Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-05
STOCK AND FARM NOTES.

ed sometime since that Major Miles and
] D. D. Keller were feeding 1913 head OF
steers for shipment during the spring,
and now we announce the sale of this
choice herd to Gilbert & Holloway, who
shipped them 10 Kansas City. The aV-
erage weight Of 50 head (grade cattle
was ], 175 pounds, the remainder, 105
Texas steers, was 1,124 pounds. The
lump price paid in this city for the whole
herd was $3.50 per head. In
Kansas City they were bought
with great readiness, and were pro
nOunced the finest lot Of corn ted steers
that have been in that market the pres
ent spring. They have been on full
feed since Oct. LIST last, the care Of them
being entrusted to SCUBA Raptiste, a
POttawatomie boy, who performed
the work diligently. The Haste
Bros, are also feeding So head
Of choice Durham steers, designed
for the export trade. These noble ami
mails VIII average ZOO pounds, and are
as fat and sleek as if stall fed. This
herd has been on full feed for seven
months, and are a credit to the care of
their owners. Scrubs by the side Of such
beeves carry their own condemnation.
Kansas City Lire-StoeB Indicator:
Mr.. S. @. Mason an educated and OBJ
servant young farmer near Wakefield,
Clay county, Kansas, says that In
this section, and presumably elsewhere
farmers are unWitingly disseminating
with purchased grass seeds, that West
Of weed pests, the Ox-eye daisy; and as
most Of them are unfamiliar with the
nuisance, II is likely by this means to
/ get a secure footing on many Kansas
farms. To this we have only to say
/ with Prof. Sheldon that when the Ox-eye
daisy gets its mortgage On Kansas farms
in general we shall hear no more talk Of
drouth and grass hOppers; the farmers
VIII have something else to talk about,
all native agricultural aggravatiOns VIII
seem tame to insipidity IN comparison
with this imported agricultural terror,
the OX-sye daisy. Mr.. Mason gives with
evident satisfaction, his experience with
/ growing winter oats for hog pastures and
stock pastures in general He pro
nOunces these oats superior to rye for
fall and spring pasturage, but especially
useful IN furnishing early spring and
summer forage for swine.
Dodge City Globe: Dealers and raisers
Of stock are beginning to find out that
/ the cost Of raising a fine animal costs but
little more than to mature a scrub. 1t
matters not whether it is horses, cattle,
hogs, Of sheep that you may be buying
| or selling, breeding or raising, you VIII
find out, If you continue the business
/ long enough, that the best breeds Of
stock pay the most A good
animal VIII at all times bring
a fair price, while a poor one is a
/ drug on the market and cannot be dis
/ posed Of at any price. So, If you must
and viii waste feed, don't squander it on
scrub stock, out of which you can real
ize nothing.
Russell Lire Stock journal: The dairy
/ interests IN Ford and adjoining counties
/ viii soon become a very prominent fea-
ture Of her farm products Of that section
| of the state, and we hope to see it so de-
/ VelOped until western Kansas shall be
known as the greatest butter-prOdueing
region in the west. Many of our farm
ers who are paying especial attention to
| this industry are beginning to realize
the fact that the COW on the great plains
Of Kansas can be made a paying institu-
] ton.
] 4LlG E4EL56 u 4gLHG5 lL4al are DGLLlE
| brought to the western section of the
state are Of better blood and quality
| than We were accustomed to see there sew
/ eral years ago. 1t was seldom We could
/ see a fine roadster, or anything IN fact
/ that was much better than a bronco.
Now We can see high grade, half-blOOd,
three-quarters, and full biooded steeds
that are a pleasure to look at as well as
/ handle.
Kansas City LiUe-Stocb Indicator:
| A Scotch farmer named Dixon has lust
tried a novel and disastrous experiment
/ with his cattle. Ten valuable animals
were washed with sheep dip in order to
cleanse the skin. So poisonous were the
/ ingredients of the dip, and rapid its ac-
/ ton, that the whole Of the animals died
before q veterinary surgeon could be got
/ to the farm. The loss was nearly $3.50.
WestmOreland Recorder: If the sea-
bson proves favorable the corn crop Of
this county this year VIII be larger than
any Of former years. Owing to the al
mOst'tOtal failure of the wheat crop
every farmer is culivating a larger acre
! age Of corn, much of which is planted,
coming up with nice stand, healthy IN
color and growing rapidly.
Abilene Gazette; Farmers in differ
ent parts of the state, who have been
. giving special attention to the matter,
have discovered that the culture Of Ger
man carp pays a very large profit on
the investment. 1t is a sure crop and
always commands a good price.
st. Marys Express: The stand" OF
the corn crop, this year, promises to be
very good The planting, as a general
thing, has been somewhat late, with the
result Of causing the crop to grow unin-
terrupted by cold weather or the draw
backs Of the early spring.
/ Louisville Republican: The wheat
in this county is suffering considerably
| for the want Of rain, and the prospects
/ are now that the crop viii be very light.
/ Some fields are still locking very prom
ising, but the bulk Of the crop is in poor
shape.
Noah Porter, a resident Of Lyons,
/ Rice county, was gored by a bull the
other day, and ne now lives in a precu-
/ rious condition
/ An AtchisOn lawyer who attempted to
rape a young negro girl Of that city, has
! been bound over to the district court on
/ the sum Of $500.
/ Wichita is trying to secure a tack fac
/ tory, which an eastern capitalist talks Of
locating in that city.
Thomas Stevens, the great bicyclist,
who is making a tour Of the world on
/ his bicycle, was born IN Kansas.