The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-11-28
The Tc.Horroyx OF Kansas.

throw fruitlng canes next year and cut out
such Old wood as has got high upon the trel-
lis shorten back the berry canes and cut out
ali that have fra ted this ar, leaving a fair
proportion of young and Old wood.
The Tc-Horrox OF Kansas.
tChicago Commercial Advertised
Whatever the tomorrow of Kansas will be
1t : hard 10 estimate, bat II the present rate
Oi immigration continues until ISL IL Will
give close 10 a million people. The present
rate OF increase OF wheat and corn growing
will make her the first wheat state and the
second corn state la the Union. By the same
ru OF Increase, Ia nsas " III have become at
that date, the fourth state in cattle growing,
the third IN her swine product, and one OF
the foremost in wool growing The remark
able Development of agriculture, the wonder
iui increase OF the iruIt interests, the unex.
ainpied Increase In quantity and improve.
nent IN quality CT live stock, not les than
the social, intelligent, commercial and moral
advancement OF the stat-, are the pride OF
Kansas. a stumb ing block 10 economists and
and a basis for the belief and prediction
among Kansas people that the great central
sta e is destined, at no very distant day, to
lead The west In the race for wealth and pow
er.
The New West.
lCor. Prairie Farmer.l
All over the prairiss new roofs are visible
and improvements are to be seen. Pioneer
settlers, they encounter all the hards hips of
frontier life, and build NJ homes and business
upon spots which at rrst seemed a dreary
wilderness Upon these new houses, upon
stacks of nay, upon patent reapers and now
ers, the costly apparatus of modern farming,
The prairie Eres swept down with appalling
Ne!oci'y- some estimate OF the rapldity OF
the flames can be made from the fact that a
thTeshlDg machine actually at work when
he IRE nrst appeared in the distance had TO
be abandoned, and the wOrkmen felt that
they were lucky 20 escape with their lives
and their teams. women and chiIiren have
been burned. 10 death in the farm houses, or
while attempting 10 save the cattle. ThOus-
ands OF bushels OF wheat ana barley. and tons
upon tons OF nay have been consumed. The
soil OF the prairies IS for miles black as ink,
ana DaTe Is "A lock Ill fnld-OCean.
The ~. Of Lime in Agriculture.
Philadelphia Press, 22l
When iDjudiciously used, lime is an injury
TO land, there Is nothing better provided III
practice than this IL il not 10 be wondered
at, therefore, that al farmers meetings there
should be such a difference of opinion as 10
its yaiue Properly applied II Is one OF the
c. edpest and best Applications, but II Is only
OF value where there Is "A large amount OF veg.
etable matter in the soil. Hence, old orch
ards, or grass plots that have numerous old
roofs through the ground are helped by lime,
no one Will use lime ON an old meadow or
pasture without finding some benefit results
the etrom. Even where its use may be bene-
ncIal Injury sometimes comes nom oyer-dos-
Is. five or six bushels OF Stacked lime To the
acre is abundance, though of en- twenty or
more IS recommended by some writer's. If
piece OF Old sod land is To be turned Gown for
corn or potatoes, no more profitable app!ica-
ton Will be found than some ten or twelve
bushels ol Stacked lime 10 the acre.
The Care of Roses.
ICOr. st. Louis Times-Journal.
Roses need the best OF air and sunlight.
Exceeding cIeaniiEess-an OCCASIONAL show
erIns with ammOniatcd water IS excellent
for the leaves; and, when growing fast, a
good supply oil water. n little boiling water
turned INTO the saucers every morning as the
days grow colder Is highly appreciated; but
by ho means let your plants stand in pud-
die. II II be not son absorbed, they were
too wet before, aud then, OF course, pour IL
quickly away. Usually, il Will be readily
absorbed.
L have used TO deepen the colo. and increase
the vlgo- Of my roses, an occasional watering
OF warm .ot water, Dissolve "A spoonful OI
SCOT IN a quart of warm water, ana alternate
this with the lIquiu manure watering-t. e.,
use II every other week for roses or any other
pants. Use an Old teapot 10 steep your SCOT
IN. IL Is very HANDY 10 water with and can
be easily warmed upon the stove. Do not
soil The plant leaves IN watering. Remove
all fading roses as they decay and cut back
the stems well Ih.s will Keep your bush in
good trim Tor a succession OF buds
Fars.I. Re Have u Right &c Protect
Their Interests.
