The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-02-26
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Not seeing the usual amount OF cor
respondence IN the JOURNAL from
this part Of the country, I couelud ed
this snowy day 20 offer q Few obser1a-
lions Tor information ana rejection 60
some or your many readers.
When the January SNOW melted
coon after this month came in, the
winter wheat In this locality was
locking Vel. The snow protected it,
and Il UHme through 30 dne condition.
But The hard freeze since that time
without any show iigs been trying on
it. Ciose observation, however shows
that where tue ground was plOwed
early, pulveriEeu and packed, the
plant Is healthy, aud Ihe snow that
has Just fallen viii take the frost out
OF &C., and nIoisien the soil. And al
though our winter may be extended
beyond lie usual time for this country,
We viii enter ON the spring period with
"a very fair prOspect. 1 am not In any
way In lC0gus with the bears" Ia
bearing coRn the price Of wheat, and
presume a few hundred HCTes will uut
materially affect The price &C this
WfiIing, but it Is evident that cur
farmers still have faith la wheat, aud
tie breadth E3wn has not fallen OF
very perceptibly IN this part Of Saline
county. at any rate there was not
enough tillRble land left over TO begin
20 supply the demand for oats aud
corn and other spring crops. Corn
land especially, is ia aeiive demand.
The Wiuter bas not been favorable
10 faltening cattle, on account Of the
unusually severe cold weather. But
feed has been plenty, and stock cattle
80 far as have heard are doing well.
There have been but few losses.
The educational interest bss been
well cared for, 50 far as my personal
observation gees, by Miss Mamie
Woodward, at Mt. Pleasant, Mr.
Clark at Bridge, and Mr. Johnston ht
Pliny. Sir. Clarkis term will soou
expire, but Mr. JohnstOnis will con-
tinue iii June. He still continues
the night school and the interest is
undated. From what I hear Mr.
Johnston has manifested unusual
energy, Industry and ability In teach
ing.
The corn remaining In the fields on
the stalks j. still in good state Of
preservation. but if "Old BnTeas" ex-
lends his proicctoIate over Il much
longer, there will be a short period
between harvesting and planting, and
there will he q great rush of gathering,
blowing and planting.
There Il 10 be "a pTotraoted religious
effort 10 commence this week st
Pliny,so I have been informed. Thus
far this winter there has not been q
very apparent awakening, although
Rev. Mcdowell has eLpounded the
gospel ably and Cloquently.
The KOuns boys aud J. H. King
man, have been shipping some cattle,
80 ! have been Informed.
Tho snow Will delay wheat hauling
ns the road viii lie rendered slippery
for a while,a and the time 10 commerce
spring work Is near at hand. Why
don't we have a railToadf
There has been a great amount of
maledicii0n vented on the traditional
ground hog" on account Of the
weather, but reSiiy is there any such
beast in central Kansas
The stalwarts OF the Gypsum VAL
ley Farmers's Club NJ their next
meeting are 10 wrestle with the ques-
tion OF Woman Suffrage. VIII there
be a man SO reckless OF his future hap
plness or destiny, as 10 dispute or
deny the proposition ? OLD TIMER.