Friend' planter of medium widtli, with a deep- 

 grained yellow dent corn, about the same quan- 

 tity of seed as would have been used if from 

 three to rather less than four grains had been 

 placed in hills the ordinary distance apart. This 

 was cultivated four times with common gang 

 cultivators and hoed three times — the last being 

 after Maying by' with the cultivators." For 

 ten years at least no manure or other fertilizer 

 had been used on this land, but it was reported 

 as having been at some previous time heavily 

 manured. 



In comparison with other states famous in 

 aggregate of corn production, Kansas ranks 

 high. The figures of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture are authority for the 

 showing that in 1895 Kansas was fourth, being 

 outranked by Iowa, Illinois and Missouri, which 

 states yielded in the order named. In 1896 

 Kansas was again fourth, Iowa again leading, 

 Nebraska second and Illinois third. The year 

 1897 finds Kansas back in fifth place, Illinois, 

 Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri leading her in the 

 order named. Again in 1898 Kansas was fifth, 

 Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and Missouri coming in 

 the order mentioned. In 1899 Kansas was third, 

 Illinois and Iowa each barely preceding her, and 

 in 1900 Kansas again ranked fifth. From these 

 statements it will be gathered that the states 

 excelling Kansas in total corn-production are her 

 immediate neighbors of the prairie district. Dur- 

 ing these recent years, Kansas has ranked fifth 

 or better. 



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