The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-30
4 BIG YEAR AHEAD.

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threshing reports indicate that the gov
eminent estimate of 14S MILLIONS will be
rea d. More than half Of the crop Is
pleted the first week in July. Probably
IS million bushels of oats will be threshed
also record-breaking yield. Two
ready harvested and one to two more will
be secured The eight million acres of
corn, kafir. milo and cane are in fine
so evsry To ben
neve that $50 million bushels of corn
wh.cl. is the states twenty-year average
i've stock are feeding on abundant pas
ture and are in fine condition"
From Rock Island Lines:
THE largest acreage and highest total
yield Of wheat ever raised in Nebraska,
harvest nearly completed in Oklahoma and
threshing begun. Shipments OF new wheat
already made in Oklahoma. So far the
plump and heavy. Weighing up to. 81
pounds per bushel. A larger acreage than
usual Of oats in Texas and Oklahoma
part Of the season. Later growth good,
promising an average yield. Reduced
acreage of corn in the southwest on ac-
Stands Of corn generally poor through
out the southwest. Early growth un-
even on account of seed having weak
Of 1873 Recent hot weather has been of
great value in invigorating the corn and
with normal supplies of moisture for the
remainder of the season, the yield should
be fair. With average conditions the to-
tai yield of corn in the southwest VIII De
short this year both on account OF de-
crease In acreage Of kafir in Kansas and
a decrease in Oklahoma. The two about
balance, making the total acreage about
the Same as last year. Bankers and grain
dealers In Oklahoma are trying to induce
each wheat grower in the state to plant
bv listing a considerable acreage OF kaIir,
milo and feterita in the wheat stubble
With average rainfall, these crops Will
mature a good crop of grain after wheat
AMI make up the probable deficiency IN
"All crops are backward in eastern
Colorado but in unusually good condition,
and the recent hot weather Il pusnins
them fast
From John IL. Mulvanc. FFesiueH'
Bank Uf Topeka:
when it can be truthfully said that
crop conditions are ideal throughout an
entire state as large as Kansas, with ner
81, 572 100 acres, it is really wonderful The
wheat crop of Kansas. embracing ABOUT
eight million acres Is uniformly gOOo the
quality is the best, and from present ad-
vices the total yield Of the state Will run
up to 125 million bushels-a crop hltherto
unsurpassed by any state IN the Union.
Oats, rye and barley are In fine cond1-
ton, The second crop Of alfalfa is ready
for cutting, and like the first. will yield
heavily. Corn conOltioHS never weLS p.e
ter: the ground is deeply saturated with
moisture the stand is fair and the fields
well cultivated. Kaffir, and the other
varieties Of sorghums, including our new
friend feterita, are in the finest condition
and the acreage is larger than ever. To
the bountifu1 crop yields is to be added
the income from Bessie her cream pro.
duct being in excess Of forty per cent
heavier than usual at this time OF the
year. In fact, all the farm accessories,
including old Biddie, the hen, have done
their share of producing in an increased
degree The wave Of economy has been
helpful and it is easy to see that when
we have picked up 100 million dollars from
wheat alone. ana have added what Will
come from milk, stock and other crops,
prosperity will rest in our midst
From Santa Fe Railway:
"Unless all signs fail, Kansas will pro-
duce the largest wheat crop in the history
Of the state, it being estimated to be from
140 to 20 million bushels, the former fig
ures being nearer what the crop will yield.
Even at that figure, the returns to the
farmers Of Kansas will be enormous.
1.-The corn acreage, while not as great
as former years, promises big crop, as
the condition of the ground has never
been better. All row crops promise we'll
The hay crop is unusually good. The
horn Of plenty is full and running over.
There is absolutely nothing the matter
with Kansas. unless it be lots Of pros
perity.
"Oklahoma is equally blessed; all grain
crops are yielding in abundance. The
harvest 10 exceeding all expectations and
| applies to all crops grown.
1.-THE Texas Panhandle will harvest the
| best crops Of all kinds ever known. They
can grow wheat successfully. the quality
| is exceptionally good, while many fields
will make forty bushels to the acre.
california is not behind the states fur
! Their east, as they too have been blessed