The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1913-01-03
LESS WHEAT SOWN THAN
WEAR AGO

LII bplLt VI luc AOSOAANOA O0hAA@
wheat crop harvested in Kansas this
year the acreage sown this fall Is
smaller than that sown a year ago
The total, based upon estimates
made by correspondents OF the State
Board of Agriculture in November
and the acreage is 7,636,OOO or 49,
900 less than year ago
However, Secretary F, d. Coburn
points out that the open fall has
made late sowing possible, even
down to the present Ume and that
the figures will probably need re-
vision next spring.
Reno county, which was the ban
ner wheat county this year in point
of yield, made the greatest gain in
the matter of acreage. That coun-
IA made a gain of 1850 acres
Pratt made the next greatest gan
with 12,4l1 acres.
Barton county lost in acreage, but
still has greater acreage than any
other county, a total of 259,53s
acres. Twenty-s.x counties have
sown more than 100000 acres each.
The falling off is due to the wheat
| raisers in the northwestern part o
the state, where there has been g
light wheat crop for several years
They have put out great deal less
wheat this year than formerly.
Secretary Coburn made public yes.
terday his annual estimate OF TIT
wheat acreage, The report he makes
Is as follows:
Correspondents of the State Board
Of Agriculture IN November, est
mated that the past falls sowing O.
wheat in Kansas would amount to
! 100000 acres. This is 179,00t
acres less than i'll the year before
but it should be noted that SOWING
has progressed more or less in somt
portions even until the present time.
according to later reports. The No
emher estimate Is. OF course, subject
to revision next spring. and finally
| will be superseded entirely by tho
returns of assessors. but IN gen
eral way, the present approximations
will serve every practical purpose
The November report OF CORES
| rondents shows that 80 countie'
| showed less wheat than year ago
| AZ more, and . the same acreage
The western and eastern thirds o
he state are where the decrease
are most common. nut by far tht
heaviest falling eff is in the west
nd particularly in seven or eight OF
the northwestern counties, Sheridan
leading with $4,000 acres less, anf
Thomas, adioin'ng, coming next with
a decrease of 46, 900 acres.
The central third Is where more
wheat is sown in the main, and es
pecially in the southern half Of this
third, one of the most important
wheat growing regions of the world
where the acreage is always large
Each of the railroadless counties il
the southwestern corner also re
port increases, but their aggregate,
are comparatively small. Reno an(
Pratt are credited with the creates
gains, of 1880 and 12,411 acres
respectively, with Stafford. King
man, Harper, Sedgwick, Kiowa ant
Sumner following all in the south
ern part OF the central third.
Barton, with 274,5Yl acres, al
though having slightly less than {
year ago, is still ahead of any othel
county. Reno is second with 253,53z
I acres; Pawnee third, iwth 34S,19l
acres; Staord fourth, with 242,96(
acres Ford. with falling off, fifth
with 226,01l acres, and Pratt, sixth
with 219,273 acres. No other coun
ties have so much as 100000 acres
in wheat, but 26 have 100000 o.
more acres each.
Many fields have been and are af
fording luxuriant grazing, and on thu
whole, the condition is excellent
More moisture would be acceptable
everywhere, not only for the wheat
but also to replenish the supplies O
running low. This suggests to thost
, who now and then find themselve
> Inconvenience by shortage the de
; STABILITY of sinking wells to thu
strata OF never-failing water. ant
! pumping with gasoline engines, thu
! doing away for all time with the pos
sibility of this drawback. Moreover
the quality of we'll water is infnitel
superior to that from a pond at 1T
t best.
The fall weather has been wonder
fully mild and pleasant and mos
favorable for all farm work, and wa
never more so for feeding opera
tions.