Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-02-17
STOCK AND FARM

A great many farmers in Osborne
county are dehOrning their cattle.
Walker Journals Wheat is growing.
Not a stool was killed this winter.
A bee keeper near Osborne found, Fon
examination, a few days ago, that his
bees had all lived.
Kirwin Independent: The farmers in
Deer Greek township are sowing rye and
blowing their ground fer spring crops.
Border Rover: The more ground you
| have piOwed the better condition 1t vii
be in to raise a big crop next year.
There is no danger OF over cultivation
here.
/ Foot township correspondence Of the
Ingalls, Union: A cooperative dairying
association is being formed by our farm
ers. A dairy, with a capacity Of 1000
COWS Will be built this spring, and con
Quoted on the cooperative plan.
Garden City Herald: Quite a number
OF farmers in Sherlock township have
gone to blowing and If the warm weather
continues every farmer in southwest
Kansas Will be at work in a few days
Glen Elder Herald: DR.. G.. S.
Battey has a three-year- old steer on his
farm, which is a veritable Jumbo. 1t is
said that he is twenty hands high, twelve
feet six inches long from horns to root
of tail, and would, if fat, weigh 1900
pounds.
G.rden City Sentinel: Home raised
corn is sold in Fargo Springs. Ore
farmer in that neighbOrhOod raised 300
/ bushels, another 700 bushels, and sever
al others from 200 to 400 bushels each.
This year a large acreage will be planted
IN that vicinity.
| Garden CITY Herald: FarmsT5 aIe
coming IN from all directions bringing
their plows to be sharpened preparatory
to commencing their spring work.
Thousands Of plows will be running in
southwest Kansas next week.
Russell Record: The reports regard
ing the condition Of wheat from differ
ent localities around Russell are decided
| Iy fattering. The SHOWS have protected
/ the fields in good shape, and If no injury
| occurs between now and April our
/ farmers will have an immense crop.
There is little, if any indications OF chinch
/ bugs to be found, the extreme cold
weather having effectually laid them out.
Scott City correspondence Of the
/ Wichita Eagle: The Scott county farm
ers are beginning TO get ready to put IN
/ their spring crops. A large acreage Of
] corn, spring wheat, broom corn and
sorghum cane viii be planted. Much
wheat was sown last fall, perhaps more
than in any other county ia western
| Kansas. and the snow fall of the winter
is bringing it out in fine shape. All the
people here are looking forward to
| wear Of bOunteous harvest and great
prosperity.
A farmer writing to the Ingsls Union
from Foote township, Grey county, says
It is not the number of acres that is at
fault 10 farming operations-it is the
man. It makes no difference how man!
acres a man FERNS If they are all vel
cultivated. The more a man has to sell,
the more profit per bushel, If the opera
tons are properly carried on. A large
farmer can have all the tools, and the
complete outfit necessary for all kinds OF
farm work. but thorough manuring, thor
ougb cultivation. and business-hke man
apement are the foundations Of SUCCESS
on either the small or the lfrge farm.
The size Of the farm or Of your business
must depend upon your business ca
Pacity.
Girsrd Press; J, ". Wampler, of
Grant township, owns $40 acres OF land
and his ledger for 1887 makes the fol
lowing showing;