Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-22

per C0u6s aS cOLApa Win IaSG year, the
greater proportion of which comes from
the Southern section of the State. The
snow storm of April Is to 81 did no dam
thirds of the State the plant is I'D and
appears to be In fine condition, indicat-
ing now fully as large a yield as was har-
vested last year.
AS the season advances, it is discov-
cred that there will be full peach crop
in Sedgwick, Sumner, HARPER, Barber
and Kingman counties, a halfcrop in
Cowley, Barton, Reno and Rice, and a
few peaches in all the other counties ex-
Cept those in the Northern third of the
State, and in the Southeastern corner.
The winter just passed was unusually Sc
we're on peach trees in the Northern por-
ton of the State, many being killed.
Possibly One-tenth of the peach trees in
the State will bear average crops. The
apple, cherry and plum trees now prom
Use abundant yields, showing sthe most
encouraging prospect for years. Taken
as whole, the fruit prospect is more en-
couraging than it has been for years; and
taking into consideration the increased
number of bearing trees, the quantity
will be largely in excess of the product
OF any previous year.
THE SEASON.
AS compared with April 80, 1888, the
season this year in Kansas is twelve days
late. In the southern third of the State
the corn area is nearly all planted, and
much of the corn has appeared above
ground. The range is now affording am
pie pasture, and stock has generally been
turned upon it. In the central third,
probably one-third of the corn area to be
planted was put in prior to April 10. The
heavy snow and rain storm, commencing
on that date and continuing to the 21st,
put a stop to blowing and planting. 1t
is feared that the area already put in will
have to be replanted, it being thought
that, owing to the cold and unusually
wet ground, the seed has rotted. The
range in this section is just beginning to
be sufficient to sustain stock.
In the northern third scarcely any
corn has been planted, and on April so
grasses were not far enough advanced
for the purposes of pasture. The ground
is now thoroughly soaked, and cannot be
plowed.
IN GENERAL.
The snow and rain storm Of April 18th
to 2lst inclusive, was general throughout
the State. While it was beneficial in
its effects on the fall grains, and injured
the fruit buds in but a few localities, 1t
caused blowing and plantingto cease en-
tirely, and was particularly severe on
stock in the Western counties. Where
cattle were thin in flesh and unsheltered
the losses were very large; in some
small herds the per cent. dying during
this storm being unusually heavy
! Wherever proper care and management
| have been given, the business has been
one of profit; nothing but loss has char.
acterized it when otherwise conducted
The corn area of last year, although
larger than ever before, VIII be largely
increased this year in the eastern two
thirds oft the State, if the weather will
permit planting soon. Kansas raised in
| 1888 twice the amount of sound mer
charitable corn that any other State il
! the Union did, and the effect of this
! farmers mas been so marked that an in.
creased area could reasonably be ex
pected.
The report of correspondents for the
month of April are uniformly cheerful
and confidence in a prosperous year in
| agriculture is expressed by all. AS an
! indication Of prosperity, the unusual
amount Of farm dwellings, barns, sheds
| fences, ETC., now being erected, are in
stanced. This activity in permanent i'm
provements is not confined to any one
portion of the State, but is met with
everywhere. The immigration is large
as to numbers and gratifying as to kind
The great bulk Of it is made up from the
farming class in Eastern States, who
bring with them industry, wealth and
intelligence.
The prospect for prosperous year for
the citizens of Kansas is now more prom
ising than at any previous season, and
nothing but some unusual calamity can
check it.