Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1892-06-02
STOCK AND FARM.

Hanover Democrat: Owing to the
cold weather some of the early planted
corn rotted in the ground and will have
to be re-planted.
Inman Review: About noon flash
OF lightning struck in Henry Schlatter's
pasture, killing six of his best COWS and
one horse; also two hogs about sixty
yards from the cattle.
Dighton Herald: The following fig
ures showing number of acres in crop
in Dightop township are kindly fur
nished by the trustee, Mr.. Helvie: Win
ter wheat, 1905 acres; spring wheat,
SO; rye, 342; barley, 1914; oats, 169;
corn, 126.
Pawnee Rock Leader: Barton county
has 10000 acres of wheat which could
not possibly be in a finer condition than
it is at the present time. Placing the
yield at the lowest estimate, Barton
county will have 100000 bushels OF
wheat this year, and is liable to have
3.750,00O bushels.
Cedar Vale Star: John Oliver lost
seven head of cattle by lightning. All
were found with their heads through
wire fence and lying side by side
heifers. John thinks this is an off year;
he plowed up thirty acres of wheat this
spring and is having trouble to get
stand OF corn.
Gypsum Advocate: Frank Weaver,
of Salina, has a herd of cattle on his
place and gave us an illustration of
what good care will do for cattle. Last
year he did not furnish any shelter for
his cattle, and had, as result, a net
loss of 80 per cent. This year he fur
nished them shelter at a cost of $50, and
had gain of u Per cent.
Santa Fe Monitor: P. T. Chapel
has Just had his wheat in Example town
ship threshed He had about sixty acres
and got $50 bushels of good wheat. The
wheat has been in the stack for the past
nine months, and stock and rain. etc,
damaged it more or less. Competent
judges say that if the wheat had all
been saved it would have made from
fifteen to sixteen bushels to the acre.
Wichita Eagle: Henry Schweiter
has sold 165 steers, the average weight
for the entire lot being 1,207 pounds. at
1886, the bunch bringing nearly $4,000.
Henry says that he II ally lost money on
them at $685.; but the market slumped
10 cents on Wednesday and 10 cents
again on Thursday, which was the day
the buyer delivered the cattle to the
stock yards in Kansas City, and who
lost, also, about $500 on the deal.
| There seems to be no money in cattle.
either for the big ranchman or for the
small farmer. The business is not only
overdone, but the markets are too
largely controlled by a combine of buy
ers and packers at Chicago.
Clyde Herald: Farmer Warren Well
man came to this country in 1885, OF
some seven years ago. He sold his
small farm in Indiana, consisting of ten
acres, for S37 an acre, and of course he
came here with but little money. He
rented a farm, and bear in mind that
three of the years out of the seven were
drouthy ones, which operated hard on
him, as well as on others, he claiming
he lost $500; but taking the seven
years together, he has made il
pay and has done well; so much SO that
he is on the hunt for farm to purchase
and has one in sight, eighty acres, close
to Clyde, which he has in part bargained
for by paying $500 down. 1t is sub
iect to an $500 mortgage; but Mr.. Well
man has farmed long enough in Kansas
to know that he can soon wipe that out
Notwithstanding he is a man over sc
years old.