[Philao elphia Press, 22
People have little idea how much they pay
for mere water when buying vegetable or
other articles. Ii has been found that W Een
n hundred bushels of potatoes are stored IN
the average vegetable cellar, there are barely
eighty bushels when re-neasuTed in the
spring. The loss has been by evaporation.
mere water. Ii Is 50 with grain. IL Is often a
point with the shipper To send to market by
the route liable 10 dry out the moisture too
much. Ga this point the san Francis San
rgmarkS: "MOsL Of the wheat grown in the
state goes 10 EuTOpe, and on the voyage 3D.
sorts a certain amount OF moist ure. For
this moisture the parties who consume the
wheat must pay. Ii Is quoted as wheat In
the English markets. 4 lie prices paid our
farmers are based on English quotations.
Tnen ought not the farmer who has Very dry
wheat get more Tor IL than one wnO has damp
wh1al? ii one lot Is dry TO be abe to
absorb enough moisture 10 pay the entire
amount OF fre Ight, and another lot has all II
VIII >I-nC, ought not the Iormer 10 bring the
the most? Then If buyers faiI to make the
p-oper distinction, Is not the tanner justified
III seeing mat his wheat Is IN the bet posi-
bic condition for INN There Is no doubt
buJ that dry wheat taken down river, ana
across "A bay on DfT.eS, viii Increase greatly
Ill weight. Has not the farmer "a perfect
right 10 take that metnoI Of shipment. II he
finds that by storing IL on the bank of the |
river, and shipping by water, he gels more
Tor ms wheat than Ia would by storing on
the pains and shipping ny rail-, Is lie 10
blaine for 81 doing ~ 1t is clear from all |
this that buyers should h ep their yes open
We'll as the sellers. IL Is thought that 10 |
buy b. the OuShrl iii weeping grain Is the |
iasires Of all methods, but We SEE Ill this that |
water can be M de 10 count.
Lay i'm Wood.
LCor. Rural Sew YorkerI
No good farmer Will neglect 10 cut wood |
the coming winter, TO he used year hence, |
us II Is poor man asement 10 burn green wood \
and IL Is always best 10 have your wood for |
your family use To he under cover, an SO
connected with the house that IL can be got |
at from the kitchen without going out of i
doors IL your wood house is of ample size, |
IL will afford you "A place TO do many little
jobs in rainy weather, and your boS s can |
split the wood under II, and Pile IL up on wet |
days. when / see a tanner wood pile at his |
kitchen toor-a lot OF logs TO Be cut as the
wood is wanted, and green at that, know |
his entire character and might write IL out |
thus: This man was brought up from boy
hood to be slack in his farm duties doing
nothing but what he could not well omit. He |
has. no idea OF there being any benefits |
in drawing thlngs.' and he takes the |
world, easy" He denies that the e has |
been any progress made in farming SINCE he |
was boy; consequently, his farm, build |
ingS, aud general Surroundings have an an. |
cicnt look, Just j,s arms had i.ffy wears ago |
and his children are growing up TO be /" chips
OF the Old block, ana his boys Will, proba |
by, die their father will, with "A pile of
green wood at their doors.
II farmer has 10 other reason why he \
should provide wood Tor his family, except |
that 1t Is cheaper than green wood, as regards /
the heat given out, that alone ought to be |
sufficiently strong Involvement for him to
provide II but the comfort of sitting by a |
Gry-woOd fire in winter of itself ought to
stimulate every farmer to have an ample
sized wood hous., filled with years SUPPLY /
OF Wool, and cut 81 The size suitable for use,
As la ing 10 cut ana spit wood as il Is used,
Is a way of management that no good farmer
should tolerate.
How 40 Make Temperance Mince
Pics.
Z Ms. Henry Ward Beecher in Christian
Union.l
QuestiOD-Will you give US good receipt
for mlnce pies Without wine or brandy:
AnsweT-Ciet four good seized beet tongues
fresh from The butchers, soak an hour in |
cold wafer, then rub in salt and put into boil
ing wafer. Lei them boil until quite tender |
Take them up and remove the skin. hen |
cold chop very nue. chop two pounds of
best sweet kidney suet very line, and while
chopping be careful anu free ii from ai.y
SIX Ia or slTipgy bits. While the tongues are |
coollDg-let all else that Is need |
Ell be prepared ready for Use as follows: |
lake five quarts OF sweet cider, right from |
the mill II possible. Put II into a porcelain |
iiEeG kettle that has no crack or flaw in the
Inning; IL not, "A thoroughly secuted and
clean brass kettle or new TIN kettle Boil the |
cider down To two quarts. Or If you cannot
get sweet cider take two quarts OF currant or
ape jgice-that which was canned when
fruit was just ripe III the pies are made after
fruit seasonl-one good quart of syrup maple
syrup il BEST, and If you have any syrup left .
over from Speed sweet pickles did an equal
of Ipr Poi 4