Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-07-10
STOCK AND FARMING.

The maple worm is devastating the
trees of Manhattan, again this year.
Corn in Wabaunsee county, is com
ing on finely. It will make an enor.
nous crop.
Crops are looking fine in Usage county
at the present time, and promise plenty
in the future.
There never was in Pottawatome
county finer outlook for a potato
crop than this year.
1t is said the chinch bug is doing
much damage to corn and broom corn In
Mcpherson county.
Corn in Greenwood county never
looked better and the prospects for an
enormous crop is good.
Cheney (Sedgwick county, Journal
The oats crop will be better than antici-
pated few weeks ago. The late rains
have helped considerably.
An Osborne county man has COW
that he considers the youngest mother
of the bovine species, having given birth
to calf at the age of thirteen months
and five days.
A Butler county farmer declares that
the rains do not kill the chinch bugs.
The moisture only puts more sap and
growth into the corn or other grains and
it Outgrows the evil effects of the bugs.
Ell Dorado Times: George Fulln-
wider shows us some oats, said to be
ruined some time ago, which are now cut
and bound. They stand about two feet
high and will make 25 bushels per acre
worth saving.
st. Marys Express: The rain an d
cool weather have brought the oat crop
out in fine condition, although the straw
will be trihe short. Not much matter
about that, however, if the grain is
heavy and plump.
Garden City Sentinel: The oat crop is
coming out all right in this county. 1t
was heading out a little short in straw
before the recent rains, but now it is
sticking heads up so as to be cut to
good advantage. The heads are full of
seed and plump.
st. Marys Erpress: Universal sur
prise is expressed by some concerning the
favorable yield of wheat, and some of our
farmers who ploughed their crop under
are regr, ting that they did SO. If
wheat continues as low the coming year
as it is now, their regrets will not be
very long or loud.
La Cgyne Journal: J. K. Holcomb,
of Scott township, has lately lost four
COWS They became lame, three of them
losing the use of their legs, refusing
food, and dying after four or five days
The fourth became so beligerent that
the brute was killed. Dry murriam
was what affected the cattle.
Osborne Farmer: W. A. Neiswanger
completed the shearing of his flock last
week. The product from 1900 head was
10000 pounds of wool. The average
was somewhat lighter than usual, but
it is more than made up in superior
quality of the staple. MIR. Neiswanger
will take his sheep to the summer range
in Russell county this week.
Louisville Republican: The cribs next
fall will, if the season continues favor
able, fairly g1oan and burst under their
tremendous load Of corn, but to sell this
huge crop at fifteen cents per bushel
will not give much fat to the farmers
lean, lank pocketbook. Better prepare
to feed your corn to cattle and hogs
By SO doing you can get better prices
for all with less expense of handling, be-
sides raising the fertility of your land by
giving back to it much of that which
was taken therefrom, and saving much
time and labor by marketing all at the
same time. Farmers must sooner or
later educate themselves up to the fact
that this is the only method of farming
in Kansas that promises good results one
year with another.