The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-12-04
CROPS OF 1874.
What some Of our Most Reliable
Farmers say.


Farmers say.
We have before us large advertis-
ing sheet just issued by the A. II. & S.
+. railroad company. Besides Il large
map al their lands it contains
IA large number of statements
direct from farmers, as to the crops of
1874. These are from farmers in I-y-
on, Chase, Marion, Harvey, Reno,
Rice, Barton and other counties.
The object, we suppose, is to counter
act the fearful lies which are being
circulated abroad about the crop fail
ures last season, the the starvation"
stories now bring sent broadcast.
We publish the statements of those
from this county, all ct whom VIII be
recognized as among our best and
most reliable farmers:
STATEMENT OF II. II. GRAY.
/ raised this year on 70 acres of tall
wheat, 22S bushels; ten acres of oats,
$50 bushels. Had about 10 bushels oil
cherries about 500 bushels of apples,
on 200 trees-400 OF them planted in
lSG2, GO In 1868 and 100 in 1864. Had
u good lot of peaches, grapes and small
fruits. III. II. GRAY.
Three miles southeast of Emporia.
STATEMENT OF WIN. WELLS.
1 live two miles north east of Empo-
ria-raised this year, l6 acres of falI
wheat, which yielded 10 bushels per
acre s acres of oats, which made 20
bushels per acre, and 40 acres of corn,
which yelled 20 bushels per acre. Had
81 fartfAaH
here six years and raised good crops
every year before this. WM. WELLS.
STATEMENT OF THos. Z. HALL.
My place is two miles south west of
Emporia ! have been here Is years,
and raised good crops every year.
This year my crop consisted of acres
of winter wheat, which yielded l52
bushels; 20 acres of corn, 400 bushels,
and T5 acres of grass l y tons to the
acre. TnoM. z. HALL.
| STATEMENT OF CURTIS HIATT.
| l live one and one-half miles south
of Emporia. l farmed in Ohio until
l was grown; moved to Indiana in
1888, farmed there until 1856, then
moved to Kansas, and have farmed
here since that time, and have raised
better crops of every description here
than In Ohio and Indiana. lave rails
ed good crops every year before this
wear except in lS6O. This year had
y bushels of fall wheat per acre on 20
acres; 20 bushels of oats per acre, on 4
, acres. Peach and apple trees, grape
vines and small fruit bushes were all
loaded with fruit. CURTIS HIATT.
: STATEMENT OF A. W PLUMB.
+, Ihave 30 bearing apple trees, one hal
} l3 years planted-alI well loaded with
fruit, except northern spy. Have
borne well for the last four years
3 Peaches grapes and Strawberries nj
bearing well. Raised $50 bushels o
oats on Ii acres. A. w. PLUMB.
& Three miles north east of Emporia
e STATEMENT OF A. G. wILHITE.
live four miles southeast of Empo
t ria. raised this year, 1874, ten acre
m OF fall wheat that yielded Ia bushel
"a per acre nine acres of oats not thresh
ed estimated ut 30 bushels per acre
IL acres of corn that will yield 40 bush
l. els per acre, and 6 acres that will yiel
- 70 bushels per acre. Had acres /
market garden, all of which did We
y except late potatoes. Had 3 acres {
IS clover which yielded two tons of ha
> per acre. EARNED "a years in tn
country, have raised good crops {
wheat every year, and never less tina
II 80 bushels of corn per acre except th
!. year aud in 1850, when had about .
bushels per acre. A. Il. WHITE.
STATEMENT OF WILLIAM j. ROBERT
60 Two miles and a half north east
- Emporia. / raised this year on
acres of ground, 20 bushels of onion
5000 cabbages, making fine head
sweet potatoes growing well. Can
here In 1873: farInetl in Virginia m