Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-09-02
Wichita.

Now, in place Of all that was promised we
have The reverse, as / said Professor Snow 3 IA
report show the lowest of the mir eteen years,
only nineteen and sixty five hunlre this for
seven mon his; deficit about seve inchps in the
time of any period for nineteen summers. And
the year shows how feeble mans Efforts are il
moisture is not his handmade.
But let Us 60 back to the year, 1859. and come
up ss history will verify AID see THAT has been
the past. Several historic ans can be furnished
t. sustain me in what say as we'll as he statis-
tics.
1t will be remembered by many that In the
fall of 1859 chintz- bugs were abundant in many
loca titles, and it ia alwa' dry when they are
abroad, and they are first present in the fall,
ard then for two su nmers foil wing, my first
sight of them atss ba k to 1889 90 that their
so that tn -r dapre iatons have been seven tin es
| and commenced the eighth within my DAYS OF
observation and yet how fe " expect this and
how few believe ,nycne Can tell that they will
do us any mischief the coming gear. will ask
why all t is. Ny answer is like the mrsters to
parties. You will not believe nor record the
passing events to learn these great truths,
ne Their will you accept the fact which are album
dant in the case But you are ever willing to
go it blinlly. which is only too true so far as
farmers are concerned.
Now the history made by the writer from
ls5, to date can be eu.t aimed g said end while
it is often true TO some extent that weJave fail
ures in al crops locally yet on close examna-
ton, and the fact states that at lst such times
we would ba drifting into dry series o. years,
which tells all: that not much can be expected
greatly avoid The harm to some crops and espec-
tally wheat which suff red from drou;h and
nothing else un Ill the dry weather brought out
the bugs in April, and as I say we coald each
an ali of Us have hal q wGeat crop Of sufficient
stand and Yield t. havs pail TO care for II, il
we had done our duty afte r it had been rointed
out Let no man say that his wheat froza to
death # he does that upeets the great ard for
centuries Taught doct inc, to wit, thst If your
land is thoroughly underdrained W crop is
safe fr m freez ne out; but LASTS winters w .rk
WAS tee reverse, the higher and dryr the worse
the mischief, have as ked the MaBbattsa Coll
lege facult and the State Board of Agricult IRE
on this noint bnt no answer. know the cau-e.
and aise knew it W ,uli be dry, l also know il
will be long and rough wint-r, and ether mat
tiers OF great note and n .eluence to many If
they could oily receive il; and am certain that
next year will be dry and more bugs. History
from other sources than my own shows this
to he so.
When look bsck and see, still In my mem
ory tn present year enacted forty years aso,
and then twenty, and see the report of Professor
Snow saying it is the driest year By far up to
date Of the nineteen he has noted It only con-
firm hat oSiI IN 2.gi Z he
Bu. to him who has made she record By which
am enabled to see VIII Il is coming: their ia
way Of great relief if had the strength 1 once
farthe coming dry year.
And when even all or even a few learn these
rgs aad put them 10 practice others will fall
rap dy into rank. so shst my brothers will not
neel TO SO it blindly longer
Say many, you are roug for there are places
where they have had plenty II rain" This 10
true If US loo. lily, In! Ike the promiss of seed
time snd harvest, 1T failed except the seed
tim- and the rain failed 70 come loon enough, -
a. We generally IN ink and express
And again She c;cle Of xix AID seven years
never fail - bring snort crops OF :he last two
or tn ee ears o: compleiien Aad having noted
tie clos.pg years OF the ycie il 10 saf for tie
hvsbsndnsn trim his sails for e.lGn Or dry
period asd make eli safe IS rains only fall To-
caIIy for the closrg Of the pe.io&. Ard /. the
party happens in tbs limit II local rains 10 one
cycle it - 10 evidence he will b. so fortunate
again in his life. while IL he has taken steps u
protect bis crops from the insets and drou'h
be 10 juss that much ahead The sailor Who
wsuld put 70 Sea simply b cause ie has been
cain for months, without bsing prepsred for
storms. would be IN idiot and ooali get no pas-
senesHs.