Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-10-10


place, unless some BiCkIy scrub starts
growing on its on account, and this sap
ling is frequently cut down 20 ''Whack' a
mule with. 1T costs but q little TO plant
young fruit trees, and an orchard lis the
greatest recommendation a farm can
have when the appraisers come to size
up its value. A farm with a good orch
ard VIII always sell aG high figures, and
it Is better than q silver mine TO the
owner, for 1t yields him q larger profit
than his cOrndeld, and he does not have
to work so hard to get the crop. Many
who do start orchards pei sist in plant
ing fancy peach trees and shrubs with
foreign names that make q mans head
ache in the pronunciation. The COnse-
quenCs is they die of at an early age,
while the plain plug apple tree on an
adjoining farm gets In its fine work and
fills every barrel and tub on the place
with apples. Trees also beautify q
farm, and break the force of the wind,
and are generally useful as well as val
liable, and should receive more attention
at the hands of Kansas farmers than
they at present do.
At Manhattan the other day, G. G.
Bracket, secretary Of the state hOrticul-
tural society, spoke as follows concerning
the condition of horticulture In Kansas:
He spoke first Of the deplorabIe cOndi-
ton Of the fruit trees; said ne had Wis
tied Marion county to investigate the
raVagss of the apple boTer; had gone to
the settlements Of the Mennonite, near
Halstead, to observe the growth Of the
Russian mulburry tree. Said in sub
stsnce-that the compare i've immunity
of Kansas fruit trees from insect enc
mics and diseases Was-thrOugh the
multiplication of orchards, no longer a
fact; that Orchar lists must begin to plan
and to work against these draw backs.
The diseases are, however, confined to
old orchards. The past two winters
have been severe on weak trees. After
all do 1 believe that we should rather
look for trees that can stand the intense
heat than trees that will stand the in
tense cold. Even Iowa needs an other
kind of trees than we do. Russian va
rieties of apple trees are probably not
the kind for us. The secretary then
read an extract from g paper on the he
reditary qualities of trees as transmitted
by seedlings In various methods Of graft
ing.
Clay Center argus The recent rains
have put the ground in excellent cOndi-
ton for blowing, and our farmers are all
busily engaged in putting in their fall
crops. 1t viii be q great relief to them
when the convention meets and decides
on a ticket, as they will then have some
time to attend to their own business, and
not have to stand and be talked to death
by an aspirant for Office. In these busy
times, it would be a good idea for the
farmer to have stated hours for the pur-
pose Of listening to candidates. If they
must talk to him, make them follow the
pillow or drill, a few rounds will satisfy
them, and they will retire, but If you stop
to hear what they have 20 say, you can
count on half day lost.
Larned Eagle Optic: viii Sage had
some of his German carp on exhibition
in this city q few days ago, which meas
ured sixteen inches from tip to tip. We
remember that when he got them from
Washin gtOn, less than q year ago, they
were scarcely three inches long, and
when looking at them now it is hard to
believe they are the same fish. Their
growth has certainly been wonderful,
and confirms what we have heretofore
stated, that a fish pond on every farm in
the county, would be one of the most
profitable investments our farmers could
make.
Larned Eagle Optic: It is reported tina
there is not over one hundred tons of
broom corn in this county, as the product
of this years crop. Evidently farmers
are not paying much attention to this
particular crop. The great draw back is
that it requires so much help to prepare
the crop for market, and the expense is
so great that at the ruling prices, there
is very little profit in raising it.
Mankato Rsvielg: Mr.. George Beau
cham has a field of corn where formerly
it was thought impossible to raise good
crop, that yields six big wagon loads OF
snapped corn to the acre. Allowing one
fourth fer the shucks, this would give
eighteen bushels of corn TO the load, OF
los bushels to the acre.
Very little'broom corn was raised in
Osborne county this year. Indications
however, point to the fact that next
wear quite a crop will be produced. The
farmers of that county have Just begun
TO realize that 1t can be successfully cul-
tivated and that it brings fair price.
Randall Jewell County, Register
Adam Easter probably has the best
wheat threshed in this neighbOrhoOd
this season, and threshed tWenty-One
bushels per acre. James Taylor is said
to also have some good wheat.
Beans made a great crop this year in
Osborne county. One man put In TWEEN
~ acres ana ne states GnaG L4ey VIII pay
him g better return than he could POssi.
oily have received if he had planted the
ground in to any other crop.
OskaIoosa Independent: Many Of the
grapes this year were infected with
worms, some crops being almost ruined
with them-the first time such a thing
has occurred within the writer's EecOllec
lions.
S. Larrick is building a barn on his
ranch south OF Lenora 36x80 feet, two
g cries high. 1t takes 900 feet of lam
Der for the floor and roof He has zoe
acres under fence.
The farmers Of Atchison county are
busy sowing fal wheat, Notwithstanding
their unfortunate experience with wheat