The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-06-03
FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Being the second of fifteen articles written for the
Democrat by N o. Shanks, Publicity Expert
on the Resources of Liberal and Seward County

but let US look at some figures
from the county records which tell
the story of development.
There are today 114,703 acres in
cultivation in the county; 36,353 in
the Fargo precinct; 39,253 in the Lib
eral township and 39,097 in Seward
precinct. There are 283,357 acres not
under cultivation; 97,217 in Fargo
precinct; 90, 267 in the Liberal pre-
cint and 95,S73 in Seward precinct.
The value of the land exclusive of
the improvements is placed at $4,552,
$4,000; the improvements are placed
at 74,765. The total areas in
farms according to the 1919 tax rolls
are: Fargo precinct, 109,298; Liber-
al, 86,883; and Seward 37,289 acres.
The figures show that 1917-the
war year Kansas farmers led all pre-
vious records in wheat acreage with
more than 10000 ares.
Now com bare the following fi4lres
with those above given for the year
1905. These last figures are for 1919.
Wheat, acres sown in fall of 1918:
Fargo precinct, 18,401 ares; Liberal
1892 and Seward, 24,751 acres,
making a total of 1879 acres.
Spring wheat only in the Fargo pre-
cinct being 100 ares.
Corn, 4599 acres distributed in the
precincts as follows: Fargo 1852
acres; Liberal, 2O83; Seward, 664
acres.
Oats, 203S acres: Fargo, 845 acres
Liberal 668 and Seward 525 acres.
Rye, 1856 acres: Fargo, 725; Lib
eral, 5000 and Seward 1872 acres.
Emmer only four acres that be
ing in the Fargo precinct. Irish po-
tatoes, 60 acres being in the Fargo
precinct.
Broomcorn, 2,155 acres with Far
go having 1165 acres; Liberal, TAO
acres; and Seward, $50 acres.
Sorghum for forage: 1852 acres;
Fargo with 2,195; Liberal, 1872 and
Seward, 465 acres. For seed, 2,475
acres: with Fargo having 730 acres;
Liberal, $50 acres and Seward, 875.
Kafir for forage and grain: 15,407
acres, with Fargo, $3.50; Liberal,
6329, and Seward, 28OS. For forage
only, Fargo 738 and Liberal 1855.
Milo: 20,886 acres; Fargo 1918;
Liberal 8,768 and Seward, 1900. For
forage only, Fargo II acres; Liberal
1860.
Feterita, 1,742 acres. Fargo having
1890 acres; Liberal, 1905 acres and
Seward, 377 acres.
Sudan grass, 564 acres with Fargo
having 266 acres; Liberal, 388 and
Seward, 10 acres.
Jerusalem corn, 300 acres in the
Liberal precinct.
Sweet clover, ten acres in the Lib
eral precinct.
Prairie grass for pasture fenced:
Fargo, 104,217 acres; Liberal, 42,333
acres and Seward, 34,889 acres. Not
fenced 1870 acres in the Fargo pre-
cinct. For hay, $50 acres in the Lib
eral precinct.
There you have the development of
the county agriculturally in more
forceful language than one can des-
cribe. 1t takes actual facts and fig
ures to really show the development
of the county.
While the average bushels per
acreage is only ten bushels many
fields will run thrice that. Last year
it run Is.
And while wheat by many is
thought to be the backbone of agri-
culture in Seward county it is far
from that. 1t is estimated that the
wheat marketed at Liberal the past
year amounted to something like a
million and a quarter dollars but the
spring crops-the sorghums run
around four million dollars.
To take care of the wheat crop
there are seven elevators at Liberal
and one mill; three and mill at Kis-
met; and one at Hayne.
Seward county is agriculturally
divided into two parts so to speak.
The Cimarron river divides the coun-
ty. To the north of the river the soil
is generally hard-or buffalo soil; to
the south from light sand to a sandy
loan, and the south part is the fur
therest thus far developed. The
north is given more to grazing, the
native grass being, buffalo, blue stem