Wichita eagle., 1889-03-28
and 6,50o,OOo pounds of cheese. This
immense dairy herd requires 10O, DOC, 900
acres of mas mr. land to SunpQrt il

and 6,500,O00 pounds of cheese. This
immense dairy herd requires 100, 200, 600
acres of pas ure land to support it.
| The recent rains have extended pretty
well generally over Kansas, and it is the
| general opinion that there has never
| been finer prospect for crops in the
state. Wheat is Looking well generally,
| especially in the southern part Of the
state. 1t is to be hoped the future
| weather will be as favorable as it has
thus far BEEN
A few days ago while I. Fl. Maupin
was over ON Grouse creek buying hogs
he met Seth Daniels with pillow in his
wagon, and asked him where he was
going. Seth replied that he was going
over to dig his seed potatoes-that they
were not worth digging last fall and he
thought now he would pillow them up
and, "plant EN-" Is farming in Kansas
failure. Signal.
1t is claimed that farmers of Harper
and Clark counties have harvested 80
bushels of corn per acre where two rows
of corn and one of cane were planted al
ternately, while fields adjoining those
planted in this way were total failures.
This is worthy of special attention where
ever destructive hot winds prevail.
Farmers may do well to experiment
with this mixture. -Signal.
If you have fruit tree that is not
bearing as it should, stir the soil well
and apply dressing of rotten manure.
If, in few days after, dressing of
wood ashes can be put on it will make it
all the better Prune well, especially
when cutting out all the old, diseased
wood.
Onions should be sown as soon as the
condition of the soil will admit. Much
of the results of the crop depends upon
the condition of the soil and the time of
planting. and it is best to be prepared to
plant at the very first opportunity.
They will stand considerable cold with
out injury.
A gentleman who mas had considerable
experience in growing shade trees says:
People would find it greatly to their ad-
vantage to wind young trees. This treat
ment serves three purposes. 1t protects
the tree from worms, shades it from
the sealding sun in the summer and
fortifies it for the cold blasts of winter.
1t is quite an item, in securing trees or
plants in the spring, to be sure to have
as good roots as possible. The roots
ought to be sufficient SO that after the
plants are set out if care is taken to fill
in carefully and then press the soil firm
ly, SO that the danger of the roots being
loosened by the wind will be reduced as
much as possible; and if the plants have
good roots and they are properly put out,
this risk can be lessened very materially.
The Chicago Market Review remarks
that the only class of bovines with which
the market has not been overstocked is
veal calves. They are offered with
spareness that suggests the idea that the
farmers are regaining confidence in the
future of beef cattle And that conf
dence is well founded. The calf of to-
day will be worth good money when be
is old enough to turn off as beef.
The farmers of southwestern Kansas
are doing their part this season to bring
out the country before the world in its
grandest and best qualities, while the
floating population, the chronic grum-
blers and loafers are killing time whit
ling dry-goods boxes. The solid yeo-
nanny of the country are at work.
about condition of things that
makes a country attractive to the i'm
migrant. Give the farmer a chance ard
the country will soon occupy a position
to which it is entitled.-Springfeld Re
publican