The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
KANSAS CORN.

Dunton's Spirit of the Turf: There
are Dut few of all the American people
who have had the least conception of
the resources of Kansas Take the single
product of corn, for example. Who can
tells US how much OF train of cars ii
would take to carry the corn cop of 1884
to New York City? l have not compu-
ted il, but one who has, informs me that
if ali the corn was loaded and put upon
a railway train and transported across
the country, when the engine reached
New York the caboOse would be the
other side OF the Rocky mountains, be-
yond Denver. Kansas corn crops are
simply enormous; and this is one grand
reason why Kansas Is such prosperous
state. Kansas has undoubtedly won the
first place among the corn growing states
of America. It is an uUdoubted fact that
Kansas has this year raised 90, 600, 600
bushels more merchantable corn than
any other state. And, as corn is King.
Kansas Is king of corn growing states
If, then, corn is king, wheat may be
queen. and Kansas is moving her king
and queen upon the great chess board of
the UGIon, and is rapidly checkmating
all that move against her. If Jacob were
alive to day he would undoubtedly send
his children to Kansas to buy corn.
Therefore, there is no doubt about the
advantages of Kansas as a stock grow
ing state. Moreover, the grasses OF Kan
sas are not surpassed by any of the west
ern states, SO 1t Is not surprising that
she raises more horses than Michi-
gan, Kentucky, Illinois or Wisconsin.
Kansas has always been a siock-raising
country. Even before civilization
drove the Indian and Buffalo from its
vast plains, the buffalo and the wild
horse roaued these great prairies in
countless bands, since which the cattle
interest has become phenomenal. But,
better than all, the New Highlander and
European have settled upon these fertile
acres and cut much OF this country into
small farms of a few hundred acres, and
industry, intelligence and wealth grow
apsce. No longer state with merely
possible greatness, it has already achiev.
ed distinction and an enviable position
among the foremost farming and graz
ing states of The great west. And yet, IN
view of the great harvest of 1884, and the
magnificent crops of the past few years,
men can be found who emIgrate to the
lands of starvation: having never heard
an intelligent and truthful report of
Kansas When the first governor was
inauguraied here, 1t wss not known that
apples could grow in Kansas. Fifteen
years later, Kansas fruit won the FIRST
place al the centennial Orchards and
vineyards abound and flourish here.
Kansas is between the 37th and 10Th
parallels of latitude. district that is
said 60 control the desdnles OF the globe
the world oveT-a parallel that has been
the thread upon which jewels OF wealth,
plenty, luxury and refinement have been
hung from time immemorial- The 37th
| paralleI is the girdle which the genii of
of civilization have spun around the
sphere. Along 1t lie great cities. Kan
sas is right in the very path of this pros
perIty. With as fertile soil as lies out
of doors. and with salubrious climate,
il is therefore the ut abode for success
full men. This wandering represents
tive of Dunton's Spirit OF the Turf can
not find words to portray fiIly one.balf
the advantages of this delightful belt of
Gods universe, and must, therefore, sur
render the task to some unborn type of
humanity.