Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-27
Specimens Of the Products of Phil
lips County.


the products Of the farms Of Phillips /
county, which speak volumes in praise /
OF our soil, our climate and our agri-
cuiturists.
They were saved from the county
fair, and brought into town and ar
ranged upon the counters and shelves /
Of vacant store room, that strangers /
visiting our city In the near future /
might see what can be and what is /
produced IN Phillips county. To /
Donald Mcdonald and Vim. Bissell /
belong the credit mainly for this fine !
display.
Tuesday we looked hastily through
the collection. and we feel safe In say
ing that this show Of cereals, yeget- /
ables, fruit, grasses and other farm
products would be a credit to any To-
cality IN Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, or
other great agricultural states. We
can only mention a few of the many
/ things on exhibition.
The first thing that attracted our at
! tentIOn was a bunch Of fine Alfalfa,
/ which from a card attached we learn
ed was the third crop this year and
/ was raised by John HahnenIratt Al
falfa is easily grown here. Next we
/ saw a bunch of fine broOms manu-
featured by Thomas Cunningham
/ from the brOOm-corn raised by him
self. He produced a fine crop of the
Dwarf variety. There were three
| specimens of peanuts placed on ex-
hibitiOn by Richard r us h, b. j.
French and Mrs. James johnson.
This is positive proof that peanuts
can be successfully grown in this part
( of Kansas.
There were various varieties of
/ grass on exhibition. The johnson
grass measured six feet in length rails
ed by Albert White. The German
AIillet was five feet long: the blue stem
which is native grass measured eight
feet. Then there was rye grass four
feet In length which we are informed
remains green a long time, blue
grass, orchard grass and some other
varieties. The corn displayed is very
creditable. A Mr.. MOntrOse has on
exhibition a busheI or more ears rails
ed on sod, some ears measure ten
inches IN circumference. Henry Fer
gusOn raised some squaW corn that
Is Of deep blue color, measures ID
inches in length and IS said to be very
early and fine. w 2. Turner raised
the ordinary Indian corn, some of the
ears measuring 105 inches in circum-
ference. VIM. Nichols brought in
stalks of corn which measured IA
feet In length and which had ears up
on them eight feet from the ground,
the largest stalk measuring 81 inches
in girth. Our attention was called to
a variety of corn not familiar to US
and that was a sample Of which the
entire stalk measured but two feet in
length and yet bore an ear 81 inches
long and inches in circumference.
There was also a fine sample Of Kaffir
corn which can readily be raised IN
Kansas. S. A. Perrine had on exhi-
bitiOn fine lot Of pop corn. That
Phillips county is justly entitled to be
called the banner corn county of North
Western Kansas is very evident from
this magnificent display Of corn OF
every sort and variety.
There were samples of sorghum
measuring l25 feet In length: wheat
in the sheaf that spoke eloquently of
; this soil as a wheat cOuntry;" pie
r plant feet in length and Of mann
moth size, carrots, turnips, potatoes
beans, peas, cucumbers and other veg
etables of thrifty growth and prodig-
ious size. O. Nicholson has on ex-
hibitiOn some beets that measure rs
; inches in length, and 25 in circum-
ference, and cabbage that would fl
J a wash tub Mr.. VandOrn and Rich
, ard Rush exhibited onions measuring
141 inches in circumference. We saw
Irish potatoes 81 inches in length and
10d in circumference: radishes IA by
Is inches, pumpkins feet u inches
in circumference, and water melons
4 feet A inches round.
: Liberal quantities of seed are on
p exhibition, such as white and black
oats, rye, barley, timothy seed and
wheat, all of which will compare ia
vorably with that produced in any
( state IN the Union. We were especi-
, ally pleased with the display Of fruits
Phillip Smedley, 3. F. Hughes, Mrs
, James johnson, VIM. Bissell and j
+. Morse and perhaps others were
/ named to US as the successful fruit
growers. They had on exhibition
> splendid apples, of several varieties
peaches and plums. Here is the evi-
dence that fruit can be successfully
raised In this county, for these speci-
mems are as fine as any you will see
q in the annual fairs Of the counties Of
the eastern fruit growing states
While we were looking through, a
gentleman who resides in Wisconsin
remarked with enthusiasm ''this is {
splendid advertisement for Kansas II
3 general and Phillips county In par
ticuIar," On interrOgating him we
found he was a successful farmer anC
was here visiting friends. He repeat
ed his remark ''that a country which
could produce such splendid sample.