Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-09-11
STOCK AND FARMING.

Winfield Courier: From g recent m
tervieW with General Guthrie, of Atchi-
son, the newspapers OF the state are
making paragraphs credi6ng the Kansas
corn crop for this year with an average
Of thirty bushels per acre. If this should
be true, Kansas, on account Of the increase
IN acreage, would produce almost as much
corn this year as last. Last year the
corn crop Of Kansas reached III, 1853, 703
bushels. This year the acreage has been
increased from 5,266, 935 acres to 1915
900 acres and at thirty bushels per acre
Kansas would be blessed with 176, $780,
600 bushels. This increased acreage is
specially applicable to Cowley county.
Though the corn crop viii be somewhat
short, but not as low as the state average,
this county vii have as much corn as
ever Our average VIII run over forty
bushels.
Cedarvale Star: The corn crop has
matured, and for better or worse, VIII be
unaffected by the weather in the future.
1t is difficult to estimate the yield. Some
OF the fields on the bottom are as good
as could be desired, and Others, on the
upland, are a failure, or nearly so, In
other cases, the upland corn is to all ap-
Pearanees as good as any. Our opinion
is, the crop VIII fall but little short of
the average for the last five years. Great
quantities are being cut up, the price
paid being six cents per shock OF four
teen hills square.
Holton Recorder: Geo. ". Drake
has on his place over ], 1000 acres planted
to corn. He has examined the crop
pretty closely and estimates the prob
able yield at in the neighborhoOd Of 20
bushels per acre. He has harvested 100
acres Of fax which threshed ont over
LOCO bushels, 200 acres OF milet and
100 acres Of timothy and clover. He has
on hand about 10000 bushels Of old
corn. VIII feed between 800 to 400
head Of hogs. VIII cut up 500 acres of
corn.
HoltOn Recorder: j. +. Taylor, mana
ger Of the Len. 7. Smith farm, reports
| 800 acres Of corn, 800 Of which, he thinks,
viii average thirty bushels TO the acre.
The rest is poor and viii probably bring
the average down to twenty bushels.
Has put up 1000 tons Of hay, 1900 OF
which is timothy and clover. Mr.. Smith
makes d specially Of feeding cattle, and
for this purpose two years ago, put up a
! $4,000 barn. This Is the best barn In
state.
The corn crop IN Russell county this
/ year, viii be the largest she has had for
/ years. The rains have been both timely
and plentiful, and the yield viii be un-
usually heavy. Parties from the east
who formerly knew but little Of thai
/ part OF the state, are astOnished at the
/ prOductiveness Of the soil, and the large
ness Ofthe yield.
Jackson is the banner fax county II
the state this year. Over 5000 acres
have been harvested. The estimated
yield is 10000 bushels, which at al
average price OF ninety cents, wOulG
bring $4,000. The county mex
highest, reports a little over 1000 acres
Dexter Eye: This part Of Cowley il
surely blessed with a good corn CrOI
this year, and many Of our farmers vii
rake in some Of the ducats they hav
been paying out for the last year o
two.
/ George s. Boyes, who lives ten mile
northwest Of Garden City, raised thi
year sixty bushels Of oats to the acre
and has lust finished cutting his millet
which VIII 60 four tons to the acre.
I Oberlin Eye: Sixty or seventy bushel
OF corn from the sod make a decided,
good Weld. Decatur and other north
western counties have made that show
/ ing on some pieces OF land.
Mr.. a. McCord, Of Great Bend, Bartoi
county, suffered the loss Of his HANDLE
tonian stallion, valued at $4,000, tn
other day. The horse was found deat
In his stable.
There viii be a large acreage Of whea
sown in this county this fall if it rains il
time to allow the ground to be prepared
says the Louisville Republican.
Greensburg Rustler: Hay harvest
here and stacks are going up every
where, George Close reports four ton
Of miIlet to the acre.
| Great complaints come in from Tia
/ farmers Of Mitchell county Of the dam
age done to the corn by chinch bug
and the drouth.
A Greenwood county farmer claim
that he has twenty-five acres OF cor
which VIII run 100 bushels to the acre
The Beloit Courier says the northwes
is the only section that has good corr
and advises farmers to hold on.
The Jewell City ReUielg says that tn
ehineh bugs are doing considerabl
damage to corn in that county.
New hay holds mp well on the street
Of Stockton, Rocks county, at S. pc
ton.
The oats crop Of Rocks county 70
/ 1886 is over 10000 bushels.
They have commenced to cut corn
PottHWatOmis county.