Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-03-05
KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
OF the State.

Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
OF the State.
Lenora Leader: If hard Winter is any
criterion to go by, this country will pro-
duce a crop next season second to none
in the history of the country. We have
already had nearly three months steady
cold weather, with no immediate pros
pect fany thing better. This. fit argues
in favor of a crop at all, together with the
fact that we have been favored with an
abundance of snow that has thoroughly
saturated the ground, settles hey ond ali
doubt the question of an abundant har-
vest next season. la that case this sec
ton will take boom never eqnaled by
any gold excitement in the history of
Colorado. We have the soil, and plenty
of it, the climate and all the advantages
of new country, and when these facts
known to people down East who are ham,
pered up on rented farms, the rush will
be immense.
Leavenworth Times: While at the new
market yesterday, farmer residing on
Salt Creek told the following of the inge-
nuity that a number of rats displayed in
robbing his crib of corn. He says that
he had noticed the rats were getting
away with the corn and was much puz-
zled to account for their getting out, as,
from the shape of the bin, while it was
an easy matter to get in, getting out
seemed impossible. The sides Of the bin
are very smooth and slope inward, max
ing it out of the question for the rats to
icimb out. A day or two later, hearing
rats in the bin, he made slight noise
and watched to see how they got out.
One old rat ran from his hiding place on
the outside of the bin to the top of it and
lowered himself down inside until he held
only by his forepaws and head. His
friends, selling his tail, climbed up by
this rat ladder until the last ona was out
and scampered Oft
On complaint of farmer near Law
renee, the officers began search for
parties who had been stealing hogs
chickens, and other things from the far
mer. Three colored men were arrested
and plead guilty. The Journal says
"This is the breaking up of one of the
worst gangs of thieves that has invested
this city for some time. There have
been numerous depredations. of the kind
committed by this gang, during the last
three months, among which were year.
ling calf, killed and carried off from the
Indian school; three hogs stolen from J.
T. Warne, two hogs from Deichman's
slaughter yard, two hogs from Lacey's
slaughter yard, thirty hens from the old
Goass place and numerous Others"
1t has been often remarked that far
mers, when they become well to do, have
a desire to remove to the towns. This
is the custom in all countries. Church
privileges, schools, society and other in
ducements outweigh the love for life on
farm. Within a few days we have
heard two or three farmers say they will
shortly move to town. This is an Ameri-
can characteristic and it will be observed
that the population of the towns will in
crease more rapidly from now on than
that in the rural districts.
Phillipsburg Herald: David Miller, who
used to live on Ash creek, in Belmont
township, was badly hurt in the horse
power ola threshing machine, near Doni-
phan, Neb., few days ago. getting his
foot SO badly crushed that if it is saved
he will always be a cripple. Bad luck
seems to have followed Mr.. Miller ever
since he left his Kansas home. Two
years ago, while on his way to Oregon,
two OF his children were drowned while
crossing the Platte river in ferry.
Cofeyville Journal: Corn has risen
somewhat in price. A farmer informed
us the other day that he had been paid
30 cents a bushel for his corn in the crib, |
while few weeks ago he could not have
got 20 cents after hauling it to town.
We can muster up more farmers in
Protection than any other town of twice
its age in Comanche county.