From the total cost per acre, as shown in 

 both the foregoing computations, there can 

 rightly be deducted the value of the pasturage 

 and straw, which amount to a considerable sum, 

 and frequently to more than one-third the cost 

 of producing the crop. 



Along with other wheat-producing states, Kan- 

 sas ranks well. The figures of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture are authority 

 for the following comparisons, showing the 

 achievements of the State along this line during 

 the past few years. 



In i8c)5, Kansas was sixth in rank of produc- 

 tion, being led by Minnesota, North Dakota, 

 California, Ohio and South Dakota, these 

 States ranking in the order named. The year 

 1896 found Kansas ranking third, with a record 

 of 30,794,452 bushels of grain to her credit. 

 Minnesota being first with 46,599,061, and Cali- 

 fornia second with 45,097,195 bushels. In 1897 

 she held second place, with a yield of 47,998,152 

 bushels, Minnesota winning first place with a 

 product of 59,891,104 bushels. The yield of 

 1898 placed Kansas in second rank again, Min- 

 nesota getting first honors with a product of 

 78,417,912 bushels, while the wheat fields of 

 Kansas that year produced 64,939,412 bushels, 

 surpassing all her previous wheat crops with the 

 single exception of the yield of 1892. In 1899 

 Kansas was fifth in rank ; in 1900 first, with the 

 largest yield ever reported for any state up to 

 that time; in 1901 Kansas retained first rank in 

 the galaxy of wheat states, with a yield surpass- 

 ing even that of the previous year's crop, and 

 the field from which the 1902 product will be ta- 

 ken doubtless extends over a larger area than 

 has before been known. 



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