Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-03-08
FARM NOTES.

II you would get the most out OF your
feed, grind the grain and cut the fodder.
Twenty-sx counties in Iowa have no
corn for sale; seven counties are buying
corn and forty-seven counties can spare an
average of thirteen per ccat. OF the crop Of
last year.
A Pao!a man, 7. N. Carroll, took . case
to the Supreme Co1rt to test the question:
whether IA mortgage on crop before II was
planted would hold good. The court decid-
ed that such q mortgage was not legal or
binding.-Emporid (ka1 RfpEbiean.
The farmers in Deuel. County. Oak, are
now reaping a good reward for little
thoughtfulness they exerc sed last fall and
summer in putting up large Quantities OK
prairie hay. Hundreds Of tons are being
shipped from there daily that bring Inc
farmers SLIPS per ton on the track
The soil at first may contain all the ele-
ments required to feed almost all varieties
of plants, but after continues cropping fox
q series of years it may largely exhaust
portion of these, and their place must be
supplied by the application of fresh ma
terlal that will make up what has been
used by the crops.
Do not use any manure when planting the
young peach trees. Simply remove the
top soil, then dig holes for the roots. Set
in the tree firmly, throwing the top soil
next to the roots. Firm down the earth
well, cut the trees wei back. and stake
them if there be danger of their being
severely shaken by wirds.
Seed corn should be well selected and in
such condi, ion that every kernel will grow,
then you can get q good stand and not have
it 80 thick in some hills tina: they will be
worse than no hills at all. A large amount
of corn is lost every year by having it too
thick, that IS, too many stalks in hill;
two good stalks are better than more, and
there should never be over three.
The ground is in excellent condition for
blowing, and our enterprising farmers are
taking advantage OF this fact. The farmers
Of this section are in high spirits over the
prospects Of the season and the present
condition of the soil. Last year at this
time the earth was as dry as cinder; in fact
we had no rain from the 81 Of August until
the 9th of April. Well may the people re-
Cunningham (Kan.) Herald.
Now is the time for our farmers to get
ready for spring blowing. Haul your
manure and spread it ready for turning
under Let your lawns be cleaned and pre-
paratiOns made for planting OF trees In the
early spring. A farm beautifed by neat
lawn and nicely arranged drive way, will
thereby double in its selling value, and be
a constant source OF satisfaction to your
family and yourself. Now is the time to ar
range for all this before the rush of spring
work is upon you.-Lar7.ed (Kns.) Eagle
Optic.
In relation to preventing young apple
trees from bark-bursting from sun scald,
Mr. e. b. Brown, Calhoun County, I'LL,
says: Have them marked before being
taken from the nursery, and set them In
the orchard with the same side to the sun
that was exposed thereto in the nursery.
Do not cut any of the lower llmbs in trim
ming, but leave them to shade the body Of
the young tree. This has been successfully
tried IN Calhoun County, Ill In after years
the lower limbs can be gradually removed
without injury to the trees.