Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-30
Rexford, kansas.


Mr.. Editor we have been so busy putting
out that crop of all kinds, which Mr. Franklin
tells us we are bound to have No. season
for. without the aid Of railroads, sugar fac
tories or any other modern appliances that
contributions from this part have failed to
mxterializc.
But as we have twisted the caudal append
ages of those horned herses of ours until they
have refused to bulge further. we viii Inn.
prove the time scribhling.
In the first place We will ask Mr.. Franklin .
few questions in reference to his last letter
Where did he get his information on which to
base his assertion that nine tenths Of that 400
majority of Thomas county citizens were
sorry they voted for the Rock Island bonds!
Where did he get his proof that we paid go 900
for something that we would have got for
nothing? How he can prove that 's5 and SO
were No. seasons for all kinds Of crops. when
the report of the State board Of agriculture
has never given Thomas county Is per cent.
of any one crop. much less all kids of crops
and those potatoes that the merchants OF
Colby refused to buy, were compliment to
Thomas county, were probably like some
raised myself. one would have to eat them
with the pccling on. for If you peeled them
you could not find them.
We favor the raising of sorghum for the
manufacture of sugar, but we are rather in.
clined to disagree with Rev. Buffers (although
he is rather big gun for US to tackle) in rails
ing sorghum for feed for cattle and horses
forthe reason that sorghum is very hard on
the soil even wnen cultivated and is terribly
so when sOwn thick, rs 1t should be for feed.
And then it must be cut before the seed ma.
lures, therefore making no better feed than
oats or corn fodder which do not exhaust the
coil. While on the other hand, in the cultiva.
ton Of sorghum for the manufacture Of sugar
you do not exhaust the soil so quickly. and
you have the seed to feed those pigs and
chickens, of which the gentleman speaks-ff,
as the gentleman claims, 1t is tit for fecd-but
my experience with sorghum seed has been
somewhat like the MissOurian with saw dust.
His idea was that saw dust and bran would
make good COW feed. but the more bran the
better. Now believe tina: corn and sOrghu m
seed make COED hog feed, but the more corn
the better. We have only advocated the
sorghum sugar industry for the manufacur-
ing interests it would bring to the county,
and to have diversity of crops that are rea-
sOnably sure--until our county was fully
developed, for we are satisfied in cur own
mind, based on the experience Of Is years
west of the Missouri river, thar this country
will eventually bc u corn, oats, and fall wheat
country, and that hogs and horses will be the
only stock that will be profitable until we
have tame grass pastures. Then cattle, on
the basis of few and better grade.
AS for the prospect of crops in this part Of
the county. they IRE very tiattering. with the
rains of last week the small grain is almost
sure. Corn is farther advanced than usual. u
large acreage planted. and n No. stand secur-
ed-pOtatOes ana garden vegetables all look
ing fine.
Messrs Joseph Harrison, Harry Vanvalken-
burg and A Doggett have n new Advance
threshing machine. They are old threshers.
and we predict for them a successful run of
threshing. A. A. DOggett says that he is no
preacher, but he is fond of chickens aud at
noon and evening he will thresh chickens
free.
James Thompson has purchased a new self
binder, and proposes TO tic up some Kansas
wheat
Henry Menge. of Lacey township. attende d
church in Georgetown last Sunday.
VIM. Bartlett went to Colby on business
Monday.
Rev. Marrow delivered temperance lec-
ture mt Georgetown last Sunday which was
interesting xnd instructive:
better known rs "Who You TIL ink"