Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-03
STOCK AND FARMING.
Information Concerning the Principal
Interests Of Kansas.

/
able article In the RepOrter,of that county.
on the subject Of choice fruit, strongly
/ advises the farmers OF Kansas and all
/ others who desire to make fruit growing
a success, to buy no trees, vines or plants
! except such as are recommended BY the
State Horticultural Society. This Is
certainly most excellent advice. He
further adds: 1t Is foolish for us here to
experiment with new varieties at least
before We have supplied our orchards
with known tried kinds. All the sorts
herein named can be had of any reliable
nursery, even with the expense Of pack
ing and freight added, at twelve to if
teen cents per tree. Look with suspicion
upon any attempt to sell trees at high
prices. Avoid 1.-TWO year old trees on
four year old roots; budded apple trees
that bOrers wont touch; apple trees on
French or any other crab stocks; Russian
and German apples" Ninety-nine times
In every hundred they are schemes to
get high prices for ordinary stock As
a stree man. remarked to me a few days
since, speaking Of selling budded trees:
sit is a mighty good scheme to make
money" In conclusion, plant apple
trees, only as many trees as you can
take the best Of care, select from the
kinds herein named, let large proper
ton OF them be winter varieties. The
best keepers, such as Wine Sap, Ben
Davis, Gennett, and Willow tWigs, and
: inside OF ten years Ellsworth county
Will ship apples by the car load west"
Topeka Commonwealth: The reports
received at the agricultural department
from various parts Of the state, confirm
those made last February, that the peach
buds were destroyed by the intense cold
) last winter, and that there Will be no
crop Of this delicious fruit In Kansas this
year. Even In the southern part OF the
state the destruction of the crop is re-
ported general. The prospect for an
average crop of apples in the state is re-
ported good
) Burr Oak Herald: Frank Beams, hv-
ing east Of town, reports that on the 9TH
OF January, 1886, several Of his hogs
were buried under a snow bank, and,
after several weeks, were given up for
dead, but on Wednesday Of last week
the hogs made their appearance, looking
lank and lean, it is true, but still alive,
after undergoing a tfty-fOur days fast.
This seems almost incredible, but Mr.. B.
is a man OF unquesioned veracity.
Manhattan Republic: The Blue Valley
Herd and Stud sold q beautiful / 6 months
old dark red ShorthoTn bull at $3.50 last
week to go to Saline county, and on
Tuesday Of this week a span OF Diamond
Messenger gray mares, four to six years
old, for $500 to go to the western part
of Riley county. Good stock always
sells readily at fair prices.
Parsons Palladium: The farmers in
. this section are taking advantage Of the
recent fine weather to push their spring
blowing. Many of them have already
finished sowing oats, a few getting them
1 In last month. Com planting will soon
i begin, and as experience shows In this
section, the earlier the better, as giving
greater certainty of a good crop.
g Pratt Times: Those who have had ex
< Perience say that corn is the most pro
p ftable crop that our farmers can raise.
The expense Of harvesting a corn crop is
little compared with the smaller cereals,
is more desirable for feed and the most
successful farmer is the one who feeds
the largest proportion Of his produce.
1 Kansas Farmer: When trees are trans
= planted fine and rich earth ought to be
/ got in among the roots so that there will
be no open spaces left. If the ground Is
dry, q little water is good to get the
; roots and earth to adhere, and then GOV
er with dry earth and press down com
Pactly.
? Marygville Net5s: DIR. z. L. Wilson
claims to be the breeder Of the first pure
f bred Clydesdale colt, bred and foaled In
Marshall county. On the 18th his i'm
; ported Clyde mare Jenny, toaled a mare
colt got by his imported horse, Pride Of
5 Cairn.
% Kansas Farmer: Stick In an elm tree
D or two occasionally among your grape
vines. They add to the appearance of
I the vineyard and also afford protection
In times Of high wind They are regard
ed as valuable IN every way.
The Peoria Journal saws an army of
2 100000 people viii invade Kansas this
year. They come to raise corn, wheat
and other farm products. Kansas vel
, comes such invaders-not with bloody
hands, but with songs OF joy.
ANY man can build a house now. A
man IN ElDOradO Is selling a patent hay
house. All You have to do is to roll up
the hay in punches, cut one end OF and
slap on a mixture OF cement and sand
and you have a house.
MakersOf brOoms report an extraordinary
scarcity OF brOOm-cOrn, which now brings
an extremely high p=ice in the wholesale
market, and they predict that the price
OF broOms viii soon be doubled
Norton Champion: John Urschen
claims to have a Jersey-Holsbein. heifer,
two years old, that gave cream enough
IN seven stormy days to make eight
pounds Of butter.
When sowing grass seed, see that 1t is
done with a liberal hand There is lit
/ tie danger Of getting too much seed on
the ground. Some viii never grow, and
there ought to be a good stand at first.
Natures queer Caper.
Washington (Ga-) Recordsr.
Capt John L. Martin, a prominent
citizen Of this county, dropped In to see
US Monday evening last, and after ez-
changing the compliments OF the dav.