The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22

moisture. The continuance of such
weather since the 18TH probably has
further decreased the prospect. This
decrease is largely offset, however, by
an increase in the estimate of the area
sown. as the official assessors acreage
returns from rs of the states los
counties have exceeded the corre-
spondents' estimates by 31S,57g acres.
Practically all of this increase occurs
in the eastern third OF the state, where
the highest acre-yields prevail. and
additional increases probably will be
shown as the official returns of I'm
heard-from counties are received. For
this reason the June estimate is only
S57,44s bushels under the May esti-
mate. In spite of reverses the 1918
crop remains the third largest in the
history of the state and more than
double the output of year ago.
Practically half of the winter wheat
crop is found in a block of counties
located in the soVth-central part of
the state, the block having for its four
corners Hays, Ellis county, and Abb
lene, Dickinson county. on the north,
and Coldwater. Comanche county, and
Winfield, Cowley county, on the south.
The five counties reporting the largest
aggregate yields are Sumner, Reno,
Stafford, Barton and Pratt. having
4.072.626, 3,SS1, SS5, 3,459 440, 1887
075 and 3,237,630 bushels respective
ly. The highest acre-yieIds are re-
ported from -he eastern third of the
state, Chase leading with "a Bushels.
Wheat harvest was already under
way IN the southeastern part of the
state on June 10. The predictions
were that it would progress west and
north rapidly and be in full blast in
the main wheat-growing sections by
the end of the present week. By the
18th It probably will have reached Ed
wards. stafford, Pawnee, Barton Ellis
worth and the counties to the north
and east Of then, and the extreme
northwestern Counties by the lst To
atm OF july No serious shortage Of
harvest hands has been reported.
Spring Wheat-The Weld of .nrtng
wheat probably will be ass Osg BUSH
els, from 32,166 acres, making an ay-
erags acre-yieie OF liz bushels. This
Is four times as great as the crop of
1917, but somewhat under the aver
sc crop OF the preceding five years.
oiHly-one per cent of this years crop
Is found in seven northwe stsrn couu-
ties.
Oats.-The oats crop has suffered
severely from the extremely NOT. drv
weather. The Indications on June Is
we're tnat "a 5,s4S acres would yield
Ii'45s, $50 bushels, an average of $50
ousheis per acre. This liz the largest
acreage of oats ever planted in Ram
sas, and IL the prospect is realized.
the aggregate will exceed the highest
previous. yield, that of 1917, by nearly
II million bushels. This years PROS
pective average yield of 2s9 bushels
per acre In less than the prosuect IN
June, 1917. by 81 bushels, but IL IL
greater than the final yield reparted
FOR last year by ~ bushels Since
June 10 the weather has continued
unravorable to oats and the final Weld
Tor this year may, as in 1917. be con-
n afVi1 rad
erage yields per acre are reported from
Jefferson, with 10 bushels, johnson So
Leaverworth, Douglas and Jewell al
eacn. In aggregate Yields. Sedgwick
leads with AIT, 254 bushels, followed
by Labette, Marion and Sumner. with
| l,SI f,199, 1.191,2T2 and 1.77T,S32 bu-
smells respectively. The bulk of the
Kansas Oats crop is found in d strip
or counties constituting the eastern
half of the central third OF the state.
the counties of the northern tier from
Jewell east and a group Of counties in
| IN the extreme southeastern corner
| Bariey.-Of barley, there probably
will be 1T,447,920 bushels harvested
from 746.T06 acres, an average of 23.4
bushels per acre. This is more than
four times as large as the crop grown
| in 1917, and on about 100000 less
acres. The western third of Kansas
redeems itself for its great loss of
| wheat acreage last winter by raising
| three-fourths Of the sta+='s barley
crop, or 13,d10,191 bushels.
| Sheridan is the banner barley coun-
| ty, with 7,657,524 bushels. followed in
order by Cove, Thomas, and Sherman.
/ all with nearly a million bushels each.
Rye-The 1877, 1913 acres Of rye will
| yield 2,549,423 bushels or about 15.2
| bushels per acre The larger aggre-
| gate yields are in the south central
part Of the state. the leader being
| Sumner county with 211,77S bushels.
The heavier acre-yields are in the
| eastern third of the state.
forecast on corn, kafir. potatoes
| and other crops will come later.