The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-06-26

to the county clerk show that this year
there are 30 l67 acres la wheat, or an in
crease in acreage over last year OF ,Si4t
acres 1t i. supposed the average yield per |
acre will fall below that Of last wear, vet it /
is the almost universal report that hhe |
wheat is much better than was expected.
CORN.
In lS1S there were 81, ,5j2 acres, while this |
year there are 81 ,6i6 acres, or an increase |
OF Is 09i acres While it ia too early to |
make any estimate as to the probable aver
age yield, still it liz safe to say that, with a
season at all favorable, ii will exceed that
OF last year; for it is acknowledged by
those conversant with the facts that the
corn now looks better than ii did at cor
responding period last year.
OATS.
In 1873 there were 1866 acres, while in
1879 there are % 357 acres; the crop will
be shor., however.
BROOM CORN.
In 1873 the acreage of broom corn was
: ,l52, the crop yielding 20O0 900 pounds
this year the acreage is ), li6.
These figures are given simply to show
what great things are done by the farmers
Of Mcpherson county. When it it is known
that the county does not boast the luxury
of railroad, the question naturally sug-
gests itself, how were the great crops of
1873, and how will those OF 1879 be mar
keted? 1t was a great undertaking to mar
ket the crop OF last year, most of it being
| hauled by wagon to Salina, at distances
from that point of from thirty i've to forty
miles; but it will be comparatively an
| easy matter to market the crops
of this year; for, appreciating
the value OF the immense shipping trade OF
this and Marion county on The e.st, the At
Gibson, Topeka Il Santa Fe railroad COM
pany have wisely determined TO build a
| branch road, to be known as the Marion 4
| Mcpherson railroad. This branch will
| leave the main road at Florence, and will
| pass through Marion county, touching at
| Marion, the county seat Of that county, and
on to McPherson, the countv seat OF Nc
Pherson county;the length OF the road from
| Florence TO Mcpherson is forty seven
miles. Approaching the great need and
| advantage of railroad, McPherson county
| voted on the 18th dav Of February, 1879, 10
issue to the Msrion * Mcpherson railroad
| company Sl20 000 in bonds, the county to
have an equ-l amount of the capital stock
| OF the company, dollar for dollar. The
/ length of the read in the county being 80
miles, the amount Of the bonds is 81 900
per mile. The bonds are pay able in twenty
years, and at the option of the board OF
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| McPher-on that he counted one day las,
| iall, while on the road 10 saiina, eighty-
| three teams returning from That point all
| oil them belonging to citizens OF Mefher-
son county, and mat they had All TAKEN
load oil wheat TO salIna, ana, returning,
were bringing with them goods and grocer
les purehased oil the business men oil Sailna
WIN the money received Ior iheir wheat
ou, 'ne Dr.uins VI 'ne ~ vi. pu' an
Mcpherson will in the near future be the
shipping point for most of the wheat raised
in the county, and will in turn get the ben
eft of the large trade which has heretofore
been directed to other pOints. Ii il not
strange that there should be a jealousy e1-
isting between the two roads referred to, in
regard to the Shipping interests of thi-
county, for it certainly il a prize worth
working for. The road first completed will,
OF course, be the first to be benefited, for
the crop of wheat now being harvested will
soon be ready for N arket and then a har-
vest is in store for the railroad moving it.
During the past year there were erected
in the county $50 farm buildings which
would Indicate a good degree of property.
n.upo,n,.x
From Mr.. NJ. +. simpson, agent for the
sale Of lands belonging TO the A. I. & $. F.
railroad company in this county, | learn
that ne has sold since the first OF January
about 5000 acres, at an average OF - 90
per acre, and that the company still own
about l9,oCo acres OF good hrst-class lands,
that can be secured at very reasonable
prices.
SCHOOL MATTERS.
IT. nc ILL II.
an sLII IL ~ sDH'Di IL
frsms bnildinys The .s,im.,sd vaIus of
the school property, grounds and buildings
ia so, 600; while the school furniture and
apparatus are worth perhaps ten thousand
dollars. There are 4, 800 children OF school