Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-08-20
STOCK AND FARM.

Harry Root says that on the south
side of the Central Branch track between
Osborne and Downs, distance of
twelve miles, can be counted 1874 grain
stacks.
Guelph item in Wellington Standard:
Wheat is threshing only about one-half
of what was expected, making only ten
to twelve bushels per acre, though
that is good for the way it looked in the
spring.
Topeka Journal: Major Sims has the
only silo in the county. He has filed
it with green corn and clover cut with a
power cutter for the past four or five
years. 1t has been such a success that
ne has decided that he can afford steam
power, and has purchased six-horse
power engine from r. l.. Cofran.
Ellsworth Messenger: Last week the
contract for building twenty substan-
tial box-stalls on the grounds north OF
town, upon which the new kite-shaped
track is being built, was let to Alden
FlandAs. He is at work on them now.
There vill be FIVE sections OF them, with
four 10x12 stalls IN each.
A shipment of 315 head OF steers was
recently made from Elgin, Chautauqua
county, and reached Chicago, CSC miles
distant, in thirty three hours and thirty
minutes. They were at once sold, and
in forty-seven hours from the time of
leaving Elgin were hanging in the cool
ing rooms of the Armour packing
house.
Concord item in Wellington Standard:
Wheat is yielding from third to hall
less than was anticipated; from ten to
twenty bushels per acre catches nearly
all of it. The largest yield that we
have heard of in this township is that
of John E. Webb. He had sixty acres
that made fraction less than thirty
bushels an acre.
Rain fell all over Kansas Tuesday
night. The reports to the Associated
press from points as far west as the
Colorado line, south to the Indian terri
tory line and north to Nebraska, state
that bounteous showers watered the
parched earth. Nearly every point re-
ports sufficient rainfall to save the corn
crop, while a few state that the hot
winds have done SO great damage as
to place the corn beyond relief by rain.
Land is being sold in Meade county
on new plan, known as the grain plan.
It provides for division of the pro-
ceeds and risk, the buyer agreeing to
paw for the land, in wheat or other
grain equivalent thereto, giving so
many bushels each year, being half OF
that grown, until paid for. Should any
remain unpaid at the expiration of five
years, a mortgage for the amount,
drawing not to exceed per cent inter-
est, is taken.
George Graves in Atchison Champion:
The farmer who can and doesn't have
fish pond is -, well, he doesn't un-
derstand his business. A si1-acre pond
will bring the farmer more money and
more pleasure than an 160-acre farm,
and smaller ponds in proportion. There
is John Markle's pond. It is little
thing. but built on scientific principles.
Inc geoloSlcaI formations and the
proper levels were considered when it
was built. 1t now swarms with thou
sands and thousands of fish, big and
little, and is worth little fortune
this within two years. By the way,
John Markle, while enc Of the best men
in the country, is peculiar. A thousand
chickens roam over his place, but he
won't let the folks kill one of them. II
they want chicken for dinner he makes
them go and buy then. While hundreds
of pounds of fish in his pond are ripe
for the frying pan, he won't let the
folks catch one, but 4 they want fish to
eat he viii supply them with money to |
come down town to buy them. But then,
Mrs. Markle is going to have fsh fry
one Of these days and after that that fab
pond won't b 60 crowded.