The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-24
This Is Record Year for Pro-
duction, Says MohIer.
Very Unsatisfactory in Cash
Return to the Farmer.
WILL COME OUT IN GOOD SHAPE
REIMBURSEMENT Period Has Been
Hard Blow to Agriculturists.
Alfalfa Crop Is Below Standard,
Declares Secretary.

The Kansas farmer is just conclud-
ing another record year as far as pro-
duction is concerned, but a vert I'M
satisfactory one from the standpoint
of cash returns, ]. c. Mohler, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture,
tural Situation for the Associated
Press. Despite the present discour-
agements, Secretary Mohler predicts
that farmers of the state will weather
the storm and come out triumphantly
Probably no other industry could
stand what the agricultural industry
has endured during the REIMBURSEMENT
period and survive" said Mr.. Mohler
THE drain upon its resources has
been severe, but the advantages af-
forded by agriculture for self-support
and economics will enable it to
weather the crisis in a way that would
be impossible with other industries
undergoing similar vicisitudes."
Review of Year by Mohler.
Reviewing the years results, Moh-
Ter continued:
an the way of agricultural pro-
auctions the year 1921 has been one
of the best for Kansas, in the ag-
gregate. The season did not bring
favorable conditions to all portions,
yet volume of production for the state
as a whole measures up above the
average, altho it is materially under
the record production of Kansas agri-
culture in 1920. The wheat crop Of
this year, approximately 125 million
bushels, is the fourth largest in the
history of our state, which is noted
for it's leadership in wheat. Altho the
crop has been marketed very freely,
the price had stood up well under the
heavy movement.
Is Average Corn Crop.
''While the corn yield will not be a
as great as in 1920, the years crop
will probably approximate the ten
year average. Corn in the eastern
part of the state and in some counties
to the northwest, has yielded far
above the average.
THE alfalfa hay crop is below
standard. yet the years output will
probably rank second, if not first,
among the states, while the prairie hay
yield is excellent, altho the total acre
age cut and tonnage are less than last
year. These three crops-wheat, corn
and hay-embrace the major items in
the annual agricultural production in
Kansas. Minor crops have produced
well, but the acreage devoted to them
is considerably decreased. Pastures
and other feed conditions have been
excellent for livestock. There has
been no widespread outbreak of ami
mai diseases, and livestock generally
has been healthy.
at would be quite misleading in re-
viewing the years agriculture, how
ever, to refer solely to the splendid
record of production. for that would
by no means give a true picture of the
situation. The record of production
clearly shows the spirit and courage
of our farmers, as they met the first
requirement for large production, the
planting of a large area to crops. But
it is one thing to produce and quite
another thing to sell at a profit, and
the marketing end of the farming
business has been anything but salts
factory.
Heavy Losses to Farmers.
Heavy losses have been sustained
because of Improbable prices consid-
ering cost of production. The live
stock industry has suffered severely in
this respect. Present prices for coarse
grain crops as corn, oats and barley
are unremunerative. Farmers have
been hopeful of a possible profit in
feeding the cheap grains and forage
to livestock, but thus far there has
been little or nothing to sustain that
hope except in the case of hogs. At
present prices of hogs and corn, pork
production is profitable, but we must
look to the future for encouragement
in other branches of the Matchmaking
industry, as well as for improvement
in the agricultural situation generally"