Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-05-28

1t is with much pride that the Re-
FLECTOR exhibits to its readers sum-
mary Of Dickinson county's wealth
and products. There is no county in
the state that has a fairer outlook or
has made better comparative showing
during tie past year. The hard times
cry has had less effect upon Dickinson
than upon almost any section of the
state and her citizens are proud of the
county's record.
The REFLECTOR has taken pains to
gather the summaries of the township
reports from the books in County Clerk
Bert's Office and believes that the
result will not only make very inter
esting reading but will be valuable as a
matter of reference to every citizen of
Dickinson county.
There are in the county 1858 farms,
containing 457,743 acres, 2S4.213 acres
being under fence and 175, $50 acres
not. The cash value of the farms is
put at S9,SS4, 342 and the farming
machinery at S167, OS4. There was
sown last fall 1O3, 432 acres of winter
wheat, against IS, 900 in 1889 and A.
600 in 1888. There are 1924 acres of
rye, so acres of spring wheat, 99,962
acres of corn, 24S of barley, oats 49,
40, buckwheat SO, potatoes l ,224. flax
80, broom corn Sc. milIet 1852. On
March 1st there were on hand in the
farmers bins 1917, 500 bushels of old
corn and l66, 172 bushels of old wheat
fact which does not indicate great
poverty.
The grass lands of the county in
clude: timothy 8 ,235 acres, clover 64S,
blue grass LIS, alfalfa 7O3, orchard
grass so, other tame grasses 12O and
prairie 1OS,SOS. There were !, 1882 tons
of tame grass cut in 1890 and s., ISL
tons of prairie grass.
The gardens, poultry and diaries of
the county have produced no inconsid-
cradle portion of the wealth. The
value of garden products for the year
was 1886 and of poultry and eggs S54,-
SIS. The housewives of the county
made 3,0S1 pounds of cheese and 49,
202 pounds of butter. The value of
milk sold to creameries is returned as
S3S, 900 and sold elsewhere $40, 741, a
statement that seems to have a dis
somewhere.
There are 4 ,S52 horses in the county,
S95 mules, 1908 mich COWS, 1877 other
cattle, 2,474 sheep, 40, 1926 swine. The
value of fattened animals sold was
S643,O9 The wool clip was 57,378
pounds which is not bad considering
the number of sheep given. The NOR
tality has been greatest among the |
hogs, 8, All of which have died of dis |
ease; 993 cattle have so died and 249 |
horses.
There are about $50, 900 fruit trees
in bearing and nearly as many not yet |
in bearing. There were 2,725 gallons
Of wine made last year and the value
Of horticultural products sold was
30, 127. A herd of 2,3OS dogs is kept |
oy the county; their value is not stated
put is about .0O23OS cents.
The population of the various town
ships is: Flora 46S, Willowdale 571,
Lincoln $50, Garfield 484, Wheatland
BIS, Holland 4O2, Cheever 673, Buckeye
500, Grant $50, Newbern GA, Jeffer-
son ISL, Banner 565, Sherman 527,
Hayes 575, Center 564, Logan $50,
Ridge $40, Hope 53s, Fragrant Hill
596, Noble ass, Rinehart 4SS; Liberty
'25, Union 5S4, Lyon $50. The popu-
alton of tie towns is 1902 and of the
whole county 2O,s71.
The record of the couDty's wealth
disproves any claims of
Dickinson being subject for calamity
There is glorious future
ahead and with such rich domain in
which to work there seems no reason
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