of the crop
has already been marketed.
The Corn Crop
'"This years yield of corn (156, 49,
$50 busFleISl from a considerably di-
minished acreage, is 4 8 per cent larger
than that of 1911, and is the buIkiest
since 1905. 1t is the most valuable
corn crop Kansas ever grew. The one
ranking next was in 1909, when the
aggregate product was not so great
but the price was higher. Despite the
Importance of the states big wheat
crop of 1912 the corn of this year is
worth more by IT per cent. Accord
ing to the records of the state board
of agriculture, Kansas largest corn
crop was 73,88S, 321 bushels in 1889,
but the 156s500, 600 bushels of 1912
are worth nearly 81 per cent more, in
bushel this year was worth nearly as
much as three bushels in 1889.
Second Greatest Dat Crop.
''On an acreage 80 per cent. less
than last year, the yield was about 80
per cent more 1t is the second most
although ranking sixth in volume.
The average yield, nearly % bushels
per acre, is greater than for any
other year of the decade, excepting
ITO. Sumner is the leading oat pro-
Queer, with 3,362,756 bushels, fol-
lowed by Mcpherson with 1,90S,50
bushels. Sedgwfck 1456,7S5 bushels
Marshall 1895, 1854 bushels, Marion, L.
so. 240, Brown 1,303954, Washington
1r217,159 and Clay 1,119y540.
Large Fall Wheat Acreage.
Correspondents estimate that the
area of winter wheat SoWn in the fall
of 1912 may exceed 100000 acres.
This is the largest acreage ever sown,
except in 1911. Using 100 as a sat
isfaetory basis, the general average
condition is reported at 81, which is
four points higher than one year ago
fall of 1910.
Sowing, however, was still in
progress in most of the counties in the
western third Of the state in the Sec
ond week in November, owing in fire.
auent cases to scarcity of horses
caused by losses from the recent cpl
demic. Being unable to seed the or
binary acreage in the usual time, a
number of farmers have endeavored
to SOW as much as possible with their
curtai1ed power by extending the SOW
ing season, which was possible, owing
to the favorable weather, prevailing
even vet. The smaller acreage in
some of the western counties can in
part be attributed to the horse dis
ease. and also to unsatisfactory re-
turns from former sowings. There is
a very decided falling off in Decatur,
Sheridan, Thomas, Norton and Cove.
five northwestern counties that have
heretofore been distinguished for their
large and increasing wheat areas. In
most of the counties, comprising the
leading wheat growing territory of the
central third of the state, more was
sown than year ago, and the same is
true of other counties here and there
Brown county reports higher
condition GOD than any other, fol-
lowed by Marion, with 101, Sumner
1o1. and Harper adjoining 100. Clay