Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1885-08-22

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Anthony Republican: We learn that
| the hog cholers is prevalent to some ex-
tent in the eastern part of this county.
Joe Baehr has lost over sixty head sl-
ready, and George Kilgore, Fred Swab
and others in that locality are also suf-
ferers.
Window Record: One of our leading
shippers remarked to Us few days ago
that the stock, especially hogs and cattle,
offered for market from thissection, were
uniformly of superior quality. Very
little of the scrub variety is found in the
county.
Salina Herald: Frank Shaw sold his
celebrated horse Lord Blantyre, last
week to Powers and Nelson, of Els
worth, for $500. Lord Blantyre wss
one of the best horses in Saline county
and his sale and removal to Ellsworth is
TO be regretted.
Manhattan Nationalist: James Robert,
Jr., q farmer living near Milford, has q
young pig with six perfect feet. The
third pair are directly beside those in
front. The extra pair join at the knee,
but above the knee there is no indica-
tons of any deformity.
Dodge City Co.Dboy: The loco weed,
which covered the ranges in southern
Kansas and the Cherokee and Neutral
strip, a year ago, has nearly all disap-
peared in these sections. There is too
much of it yet on the range of the
Hardesty Brothers, on the Neutral strip,
but it is rapidly dying under the ravage
of the loco grub. The weed is emigrat-
ing nortbward.
Eureka Herrld: The lightning last
week did destructive work for Mr.. c. T.
C. White, who lives on Fall river. His
fine blooded stallion, LIE Brun, and two
other valuable horses were killed. lie
Brun cost Mr.. White $4,000, and it is
claimed that he valued him at S., 600.
He estimates his loss at $500. The
barn in which the animals were at the
time of loss was injured.
Belleville Telescope: Speaking of a
big average in the weight of hogs Mr..
C. H. Pettyjohn, of Grant township,
|
two car loads of hogs, of his own raising,
to Kansas City, one car load of which
averaged 1877 pounds each, without a
dock, and the other car averaged 358
pounds, with some docks. These are
two of the best car loads of hogs ever
shipped into Kansas City, the first one
being mentioned by the Kansas City
papers as the best shipped in this year.
Junction City Union: Some of the
farm ers living along the Smoky Hill
near this place are getting very much
exasperated with the practice of throw
ing dead hogs in the,; reams. Mr.. Jen.
nings, occupying the Sanderson farm,
has lost very largely this spring and
summer. Robert Henderson is also a
heavy looser. George A. Taylor says he
has lost $1,000 worth of hogs. These
gentlemen have portion of the river
enclosed in their hog pasture, and they
attribute all their misfortune to dead
hogs in the stream,
Russell Live. Stock Journal: The assur-
ance of large crop of corn has stimu-
lated some inquiry for hogs to feed. Two
farmers in this county are wanting to
contract for 200 head of feeders each.
The same week says the Sedan Graphic:
"This county is overstocked with hogs,
and in consequence of poor prospects for
a big crop, man can GIT porker by
the mere asking for it. Last year q pig
weighing fifty or sixty pounds would
readily sell for from five to six dollars"
What an opportunity for fine ombina.
ton between Russell and Chautauqua
counties.
That young and enterprising breeder
of short horns and Poland China swine,
G. A. Lande, of Humboldt, Kansas, re-
ports q number of sales at satisfactory
prices, and says: "Woodson county is
rapidly coming to the front as q short
horn county. There being to my knowl-
edge five new herds started in the last
twelve months. My stock is doing very
well. The flies are unusually bad. Ihad
two mich cows in pasture that were
confined to pond water, and after water
ing them from the well the quantity of
milk is nearly doubled. Pond water is
not fit for stock to drink.
Medicine Lodge Crescent: Messrs.
Flato & Plat have shipped in five head
of black registered bulls to put on their
"circle 5" range in Comanche county
The bulls were from eighteen to thirty
months old, and were beauties and no
mistake. Ifthere ever was time that
we needed improved stock in this coun.
try, now is the time. Last winters ex-
perience has very nearly settled the free
range business, and the rest of our stock
men will sooner or later be compelled to
follow the example of Messrs. Flato &
Plait. i. e., keep less stock and of q better
quality. Although their thoroughbreds
are not the first that have been brought
in, their action is none the less to be
commended and we hope we will have
numerous items of this character to le-
cord.
GRAND ARM z PICKUPS.
Particulars Pertaining to the Poste.
The new G. A. A. building to be con-