The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-10
Government Report on Kansas
Crops Out Today.
Corn To Be SIS Per Cent of Aver.
age, E. C. Paxton Reports.
SECOND LARGEST OATS CROF
Estimates Rye Yield at Is Mil
lion Bushels.
Wheat Yield Estimated at 1913
Million Bushels.

The August government crop report
for. Kansas. issued today by E. c. Pax
ton, agricultural statistician for Kan
sas, estimates that the Kansas corn
promises ) per cent of a normal yield.
compared with SO per cent year ago
and So per cent for the ten years aver
age. Paxton estimates the average
Weld per acre at 1926 bushels and the
total crop at 12S, 1892 900. which would
be the largest in the state since 1915
The Paxton report places the wheat
yield for Kansas at 23.6O0,OO0 BUSH
els. the same as the estimate in the
Washington government crop report
issued Monday.
The second largest oats crop in the
history of the state is predicted with
a yield of 56,0O0,0O0 bushels. Kansas
it is. estimated. will produce $4,000
bushels of barley and 2,2o4,oOo BUSH
The Paxton Report.
Paxton says in full:
preliminary estimate of the yield of
winter wheat in Kansas indicates pro.
duction of 123,GoOOO0, or an average OF ~
than was fOrecasted from conditions a
month ago at time of harvest. 1t Is the
largest average Yield Of wheat e since A the
last thirty years. In point of total produc-
ton it is the third largest crop OF wheat
"
best average yields and the areas of major
production lie altogether in the northern
half Of the state, particularly In the north
ern third The counties of the solomon
valley are especially we'll favored. In the
southern third of Kansas are twenty coun-
ties that show average yields of 10 bushels
or less of the total winter wheat crop
in the United States this year r. per cent
is found in Kansas. In addition TO the
winter wheat it is estimated that the
state has also produced 32G00O bushels of
spring wheat this year, mostly in the
northwestern and west central counties:
The grade and quality of wheat produced
this senson is especially fine, being rated
at 96 per cent. allowing 100 per cent TO
represent high medium grade rms
compares with rating of 81 per cent IN
1919 90 PEI cent in 1913, % per cent in
1917 % per cent in 1916, and so per cent
Corn has made wonderful progress dur
ing the past month and is now rated as
promising 50 per cent of a normal yield
This condition is to be compared with 81
per cent n month ago, 60 per cent year
ago. and. - per cent the average August
first condition of the past ten years: :
cast a possible yield of 22.95 bushels per
acre and total crop of 12S, $4,000 bushels
this year. Such production would De
the largest one since 1915. and the fourth
largest in ten years There are spotted
areas in the state where corn needs moiS-
ture badly. in limited areas it is almost a
failure but the general run of the best
corn sections shows a remarkably pralnis-
ing condition The corn has been in4gred
-
bugs but not seriously. Should the pres
ent average continue for another three
weeks the r. ! outcome is likely to he
much larger Ian this very conservative
forecast.
Condition of oats Mt time of harvest
would indicate a production OF 5t.0J6,OOu
bushels or an average of 315 bushels per
acre. 1t Is probable that this years oat
crop has only been eXcelled by the unus-
ually large production of IO.S04 ,OOO
bushels I'm 1917. Only seven times in the
last thirty years has the average yield of
oats in Kansas exceeded 80 bushels per
acre.
a production of 1S0TO.OO0 bushels Of
barley is indicated from the condition of 81
per cert Mt time of harvest. or an average
out exception the largest barley crop ever
produced in the state. Last years record
was the previous high yield, with 16,2OO0Ot
bushels The avreage crop OF the last ter
years has only been 6.310.000 bushels.
August first estimate also indicates ar
average yield of 145 bushels of rye pei
| acre and a crop of 2.204 900 bushels;
crop slightly smaller than that of the last
two Years but much above the ten-yeal
| average. The condition of 81 per cent fol
| grain sorghums August 1 would fore
! cast n cron of 23J25. 900 bushels. or IL
! bushels per acre. Such crop of the kafir:
has only been exceeded once, in 1915 will
| 30 100 600 bushels.
| follows in per cent of normal condition
| on August / Potatoes. S3% flax. SCI
ali hay. $50; alfalfa. 500 timothy. s77S
| miIlet 500 pasture. $40: watermelnnS
| $50 broom corn. 1917: sugar beets, 800
| apDles 24Z grapes $50