Western cyclone., 1886-09-02
STOCK AND FARMING.


The hay crop will be light in Rocks
county and the corn crop heavy.
A fine Norman horse was sold at lola,
Allen county, last week for $50.
A Pawnee county farmer has in
100 acres Of corn from which he will re-
ceive yield Of 5000 bushels.
The time is not far distant when the
southeast will become an important fac
tor In the beef market of America.
Scandal Journal: Considerable broom
corn is being harvested. This is a pro-
duct that pays well in our country.
Trail cattle are beginning to move
more freely at Trail City, Col, and buy
ers are beginning to pick up all good
offerings.
Florence Herald: A very fair crop of
grapes have been raised in this county
this year, and are selling at six and seven
cents per pound.
Louisville Republican: There will be
9 large acreage of wheat sown in this
county this fall if it rains in time to al
low the ground to be prepared.
Louisville Republican: Our farmer
friends over the county report that corn
and hay have stood the dry weather
surprising well and will make fair crops.
Anthony Republican: There will be
larger acreage of wheat sown this fall
than ever, and for many seasons there
has not been more favorable planting
time.
Beloit Gazette: Growing corn is fair
" whooping it up these warm days and
Mitchell county will harvest the biggest
crop OF that cereal this year ever gath
cred within her boundaries.
Garden City Sentinel: The third crop
OF Alfalfa is now fully matured and the
market is now getting pretty we'll sup
Piled. Still prices remain fair as it is
bringing from So to $40 per ton, accord
ing to quality.
Louisville Republican: Many farmers
in this neighborhood are cutting up their
corn for winter feed, and it will be safe
to say there will be more corn made into
fodder in this vicinity this year than
ever before.
Should a war occur with Old Mexico,
which at this time is hardly probable, the
great southwest will find a market for
their surplus beef product in another di-
rection to which they have been accus-
toned to send them. Ell Paso, Tex, in
stead of Chicago.
Mcpherson county heads the list with
12,O4O acres of broom corn. Allen county
comes next with an acreage of Sill.
Estimated condition for this crop in
Kansas, to July 81, as compared with
the average for five years, 70 per cent.
Jewell City Revieac: The chinch bugs
have done more damage to late corn in
tho past week than during all the bal
ance OF the season. Fred Beeler saws
that they will damage the late corn one
half. Early corn is pretty well out of
the way.
Mcpherson Freeman. Some of the
farmers are making the mistake of thresh-
ing their wheat before it has passed
through the sweat and become thorough
~ dry and hence it is selling below the
prices for best wheat.
Bird City Cheyenne county, Echo
We have been shown three stalks of
corn, which are curiosities in their way.
On one OF the stalks, planted on last
years breaking, were two large, well
developed ears; the other has one well
filled ear and one that would mature if
it had six weeks more. On the other
which was planted on sod, was an ear
thirteen inches in length.
Phillips County Freeman: Every
crop planted the present season in this
part Of Kansas has been a success.
Wheat and oats are turning out beyond
all expectations, potatoes are immense.
and corn is forest in itself. Cattle and
hogs have been healthy and the luxuri-
ant grass has made their growth simply
a matter OF wonder.
Dodge City Globe: Many stockmen
are beginning to believe that the only
remedy left them now is to reduce the
producing herds by freely spaying their
she stock. If this system was generally
adopted by our range stockmen and
kept up for number of years, there can
be no question about it but what it
would raise the price of all classes of
cattle.
Minneapolis Democrat: Mr.. NJ.
blanchard has proven beyond doubt
that honey bees can be successfully prop
agated here, and are profitable property
to own. In his apiary he has near 100
colonies, besides having sold great
number through the country. This year
ne has extracted several hundred pounds
OF honey, Of excellent quality that com
mands good price.
Stockton Ne.cS Farmers take care of
your hay. Many who have hay grow
ing on their farms will let it go to waste,
and some time next winter during the