The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-07-12
NEosHO RAprns JuJv I ,7s

to your questions in regard to farming
in Lyon county: For eight years have
been successful in growing big crops, as
you know. This year, as far as 1 can
judge now, there will be as good q crop
as any year. Wheat is good in the num-
Der of bushels and quality. 1 don't know
Of any field that will yield less than twen-
ty bushels to the acre, and some Will
yield thirty bushels. 1 have forty acres
that will yield twenty-five bushels to the
acre. and some say it will go thirty. 1t
is fine quality OF May wheat, and is free
from rye and cheat. The corn crop in
Ia spots on low places where the water
stood too long; such places are too wet
and weedy. Potatoes are looking well
and will be plenty. Fruit will not be so
plenty, caused by the hail showers in the
spring, which knocked the blossoms off
the apple and peach trees; however there
will be q pretty good share of apples of
the best and largest we ever have had,
and quantity of peaches every where
Oats are much heavier than common and
will yield big; some fields will go eighty
bushels to the acre. L have some which
will average that much, and some of my
neighbors have as good. For grass, no
end to the growth of it, and will be as
big as any we have ever had in Lyon
county. When 1 came here, eight years
ago, some of the oldest settlers told me
timothy and clover would not grow here.
Since then 1 have not wondered at the
SLOEys as no one bTIeu 10 raise Lnem I'LL
lately. One of my near neIghbors, G. R.
Harper, has in his orchard three or four
acres of the heaviest and talIest / ever
baYe seen. He also has piece of red
clover Of the very pest that can be found
in any country. The land on the river
bottom can not be beaten for any kind of
crop, and we challenge the world. We
can outgrow any country, and can prove
il. People are invited to come and see for
themselves. If farmer don't grow big
,kwvS t. Gel
the land or climate, 1t must be the fault
of the farmer.
As far as stock growing is concerned, it
can not be beaten. We have, and can
show, in Lyon county as good stock OF
horses, cattle, sheep and hogs as can be
found in any country. We have in Lyon
county many advantages over other coun-
ties in the state. We have no herd law
and don't want any. We haYe unlimited
range for stock. We have plenty of tim
Der and abundance OF coal, water and
store of the best kinds for lime or build.
ing houses, barns, bridges, etc. For fruit
we can show as good as there is in the
state and the most of it. I think this is
the garden of the state. Land is good as
can be; the climate is healthy and good.
The winter is short and mild. Since I
have lived in Lyon county 1 have not
heard of man or beast getting sun-struck
with heat; neither have heard Of any
freezing to death. This is not the case in
other places; they melt with the heat and
freeze with cold. 1 find there are some,
who went west to the herd law counties,
coming back to Lyon county because
they could not keep cattle, even g COW to
give milk to feed their babies. We can
keep, here, as many cows, horses, sheep,
and hogs as q man wants. Furthermore
we have good schools, churches, bridges
an d good, friendly neighbors to associate
with. Yours very respectfully,
JAMES O'TooLE.
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The first question answer, yes. think
stock raising should be combined. Stock
has done well. The probable yield of
wheat in the district visited bv the tor
nado twelve bushels per acre; corn about
two-thirds, taking the amount planted.
| Oats on the upland are good, on the bot
tom land too large growth of straw, badly
down. Potatoes never better. No fruit
in this part On account Of the great tor
/ nado. A. A. HICKoX.
NEosRo RAPIDS. July 1, '7S.
SToTLER g. GRAHAM:-To your first
question 1 answer Ia the affirmative.
Lyon is one of the best farming counties
I'm Kansas. The soil is q clay loan, gen.
orally underlayed with limestone, and the
larger part of it rich in animal and Vegeta-
BILE matter, and therefore OF great dura.
bility under close cultivation. Stock is
| very healthy here, hay cheap, and an
abundance Of pasture, free, has made stock
raising very profitable. l have twenty
acres Of wheat that will average eighteen
bushels per acre; it was injured by the
hail storm. The berry is large for May
wheat. Owing to the heavy rains the
wheat in this locality is not etaeked, and
much has been cut with cradles and
pect for corn, oats, potatoes and grass
crops; oats, grass and potatoes are adyanc-
! ed enough to insure lagre yield. Small
fruit Is abundant for the amount in Guilt
walton. An over supply OF peaches, and
q fair amount Of apples, but many Of the
trees dropped their fruit after the late
frosts. w. s. COOK.
SToTLRR & GRAHAM.-I tried farming
in Ohio 20 years, In Illinois one year, and
In Kansas 10 years, and must say that in
corn and oats Kansas is ahead; wheat
equal, and potatoes very much ahead. In
stock raising want no better country.
7 have not s0Wed any wheat for two years
1 past PrOapect Of crops Of all varieties
could not be much better, having SO much
| ram fall SO far.
J. FROST, Fremont.
JULY 9TH, 1878.
MRssRs SrOTLER & GRAHAM:-Iu an
i swer to your request for information I
feel free TO say that the results OF my
farming and stock raising operations have
been such that have no disposition TO
change my business or my location either.
There was very little wheat sown In this
vicinity last fall. Some Of the little that
was sown has made splendid growth and
Will produce heavy yield OF good wheat.
Corn is looking finely on the whole; q
little too much wet for some pieces. Corn
is our main crop in this vicinity. Oats are
good, 50 are potatoes. both early and late.
They promise a heavy yield. Small fruits
never better; all kinds Of vines and bush
es well loaded. Cherries, peaches, pears
and apple all promise plenty in thefI
Iproper season. Summer apples now ripe,
cherries mostly gone, blackberries in
abundance now
Stock Of all kinds healthy and in fine
condition, roaming through grass up 70
] their bellies over the upland prairie, and
} much OF these outlying lands owned by
outsiders who are anxious to sell ff st
from two to i've dollars per acre. / am
! now engaged in raising my I'D crop OF
corn and vegetables in Lyon county. ]
have frsveled in thirty different counties
OF the State and saw much fine land and
many fine locations, and yet have seen
nothing that suited me better (saking All
things into consideratfon) than ] can
} find IN Lyon county.
u Respectfully, OLIVER FauLIPs,
EmpoEia, Lyon Co., Ksnsas.