The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-04-26
KANSAS.


The Columbus IRdepeadeat notes tn,
Tact that the horses in Cherokee coun.
~ are, as a general rule. too small foi
the work necessary for them to per.
form, therefore heavier stock should
be raised for future use, and adds that
ii is the interest OF every man engaged
in that business to improve his stock
as much as possible every year, and es-
pecially horses. The Independent re-
commends a large Norman horse.
known by the name of Butcher, and
owned by john Conklyn, Of Neutral
City.
The same paper SAYS:
We visited the farm of Enoch Car
ter, Tuesday last, and was shown by
him his orchard, consisting of thirty
acres, of all varieties of trees. ranging
from one year old up to three, and
hardly a tree is to be found in the or
chard that will not bear this season.
Thus showing the advantage of South
ern Kansas over other states for fruit
growing.
The Frcdonia Jouyud is happy. as
would appear from the items we APP
pend:
The hearts of our farmers have been
made glad by the recent rains. The
earth had become SO dry that many
feared short crops. But last Friday
the rain came. and has repeated its Wis
lis frequently since. The ground is
now well moistened.
Spring is come. Trees are putting
forth their leaves. dead wheat fields
are turning green, the prairics are
changing their carpets, and the air sa-
vors of good old fashioned spring.
The fifth annual or Easter Monday
fair of Troy A.. ii. and NJ. Association
was held on April LIST, and, all things
considered, il was success.
From the Atkinson Champion:
Hon. Geo. w. Click has received two
of the finest Berkshire sows ever
brought to this country. They are
from the litter of a sow that took the
premium last year at the great A@ri-
cultural Fair at Cirrcncester. England.
They were imported last fall, and left
in Canada TO be bred to Berkshire
boar that took the first premium at the
same fair. These pigs are beauties of
their kind, and most valuable addi-
ton to the fine stock of Northern Kan
sas. Mr.. Click has some of the finest |
stock in the West, both i'm cattle and |
hogs, and manifcsts great interest in |
the improvement of the stock Of the |
country.
The Paola Spirit has seen fine herd |
of fat cattle:
Mr.. w. II. Fox, living in the east
part of this city, has a herd of about
$50 head of fine steers which he is fat
tcning for the eastern market, on a
farm about three miles from town.
lie is fattening exclusively with corn.
Corn is cheap and beef is commanding
a very fair price; ergo. Fox will make
money. We shall take pains to visit
this herd of cattle before Mr.. Fox gets
them ready for the market, which will
now be very soon. Mr.. Fox is one of
our best business men and knows well
what to invest in. Cattle raising and
the cattle business generally is the
branch best adapted TO Kansas.
4 Chase county farmer corrcspcn-
dent OF the Emporia Ners says:
| can name parties now on home
stcads in Marion county, who located
one year ago, herded their stock while
grass lasted, stabbed afterwards. raised
sod corn enough to feed all winter,
have fat horses. cows in good condi-
ton, milk and butter plenty. from
twenty to fifty acres broke. and the
broke around ready for
hedging this spring.
Winter wheat is reported to be near
ly killed around Alma, and farmers
will pat in sping wheat instead.
The Altoona Union saws the Pleas
ant Valley Farmers Club has interest
ing meetings.
The Eureka Herdh contradicts the
report that the wheat i'm that vicinity
has been killed.
The Kansas Pacific is transporting ,
wheat and oats for seed for farmers
use. al half rates.
Horace Greeley has been requested I
20 deliver the annual address at the ;
leXt State Fair. 5
The Garnet Pdindealer SAYS that ,
N Anderson county the peach crop
will be abundant this season. The
buds are III spendid condition.
The humboldt Union contains the :
proceedings of the Salem Township I
farmers Club of Allen County. The |
subject of discussion was root culture. 5
The lola Register is in hopes that !
many fields Of wheat that were con-
idered dead may be resurrected by the :
pring showers and favorable weather, /,
making the old lesson good. las we sow, ;,
o shall We reap" :
The Emporia yers SAYS: i
The weather continues fine. People t
re still prepared for planting. The C
armers say that the ground plows bet a
er now than il has for years before.
The Usage Mission Joa,aai publish
s the notes of a meeting of the Big II
}reek Farmers Club. The officers are: 7
resident, y. Z. Wisborg: Vice Pres !
ent. a. L. Gibson: Secretary. j. :.
Ferry: Janitor, II. Cunningham.
5. X. Davis has shown the editor of Il
he Wichita Tfaette speciman of SUI il
ar made from the sap of box elder r.
ices. which grow proiusely on several II