Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-05-30

eorns rye and oats. Prospects for wheat
and rye very good IN this vicinity.
About 80 emigrants have settled here
this last year. No peaches. but pres
/ poets for all other fruits are good es-
pecially apples and cherries. The
prospects are good for 8 large and
good wheat crop. Stock is in good
condition. Coal has been found here
in vein 81 - inches at the depth of
378 feet, but not developed yet.
GRAHAM COUNTY.
Areage planted in spring wheat is
about So per cent. more than last year.
Crop looks well. The leading cereals
are wheat, corn, rye and barley. The
! prospects Tor all small grain is good so
far but it is cold, dry and windy now
/ for about a week; so much SO that
early planted wheat Is beginning to
look yellow, and grows slowly. The
farmers here are in good spirits better
than they have been for five years;
think we viii have a good average crop
of small grain, wheat, oats and rye. 1t
was too dry last fall TO put in muah
wheat and rye and not much was sown,
No damage done by insects so far as is
known. Hogs are very scarce, not
more than will be wanted for home con
sumption. There has been quite a loss
in cattle and sheep this year. About 40
per cent. more emigraut5 settled here
this year than last. No fruit raised here
only plums and grapes. The plum
orchards are out in fun bloom now and
look promising. Stock is doing well
now. Grass is green and nice; but
most of the cattle and sheep came out
of the winter looking badly from some
cause we do not Know, as there was
plenty OF feed to be had.
OSBORNE COUNTY.
The acreage in this county will be
abou. the same as last year; very little /
increase, say . per cent. The leading
cereals are wheat, rye and oats; the
wheat acreage compared with last year
about 90 per cent, rye about 80 per /
cent, oats 100 per cent; quantity per
acre: wheat 80 per cent. rye 80 per |
cent, oats 100 per cent. We have an /
increase in live stock over last year of /
about 10 per cent; very little loss by |
disease; estimated number Of cattle I
about $4,000, skeep $4,000; increase Of /
acreage of native pastUrage closed by |
fence 80 per cent. Fruit crop prospects /
fair; county new and orchards not gen |
orally bearing; increase in number of /
bearing trees 20 per cent. The stock is /
in excellent condition. Putting in a
large acreage Of corn; the acreage gill |
be about 125 per cent
PHILLIPS COUNTY.
Acreage in wheat and rye has de- |
creased the past year about 20 per cent,
bat has increased in corn about 90 per
cent. The leading cereals are corn,
wheat and rye. All grains look unusu-
ally well with a prospect of an abund-
ant yield with the exception of wheat
planted in the fall. The hog crop for
the coming season has increased 1000, (
and is now about 10000: cattle from
10, 900 to 10000: sheep about L, 900, a
decrease of about 5000. The county
has increased about l 700 to 200 the
past year Prospects for fruit crop
very good.
SMITH COUNTY.
An increase Of about 10 per cent.
Leading cereals are corn, wheat, rye
and oats: prospects are good for all
grain except fail wheat, it Is about 80
per cent. damaged. The present out
look for hogs is good: there has been
some loss by disease, but it win only be
about 5 per cent. of the increase.
About 1900 to 1900 emigrants have
settled here within the last year. Since
the four frosts of May Z, s, 9 and 10,
for fruit are not good, yet it
may not be as serious as It appears at
present.
RAWLINs COUNTY.
About 10 per cent, increase in acre
age this year. Leading cereals, fall
wheat and rye. Excellent prospects
for wheat, rye, oats ard in fact all
small grain. Have been having some
very cold, wet weather and a late frost
has done gardens considerable injury
Hog crop viii be light. Sheep are
raised extensively here and are doing
well with tbs exception Of some afflicted
with scab disease. Estimated number
10 GOO. Cattle are doing well. No
losses. Estimated number 10000
Crops are not much cultivated here yet
There is a tremendous rush Of emigra-
ton to this county and a great deal Of
breaking BENZ done. The resources Of