The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-07-14
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Crops. Rats. CIarkc's Speeches, dc.
To TIE Editor ef the Times:
4 few days ago farmers were looking blue.
The long dry heated period, though mosi
favorable for tho ""-'"-:.,s, -.-.I L---s:.-, Il
the small grain crops, was. BEGINNING to tell
upon the corn fields, and still the Weather
Clerk seemed TO he unrelcnting. Well, the
farmers have nearly finished harvesting, and
now comes the rain-a steady, copio,ls show
or almost daily. Germ is running up
amazingly, and a good crop is already assured
when the planting WIS done early and the
plants had attained good stand. \ great
breadth has been planted in this part of the
county, and the yield will doubles, Ic better
Than average.
Returns from some of the largest whca.
fields in this vicinity Indicate an average
Weld of about fifteen bushels to the acre.
But the grain l. unCommonly fine, and will
I've got 10 markets. general thing-in the
hest IF order. II is evident that hut for that
,Inc"inmonly severe and unreasonable frot
carly in MAJ the product Of this grain
would have been much greater. The Lert
crop that has come L. my notice Il that cf
Mr. John T. Kelley ni this village. From
twen,y-onc acres John harvested five hun
drcd and ttty-two bl;Lcls Vi the Red Nav
variety which weighed 5ixty-three pound; TO
the tliahel. He had the good fortune to get
this fine lot cf grain through the ,lnsL.r
before the rams, and il Is now in our ware
house awaiting sale. \ Landowner lot -
wheat never fouRl IL way 10 a hopper, and
everybody iS'Tleased that 20 excellent a
ncighb"r and farmer as Mr. Kelley has been
20 cleyerly rewarded
The oats crop is lsing harvested, and the
Yield will Ire IT least fair u,t; do not seem
To I've u avcritc crop with our grain growers.
though most ct them have from one f.
twenty aCies to harvest
Farmers and poultry women are exrs
riencing great ANNOYANCE fromrats. AsmalI
child of Mr.. McI4ane's WIS attacked bv one
of these animals while asleep, a few nights
ago, and one ofits arms WAS severely Kitten.
while some Of our good people have teen
de>poiled Of whole brcods of chickens by
these voracious. rodents. In view of these
facts, Chinese immigration will not meet
with serious opposition from this quarter, If
II is true that John is the greedy ra.-ester he
is said TO he
John Derby, Wes.enized Yankee Of
this town, has lately applied for letters
patent for 4 new invention. Ii Is an ince
MONS contrivance whereby correct count can
he kept Of grain rs il is measured at the sep
arator. This machine would obviate dis
lantes and enable all parties concerned in
to Cd Meir due
Our postoffid jart now is doing a lively
business in the speeches of Sid. Clarke
Some Leavenwortk worthy, doubtless -ac-
iuated solely by a desire to place that centle-
mans strikmsly brilliant alal original views
upon the Northern Pacific Railway before
the people, has mailed to various persons his |
speech on that topic, and the postmaster is
surprised at the number ofeSquires, colonies |
and captains which these missives have
% suddenly brought to light in his neigh |
borhood. So much 50 indeed. that like
caIt: Cutie, he is disposed to '.make note
Nm. II = eHoNn.
PARAMOUNT, July II, 1870.