The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-07-19
For the EAGLE.
A Chstty Letter From Kechi.
NJ. STEWART

NJ. STEWART.
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For the EAGLE.
4 Chatty Letter From Kechi.
EDITOR GLE:-Trusting tia
| light diet is best for the bird this not
weather, we once more send a few
items from Kcchi King wheat ani
lord oats have severed their connec
ton with mother earth The harvest
ers polished sickle is at rest and The
self-binders-w well, they've been blowed
enough. You see we didn't get one
this year. The only attachment We
could afford to add to ours was Baily'i
arrangement for hitching three horses
Well not attempt to declare it an ex
act evener in every respect, or that Il
entirely does away with the side pres
sure at the longer end, but it beats
driving a string team in fly time long
way. Harvest in this locality has been
one OF unusual push. Some of oul
neighbors tried TO crowd two days in
to one, and came near doing it by
running their harvesters twenty hours
out of twenty-four. Farmers who
were ready and sowed Immediately
after tho let-up of the grasshoppcl
reign will have from ten to sixteen
bushels of wheat per acre. Those who
sowed three weeks later will not have
enough to pay for cutting. OCCASION
ally one lost his wheat by the floods
The western part of the county, be-
cause permitted to SOW earlier, will
10 doubt, beat us this year for wheat
Corn looks well, but good shower OF
rain is needed. Oats are, generally, q
good crop.
While have the pencil want to
notice visit from j. C.. Hyde, OF
Grant township. 1t was just AS we
were getting ready to try our three
horse ovener he rode up. | always
like to meet such men. There is
something to be learned from them.
Friend III. is one of the gocrs and
doors; one who leaves footprints in
the sands of time" and in this re-
spect fair representative of the
township from which he halls. He
first struck this land of promise some
five years ago, bringing with him wife
and babies, team and some fifty dol
lars i'll money. He now has one of
the best improved farms in the coun-
ty and we might add more babies.
But, Mr.. Editor, l wish had time to
spend day at his home finding fault
and if didn't launch out more ebjec-
tons to his general plans of procedure
than any one who has yet glanced
over his patch of dirt, l would agree
to stand treat every meeting fer the
next ten years. 81 came up to see
that hedge you have been plashing,"
said he. "Gaze," said l. And the
very next moment he pointed out an
opening under the plash large enough
to admit the passage of Alleck Hoods
Bramah rooster. "What are you 60
ing to do with that hole 2" said he.
"Let new shoots grow from the ground
and close it up" said |. A look of in
credulity spread over his phiz and
disappeared with passing zephyr.
Now one way of looping or FLASHING a
hedge, and way that many are adopt
ing, is to bend over the plants with
out nicking at the ground and fasten
them there. In case of this kind the
sap, when the growing season comes
will follow up the inclining twig aud
push out new shoots all its length ex-
cept that portion nearest the root.
But our plan is to nick or cut each
plant at least half off right at the
ground, thus dividing the sap as it
rises, and the portion which is pre-
vented from going into the reclining
twig is sure to push out from three to
six vigorous shoots directly from the
root.
But 10 return. Friend Hyde kept
On making observations. Il should
not grow rye, because wheat paid bet
-er." "My pines and cedars would all
lie after three years DID," II ought
lot to sow grain in the valley when
here was going TO be flood" "The
BULLS neck was too big and his horns
90 big" And-well, if he will call
again some day we will try to con-
,ince him that we are doing our beat
o remedy all these defects.
notice, too. new itemizer from
his locality reformed Bach). Who |
md what is he ? A reformed drunk
nd is one who ceases to be drunk
I'd. From the same manner of rea-
oning reformed bach would be
married man. This one, however, is
ot married, but probably is so near
that he imagines certain measure
f reform has actually taken place.
III honor to the reformer.