Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-05-01

than we looked for, but now that the
tide Of immigration has reached them,
and still travelling, we shall not be sur
prised to hear the same thing from
Wyoming, Montana and other range
countries. StOcimen should learn some
thing from the experience Of their
brothers IN Kansas, and secure all the
range they can before 1t is too late, for
the time is not far distant when open
ranges VIII surely be a thing Of the
past
Oskaloosa Independent: The upland
wheat In this part Of the state is virtual
Iy a failure, there being only here and
there a field which viii make even half a
crop. In most of the bottoms through
out Jefferson county. however, the fields
look well and give promise Of a fair crop.
This makes practically, three failures in
succession counting the ruinOusly low
prices that have prevailed for a year or
two-and VIII tend more than ever to
discourage wheat planting hereabouts.
Tame grass and COWS VIII be the tenden-
cy In this vicinity from now On-a vast
change for the better.
lola Register: Mr.. Allen Mcdonald
received one of the finest horses that has
ever been brought to Allen county. 1t
is a thoroughbred Clydesdale, bred in
Dumfries Scotland, from which place 1t
was directly imported. By certificate
from the Clydesdale Horse Society Of
Great Britain and Ireland" We find the
horse registered as follows: "Lord VII
liam, 4547, foaled May 1888, color bay,
bred by r. Kennedy, Newlands, Dunn
fries; sire Young Prince Charlie (253O) ;
dam Maggie Of Broomdyke3 (2416) +;
sire OF dam, Lofty (460).
Ten years ago the loco weed was IN
known In this state. Two years ago It
appeared to be taking the place Of buffa-
10 grass. 1t was SO common, and from
that cause was credited the loss on cat
tie and horses that year, followed by a
hard winter that done up lOco-eating
cattle. Last year the weed was not near
SO plenty, and it is thought by two or
three years more it VIII have almost DIS
appeared from this section Of country.
Not only owners Of live stock, but
everybody In the country is interested In
seeing this pest disappear.
Medicine Lodge Cressstt: The native
grasses in southwestern Kansas are the
buffalo, gramma, blue-stem, red-top,
bunch grass, wild-rye, pea-Vne, Joint
grass and various kinds Of water grasses
and reeds. The buffalo, gramma grasses,
that a few years ago had almost complete
possession, are rapidly giving way to
blue-stem and red-tOp. Buffalo grass,
like the animal for which it is named
viii not stand civilization, and year by
yea. grows scarcer. Where this year
the ground is covered by the short,
curling buffalo, it viii, next year, grow the
tail graceful blue-stem-
Marysville Meas: A yearing grade
Hereford bull viii sell from $40 to $50,
and heifers almost as high Why viii
it not pay the farmers of the north half
Of the county to raise more of these.
The farmers OF the south half are fur
nishing hundreds Of these cattle each
year, to the ranchmen of western Kansas,
Colorado and New Mexico, but only a
few are yet raised In the north half
Two are three farmers can go in tOgeth-
er and buy a thoroughbred bull and
clear enough from him in one year to
pay for him.
Horses poor and cattle begging,
roads says a Colorado item, which is very
bad in either case this time Of the year,
and taking the two together, it's a poor
outlook for the cattle around the boys,
as the owner of both. We see a notice
IN a New Mexico paper that Senator
Dorsey has fenced in all the boys on his
range as a matter OF economy, saying
the loss Of half a dozen animals more
than pays for all the fencing he has had
to do around the bogs. The idea is a
good one and might be followed with
advantage in most Of the range coun-
tries.
Mcpherson Freeman: The wheat
crop Of this county is almost wholly de-
strOyed from the effects Of the severe
winter. Wheat sOwn in the corn viii
perhaps make a fair crop, but that sOwn
on stubble ground will be plOwed under.
Broom corn, last year, was the most
profitable crop raised in the county, and
it might be the proper thing for each
farmer to plant a few acres Of this crop
to help the corn and oats carry him over.
Pomona { Franklin County Enterprise
/ Messrs. Munday & Parkinson Of that
place have finished threshing their crop
Of sorghum seed, and that they expect to
realize about thirty-five cents pei
bushel for it. We learn from
neigboring farmers that the previous
/ two weeks, weather has been very severe
on growing whaet, and fields which
earlier were quite promising viii now be
plowed up and planted to corn.
st. Marys Express: An immense
/ quantity of oats has been sOWn IN
| the neighbOrhoOd. The majority OF
farmers have used their old wheat
ground for an cat crop, and almost with
out exception had the crop IN the ground
before the rains Of the past week.
Nescatunga Kansun: Experiments
have demonstrated that this portion OF
Kansas is particularly adopted to this
raising Of grapes and Plums. The wild
/ fruit of this kind which is so abundant
here, is also strong evidence IN support
Of the opinion.
Burlington Republican: Farmers say
that they never saw the ground in better
shape for cultivation than it is this
/ spring. The indications are that Kansas
VIII get to the front this year with
another immense yield Of all kinds Of
crops.
Oswego Democrat: Talk about blood
/ ed stock, but T. j. Wimsatt has a mich
COW which he has been offered a 81, 100
/ set of sllverWare and refused the offer,
and the COW is not a thoroughbred either,
but she Is a daisy all the same.
Clyde Nal: @. E. Bowman, of this
/ city, has purchased the famous stallion
Sir William Wallace Jr., of Fl. H. Ham