Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-04-17
KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
of the State.

Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
of the State.
The Arkansas City Democrat says corn
planting has commenced.
Halstead Independent: Wheat is
putting in some good ticks since the
rain.
The Record says that larger acreage
of corn will be planted in Russell county
this season than that of any former
year.
Junction City Republican: The recent
copious showers have brought out the
wheat and prospects for good crop are
splendid.
Lincoln Bonner: Dan Day sold calf
that weighed 1,025 pounds for 500.
raises.
Topeka Commonwealth: The farmers all
say that in many years the ground has
not been in as good condition for the
growing crops as now.
Clay Center FEre-Brard: T. G. Chest
nut sowed, during the past week, TWEEN
ty-fVe acres Of black oats, on his farm in
Exeter township.
Hartford Call: A very severe wind,
rain and hail storm passed over this sec
ton last Monday. The hail did some
damage to the wheat crop, it is thought.
Salina Journal: 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 grand harvest.
Nickerson Argosy: : Elmer Everett, of
Center township, reports plenty of buds
on his peach trees. Prospects appear
favorable for a large peach crop this
season.
Nickerson Argosy: There is more
gold to be found in the wheat, corn, or
potato fields of Kansas, than can be
dug from the gold mines of the Terri
tories, which spectators are now boom
ing for the market.
lola Register: Reports from the farmers
are to the effect that wheat is looking
very fine, and never gave greater prom
Use at this time of year. So far as the
signs are now discernible, they point to
another big year for Kansas.
Lyndon Journal: o. c. Williams, one
of the largest farmers in the county,
called Saturday. He says he will seed
down a great deal to clover and timothy
this year. We believe he is on the right
track. We say clover must be king in
the future as Brother Admirers corn is
to-day.
Lyons Democrat: A ride of some thirty
miles through the country the other day
disclosed to us the finest promise for Fall
wheat that we have ever seen in the
State. We believe it cannot be said that
there is poor piece of wheat in Rice
county.
Wichita Eagle: G. o. Lee brought to
this Office limb of a peach tree, on Fri
day, March %, on which were a number
of buds in bloom. He also informed us
that there were prospects for quite a
large crop of peaches on his trees, both
budded and Seeding.
Minneapolis MESSENGER: If any one of
our readers has a balky horse, let hin.
wrap about about teaspoonful of red
pepper in tissue paper. When he re-
fuses to pull, clap it into his mouth. He
will look somewhat surprised, to be
sure, but he will buckle down and pull
with tremendous energy. Try it once.
Minneapolis Messenger: Men who are
capable of judging give it as their opinion
that the prospect for a large yield OF
Winter wheat was never better than at
present. They state that the past Win
ter has been very favorable to the health
of the plant, and the timely rains this
Spring have a tendency, along with the
genial sunshine, to shoot the plant for
ward and give it deep root and vigor
GUS stalk, thus insuring an ample yield
These statements are made after actual
inspection.
Wichita Eagle: Oats are up, and wheat
simply looks marvelously bright, healthy
and promising. The rains of Saturday
and Monday were timely, abundant anC
: seasonable. The fellows who last Win
ter claimed that the wheat was beinl
killed out by insects and freezing havc
subsidized. Everything in this section 0
the State seems full of promise, and
anybody else wants car load of corn o
, wheat, let them speak up, as crib anc
barn room is question that is botherin
our average farmer not a little.