Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-31
STOCK AND FARMING

damage W CoIn.
Considerable wheat In Montgomery
county will average from twenty to thlr'
ty bushels to the acre.
Wheat in Mcpherson county ID OF an
excellent grade and furthermore It Is very
even the county over.
Wheat in the southern part of Ford
county turned out well. The outlook
for corn is very promising.
The corn crop in Pottawatomie
county is suffering from the dry wealth
or, but rain within week will relieve
the situation.
The Garnett Plasndealer says that a
great many Anderson county farmers
threaten to make fodder of their corn if
it does not rain soon.
Cattle are doing better on the western
range than they have ever done before,
Notwithstanding the fact that they came
out of the hard winter IN such bad
shape.
Augusta Gazette: The hay is being
harvested. It is like all other crops this
year-very short. It is only from six to
ten inches high, and stands very thin on
the ground.
Reports still come in to the effect that
tho cattle regions in New Mexico are yet
suffering to large extent from the con-
tinued drouth, which is causing consid-
cradle trouble for the stockmen in gath
ering their beeves and branding their
calves. Round-ups are fully two months
behind.
Linn County Clarion: The weather
is getting very dry, and for two weeks
past: exceedingly hot. Corn in this GEO.
ton has held out bravely, but will have
to succumb unless we have rain soon.
Wheat, oats and fax have been harvested
and yielded well. Tame grass is good
also.
Burlinga,ue Independent: The new
disease which seems destined to kill off
all our orchards, is said to be caused by
fly singing that point on the branch
where the old and new wood arc joined.
The poison seems to spread over the
new wood until it is entirely involved
when it dies. Our orchards are in a
pitiful condition.
Dodge City Globe: Breeders of horse
stock appear to be more fortunate than
breeders Of horned cattle. In the former
the demand appears to exceed the sup
ply, while the latter appear to be begging
for market, and especially is this so as
regards thoroughbred animals of both
horses and cattle, as between the two the
horse just now is in the lead.
Burlington Patriot: We have inter-
viewed q good many farmers this week
on the crop situation. The opinion pre-
wales pretty generally that the very
early planted corn is badly damaged,
and is some localities completely de-
stroyed. That planted late has not been
injured to any appreciable extent, and
some of the best farmers in the county
tells us that the prospect is still good for
fair average crop.
Mcpherson Freeman: The immense
crop of corn now growing in this county
can be more proftably disposed of by
feeding cattle than in any other way.
Many farmers could feed twenty-five to
fifty head of cattle, if they had the
money to buy the stock the ensuing fall.
The opportunity is offered some one of
our banks to make business of fur
nishing reliable farmers with means with
which to buy cattle.
Dodge City Globe: Every farmer in
Ford county, as for that matter, in tn
west, ought to seed down five or ten
acres to alfalfa, which may yet be done
between this and the first day of August.
provided the ground receives sufficient
moisture to bring it up. This is a crop
that will be found almost indispensable
by dairy men, and we should like to see
every farmer and stockraiser in the coun-
Try give this excellent feed trial.
Kansas City Live Stock Indicator;
Every friend Of livestock improvements
will regret to read that the renowned
Angus bull, Justice (1426), just impor--
I'd to Beloit, Kas., by Mr.. John 8. Good
win, died within week after reaching
his new home. Friends Of the breed |
have hoped this bull would |
have opportunity to make his impress
Tor great good in this country and main
ain the lofty position he had gained in
Scotland.
Lincoln Beacon: Not for some year
before has this vicinity felt the need of
ain so much as now. The farmers are
complaining Of the dryness and Lincoln
merchants and citizens of the really
heat. We can remember
low many good citizens, in little town
n northeastern Kansas, held q mass
Meeting not many years ago and prayed
or rain earnestly and long-their pray
rs were answered. II rain doesn't favor
Is with its own accord pretty soon, we
dvocate little prayer in this county.
Dodge City Globe: We have frequent
= reminded our western ranchmen that
would be wise policy for them to
pursue to put up all the hay they could