Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-15
KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
of the State.

A Dickinson county farmer has planted
$4,000 watermelon and muskmelon seeds.
Norton Courier: The new orchards
that have been planted here this Spring
are in excellent condition.
Norton Courier: The report comes to
us from all parts of the county that small
grain is in excellent condition.
Onaga Journal: Less corn has been
plapted this Spring thanhas been known
for several years, at the same season.
Peabody Graphic: Harry Thomas has
planted Is acres of corn, and as soon as
the weather will permit will put in %
acres more.
Oberlin Herald: The fields of small
grain are beautiful green, betokening a
bountiful harvest; and farmers are busy
blowing for corn.
FL Dorado Times: w. E. Smith bought
q head of fine steers from Robert
Knowles last week, paying $94 per head
for them. They averaged about LOO
pounds.
Minneapolis Messenger; The wheat on
the Saline is foot high and as the blades
yield to the pressure of the breeze the
fluctuations remind one of lake that is
gently influenced by the wind.
Fredonia Citizen: Ali kinds of tame
grasses are showing up finely this Spring.
It is a demonstrated fact that timothy,
orchard and blue grass are a success in
this latitude.
Ellsworth Reporter: Everybody speaks
in glowing terms of the condition of the
wheat. None of it Winter-killed, none
of it in any way affected, but all perfect
and on the road to the grand harvest.
Burr Oak ReueiUe: G. S. Pangborn has
an eight-acre patch Of timothy on his
farm southwest of town, that is as pretty
stand as any one ever cast their eyes
upon People who doubt that this is a
good country for tame grasses should
take the trouble to visit his and some
other farms in this vicinity.
Usage City Free Press: J. H. KIbbe,
! who lives one mile west of town, informs
us that his garden truck, ofwhich he has
| planted great deal this season, is do
! ing nicely. Last week he planted up
wards of six hunered apple trees, and
plants. He is a rustler.
Ellsworth Reporter: Plum Creek flats,
in this county, is one vast ocean of wheat
rye and oats. From one point on the
flats, it is safe to say, that over one hun
dred thousand acres can be seen in grow
ing small grain, and all In such fine con-
dition, that, at this time, it could not be
improved. Think of this, you farmers
back East, where you consider it circus
to see a body of so acres all in small
grain.
Marion Record: Sheriff Thompson
and State Veterinarian Holcombe. made
an examination of various diseased
horses in this county this week, and IL
their rounds found what they pro
nOunced genuine CHAMBERS, located as
follows: three cases at VIM. Lambert's
Catlin township; one at a neighbOr Of
f Lambert's; four at John Durkson's
Risely township; two at Martin Klaus
sens, near Durkson's; two at Frank Pen
lands, Center township.
Parsons Sun: The heavy rains havt
interfered to some extent with corn plant
ing, and few fields that were put IL
early will have to be gone over again, 70
the reason some of the corn has no
sprouted on account of the damp wealth
er. Many fields that were put in earl.
are already up, but it has been to,
damp to work to advantage with plo1
| or CultivatOrs. It is magnificent Whea
weather, and wheat Is twelve niche
| high and ready to head out. The GRO