County affairs: Howard
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1865-1868 : Crawford)
Date: 1867
This letter, dated May 25, 1867, is from Howard County Kansas officials and residents regarding the county's affairs to Kansas Governor Samuel Crawford. The signed official petition requests the organization of the county. Howard County was organized in 1867 and later split into the Elk and Chautauqua counties in 1875.

County affairs : Howard County
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1871 - 1872
A letter from E. W. Fay asks the Governor if he knows whether the charter sent to the Kansas Secretary of State was granted for the company in Howard County and to provide a reason if the charter was not granted. The following two letters are related to the appointment of Alfred Davis as the Sheriff of Howard County.

Eighth biennial report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1891-1892
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1893
This biennial report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture contains two parts and the page numbering starts over at the beginning of Part II. The volume contains a section on each county, providing summary information about the history of the county, a description of the landscape, crops, livestock, schools, and churches. A large number of tables with statistics about Kansas residents and crop yields, broken down by county, are also included. Other chapters are devoted to interesting subjects such as apiculture, artificial forests, loco weeds, and chinch bugs.

Howard County organization records
Creator: Kansas. Secretary of State
Date: 1869-1871
In order for an unorganized county to be recognized by the state of Kansas, a certain number of householders/legal electors had to petition the governor. The governor would appoint a census taker. Initially, unorganized counties were required to document that they had at least 600 inhabitants in order to be recognized as a county by the state legislature. Over time the number of residents needed to organize a county changed to 1500 and later to 2500 residents. The census was submitted to the governor who then issued a proclamation indicating that the requirements had been met, appointing county commissioners and a county clerk, and naming a county seat. Not all of these documents are available for each county. Included in this file is the memorial to the governor, miscellaneous letters about organization, the 1869-1870 census of Howard County, and the official vote for the location of the county seat.

Reports of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: Bulk 1872-1984
These reports by the State Board of Agriculture include the proceedings of the board, reports for the previous year, maps of counties, abstracts of counties, miscellaneous articles, and reports of agricultural societies, the state fair, state and county statistics, agricultural industries and products, the agricultural college, and the Kansas Academy of Science. The annual reports began in 1872 and were succeeded by biennial reports beginning in 1877-78. Volume numbers were discontinued with the 1953-1956 report; the last being volume 44. From 1953 to 1976 the reports drop "biennial" from the title. Annual reports begin again from 1976 to 1984, except 1982-1983 which is biennial. The dates for each report reflects the reporting year and not the publication date, which was usually a year later. The title of each report reflects the form given on the title page. Only volumes 1 (1872), 2 (1873), 3 (1874), 4 (1875), the centennial edition (1875), 5 (1876), 6 (1877-1878), 7 (1879-1880), 10 (1885-1886), 11 (1887-1888), 13 (1891-1892), and 14 (1893-1894) are currently available.

Seventh biennial report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1889-1890
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1891
This biennial report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture contains two parts and the page numbering starts over at the beginning of Part II. The volume contains a section on each county, providing summary information about the history of the county, a description of the landscape, crops, livestock, schools, and churches. A large number of tables with statistics about Kansas residents and crop yields, broken down by county, are also included. Other chapters are devoted to interesting subjects such as apiculture, artificial forests, loco weeds, and chinch bugs. Proceedings and other activities of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture are in Part II.

The centennial edition of the fourth annual report of the State Board of Agriculture, 1875
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1876
This annual report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture includes information on livestock and other agricultural topics. Also covered are county statistics for population, acreages, productions, live stock, industry,and assessed valuation of property. State statistics, crop and livestock statistics are also included.

Transactions of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1872
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1873
This annual report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture includes information on the birds and plants of Kansas. It also covers crops, livestock, and coal. County statistics include population, acreages, productions, live stock, and assessed valuation of property. State statistics and crop and livestock statistics are also included.

Transactions of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1873
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1874
This annual report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture includes information on livestock and other agricultural topics. Also covered are county statistics for population, acreages, productions, live stock, and assessed valuation of property. Information on the Ninth Annual State Fair and the Transactions of the Sixth Annual Meeting of the Academy of Science is also included.

Transactions of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1874
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1875
This annual report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture includes information on livestock and other agricultural topics. Also covered are county statistics for population, acreages, productions, live stock, and assessed valuation of property. State statistics, crop and livestock statistics are also included. Maps of many Kansas counties are shown.

Transactions of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1875
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1875
This annual report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture includes information on livestock and other agricultural topics. A subject of note is a report on the Rocky Mountain locust invasion. Also covered are county statistics for population, acreages, productions, live stock, industry,and assessed valuation of property. State statistics, crop and livestock statistics are also included.

Transactions of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1876
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1877
This annual report from the Kansas State Board of Agriculture includes information on livestock and other agricultural topics. A subject of note is a report of the Centennial Managers focusing on Kansas's efforts in celebrating the nation's centennial. Also covered are county statistics for population, acreages, productions, live stock, industry,and assessed valuation of property. State statistics, crop and livestock statistics are also included.