Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-04-09

KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
Of the State.
Russell Record: About a year ago 8
gentleman bought 16O acres in this coun
ty for $3.50 for which he has recently
been offered $4,000.
The Mcpherson Freeman says that
while the wheat has been damaged tC
some extent by the cold Winter, vel
there are very few fields that will moi
make as much as half a crop. The corr
ground bids fair to make good yield
the greatest damage being done to wheat
on stubble land.
Marion Record: Farmers are badly be
hind their work. There is yet a great
deal of corn in the field, and but little
blowing, comparatively, has as yet beer
done. We have spent thirteen winters
in Kansas but have never seen one &C
continuously cold as this one, nor one in
| which so little outdoor work could be
done.
OskaloOsa Independent: Mr.. G. H. Nc.
Pherson, of this vicinity, says he has
1850 bushels of wheat in his granarv
and it will take 81 per bushel to get il
out. Mr.. Main has three or four nun-
dred bushels; Mr.. Bowlby, as noted else
where, has some hundreds, and all are
confident they will get dollar bushel
before great while.
Mcpherson Freeman: We have talked
with quite number of farmers during
the past week, who have made q
thorough examination of the wheat, and
all seem to think the crop somewhat in
jured. The wheat on corn ground and
new ground appears in good condition,
but that on land that has been turned
for some time is said to be dead.
Forty persons from Lancaster county,
Pennsylvania, have arrived at Abilene,
Kansas, where the heads of families have
bought farms, and will make their future
nome. They were joined at Harrisburg
by over one hundred more. These peo-
pie are generally men of means who sell
their farms there for $3.50 to 5000 per
acre and buy others in Kansas for from
$40 to $40. The Lancaster county colony
in Kansas now numbers about 800 Ter
sons.
Commonwealth: MI. Hill, a farmerliving
four miles east of the city, met with quite
serious accident while going home last
Tuesday afternoon. Near the Santa Fe
pump house the tongue of his wagon was
broken while going down small grade
in the road in such manner that q
piece of it flew back and hit him in the
forehead with such force as to knock him
senseless. Employees at the pump house
ran out, caught the team and carried the
injured man in. DIR. Gibson was sent for.
Osborne Ne,Cs: A young farmer OF
Mitchell county made the assertion last
Fall that he would not get married until
wheat was worth 81 per bushel. A
neighbOring farmer mad daughter who
gave no uncertain evidence of her will
ingness to keep house for the young
man, and her father, realizing the des-
perate situation, bought the young mans
entire crop at 81 per bushel. This il
given for the benefit of Osborne county
folks, showing young men how to dispose
of their wheat at good price, and farm
ers how to make provision for their
daughters.
Commonwealth: Mr.. George VOLTS barn
on his farm out near the cemetery, wa
destroyed by fire few mornings since
together with large lot of grain, hay
and horse paraphernalia. About
o'clock Mr.. Wolf went to the barn and
turned his horses and all out doors and
thnv1 pnf,p % Sl
afterwards Mrs. Wolf happened to look
out and discovered that the structure
was in flames. She gave an alarm and
everybody about the premises made a
bold rush to save what they could, but il
was too late to get out anything except
a buggy. The loss amounts to about
$4,000, and this is partially covered by
insurance.
Prescott Eagle: Caleb Deming informp
us that the coming Summer he will re.
move the dirt from on top of 10000
bushels of coal, on his farm west of this
city. The amount Of land necessary to
be stripped to uncover this amount OF
coal is two acres, which will give our
readers some idea of the magnitude OF
the job. At six cents a bushel, the price
asked for coal at>his bank, Mr.. Deming
will receive the snug little sum of $4,000
for the coal, which certainly ought to
pay all expenses and leave a good profit.
MIR. Deming sayshe could have sold that
amount of coal the past Winter if he
could have got it out.
Phillipsburg Herald: Shelton Hender.
son, a colored man who lives on Ash
Creek, is good example of what indus
try and staying qualities will do. Twelve
years ago he came to this county, and
after paying the Government fees on his
homestead, he had but five dollars and a
team left. During the years since that
time he has worked hard and besides
taking care of his family, has managed
to lay up snug little competency. He
has now four quarter sections of land,
twenty head of cattle, good team and
considerable other property. His land is