Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-11
STOCK AND FARM.

Empora special; Word has been re,
ceived here that the Texas cattle were
unloaded at Bazarre in Chase county,
and from there under the protection of
the sheriff, were driven eight miles to
the pasture, where, it now develops, 800
head OF Texas cattle are already being
pasturod,
Wichita special; REPORTS OF tbs
effect of the recent frosts on wheat and
fruit in this section are alarming The
frost came directly after the rain, and
whole fields which we're not affected by
the drouth are now withered. Many
farmers are expecting to list corn in
their wheat fields during the coming
week.
Severance News: The papers may
talk as they please about good rain
being able to bring out the wheat; but
the fact still remains that it has been
largely winter-killed and is therefore
past the aid of rain. However, there's
enough left in this county to make the
fields look green, and if May furnishes
fair supply of rain the farmers need
not be very badly discouraged.
Kansas City, Mo-, Journal: No class
of stock is doing better at the Kansas
City, Kan, yards now than sheep, and
the mutton interest here is growing
surprisingly. All the dressed meat
houses are increasing their mutton
output. The receipts here for the
week were 22,400 and a good, strong
market was had every day The con-
sumption Of mutton seems to be grow
ing.
Kansas Farmer: Our Chicago man,
ager reports personal interview with
Mr.. freeman, OF the firm of M. M. Free
man & Co., hay commission merchants,
Chicago, and states that the hay mar
ket is in a very bad condition, and Mr.,
freeman advises shippers to withhold
their hay for some time. The condition
of the hay is bad, and very great deal
of it has been thrown back on the rail-
roads, as there is no demand for it.
Erie correspondence: The county
commissioners have made an order that
a repository for chinch bugs inoculated
with Prof. Shows chinch bug disease
be established at Erie under the charge
of County Surveyor Greene. This
was done SO that the farmers OF Neosho
county might easily obtain diseased
bugs to turn loose in their wheat and
corn fields. The diseased bugs will be
dealt out to the farmers of this county
by Mr.. Greene free OF charge, the only
requirement being that persons desiring
them shall deliver to Mr.. Greene
number Of healthy bugs equal to the
number OF diseased bugs wanted, so
that it will not be necessary for Mr..
Greene to 60 chinch bugging in order
to replenish his supply. These diseased
bugs have been tried with splendid sue.
cess by several farmers throughout the
county.
Cattle mon of Lyon county were OK.
cited when some cattle arrived there
from the south; coming from the same
territory from whence the Texas cattle
were brought last year, which resulted
in the Ions of $4,000 worth Of native
cattle by Texas fever. Some Of the cat
tie were branded the same as last years
lot. The farmers we're determined that
the cattle should not be unloaded at
Emporla. The sheriff took charge OF
the eighteen cars and arrested the rail
road men who attempted to unload the
cars The state sanitary commission
was called to Emporia. The commits
sion ordered the cattle unloaded and
fed 1t was intended that tho cattle
should be driven through Lyon to pas
lures in Chase county. They arrived
over the NJ, X. & T.. and the commits
sion decided that they might be re-
shipped on the Santa Fe TO point
eight miles from the pasture and then
be driven At this point, Bazaar, there
assembled a determined lot of farmers
who said the cattle should not be un-
loaded there, law or no law.
From Olathe: Notwithstanding the
hard freezing and frosts, fruit in this
locality is still all right. Captain Delhi
and Harry Mcbride, two large fruit
growers living adjoining this city, say
upon examination that but little damage
to their crops has resulted from the
present cold spell, from the fact that
the hard winds had sufficiently dried
out all the buds before the freezing.
This is very cheerful news, as this
county grows abundance of all kinds of
fruit, and 1t was feared that it had all
been killed