Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-24
STOCK AND FARMING

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STOCK AND FARMING
Kiowa County Signal: e the trees
planted this spring are properly cared
for, southwestern Kansas will become in
a few years finely timbered section.
Moreover, it has been nationally demon
strated, this progress Of timber culture
and growth will work beneficial climatic
changes, in which the annual rainfall
will be more equally distributed and the
highly electrified atmosphere of the pres
emit greatly modified. And not only will
the influence become visible in greater
condensation of moisture, but the severity
of meteorological changes viii be won
derfully modified Plant trees, and let
your number be augmented with the
coming of each spring
Pratt Times: There is no section in
the world better adapted to cu'tivating
the grape than in the sandy loan of
southern Kansas. Grapes, to do we'll,
need systematic culture especially in
the way of pruning. We have seen
some otherwise very fine vineyards grow
ing in Pratt county that were practically
worthless from the fact that the owners
expected them to produce without syste-
matte pruning, or in fact any pruning
at all. We would expect little from an
apple tree planted and allowed to assume
it's natural growth without the judicious
application Of the knife, but much less
may you expect from the grape treated
in like manner.
Burlington Patriot: Early and proper
saving of seed corn is one of the most
important items for good corn crop,
and yet it is the most neglected. Every
farmer can easily save his seed at the
proper time and in the proper manner,
with little labor, and so that every kernel
will grow strong and mature early. If
you want to grow and sell No. 2
corn you must have pure yellow
or a pure white. Select some
good, large cared variety, with small
red cob. 1t will pay you to keep good
variety of corn for many years. Then by
a careful selection Of your seed from it,
you can improve it each year.
A Pottawatomie county is experiment
ing in the culture of apples. He is now
raising twenty-seven varieties, all of
which he states are well adapted to Kan
sas soil. They are as follows: Niger
Jack, Newtown Pippin, Swaar, Spleen
burg, McAfee's Nonesuch, White Winter
Pyramid, Timber Twig, Ben Davis, Ca
mack Sweet, Lawyer, Willow Twig,
Rawle's Genet, Tweechbury, Winter
Blush, Stark, Clayton, Stiles Seeding,
Patton, White Pippin, Broadwell, Wythe,
and Virginia Greening.
Peabody Graphic: The live stock breed
ers of Marion county have perfected their
organization by the adoption of consti-
tuition and bylaws. The following
named officers have been elected for the
ensuing year: F. H. Kollock, president;
A. H. Lackey, O. E. Westbrook, Charles
Stone and Jacob Weidlein, vice presi.
dents; l.. A. Buck, secretary; F. H. Kol-
lock, L. A. Buck and Charles Rathbone.
executive committee. The first social re-
union and exhibition of breeding live
stock was held on the fair grounds at
Peabody the other day.
Garrett Plaindealer: Farmers resid-
ing the northern counties of this state
have engaged in sunfower culture, claim
ing that last season's trial demonstrated
the fact that it was as profitable crop
as millet, It is cultivated something az
ter the manner of broom corn, the head
cut off and placed in a dry place to sea-
son, after which it is threshed. The seed
is used for making oil, and has but re-
Gently become commercial article.
Ness City Times: The recent storm
killed great deal Of stock in all parts
of the county, as the severe winter had
weakened them to such an extent as to
force them to succumb easily. Stock
needs feed now more than at any time
this winter, but its scarcity will cause
more losses before grass.
Kansas City Live Stock Indicator:
You can scarcely afford to permit any Of
those young lambs to be caught out in a
cold storm and perish from cold. Sheep
will be worth more money in the next
two years than they have been in the
past two, and those who have some
should look sharp for their welfare.
Dodge City Globe: There are fewer
cattle here than in the years gone by, but
the industry is no less important, and
the raising of cattle is still the making
of the country. Not in the large herds
as Of old, but in the small improved and
high bred animpls that are cash in any
market.