The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-19
Is 19,541,OOO Bushels Under
Last Years Production.
AVERAGE 1906 BU. TO ACRE
Corn Acreage Is Eight Per Cent
More Than 1921.
Harvest Will Begin in Southern
Kansas June IL to IL.

this year. or an average OF lS-Vo
bushels per acre on the acres LETT lot
harvest, according to the May report
on crop conditions. issued today by the
state board OF agriculture
Should this yield be realized II
would be 19.54l.OOO bushels under
last years production; 3=,oSl'uuU
bushels less than 1920; 37,2S5'OUo
bushels less than in 1919; 1,245.ooo
bushels loss than the five-year average
ending with 1921. and would rate as
the states fifth largest crop
The counties reporting the largest
prospective aggregate yields are
S,,Trer vvitb 4.T3O 600 bushels; Sedg-
wick 100000; Mcpherson 5-f-s.uuVi
Dickinson. 3.117.000; Barton. $50,
600 and Reno. 2.S79.00O bushels. ana
the 25 counties having 100000 acres
or more for harvest. all in the central
third except five which are in the eN-
trcrne northwest viii probably pro-
duce SO per cent Of the stare totai
c.rop The higher acre-yields are IN
dicated in the eastern counties, Brown,
Chase Ivon and Morris leading with
20 bushels each. while of the more
important wheat growing countless
Dickinson leads with is bushels 70 me
acre. followed ny Mcpherson. Sedg-
wick. Marion and Harvey counties
where n bushels per acre are eX-
pected il conditions remain good.
Past Month Favorable.
The past month has been favorable
for the growing wheat. altho there
was an excess Of moisture in most or
the eastern half of the state WINDS
did some damage in dozen or more
counties in the western third and IN
several uorth-central counties, ana
there is concern. chiefly in the west
Cru counties. that weeds when are
growing fast. may seriously affect the
wheat in fields of thin stands Nhlle
not extensive. there has been some
-sT., n 4
southeastern counties wheat has been
injured to degree; by green bugs IN
Chautauqua. Montgomery, Labette,
Cherokee, and Crawford, and by
ehInch bugs in the others. no insect
damage is reported elsewhere altho IN
practically every county in the eastern
third the presence OF chlnch bugs is
mentioned Hessian lily Is noted IN
only a very few localities. and as yet
rust appears to be affecting wheat in
limited way in only four counties,
sumner, Montgomery, Chase and Jef-
ferson.
There is unanimity Of opinion that
fafl-sown wheat that did not sprout
and grow until this spring gives very
little promise of a crop. and there was
a very considerable acreage of wheat
in this classification in the western
half Of the state The prospect for
the spring-sprOuted wheat, however,
was discounted by correspondents in
the boards April report. by including
that time a ldGEe pIUpoIlAll VI
such fields in the estimated abandon
ment Time seems To be verifying the
April estimates. and later develop
ments have not sppreciahly changed
the general outlook in tnat respect inT
the past thirty days.
Harvest to Begin juno tt-17.
Indications are that the wheat har-
vest will begin in the southern tier of
counties from Harper to Cherokee in
the week of June 11-17. and to the
IL
the following week. Elsewhere in the
central wheat belt it is expected the
crop will be ready by June 25, and IN
the northwest quarter. where harvest
is latest, cutting viii probably COM
mence in the first week in July. as is
also the prospect as far east in the
northern tier as Marshall.
Spring Wheat.
The acreage in spring wheat is
probably about the same as last year.
when $4,000 acres We're sown. The
crop is comparatively unimportant in
Kansas. and its production is usually
limited to n half-dozen northwestern
corner counties. The condition of the
spring wheat averages high, 9O.2.
Corn.
The corn acreage VIII probably
amount TO 4.7T5.O0O acres, or s per
cent more than last year. and the
largest since the 5.157.23 acres
planted in 1920 Increases are founI
heaviest losses in abandoned wheat
The north-centraI region where
wheat SO largely failed, is noted for
its adaptability for corn. and here the
acreage to this crop will he much
greater. For example. Jewell. which
holds the record yield OF corn for auv
Kansas county. expects to plant more
corn by 30 per cent than last year.
while the surrounding counties of Re
public. Cloud, Mitchell. Osborne and
Smith. report probably Increases of
16. So, 54, SIS. and - per cent. re-
spectively. In the eastern part of the
state the corn acreage IS little under
that OF last year. but big percentage
gains are reported in many counties
in the western part and including dis
tricts not considered in the so-called
corn belt" proper
Corn Planting Delayed.
The planting Of corn has been de-
layed by wet weather. and not more
than about 80 per cent OF the con-
tempiated corn acreage has been put
in. altho this work is now swiftly prog
resSing- The weather has been too
cold and wet for the best growth of
corn As a matter of fact there is so
little of the crop showing above ground
that there j. practically no base as
vet for a statewide condition report
of any reliability or significance
Hence. none is attempted at this time
Under the inquiry as to Percentage of
Condition the replies are mostly too
early 10 tell, not up yet" Just com
ing up" few fields showing thru the
ground. still planting" and plant
ing now in fun swing" In a general
way soil conditions are excellent for
both the planting and growth OF corn.
except where the land still remains