Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-11-27

! Miller. of this city, is happy over mis- sec
ond crop of potatoes this season, which
: at this writing are as large as hens eggs
COwley county is bound to be in the
front even if she has to double crops tc
get there.
The Horticultural Society of Rush
county meets on the fourth Saturday in
November. The annual election OF
officers will be one of the duties, but the
adaptability of Rush County for fruit OF
all kinds will be thu chief topic for con.
versation.
The farmers of Vernon township, Cow.
ley county, have organized stock COM
pany for the purpose of building roller
grist mill at Kellogg. Ten thousand dol
lars of the stock is already subscribed.
The mill is to cost S25,0 900, and will have
a capacity of $50 barrels per day.
Wichita Beacon; We noticed a farm
team coming down Main street with a
large load of something which upon q
nearer approach proved to be corn
husks. Upon inquiry we found that the
farmer was hauling them in to the mat
tress factory, where he gets $50 per ton
for them.
Ell Dorado Republican,: Joseph Viii.
liams Esq, of Spring township, was in
town Monday. He says the Little Wal
i nut is lower than it has been for many
years, that the acreage Of Fall wheat is
small but what there is of it looks well,
that corn is yielding from % to 35 bush.
els to the acre and that stock is doing
well.
Columbus Star: B. F. Cauffman brought
to the Star office six second crop apples
of different sexes, the largest being four
inches in circumference, the smallest
larger than large bean. He also had
several twigs with buds. The tree from
which these were taken is literally load
ed at the present time with bursting
and small apples. A good crop was
gathered last Spring the variety being
Early June.
Newton Kansdn: One of the principal
studies Of the farmer should be to keep
his land free from weeds and trash.
Green weeds, if put on the compost heap,
or if plowed deep under ground, make
good manure. But weeds left to grow
and seed the ground are as bad as the
sheriff with a warrant ofejectment. Ev-
cry farmer now has a moving machine,
or can get the use of one, so that
there is no good reason for letting the
weeds take hold of any farm, or field or
garden.
Manhattan Mercury: The Hessian fly
is with us. We see notices of its being
in Davis county also. Now the question
arises, what shall we do with it? Prof.
Cyrus Thomas says that when it is in it's
"haxseed" state-as it is now-it crawls
down inside the sheath of the wheat
stock, and there remains during the
Winter, and matches in April ready for
it's depredations. The only remedy
seems to be to SOW the wheat so late in
Fall that the fly will not have it in which
to deposit her eggs.
Council Grove Cosmos. A farmer who
lives in the eastern part of the State
feels satisfied that he has at last discov-
cred a plan to have peaches every year,
no matter how cold the Winters may be. |
in the Fall, bends the tree over on the |
ground and covers them over with straw.
He has now about twenty-five trees that
he experimental on last Fall, and they
are filled with peaches, and these are the
only trees in the country that have
peaches on this season.
Medicine Lodge Cresset: A curiosity in
the shape of tree full of gourds may be
seen at Squire Durbin's place on Little
Mule creek. The tree would discount the |
famous gourd tree under which Jonah is |
said to have taken his man, The vine
planted ny the Squire has run up on the
tree and completely filed the branches
would lead one to suppose it was loaded
with an immense variety of pears such |
as were never before grown N this or
any other country.