Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-07-31


county turned out well The outlook
for corn is very promising.
The corn crop in PottaWatomie
/ county is suffering from the dry wealth
( er, but a rain within week VIII relieve
the situation.
The Garrett PIaiHdealer 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 10 such bad
/ shape.
. Augusta Gazette: The hay is being
I 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
/ the cattle regions in New Mexico are yet
suffering to a large extent from the con
tinued drouth, which is causing consid-
| cradle trouble for the stocimen 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 sec
ton has held out bravely, but viii have
to succumb unless we have rain soon.
Wheat, oats and fax have been harvested
and yielded well. Tame grass is good
also.
BurlngaJue Independent: The new
disease which seems destined to kill of
all our orchards, is sand TO be caused by
a 3y singing that point on the branch
where the old and new wood are 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 a 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
a fair average crop.
Mcpherson Freeman: The immense
crop Of corn now growing in this county
can be more prOhtably 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 a 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 1t up. This is a crop
that viii 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 a trial.
Kansas City Lire Stock Indicator;
Every friend of livestock improvements
VIII regret to read that the renowned
Angus bull, Justice (1426), just impor--
ed to Beloit, Kas., by Mr.. John S. Good
win, died within a week after reaching
his new home. Friends OF the breed
everywhere have hoped this bull would
have opportunity to make his impress
for great good in this country and main
tain the lofty position he had gained In
Scotland.
Lincoln Beacon: Not for some year
before has this vicinity felt the need of
rain so much as now. The farmers are
complaining Of the dryness and Lincoln
merchants and citizens of the really
abominable heat. We can remember
how many good citizens, in little town
in northeastern Kansas, held mass
meeting not many years ago and prayed
for rain earnestly and long-their pray
ers were answered. IF rain doesn't favor
us with its own accord pretty soon, we
advocate a little prayer in this county.
Dodge City Globe; We have frequent
" reminded our western ranchnnen that
it would be a wise policy for them to
pursue to put up all the hay they could
whereWith to feed their stock during the
winter months, or at least sufficient to
help bridge over a blizzard or two which
are likely to come along during the win
ter. Our newcomers, who are carrying
on a mixed industry and who In many
instances have brought In pilgrim stock
not used to the country, nor acclimatsd,
who have got the deluded idea into their
minds that no prepared feed Is necessary
In this country, but who readily find out
the first blizzard that comes along that
their cattle viii turn towards their cor
rails and look for something to eat there,
which has not been provided for them,
and the result is that they perish All
such stock have been fed during stormy
weather in the east and they louz for Il
here, and If they do not get It, they VIII
die So we say, let everybody who can,
put feed up for his stock and be on the
safe side
Famous PaFIiaInsnts.
There have been tWenty-eight prime
ministers In Great Britain during the
present century, serving and embracing
d period OF elghty-hVs years. The long
est term was that Of Lord Liverpool, eZ-
tending from 1912 70 1927, or 178
and the two shortest were those