Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1885-04-30
KANSAS FARMING.

KANSAS FARMING.
Noteworthy Incidents Among the Farmers
of the State.
Nearly 1000 bushels of corn have
been shipped from Palmer since last
Fall.
L. F. Pearson, Barber county farmer.
will put in crop covering 299 acres this
year.
Most of the corn planted in Barton
county this year will be put in with
listers.
Downs Times: The new owners of the
railroad lands in this county are holding
some of their land rs high as SIS per
acre.
Eight inches of water on the level fell
in the vicinity of Mcpherson, on the
provinn since the rain.
Register: The planting goes steadily
on, and if the trees put out this spring
live and prosper Washington county will
soon be the banner fruit county of Kan
SaS.
White Cloud Reuieao: There has been
levee eighteen inches thrown up on
the Missouri bank at point beginning
at the ferry landing and extending to
Haigler's farm three miles up the river
If good job has been done there need
be no fear of an overflow this season.
Oskaloosa Independent: Our Williams.
} town correspondence, written since the
rains, show that the hope of the wheat
being brought out by the rains was a
vain one. We have talked with farmers
in this vicinity, too, and are confirmed
in the belief that there won't be half a
crop in the county.
Kirwin Republican: The sorghum in
dustry is assuming large proportions on
Philips county. There were 2,OO1 acres
planted in 1854, and the value of the
product for that year was S42,O2S. The
year before when sorghum commanded
better price, the value of the product in
Philips county was 60,659.2S.
Halstead Independent: The farmers
who have been holding their wheat for
a higher market are yet undecided
whether to sell now Or not. They are
afraid to sell for fear it will get higher
and afraid to hold for fear it will 20
down. There is, however, considerable
wheat being marketed.
Ellinwood Express: On Monday of
last week T. Myers, an enterprising far
mer of Logan township, left town with
very heavy load of fence posts. When
he arrived at Calf creek, about fourteen
miles northeast of town, darkness over
took him, and his team, by some means,
got out of the road and ran over a steep
bank, turning the wagon upside down,
the. entire load falling upon him, in
which position he was found dead the
following Wednesday evening.
Simpson Ssttsmgs: Last Friday prai-
rie fire burned Fred Wanzer's stable,
corn, harness, saddle and COW. On the
samo day another prairie fire burned
Bill McCune's stable and farm imple- |
ments. Loss about one thousand dollars. |
People ought to be very careful about |
starting fires. The dead grass is very
dry and the wind is liable to start up at |
any moment, and fan the smallest spark |
into raging fame entirely beyond con-
troll.
Tribune: Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood, who
came to Winfield from England,
and purchased farm in the northern
part of the county, have left for their
rural home where they will reside in
the future. They come to Cowley coun-
ty well recommended by their former
neighbors and friends, and the citizens
Of Cowley county may well congratulate
themselves on securing the Sherwood
fsmily as citizens.
A prairie fire swept over q portion of
Walnut Creek township last Friday, do
ng a large amount of damage, the
heaviest losers, according to the Beloit
Gazette, being John Farbaugh and J.B.
Alstler, the former having q good barn,
500 bushels of wheat,
amounting in all to over 81 600, bestowed.
md the latter his barn, some wheat, corn.
kc., to nearly the same amount. Several
'thers were quite heavy losers, but their
names and to what extent we have been
Unable to learn.
The prospects for a large wheat cror
It this time is very f1attering. Your
talked with many of the
eading farmers of Smith, Osborn and
Mitchell counties in reference to the fall
wheat crop, and with very few except
ons was in formed that If no accident
low occurs the wheat yield will be
learly up to the average Of last year. It
8 coming up nicely, and looking green
nd healthy. Except where is has been
ontracted for, very little is moving on
ccount of the European war news.
Leavenworth Times: Henry wilkins.
farmer, who lives about nine miller
outh from the city, met with quite .
erious accident Tuesday night near the
ugar works. He had been in town I'M
u quite late, and was on his return tripl :
7hen his team became unmanaesble.
ear the place mentioned, and ran avsy.
lie held to the lines q long q he could.
ut was finally thrown to the ground
nth such violence that one of his arms
7as broken, his left leg sustained q
evere fracture near the thigh. and he
RS otherwise badly bruised and cut
nat it is feared his injuries, taken alto
ether; may result in his death. He was
ken to the hospital of the sisters of
harity, in this city, where he Il now re-
siving the best of care. ]: