Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-04-03
STOCK AND FARMING.

STOCK AND FARMING.
rnsormation Concerning the Princ'pa
Interests Of Kansas.
CL Myers, prominent and reliable
horticulturist of Ellsworth county, in a,
able article in the Reporter, OF that county
on the subject Of choice fruit, strongl,
advises the farmers of Kansas and al
others who desire to make fruit CROWNS
q success, to buy no trees, vines or plants
except such as are recommended by thu
State Horticultural Society. This if
certainly most excellent advice. He
further adds: It 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 fif-
teen cents per tree. Look with suspicion
upon any attempt to sell trees at high
prices. Avoid ''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 few days
since, speaking of selling budded trees:
at is a mighty good scheme to make
money" In conclusion, plant apple
trees, only as many trees rs 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
viii ship apples by tie 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, liv-
ing east Of town, reports that on the 7th
of January, 1886, several of his hogs
were buried under 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 fifty-four days fast.
This seems almost incredible, but Mr.. B.
is man of unquestioned veracity.
Pratt Times: Those who have had ex
perience say that corn is the most pro-
fitable 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.
Ransds 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. II the ground is
dry, little water is good to get the
roots and earth to adhere, and then COW
er with dry earth and press down COM
pactly.
Medicine Lodge CreSSett: There is
no doubt but that considerable portion
of the wheat crop of this section was kill
ed. Our farmers say it was on account
Of the ground being too smoth, thus al
lowing the snow to blow off the ground
and leave the wheat exposed to the blasts.
Marysville Neacs: DR.. Z. l.. Wilson
claims to be the breeder Of the FIRST pure
bred Clydesdale colt, bred and foaled in
Marshall county. On the 18th his i'm
ported Clyde mare Jenny, foaled mare
colt got by his imported horse, Pride O
Cairn.
Kcpsds Farmer: Stick in an elm tree
or two occasionally among your grape
vines. They add to the appearance Of
the vineyard and also afford protection
In times Of high wind. They are regard.
ed as valuable in every way.
The Peoria Journal saws IN army oil
100000 people will invade Kansas this
year. They come to raise corn, wheat
and other farm products Kansas well
comes such invaders-not with bloody
hands, but with songs Of JOY.
Any man can build house now. A
man In ElDorado is selling patent hay
house All you have to do is to roll ur
the hay in punches, cut one end off and
slap on mixture of cement and sand
and you have house.
Halstead Independent: Farmers are
all busy now with their spring work,
and as great portion of the wheat is
badly damaged, this will Se an unusu-
ally busy season with many OF them.
Makersof brooms report an extraordinary
scarcity of broom-corn, which now brings
an extremely high price in the wholesale
market, and they predict that the price
of brooms will soon be doubled.
Norton Champion: John Urschell
claims to have Jersey Holstein heifer
two years old, that gave cream enough
in seven stormy days to make eight
pounds of butter.
When sowing grass seed, see that it is
done with liberal hand. There is Lit.
tie danger Of getting too much seed on
the ground. Some will never grow, and
there ought to be good stand at first.