The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-04-28
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On ~ Saturday W made an effort
70 oot1in sonethlng Nike . reliable ne
post u the eondition and pruspects Of
Tie gEUving wheaf - intefviewing
Ieoalng Ax0aD nvl = various pof-
3ooD q eallne count What knowl-
edgo we dldsobtain We give I'm the
eeaeomeotD q tie pefsons named BE-
NV. Is viii b observed by the report
that aVesy small portion OF the wheat
has ben "wintef-killed !" also that
the pCospects for the harvest are far
bettef than they have been for several
yoass. We have endeavored In this
lspoet 70 gain better idea - to the
best v1slsty a ed 70 be sown in this
ooontxy, tie time for sowing, and also
IT, perspective yield-baeed upon the
sappos1t5on that from this time on
there b 70 Be only favorable weather.
Here = the rspo6t:
J.r. Wealington-Two miles west
q 6allna, 100 0ofes In wheat, bottom
lan0. Sown ftOm 1st TO 4Oth Of Sent. !:
Red Nay and Fults, about equal, very
slight vinter.killed, better stand than
lnst year when crop went 2li bushels
to the acre.
n. e. Quincy-5 miles northwest,
$50 acres, bottom. sowed from 10th to
18Th Sept, 100 May, 80 Oregon, May
best, l0ecfes partially killed (Oregon),
3 TO 80 bushels In prospect.
John Anderson and John A. Ander-
son-From Kentucky creek to New
Gotland church 10 miles,, saw thirty
two pieces Of wheat. % acres full crop 90
per acre), three-fourths crop. and 5
one-half crop; rolling and bottom.
Samuel Batdorf- miles southeast,
IS acres, upland, volunteer. Fultz aud
Red Amber, last best, none badly kill
ed, II bushels to the acre.
G. w. Carnes-l3 miles northwest,
60 acres, sowed during Sept. to LIST Of
Oct, Red May and Oregon about equal,
none killed. Is to IS bushels; second
bottom.
Chas. Frank-l2 miles southwest,
80 acres, bottom, sowed It'll Sept, Red
May, killed, what's left Is bushels
I'm prospect.
Swan Benson-lO miles south, 100
acres, bottom, sowed between the 10th
and 2Oth of Sept, Red May and Gold
en- Char about equal, - to 3 bushels.
John Holmquist-8m miles southwest,
200 acres, s0wed LIST Sept, bottom and
upland, none killed, Red May, White
and Fultz, white best. % to 25 bushels.
r. H. Buell-6 miles east, 80 acres,
bottom, sowed about 25th Sept. Red
May, none killed, 3 to 80 bushels per
acre.
L. F. Parsons, 4 miles east, upland,
sowed 18th Sept, 100 acres, Fultz and
Red Amber, Fultz best, 5 acres killed,
Is bushels to the acre.
Eugene and Thomas McEntee, 3
miles east. AS acres, Is bottom and 100
upland, sowed 18th Sept, Red May,
Amber and Odessa, Red May and
Odessa equally good, that on upland
volunteer wheat 10 bushels to acre, the
bottom 3 bushels.
A. n. Jackson, Z miles north, upland.
IS acres, sowed during Sept, Fultz and
Red May, Fultz best, 30 acres killed.
Is to % bushels Of what is living.
H. A. Kellogg miles northwest,
upland, 90 acres, Red May, sowed 10th
OF Sept, l acre killed. will average Is
to 20 bushels.
Eberhardt 4 Sudendorf- South, bot
tom. 80 acres, Red May, sOwed about
LIST Oct, and latter part, none killed.
I'd piece miles east, bottom, 10 acres,
Red May, sOwesi latter part Of Sept,
none killed.
Sd piece 6 miles southwest, % acres,
sowed middle Of Sept, Red May, none
killed.
4th II miles northwest, Red May,
sOwed 10th Sept, ! killed.
]. HI. Kingman-16m miles southeast,
bottom, 32O acres, sowed In Sept, -
tn 30 bushels TO the acre.
Sam Martin-lO miles east, second
bottom, 100 acres. May, Egyptian and
18th Of Sept. ! killed, IS to - bushels
to the acre.
F. G.. Wiggins-6 miles east, upland,
50 acres, Red Amber, s0wed about auth
Sept, Is acres killed, average Il BUSH
els. including that killed.
w. w. Peck-AdjOining above, bot
tom, l25 acres, Amber, sowed about
18th Sept. piece Of Odessa 10 acres kill
ed on bottom, from % to . bushels.
A. q. Wiggins-3A miles northeast,
bottom, 90 acres, Red May, sowe,l
from lst to 25th Of Sept, none killed,
D bushels.
David King-il miles southeast. up
land, $50 acres, Red May and Amber,
Red May best, sowed from LIST to last
Of Sept, none killed, Is to 70 bushels.
Alex. ChishOlm-l6miles southwest,
$50 acres. upland, Amber, sowed from
lst to last Of Sept, none killed, average
20 bushels.
Carlin FARM miles south, $50 acres
In wheat, valley land, Red May, sowed
from 5th to 10th Of Sept, none killed,
average Is bushels.
G.. b. Martin-l8 miles east, second
bottom, 200 acres, Red May, Fultz,
Egyptian and Odessa, May best, SOW.
ed from 10th to last Of Sept, J killed,
Is bushels.
G. Schippel- miles northeast, bot
tom, $50 acres, Red May, 10 acres sec
ond blowing winter killed, 20 bushels
]. NJ. Danielson-l0 miles southwest,
upland, 24O acres, Red and White MAY,
last Ii good, ! Of red wheat killed, 175
of Red and IS Of White, 10 bushels to
acre Of red and % Of white.
John and Olof Nelson-lO miles
southwest, table land, 900 acres, all
Red May, none killed, 25 bushels.
g. A. CarmOny--3 miles southwest,
upland, sown from lst to 18th of Sept.
rs acres Red Nay. Is acres Odessa
sowed in October killed, 20 bushels.
Fred Schumaker--3m miles southwest,
100 acres Red May, none killed, 10
White May killed. sown about the LIST
to 18th Sept, White May late, average
70 bushels.
Thos. Barnett: miles southeast.
second bottom, $50 acres, Red May
and Fultz and Golden Chat, each,
Is bushels, acres winter killed, red
may best.
James Robertson 800 acres in all, 400
In wheat, 81 miles southeast, upland,
Fult1, 100 acres besides In volunteer
killed, ! winter killed, IS bushels.
p. NJ. 6amples-l6 miles northwest,
most upland, 81 acres, red may, | win
ter killed, Is bushels.
]. w. Wells-lO miles south, bottom,
IS acres, red may, none killed, 20 BUSH
! Gust. A. Johnson-s miles south.
b0ttom, 80 acfes, three varieties, red
may best, none killed, D bushels.
8. p. Donayuf-0 milk east, bot
tom, 800 a0sg1, red ~, fnlt1 and
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