Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-04
STOCK AND FARMlNa.

STOCK AND FARMING.
Kansas City LfUe-Stocb Indicator:
The Board Of Agriculture Of Psnnsyl-
vania has made an interesting test OF the
GuenOn system, by employing an expert
to examine thirty-tWo cows, and estimate
their yearly yield. These figures are
compared with similar estimates made
independently by the owners Of the cat
tie, from actual recorded tests. The re-
suits are remarkably similar, the aver
age for the thirty-tWO COWS according to
GuenOn varying only 182 quarts from
the average of the owners estimates
2,l965 quarts against 2,I785. In a sin
gle case, to be sure, there is the large
variation Of 900 quartz (1,9OO quarts
according to GuenOn, 800 according to
the OWner)s but In five cases the varia-
ton is only 200, in five others, only 1OO
and In six, the figures agree precisely to
a pound ! OF the twenty-six where there
is more or less variation, thirteen COWS
Just One-half-are thought by their
owners to be over-estimatsd by the
GuenOn marks. and thirteen to be under
estimated.
Augusta Gazette. Cattle suffer very
much for want Of water during the hot
weather. The writer has noticed q herd
of COWS In this city which upon being
liberated from the stables, made a break
for the nearest ditch and drank vast
quantities Of vile, sinking water that is
totally unfit for any animal, much less
for one that is to furnish milk to be used
! by human beings. In fifteen minutes
/ this water enters into circulation OF the
animals, and by the next meal time is Oh
/ the tables Of our families. This disgust.
ing statement is strictly true, and the
only remedy lies in supplying the ami,
mails literally with pure water before
| turning them out In the morning. Per
/ sons using mix furnished by COWS IL
the city viii readily see the Importance
Of making diligent inquiry as to the
water supplies Of these animals.
Mr.. J. W. Sponabls, president OF the
Miami county national bank, Of Paoll
/ Kansas, writes to the PaOla Western
| Spirit from Chicago, thus, urging the
/ farmers Of Kansas to save all the hay
/ they can the present season: "PleasG
allow me to say that the east half Of
Iowa and the north half Of Illinois il
]
! pastures are run dry and fires are burn.
ing dry grass. / think our people should
save all the hay they can, for there il
not over half a crOpin the United States
The drouth In 1869 in Kansas was mo-
so severe as this. Corn looks well anG
Is clean everywhere"
The Nelrs, published at Lindsborg
/ MCPHERSON county, nearly the center o
the broom corn region OF that state, anG
perhaps as much the organ Of that inter
est as any paper in the west, has this Il
say IN its last issue: The broom corn har
vest has commenced in earnest, and
though the yield is going to exceed tn,
/ predictions Of many it VIII not be az
large as was first expected. The lat,
rains came in time to save the crop from
total loss, but not to prevent it being
considerably damaged by the drouth anS
chinch bugs.
Holton Signal: Last week We wer.
shown five ears of corn by John Hizol
which weighed six pounds and were tw,
and a half inches in diameter and from
twelve to thirteen inches long. Mr.
HixOn planted this corn with a lister OF
the 10th of May and thinks it viii aver
age forty bushels to the acre. When thu
fact is taken into consideration that
real good, soaking, satisfactory rain hal
not fallen IN this locality since the latte
part OF June, 1t seems strange that sucl
corn as this can be produced.
Dodge City Globe: Just now there i
quite large run Of beef cattle being
made from the southeast ranges, ant
( beeves are in better flesh than they hav
been for several years at this season o
the year. The dry weather In the ex
IRENE southwest has cut the shipmen
short, but further north cattle have dom
well, and as a rule are now ready 70
market. Should prices stifen up a it'll
for the coming mORth, a large humble
viii be sent forth.
Usage City Democrat: The hay cro1
is light in this section, and what there j
has become terribly shrivled from the ex
IRENE heal Of July and August; but Will
a reasonable promise Of early rains
/ Plenteous field pasture may be safely
assured.
st. Marys Express: The oat crop ha
been quite abundant in this neighbor
hood. One Of our elevator men ha
already purchased 1000 bushels OF tn
crop, and anticipates considerable NOR
before the season is over.
HOlton Signal: Thousands Of bushel
Of fax are being shipped out Of jackson
county this month.
/ A large crop Of good hay was raise,
in Marion county this year.
/ Washington county has in corn thi
year 1883 acres.
/ Saline county has 7O,876 acres Of COR
In cultivation.