Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-07-30
STOCK AND FARM.

EmEorla hepuDilcan: many OF Oul
farmers say they have cut wheat that
will average forty bushels to the acre.
Barnes Enterprise: 8. Solt and d.
8. Young, two of the largest cattle feed
ers in this county, have had consider
able trouble to get water for their 220
head of cattle this week on account OF
the wind not being strong enough to
run the windmills.
Atwood Democrat: Milt Pinegar
claims the honor of having the finest ten
acres of timber in Rawlins county. 1t
was planted four years ago, in rows
eight feet apart, and is composed prin-
cipally of box elder. To-day the trees
stand from ten to fifteen feet high, with
the boughs interlacing, making one of
the prettiest sights to DO seen on our
western prairie.
Minneapolis letter: While corn is a
little late in the valleys, where the rains
of the spring drowned it out, there is
good promise over the entire county of
one of the largest corn crops ever raised
in the county. Harvest is over. Tine
wheat yield of this county will be the
largest ever raised in its history. The
first put on the market was brought to
the elevator here and is from field of
sod with a yield of over thirty-three
bushels to the acre and sixty pounds
to the bushel.
Osborne Farmer: Some doubt has
heretofore existed in the minds of nu-
merous of our farmers as to whether or
not alfalfa would thrive in a clay sub
soil. This doubt is entirely exploded by
the experiments of that careful and OBJ
serving Valley township farmer, Joe
Whitson, who has sent us samples of
his alfalfa crop now growing upon a
clay sub-soil. The first crop was cut
some time ago, and the second growth
already stands four feet in height, with
the plant in a remarkably healthy con-
dition.
The recent rains extended nearly all
over Kansas. The rain entered the state
from the northeast and continued all
through the southern central part as far
south as Cowley county and as far east
as Topeka. In the central part Of the
state it lasted all day, while farther east
it was not of so long duration. There
is no question that it WIS timely. The
corn had begun to suffer little and the
rain came as great blessing. In ex-
treme southern Kansas the corn will be-
gin to tassel in few days. In southern
central Kansas the corn has been laid by
for two weeks and stands strong and
stalwart-look in the fields It has the
wonderfully rich, healthy, dark green
co,or which is so frequently seen in the
Kansas corn in the good year. There
will be a monstrous yield il the favora-
BILE weather continues. The acreage is
q little below the average, owing to the
rainy weather of the early spring.
Emporia letter: Texas cattle fever
has broken out in bad form in this
county. Recently alb nut $500 head Of
Texas cattle were brought in over the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas to Mr.. Bro
gan, Of Hartford, and were driven across
the southern part Of Lyon county to
Mr.. Brogan's who lives in Chase county.
Along tho roads over which these Texas
cattle were driven tho native cattle t.
gan to die Of Texas fever. Up to Sum
day last city head had died, and about
that many more vsfe down sick yester-
day, and to-day Mr.. Hurst. Of the state
sanitary commission, Sheriff Evsns and
s. ". RutpE. CHAIRMAN. Of tho Lyon
county board Of commissioners, made an
examination Of The infected region and
established . quarantine along tho route
travelled by these cattle. Tho distance
this drove was driven through tho coun-
" mas about twenty-five miles A
quarantine was not only established
along the road, but over such sections
and pieces Of ground ~ the Texas fever
breeders were allowed to graza It h
believed that the measures taken vii be
effective and tho spread Of Tho lover pre-
vsntsd.