Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-02-05
KANSAS FARMING.

Notes and Incidents Among the Farmers O.
The State.
William Hartzell, a Young farmer
twenty years OF age, committed suicide
near Oskaloosa, by shooting himself
through the body. Temporary insanity
was the cause. This is the first case OF
suicide that has ever occurred in Jeffer-
son county.
Nortonville is the corn husking center.
George Wetz husked 1851 bushels of or
binary corn and hauled it to market, a
distance of over two miles, in one dav.
John Ferris husked 104 bushels in ten
hours, and marketed it. John MAR
comes to the front with the astounding
record of thirty bushels in an hour and
half This rate of speed, kept up for
ten hours, would give him record of 200
bushels per day.
A number of farmers in Kingman
county, this State, whose farms will ad-
NIT it, have established ponds and
stocked them with fish, German carp be-
ing the favorite. Many who a year or
two ago received small installment
from the fish commissioner are now
abundantly able to supply their table
rom their little lakes with most palat-
able food. One man has pond of three
acres. 4 year ago he got fourteen little
German carp, put them into the water,
and now the little enclosure is swarm
ing with them. The fish become yery
tame-so much so that they will eat
| rom ones hand.
Atchison Champion: Farmers from
various localities in the county have re-
ported that they look for a good average
yield of wheat the coming season, that
is. if the weather from this on is favor
| able, and there is no damage done by in
sects. The reports heretofore circulated.
that the fields have been more or less
winter killed, are said to be wholly I'M
true. The seed was generally sown early
in the Fall, and as the season lasted al
most till Christmas, it had ample time to
take deep root and obtain vigorous
growth before frost. Then the timely
snow fall and sleet, which have covered
the ground during the worst freezing
spells, have been additional projections
Lawrence Herald Tribune: Seven loads
of straw, following each other like a
great rope of straw, passed along the
street to the paper mill recently. It was
bright. clean, wheat straw, and will soon
be made into paper and scattered to the
four winds of the earth. Our paper mill
is getting to be large and important
concern. 1t turns many an honest penny
into the pockets of our farmers for straw
that would otherwise have been left to
moulder to dust on the virtuous bosom
Of mother earth. This shows the i'm
portance to town and country like
Lawrence and Douglas of manufacturing
enterprises. Let us encourage the
wheels and the spindles, and growl less
about hard times.
Ellsworth News: At the last meeting
In the Opera House, feeling of earnest
ness was manifested that speaks of good
result. A full house of farmers from all
portions of the county were in attend
ance to hear the report of the Commit
tee upon the constitutions and bylaws
which have been prepared with some la
Dor and thought. The report was read
section by section and the motion was
made for each to be adopted the merits
and dement, of each, were discussed in
spirit which evidenced that the pulse of
the farmers, throbed for the production
of some good from these meetings. The
speeches were none of them selfish, nor
were they made in a spirit, to enforce
self will, but were for the good of the
farmers. Officers were elected, and it
was decided to hold a meeting on the
fourth Saturday in each month.