Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-09-25
KANSAS FARMING.

Items Of Interest Concerning the Farm.
There is a large demand for butter in
Clay county.
An lola canning factory will put up
10000 cans Of tomatoes this season.
Some very excellent sweet potato yields
are reported in COwley county this year.
The first apples raised for the market
in Osborne county were brought in a few
days ago.
The wheat raised this year in most
cases is said to be the finest quality ever
raised in Kansas.
The State Poultry Breeders Associa-
ton will hold a poultry show at Topeka
sometime this coming Winter.
There are 1000 acres in broom corn in
the vicinity of CedarVille, Smith county,
but it is difficult to dispose Of it.
A white quail has been discovered in
Dickinson county. There was not a
feather of any other color on its body.
Howard Courant: The maple trees
around town are being stripped of their
leaves by pesky green worm. Can't
something be done to stop the ravages
Of this little destroyer?
The maple worms are devastating
trees in the vicinity of Columbus. The
Courier of that city offers to give any
person who will invent a remedy for the
seourge a years subscription free of
charge.
Cottonwood Falls Leader: Henry Proc
ger, Of Jacobs Creek, has sold 1900 lbs.
Of grapes IN this city, during the past
few weeks, at cents a pound, and has
over one thousand pounds yet to market.
All raised on quarter of an acre of
ground.
Louisville Republican: Hav-making in
this county is in full progress now. Farm
ers predict that il settled weather pre-
walls and frost holds off for a few weeks.
there will be a sufficient quantity of this
article secured to amply provide for the
wants Ct the animal creation.
Halstead Independent. Edgar Brown
ofthis township has a turkey gobbler
which has exhibited some very strong
traits of domestic life. Some three or
four weeks ago he took it into his head
! to raise a family and proceeded at once
to appropriate a ducks nest already filed
with eggs. This brought on a conflict
/ between the would e-gObbler-mOther
and the duck, in which the eggs were
| broken, but the gobbler obtained pos
session of the nest. Mr.. Browns family
| then placed hen eggs under him, which
he has faithfully down until this week
some Of them were Matched out.
Halstead Independent: A tour through
/ VIM. Spores peach orchard recently. re-
/ vealed the fact that he has the finest
| peach orchard of any we have seen in
! Ha r0nnfu or in fact in, Cf,Fo
/ Bushels and bushels of fine luscious
! peaches are going to waste for want of
attention. Mr.. SDOre works almost night
and day assisted by his family In driving
and dispOsing of them, but sill he fails
/ in saving all. Besides the peaches. Mr..
SpOre has a large number of bearing an
pie trees and every variety of small fruit.
Mr.. SpOre takes considerable pains in
showing one around, and we guarantee
that should you visit him you will be
treated IN the same courteous manner.
Arkansas City TrausIer: An organiza-
ton has been formed in Silverdale town
ship, by farmers and stOckmen, having
for its object the protection of game on
their farms. a reward of $40 is offered
| for every prosecution made by any mem
! Der. 1t has been the practice for several
years for men and boys to go out in the
country and camp on the farms and re-
main as long as anything of the game
| kind exists. This not only aunoys the
stock in the pastures, but frequently sets
| FIRE to the grass. The farmers are de
| termined not to stand it any longer.
| Quails are the farmers best friends, and
this wholesale destruction of them
should be stopped.
EmpOria NelCs: The maple worms are
| becoming such a grave annoyance in
| EmpOTia, that the owners of trees upon
which these pests feed have found it nee
essary in many cases to remove them TO
get rid of the noisOme enemies TO this
/ class of vegetation. The failure on this
/ account of the maple as a shade tree, has
/ brought the elm and box alder largely
into favor, and many of these trees are
I being planted by our citizeus. We have
always been an advocate of the cotton
wood, and though It's leaves come ont
I late and fall early, and not fOrgetful OF
/ the fact that it is the execration of all
/ scrupulous housewives during its mouit-
/ ing season, We are persuaded that It has
many qualities as q shade tree which
must be acknowledged even by its enc
mics.