Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-12-04

The Trey, DOnlpnan county Times
says: 'TheIe have been forty-seYen cars
OF apples shipped from Troy station, so
far, this year, each car loaded with from
one hundred to one hundred and ninety
barrels"
Abilene Gazette: W. D. Curtis, iv-
ing Just south Of the city, brought in re-
Gently and sold to Peter Marx for ship
ment, five hogs, weighing in the aggre-
gate 2, 455 pounds, or an average Of 49l
pounds each.
Hanover Democrat: Marshall county
is to have a farmers institute this ear,
which will be held at Blue Rapids on
Thursday and Friday, December 9Th and
10th. What is the matter with Washing
ton county, that she cannot have an in
stitute?
AtchisOn Champion: M. j. Cloves re-
ports another visitation Of the hog
cholera on his farm near Lucaster
Seven fine porkers have died, and symP-
toms Of the disease have appeared IN the
drOves Ofthe other farmers in the neigh
bOIhoOd.
Williamsburg Eagle: Tom M. CHM
informs our faber shower that his neigh.
! Dor, Thomas Collins, has been driving
his 800 cattle about four miles to water
all fall. This week he esPied a damp
spot near his residence, dug Just two
rect and reached a never failing In eZ.
hausuble supply OF water.
Abilene Gazette: Mr.. J. NJ. Bradfeld
| last week lost eleven head Of cattle OF
his farm three miles south and one mile
west OF Abilene. They died suddenly
without showing any indications of sick.
ness, and it is thought death resulted
from eating CONTROLLER upon which
smut fungi had grown. Farmers who
are feeding their cattle In a similar way
should take warning.
Coffeyville Journal: o. M. Judy sue
ceeded IN killing an ivory billed wood
peoker last week. This is a rare bird II
many localities and the first one that hal
been secured in this locality for qlitl
a while. 1t measured twenty-seveI
inches from tip to tip, seventeen inches
from beak to the end Of the tail, and it
tongue was 81 inches long. 1t was
pretty specimen,
Il
of our prosperous and systemati
farmers, living five miles southwest O
town, put himself on record last Satur
day as the cham pion turnlp raiser o
this section Twenty four turDips pre-
ssnted by him at this Office weighed Jus
705 pounds, filed a bushel sack and ar
yet on exhibition, If any one doubts it.
AIarysviIle NelUs: Probably the larges
cattle deal in this county for years wa
the sale Perry Hutchinson made las
week Of three hundred head of fat steer.
to Desnan & began and an Omaha mar
The cattle averaged 1,4O7 pounds an
brought $4,000 cash. They we're ship
ped to Chicago and were as fine a lot a
we're ever put on the market.
Osborne County Farmer: 1t is graf
fying to note the fact that farmers an
stOckmen are supplying better wiute
protection for their animals than former
Ily. That they are becoming better abl
, to do so is a principal reason, but anOth6
is the apparently increasing severity 2
the winter seasons, which has squire
, them to greater eXerhon. That 1t pay
to give the animals good shelter is
proposition that not many have ever dil
puted.
Norton Champion: Mr.. Charles
Wright made proof upon his timbe
culture claim last week. Being a trave
ing man (by the way the first man VIII
ever sCld dry goods by sample in Mo-
toni he was necessarily obliged to hav
the work done and to Mr.. E. L. Howe
his immediate neighbOr is due til
credit Of having raised the finest grow
We know Of in this section. Six year
ago he planted thirty-two bushels {
black walnuts, and 5000 yellow cotton
wood There are now on the ten acre
planted at least 10000 walnut treel
many Of which are twelve feet high an
900 cottonwood, which will average 2
feet.