Fourth Biennial Report of the State Board of Agriculture, to the Legislature of the State of Kansas, for the Years 1883-84, Containing Statistical ... of Each County in the State: Together With a

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Excerpt from Fourth Biennial Report of the State Board of Agriculture, to the Legislature of the State of Kansas, for the Years 1883-84, Containing Statistical Exhibits, Descriptive Statements, and a Sectional Map in Colors of Each County in the State<br/><br/>During the biennial period just past, nearly 2, additional acres have been put in cultivation. The principal field crops, corn, wheat, oats, and grass, have received each a proportionate amount of this increase in acreage, the most notable addition being to the winter wheat area, which increased from acres in 1882, to acres in 1884. The corn area did not increase as'largely as did that of winter wheat, on ao count of the reverses that attended its cultivation in the extreme western counties. The almost total failure of the corn crop of 1883 in the two tiers of counties lying along the western limit of organized territory, had the effect of decreasing the area in this section largely, sorghum and other forage crops taking its place In a large degree. The difficul ties attending the planting of the corn crop of 1884, resulting from an exceedingly late season, also caused a decrease in some sections. The fair yield obtained in western Kansas in 1884 will undoubtedly have the effect of enlarging the area of 1885. An in crease in the area of corn in the eastern half of Kansas, can be reasonably calculated upon each year, the rapid increase in the numbers of live stock, and the necessity of providing for their wants, being the principal incentive for enlarging the acreage. The oat area increased during the biennial period a little more than acres, and in each year a large crop was harvested Â that of 1883 being the largest in the his tory of this cereal Â while a comparison with other States shows that the average yield per acre for Kansas in 1883 exceeded any average to be found in the annals of agricul ture.

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Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 716
Publisher:: Forgotten Books
Publication Date:: 2018-09-19
Weight:: 1102 g

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