Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-09-19
KANzAs FABnIEEs
IyObevO rthy incidents Among The Farmers
OF The State.

EobsEs Ort1y incidents Among The Farmers
OF The State.
Peabody Graphic: The number Of
acres in the county is 61O,56O, of which
only about 100000 are under cultivation,
although the number is rapidly inCreas-
ing every year. It is all very valuable,
for probably nine-tenths Of it can be
successfully cultivated, and the balance
is worth even more, where it is valuable
for stock shelter, and for quarrying the
stOne-Which is only quarried from the
sides Of the ravines and bluffs, where it
crops out. The stone lies generally in
horizontal layers, so that it does not in
terfere with the cultivation Of the land.
Crops of nearly all kinds can be success
fully raised here. The great staple crops
are corn, wheat and oats, but every pro
duct Of a temperate climate does well.
Farming is becoming more diversified
Of late years, and this is very beneficial.
Larned Optic: To those farmers who
have large corn crop we would say:
In case you do sell any corn you can't
afford to sell for less than thirty-fVe
cents. Corn can't be raised for less than
that amount. Producers do not receive
q Just compensation for their labor
What shall re do? Economic, stop buy
ing any thing that we can possibly do
without, get out Of debt as soon as posi-
bic, and then we can become indepen-
dent. This is the only true method
Farmers, give this matter special atten-
ton, for your own good and for the good
Of the country.
Atchison Globe: The Kansas grape
growers who have given their vines at
tention this year have excellent crops,
but vines which were not cultivated and
cared for are turning out poorly. Ordi-
narily every thing planted in Kansas
produces a good crop, whether cared for
or not, but occasionally we have a bad
year, and cultivation is necessary.
Clay Center argus: The law Of com
pensatiOn is one of the most kindly pro-
visions Of nature. Last tall the honey
crop totally failed in Kansas, and people
were lamenting that they would have no
honey to eat on their biscuits, but now
the wheat crop is a total failure, they
will have no biscuits to eat honey on.
Peabody Graphic: The yield of corn
in this county this year will be immense,
very probably larger than ever before
known. In some localities as high as
one hundred bushels per acre will be
harvested.
The following is recommended by a
Morris county farmer as excellent for
keeping blood sucking flies from horses
and cattle: Mix twenty parts Of glycer-
Inc with one part CarbOliC acid rub light
ly on the hair but not on the skin.
Marion Record: An immense amount
of hay is being put up in Marion county.
During a recent ride through Summit
township we counted from one eminencs
thirty--seven large hay riCks, say from
four to five hundred tons.
Hill City RevsiHe: Such a corn crop
as We are going to have in Graham
county this year beats anything in the
memory Of the most antiquated, ante
diluvian inha.bitant in this pant Of Kan
sas.
WaKeeney World: A tenderfootremark
ed at the table of the Commercial house
yesterday that he was going out where
he could take up a timber claim; he did
not like it around here on the naked
prairie.
A hOrticulturist has lately purchased
a section of land near Dodge City, and
viii set the entire section in fruit trees,
vines and plants. The irrigating system
will be used over the entire tract.
Oswego Republican: Some of our farm
ers are now hauling supplies Of old corn
to town and selling 1t for thirty-fve or
forty cents. A short time ago they refused
forty-fYe cents at the crib.
The sugar works at Sterling have
commenced to crush cane for syrup.
They viii not make sugar this season.
but viii await develOpement Of the eZ-
periments being made at Ottawa, Kansas
Peabody Graphic. Farmers say that
the corn husks are thicker and heavier
this season than was ever known, hence
it is considered about certain that we
shall have a long, severe cold winter.
Paola Spirit: Some of cur best farmers
claim that the cool nights we have been
having are not very good for our grow
ing cOrn,-We need warm not hot
weather to insure US a good crop.
The Hutchinson Herald states that
there viii be but little wheat sOWn in
Reno county this year. The last two
years has put a damper on wheat grow
/ ing.
A citizen Of Marshall county has an
apple tree which is a prolific blOOmer
Having blOssOmed three times this year
The corn crop of Norton county VIII
I be perfectly enormous this year. Late
and Opportune rains have insured it.
The corn in Mcpherson county needs
nothing to make It a sure crop. 1t viii
/ be simply immense in quantity.
The late rains have enabled many tC
! begin blowing for wheat, while OtherE
commenced seeding.
/ The late seasonable rains viii save
large part Of the late corn crop In Cher
/ okee county.
The pear crop In Marion county Il
not q large one, and this fruit command
! good prices.
/ The sorghum sugar industry is not *
/ very promising this year says the Sterling