The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-06-07

mention this to show what Lyon county
farmers wife can do in hurry, and seem
to think it matter of course. Well, as
we really want to pay our way, we re-
Trained from giving or asking any names
until at dinner. We then inquired whose
farm it was we were stopping at. "Mr.
Rudisilps, sir" was the reply. Sure
enough, we had taken his advice exactly,
and without knowing it had gone to the
right place on Taylor creek. Mrs. Rudi-
sill though she refused to accept any rec
ompense, will please accept the editorial
benedictIon for her hospitality. The next
farm to Mr.. Rudisilps has also q very fine
orchard-and every good orchard or grove
or avenue of trees deserves commenda-
ton. "Plant trees" and then take care
of them, is a grand good thing for Kansas
farmers to do.
Tracts Nos. u and 80, on our list, we
found to be very good places on either
side Of Badger creek. VIM. Nelson's
farm, on the high land east of Badger,
shows what few years orchard on such
land can do. The sixth avenue road
along the south bank of the Neosho, after
crossing the ford, enrOute to the city, has
too many stamps, and deserves the road
masters attention. The same thing may
be said OF the road for mile or two after
it leaves the timber. Cannot rival the
Cottonwood bottom, of course, but it is a
worse road there than it ought to be by
this time.
Friday another trip south OF the Neo-
sho brought US TO Plum creek, and to
the very fine go acre farm of Joseph Can
non. Mr.. Cannon has one of the best
farms, best bearing orchard, and best
bunch Of cattle in the county-it is not for
sale. He bought 120 acres there eight
years ago, and this season added to it $50
acres, which he has fenced and is break
ing for a crop of TALL wheat. His orchard,
principally apple trees, is an extra one,
his trees being very large, thrifty and full
of fruit Pretty much all the plums on
Plum creek are near his house. We
have not this season seen wheat and 9TH
er fields to surpass those of Mr.. Cannon,
and his corn was also looking well. The
effect of manuring oats and wheat fields
was plainly shown, one oat field, manur-
ed, being inferior in strength and upright
ness of stalk to another unmanured one,
the soil being too rich for the oats, while
on the other hand in a wheat field which
had been MANFRED mp to certain point,
the wheat on the MANFRED portion was so
much taller and stronger than the wheat
on the unmanured part that the line be-
tween the two parts could be seen at a
glance in the appearance of the wheat.
His Odessa wheat, sowed the latter part OF
last November, Is doing finely. The school
house in this district is just now bone OF
contention, 1t being nearly on the edge OF
the district, instead of in the center, and
some of the children having to go three
miles to school. A number of the resi-
dents of the district want the school
house moved to somewhere near the GEN.
ter, but have not yet managed to accom-
plish their wishes. We return thanks TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon for their hospitality,
Mrs. Cannon providing an extra dinner,
and both making their visitors feel as il
they had fallen into the most friendly
hands. THIS plan of using editors, land
agents and land buyers, will pretty soon
double the travel around Lyon county II
| 1t is not put a stop to in some way.
S. s. Hess has a fine upland farm be.
tween Plumb and Badger creeks, with a
thrifty growth of trees, and good SHEDS
| for cattle, on well drained ground. Mr.
Hinrichs has a similar farm not far OFF
| We met Mr.. Hess hunting for his tlne
bull, from the Weaver stock, which had
happened to get loose, and was wander
| ing at his own sweet will. Mr.. Hess moi
having been in TO advertise the amin al
we have no doubt he has found him.
The east part of Lyon county is an ex
cellent section, and the upland there vii
show considerable Improvement in thi
next five years. The range is good al
through except right at the streams. The
road to Neosho Rapids, north of the Ne
orho, passes over g number of steep little
ravines that little more twisting around
might partly avoid. Being very short o
names for creeks, the creek just west of tn
Rapids is also named Dry creek, and the
creek east Of it Plum creek, though thu
former is not dry and the latter has prob.
ably no plums on 1t. The upland east o
Neosho Rapids has several finely improv.
ed farms, and great facilities in the wal
of access to coal, lime and building stone
I"eAO A0SsOA 6GA passing any
section. It Is a uniform brown sandstone
generally in blocks six feet long and
three feet wide and one foot thick, and
when first taken out dresses of like the
lighter, magnetism stone of Butler ant
Marion counties. This building stone i
really an important advantage in improV
ing farm on the east line OF the county
and II it was near the city or railroad
would be very valuable. The narrow
guage, If built, will probably freight it a
a low price, and If it does there will be
lively demand for it. Its use will soon b,
fully exhibited on the fine upland farm
sold by John E. Robbins, this week, TO al
eastern party, who proposes to erect new
buildings and to make, we think. one o
the best and most complete stock farms il
the county. One Of the prettiest drive
out from the city, by the way, is over the
old Lawrence ford and out to Plum creek
say five miles and back. The road L
good and smooth and the view pleasant al
along, and com bines about as many kind
OF Kansas scenery as any five miles driv
we are acquainted with.