Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-04-24
STOCK AND FARMING

Kiowa County Signal: II the trees
planted this spring are properly cared
for, southwestern Kansas viii become in
a few years a finely timbered section.
Moreover, it has been nationally demon
strated, this progress Of timber culture
and growth viii work beneficial climatic
changes, in which the annual rainfall
viii be more equally distributed and the
highly electrified atmosphere Of the pres
emit greatly modified. And not only viii
the influence become visible IN a greater
condensation OF moisture, but the severity
of meteorological changes viii be Won
derfuIly modified. Plant trees, and let
your number be augmented with the
coming Of each spring
Pratt Times: There is no section in
the world better adapted to eu'bvating
the grape than In the sandy loan Of
need systematic culture especially in
the way OF pruning. We have seen
some otherwise very fine vineyards grow
ing in Pratt county that were practically
worthless from the fact that the owners
expected them to produce without syste-
matte pruning or IN fact any pruning
at all. We would expect little from an
apple tree planted and allowed to assume
its natural growth without the judiciOus
application of the knife, but much less
may you expect from the grape treated
in like manner.
Burlington Patriot: Early and proper
saving Of seed corn is one Of the most
important items for a good cOrn crop,
and yet it is the most neglected Every
farmer can easily save his seed at the
proper time and in the proper manner,
with little labor, and so that every kernel
viii grow strong and mature early. If
you want to grow and sell a No. .
corn you must have a pure yellow
or a pure white. Select some
good, large cared variety, with a small
red cob. 1t viii pay you to keep a good
variety Of corn for many years. Then by
a careful selection Of your seed from it,
you can improve it each year.
Garden City Sentinel: Celery is well
adapted TO this soil, and especially along
the bitches where 1t can be wateTed. The
price is always good and the demand for
| it increases every year. An average
town lot is of sufficient size to raise enough
celery to make a very nice profit.
Among the other vegetables experiment
ed with this year, try it, and see If it
VIII not pay on small scale, and if on
a small patch it viii pay, alarge one VIII
( pay better. We shall hope to hear afavOr-
/ able report from experiments In raising
celery.
A PottaWatOnie county is experiment.
ing IN the culture Of apples. He is now
! rrluraETaa az
] which ne states are well adapted to Kan
sas soil. They are as follows: Niger
| Jack, NewtOwn Pippin, Swaar, Spleen
/ burg, AIcAfee's Nonesuch, White Winter
Pyramid, Timber Twig, Ben Davis, Ca
mack Sweet, Lawyer, Willow TWig,
Rawle's Genet, Tweechbury, Winter
/ Blush, Stark, Clayton, Stiles Seeding,
Patton, White PiPPin, Broadweu, Wythe,
and Virginia Greening.
Peabody Graphic: The live stock breed
/ ers Of Marion county have perfected their
organization by the adoption Of a consti-
tuition and bylaws The following
named officers have been elected for the
ensuing year: F. H. KoliOck, president
/ A. ii. Llackey, @. E. WestbroOk, Charles
Stone and Jacob Weidlein, vice presi-
/ dents; i. A. Buck, secretary; +. r. KOl-
/ lock, i. A Buck and Charles Rathbone,
executive committee. The first social re-
union and exhibition of breeding live
stock was held on the fair grounds at
Peabody the other day.
Garnett PIaindeaIer: Farmers resid-
ing the northern counties Of this state
have engaged IN sunfoWer culture, claim
ing that last seasons trial demonstrated
the fact that it was as profitable crop
as millet. It Is cultivated something af-
ter the manner Of broom corn. the head
cut Of and placed in dry place to sea
son, after which It is tareshed. The seed
is used for making oil, and has but re-
Gently become commercial article