The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1885-09-18
SOMERS.

1Hc uOWH-pOuE OF rain continue 8,
On Monday of last week, it being COM
paratively dry, mowers were started
everywhere possible where grass for
hay remained to be cut, and the hopes
OF farmers were raised; but, alas ! on
Monday night slight showers fell, and
by Tuesday morning the heaviest rain
of the season for the time fell, so the
grass was under water or in water
everywhere, and farm work was sus-
pended till Saturday. when on the even
ing of that day another down-pour set
in. accompanied by strong wind,
blowing down fences and hay put up,
and the prospect for haying is more
dubious than ever. Some farmers who
depend on sloughs or low meadows for
hay have as yet cut or secured no hay
to speak OF, and from present appear
ances will have to buy feed or dispose
of part of their stock. In a section
like this, where the oat crop is large.
when a scarcity of feed, especially hay,
occurs, the Oat straw is largely used in
place OF it, but no reliance can be
placed on it this year, as it is nearly
all corn comparatively worthless on ac-
count of the damage by wet.
The steam thrasher started up on
Monday of last week, but had to lay by
till Saturday before it could be set at
work. Some of the grain thrashed is
said to be sprouted clear through the
stacks, and some thrashed grain thinly
spread on barn floors has to be shovel.
ed over daily to try to keep it from
spelling entirely. In a few places oats
are seen in the fields. Judging from
appearances, they will not pay for the
labor of gathering and thrashing if the
weather is dry enough so that they
can be gathered.
On account of the season, hand
bound grain is found to be in much
better condition in the stacks than
machine bound, as a general thing.
The fault is not in the binders, for it
is admitted they do good work, even
when grain is badly lodged.
Corn is ripening slowly on account
OF the cold, wet weather, the tenn
peratare for the lastsix weeks being
below the average. A few have begun
to cut the earlier varieties for fear of
frost. One to two weeks of warm
weather isrequired to ripen the dent
variety.
Charles Buswell and family left for
Minnesota last week.
Station agent Thompson and con-
ductor Mitchell returned from their
western hunting trip we'll loaded with
prairie chickens, having killed over
two hundred, so reported.
Mrs. Nellie Spence, of Mauston, al.
rived last week at her sisters, Mrs
Spence, and is visiting relatives here
and in Paris.
Mrs. Smith and son, of Connecticut
came on visit to Mrs. D. Strong and
family, Mr.. Smith being on his way
to Seattle, Washington Ter.
Mr.. Sleeves, of Union Grove, was
here last week on his way to the
Keno sha County Fair with a load Of
plows.
A few of our citizens took in the
Racine. Exposition. They report the
show of stock, horses, &C., good. bu
farm implements and almost every
thing else next to nothing in The
agricultural line.
The Methodist parsonage is about
ready for the plasterer.
The mason work for A. e. Bishops
new house is to commence this week
and the lumber for the superstuctur,
is on the ground.
That house built by Frank Yult
seems as if it might be nearly read,
for the occupants. Rumor says th,
services of the minister are required
but the set time has not arrived.
Report says one of our young mer
is to take a partner some time mex
week. May happiness attend them.
The Somers Band Peach Festival i
postponed to Friday evening of mex
week, on account of the weather.
| Mr.. ]. w. Rhodes, our wool buyer, i
is said, is paying twenty-nine to thirt.
cents for best grades. He has bough
nearly all the wool in this section, AM
very little, if any, is in farmers hands
| Hughes Bros. have built drive
way on the north side of their ha,
barn, also large storage room On the
south side. The former will be aI
preciated by all who unload hay at thu
press. They were paying eight dollars
per ton for No. ! Timothy when las
heard from.
Il Rev. Parsons, after attending dis
trict conference at Milwaukee, n ade
call on his children. Having nearly
completed his three years, he vii