Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-09-17
mortgage the farmer had 81. 900 in cash

mortgage the farmer had 81 900 in cash
left.
Washington Post: Geo. Owens, OF
Pennington township, reports that he
threshed 1871 bushels of oats machine
measure, from six acres. This is a
yield OF SCI bushels per acre
on from 1850, 900 acres Kansas pro.
duced in 1889 100000 more bushels
OF wheat than New York and Pennsyl-
vania on from 1 1897, 900 acres, and thew
claim to farm scientifically in the east
Parsons Eclipse: The farmers ALI
ance has secured the fair grounds and
will hold q big picnic, commencing
September 18th. The grounds were
kindly donated the alliance by the fair
association.
Gypsum Advocate: Warren Redden,
one of our down-to- business farmers,
had a yield of thirty one bushels OF
wheat to the acre and double that num-
Der of bushels of oats, and has No 1
crop OF corn
Leoti Standard: Uncle John Den
ming rather doubtfully estimated his
wheat at fifteen bushels per acre. When
threshed it measured out twenty three.
Nearly every one OF our farmers is be-
ing disappointed in the same manner.
Mound City Clarion: Delano Thomp-
son, of this township, a young son of
Geo. Thompson, received a check for
$40 from the secretary of the state
board of agriculture for the first pre-
MUM on fax, which was sent from here
some time ago. The fax will also be
exhibited with the Kansas exhibit at the
worlds fair in 1892.
Manhattan Industrialist: A recent
improvement at the college barn is a
fire-escape for the benefit of the cattle.
By system of levers lunning across
the heads of the stalls all the animals in
a given row can be released by single
motion. The device will be convenient
for regular use in handling the cattle.
1t Is the invention of Prof. Georgeson.
Brookville Earth: Jacob Flyte, who
owns an eighty northwest of town mar
keted his wheat in town this week. Mr..
Flyte went to Oklahoma last summer
and, desiring to sell, offered his place
for $500. He, however, did not sell, and
put it to wheat. He is now realizing
more money for the crop than he asked
for the farm last year. OF course he is
highly pleased with the result.
Chetopa Democrat: The greatest
pear crop ever raised in southern Kan
sas will be raised this year. Already
pears that outrival the great Bartlett
pear of California are to be seen in this
market. None finer are raised in the
world for size and flavor, and yet, like
other things it was considered an i'm
possibility to raise pears successfully
in this section few years ago.
lola letter: Every available building
in the town is turned into a granary for
the storing of wheat. Flowing for the
next years crop has commenced, and
the indications are that five times as
much will be seeded as was last year.
One old gentleman, who will SOW fifty
acres this year, when asked, "But what
will you do when the chinch bugs
cOme?' said, "Oh. we'll Snow them
under"
Atwood letter: Hero in Rawlins
county is Godfrey Basler, an honest
German. who owes on his farm, 160
acres, $3.50, interest unpaid S110; other
Indebtedness, 5000; total indebtedness,
$500. His crop for this year consists
of wheat on adjoining free claim of 100
acres, yielding % bushels per acre.
1000 bushels, at rs cents, $4,000; corn
on mortgaged quarter of 80 acres, so
bushels per acre, 1000 bushels at 40
cents per bushel, 81, 800; rye, oats and
potatoes. $500; total proceeds of crop,
$4,000; net proceeds, S4,14O.