Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-08-14
Kansas FARNrING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
Ofthe Stare.


Abilene Gazette Dickinson county
had TO-. 900 acres in wheat this year,
most OF which is now of the ground and
one-thlrd OF 1t threshed. Only one coun-
ty-McPh ersOn-leads US in the wheat
acreage, having about Isl, 600 acres.
Florence Herald; How is this for up
land? The wheat cropOn DR.. Bickford's
land, north of town, graded No. 2 and
sold for 724 cents per bushel at the ele-
vators IN Kansas City, which was half a
cent more than any other wheat from
this locality.
Abilene Reflector: n. G. Hershy,
south Of Abilene, harvested his crop of
Mediterranean wheat which averaged
over thirty bushels to to the acre with
less than ordinary care in its cultivation.
This is said to be the best Touring wheat
in Kansas, and commands a premium in
Chicago.
Gaylord Herald: As many as twenty
threshing machines were unloaded at
this place, and were standing at the de-
pot grounds at one time the first part of
the week. We understand they were all
sold beforehand. and still the cry is that
there are not machines enough to thresh
the grain.
Junction City Union: R. L. Kepperling
has for four years in succession raised a
crop of wheat from the same piece of
land, about fifty acres. This year it pro-
duced him a trih6 over thirty-eight
bushels per acre. The average of the
tract for four years has been thirty bush
els per acre.
Columbus Star: An eye witness in
forms US that many fields of corn north
of Pittsburg, Crawford county, are entire
ly ruined by the chintz bug, the stalks
laying fiat upon the ground as a result
Of the work Of these pests. Many fields
Of corn have been badly damaged in this
county, but not anything like as bad as
the above report.
Fort Scott Monitor There is no doubt
bat that Southern Kansas will have i'm
mense crops this year of every descrip-
ton, and if the market remains firm, our
farmers can purchase large herds of
stock, or have enormous bank accounts.
The farmers are getting more prosper
GUS every year, and can now do their
farming with all the improved machin-
cry ofthe day.
Wonders never cease, says the Arkan-
sas City Republican. One day last week,
John Isom, who lives below town came
into the Office and saw D. J. Guthrie's
twelve inch branch with sixteen apples
could excel even that. 1t takes some
thing of a credulOus mind to believe that
sixteen apples will grow on a branch
one foot long, but last Monday, Mr.. Isom
completely eclipsed any other exhibit
ton of fruit reported in the county. He
left on our table a branch six inches
long, of a Winter variety, containing
fourteen well developed and perfectly
formed apples.
Hutchinson Nelgs: Through the cour-
tesy of Mr.. @. H. Sweetzer, the manager
of the sugar refinery at this place, we
took a drive over their cane fields this
week and saw a thousand acres Of as
handsome cane as can be found any
where. The cane has been put in so that
they will begin cutting the 10Th of August,
and will have cane ripening every week.
1t is the intention this year to work
everything into fine grade of sugar.
From this crop they will make at least
six hundred thousand pounds of sugar
and fifty thousand gallons of syrup. If
this years work is successful there will
be added, next year, machinery for max
ing paper from the bagasse, which will
keep the vast engines, boilers and other
machinery busy the year round. Such a
factory is at Fort Wayne, Ind, and has
proven a big success.