Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1920-06-17
ESTIMATE KANSAS CROP.
Dickinson's' Wheat Outlook Promises
100000 Bushels.


enc Jane ! ana within three weeks
Of the beginning of harvest. the
Kansas wheat outlook offers pros
poet Of "A l09275.000 bushels, or "A
forecasted yield Of l4.ll bushels per
acre on 7725.O00 acres of winter
wheat, and yield Of il.5 bushels
per acre on $4,000 acres Of spring
wheat The growing condition is So
per cent OF normal with ample mois
ture in all parts Of the state for pres
ent needs. Should such harvest be
realized IL will be the fifth time in
the last seven years that Kansas
has exceeded a hundred million bush
81 wheat crop From 1914 to 1916
inclusive Kansas produced 1914 per
cent Of all the winter wheat IN the
United States. In 1919 She raised
her ante 70 20,6 per cent This sea
son she promises from present out
i look 10 go even farther and make il
PIG per cent
There has been a general improve
ment Ia wheat during the past month.
/ Local hail storms have done slight
damage Ia the aggregate The
growth is a little too rank in the
i eastern bottoms ana even in parts Of
the west. No esrious amount of
lodging has occurred as YET but Il Is
threatened unless there is plenty Of
sunshine for week or two Rust
has appeared in some localities. eS
pecially in Barton county. HessmH
fly is present in many fields of the
eastern hnlf Of the state but has not
been plentiful enough to cause ser
ious damage Mature chinch bugs
are to be found III many counties of
the eastern border and promise to be
come troublesome in the corn fields
later If the weather proves favorable
for their development.
The winter wheat condition in
Dickinson county is 50 per cent and
forecast .226.000 bushels The oats
condition is 81 per cent and the fore
caast OIL 900 bushels. Barley con
dition in this county is rated ut 100
per cent and the estimated produc
tion is $4,000 bushels and hay con
dtion is "a per cent.
Preliminary survey places the
Kansas oat acreage this year at l.
779.O acres A growing condition
on June Of 50 per cent would fore
east yield Of 2937 bushels per
acre and a total crop Of %. 100000
bushels Last years crop amounted
to 44229,O00 bushels and the aver
age production IN the last five years
has been 51,435,O00 bushels. 1917
was the Kansas banner oat year with
a production Of 70,S04.0O0 bushels. !
The barley acreage appears to be 23
per cent greater than year ago.
making the second largest acreage in
the history of Kansas agriculture.
Corn planting is practically com
pleted with good stands in all but a
few northeast counties where cut
worms and washing rains have nee
essitated a replant No estimates of
corn acreage or condition will be |
made till July 1 but the cinditions
are that Kansas has returned to her
pre- war basis and has planted a much
larger acreage than was sown last
year Many counties will show fully
n 80 per cent increase over year
ago The first cutting of alfalfa is
being taken and the crop in general
is light. The condition at time OF
harvest was rated at % per cent as
compared with 1913 last year.
On June the condition of other
minor crops in Kansas was rated as
follows: Rye 80 per cent apples, 36
per cent GLOVER. 90 per cent; peaches
20 per cent; pears, 20 per cent
and raspberries. 50 per
cent; watermelons and muskmelons
50 per cent; sugar beets. 100 per
cent