The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-10
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ANOTHER FACT N FAyoR or FHz H1en
PHAIEIEs.-Many Of our farmers enter
tain the opinion -thas the river bottom
lands are far more productive and valua-
ole for cultivation than the upland prairie.
With shallow blowing and Insufficient
cultivation this is no doubt tbs casa: but
We have always been of tie opinion that
much Of the upland prairis 10 not excellsd
| IN fertility. and with proper tillsgs viii
yield as beautifully as any of the. river
bottom lands. To prove this. We will
state some facts that came to QUE notice
| the past week: Two farmers. who live
within short distance of Manhattan
and whose farms are situated in the mar
row valley of q small stream, have enlli.
waited their land for twelve years. Dur.
ing this twelve years there have been but
| two seasons IN which they have raised
less than sixty bushels of corn to the
acre. The dry year of 1860 they raised
bout twenty bushels per acre, and one
acre. Now has any farmer excellsd this,
on the best land? Their peculiar mode
of culture can be described in few
words. They always pillow their ground
very deeply. They furrow deePly before
planting. and after dropping the sesd in
The bottom of the deep furrow harrow Che
ground over. 'D~
The advantage of narrowing after plan
ting, are, that = Fes.roys the weeds that
have sprouted, sau it leaves the surfaces
of The ground in excellent condition for
cultivation. - cahattan Independent.
insane AsYLUM.-Ths Psola RePublI.
csr saws th;s institution. superintended
by DR.. G. 0. Cause and wife. rs govern
ed by the kindest regards. and best
int erests of the patients and institution,
and every one acquainted with thoss. IN
charge must believe that their whole pur-
pose to perform their duty is accomplish
ed; as evidence of which their record OF
| discharged patients will show. The rae
ord is: IT1enty four patients .trsceired
since the institution Was opened eleven
recovered and discharged, two improved.
Abou. forty applications have been made.
but rejected from .want.of room, which
lack of room obstructs thsi extension of
the institution. Il seems that cur State,
consi deriHg the advanced position. shs
occu pies, has seriously failed in her. aid
in m sking any appropriations for ran iusti-
tuition which il one of tbs. most useful
and Necessary of our ,seyersls ssylums.
The attendants are selected with great
| cafe for their fitness, and are intelligent,
athletic aud cheerful, and seem to under
e,and and perform eTeditably the duties
of their positions. 80 80 -.isias .
| KANSAS HcRTIcULTuRALi Soc1ErY
Norman J. Colman, editor ofShs ST. Lou
is Rural World, WAS in stiendanes at the
last session of the Kansas Horticultural
Society. held in Lawrence. Mr.. O. gave
the following motto. of the meeting in his
last Rural: -a : - {. ~
We attended the meeting of the Kan
sas Pathological Society. held "a at Law
renee, on the 10th. 18th aud 18th of De.
cember A vigorous young society was
organized. There is material in it to max,
one of the very best Horticultural Socis-
ties in the country. The fruit exhibited
WAS very superior--riyalling in, excsllencs
that raised 10 our State. We; have moi
space for an abstract of the proceedings
in this issue. a.
Col. Cloud, 'sthe fighting colonel of the
Second Kansas" has about made up his
mind to locate at Carthags, No., 30 fsayf
the Sedslia Times. and adds: t.Hsncs h
is interested in the several railroad pro.
| iects in that section of the State He is
. live, working Radical, and an energetic
business man. Should he settis in Gar
lhaee we will not be surprised to hear O.
that place having q railroad at no distan
day" .4gsf 81. f.ss,lffa --z-.-