Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-03-28
KANSAS FARMING.
Notes and Incidents Among the Farmers OF
- The State.

The roads in the vicinity of Olathe
have been so bad that the farmers could
net get to town.
Carthage Journal: NJ. H. Howard, one
OF our enterprising farmers near town,
informs Us that he has commenced his
garden, in which he has already planted
several kinds of seed. Hesays he never
worked as fine and lively soil in his life,
as we have here.
Mound City Clarion: Several farmers
in Stanton Township have been recently
led to invest large sums of money in q
patent washing machine right. In sew
eral instances they mortgaged their farms
to raise the money. We fear they are
handling cells" that viii cave them
empty handed after q while.
La Cygne Journal: It's iarm of w. S.
Hamlin and the late George F. Hamlin,
consisting of 100 acres, one and one-half
miles east of La Cygne, has been pur-
chased by w. II. Dunn, of Ohio, who has
arrived with his family and located
therein. w. S. Hamlin had q public
sale on the place Thursday, preparatory
to moving to Anthony, this State, where
be will be associated with his brother
Hannibal in the lumber business.
Concordia Empire: Farmers who left
their stirring plows sticking in the ground
last fall, now pull them out and scour
them with care and piece of sand stone.
Sometimes Eastern men come here with
the old idea in their head that farming
implements mus: be sheltered and taken
care of during the Winter. They soon
see the advantage. however, of leaving
implements out in the field in the Fall 30
they will know just where to begin In the
Spring.
Junction City Republican: If you are
raising corn TO sell. it will probably pay
to plant good white corn for seed, as the
price is usually from one to two cents
higher per bushel. For feeding, we would
rather have bushel of yellow corn than
bushel of white, though it may only be
a notion of ouls. We never saw the rel
alive values of white and yellow corn for
feed carefully tested, but it is q popular
notion that the yellow is the strongest,
and the richest in fat-producing material.
Atchison Globe: About twenty farm
ere met at Harmony Garden recently to
protest against the new Jail. Andy Col
gan was made chairman, and T. j. EN-
Ian, secretary. Resolutions were adopt
ed (D protesting against the Jail; (2) con-
demning the action of the Commissioners
in paying for the Kiper interview; (3)
sympathizing with the striking Missouri
Pacific shop men, and az condemning
liquor law against his expressed judg-
ment.
Rocks County Record: County Clerk
Davis informs us that the Kirwin land
Office reports $50 pieces of land proved up
on during the year prior to March Isl,
and entered for taxation. This represents
$4,000 acres. About $4,000 acres will be
returned from the Wa-Keeney Office. Add
this 10000 acres of school lands sold dur
ing the same period, and we have the
grand total of 1000 acres entered for
taxation curing the year, or an increase
in real estate valuation of over $4,000.
Newton Kanson: Spring work prom
Uses to come with q rush. Little plow-
ing was done during the winter, and
consequently much of it will have to be
done before spring planting commences.
A large quantity of last years corn crop
is yet in the fields, and it looks as if
three months work would have to be
crowded into one. But, luckily, Kansas
farmers understand the situation, and at.
ter holiday of several months, will go
to work with renewed vigor and energy.
The past winter has been q good one fol
protecting wheat, and the outlook is good
for another prosperous season for this
part of Kansas.
Junction City Union: Mrs. Bob Will
son last Saturday brought US sample of
maple syrup made from the sap Of the
soft maple tree 80 abundant in Kansas.
It was delicious article, with q trif]e
different taste from the ordinary maple
syrup. It sugars quickly and easily.
Some ten or twelve trees were tapped as
an experiment, and each ran q pint cup
full in about one hour and q half Bob
Wilson is an experienced and success sful
and he has always main
tanned that the soft maple was as valu-
able for sugar and syrup product as the
hard maple. When he set out the trees
on the poor farm for the County years
ago the Commissioners objected to 80
many maple, urging that they were no
account, but Bob insisted that some day
each time would be worth fifty cents
each year, and now that he has been re-
stored to control of the poor farm he in
tends the next few years to demonstrate
it. This season he has simply tapped
enough trees to experiment with. And
by the way Bob is renovating and i'm
proving the county asylum and the farm
quite extensively. He takes great pride
in the trees he has placed there, and he
intends to add and develop them so as
to leave his mark as conspicuous as pos
sible. He will plant this season several
acres of additional grapes. And next
year we hope he may be In condition to
turn out sugar and syru2 by the quantity.
STOCK S0U1BS.
Points and Items About Kansas Stock.
The heel fly will soon be Fostering cat |
tie.
In feeding stock remember that ma
ture and common sense call for q va
riety.
This month tells the tale on the range
Is TO how the cattle wintered, all other |
reports will be counted worthless.
Range men say that grass is stai ting |
ID the bottoms, and that inside of q |