The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-13

kansas farming and stock
1temS.
A colored youth threw a stone one
day last week, at q cow belonging to
DR.. Baisley, of OskaIoosa, which
struck her in the forehead, crushing
the skull.
The grssshoppers are out and eating
each other at Wichita.
A pound Cd butter q day was made
from common cow owned by N. C..
Newman, Of Cottonwood Falls, during
the monthS of January and February.
MIR. c. Cunningham, of Leavenworth,
has received from Japan q quantity
of clips of young trees which bear a
delicious fruit.
Capt. Ford, of Neosho, found his
COW standing on her hind legs at the
bottom of his well. Some tackle and
plenty of help soon got her out all
right.
Mr.. Silvers, residing near Coffey-
Vile, lost his stables, corn, and a fine
lot of hogs, by prairie fire few days
ago.
The rainfall in Kansas in 1875 was
ALB inches-more by 557 inches than
is recorded for any previous year, and
lilo inches greater than the average
annual amount for the eight preced-
ing years.
Rev. r. T. Booth, while fighting y
prairie fire on his: farmrln Chautauqua
county, was caught In Q whirlwind
of flames and seriously burned on the
hands ahd face.
At Fredonia Mr. Frank Sprague
clims to have had COW covered up in
a straw stack, remaining there twenty
two days lacking three hours, without
water. When taken out her tongue was
swollen and she was so near dead
that she did not survive but a few
hours.
On last Wednesday night, during
the thunder storm, Mr.. Strickland,
whe is living on Judge Stafford's farm,
east OF town, was awakened by q very
heavy clap of thunder, and in q few
moments his attention was attracted
by bright light through the window.
He looked out at the window and dis
covered that the shed, IN which he had
something near three hundred sheep
sheltered, had been struck with light
ming and was on fire. He ran quickly
6olthe rescue, but in spite of all his en-
deavOrs about two hundred of Ibis
sheep were burned to death.-Win-
field Courier.
Mr.. Russell Of Newton, has sows
that had respectively z, IL. Il, and l6,
pigs last week. 80 of which aree alive
and doing well.
The little grasshoppers look natural.
The ground is covered with them in
spots. The eggs seem to have been
deposited in patches. They can now
be daily killed. Mr.. Robert Weekly
enc OF the most extensive farrern In
the county, having two hundred acres
Of wheat Is slaughtering, them by the
nillions with common ground roller.
Wherever they make their appearance
he runs the roller over them. He saws
they are thus crushed 20 death when
very young. Last evening we expert
mented upon their tenderness and
IOAuA buAS = SkEx4t bSuCu Oh the unZ0r
bruised them beyond recovery. For
the first two or three days after their
appearance we believe the roller plan
good. Tho ground ought to be rolled
several times.-Winlleld Courier.
At the late convention Of Short
horn breeders Mr.. John Moler, of
Anderson county, in an address, dwelt
upon the value OF grades, and their
advantages over common stock. He
gave the following instance of his
own experauce:
Last winter ha stall-fed forty head
Of three year old steers. Thirty of
them were half durham, or what we
call grades. Ten Of them were good
common steers Of native stock. and
OF good average quality. They wero
all fed on the aams food and Alto
gether, and Jared exactly alike. he
Commenced feeding In November. and
before feeding had all weighed eeDa-
ratelv. And again after feeding was
over, and the cattle ready for uSrkeE.
had all weighed separately. The "a.
tive, steers gained on an average 990
pounds 70 the bead, during the feed