Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-07-20
STOCK AND FARM.

A. B. Bachman shipped from Paola
the past four months to Philadelphia,
100 head Of horses, for which he paid
here an average of $1OO per head, to-
tai Of $4,000.
1t is estimated that some of the wheat
fields of Cowley county will yield as
high as forty bushels to the acre, and
that the average for the county will be
twenty-five bushels,
George H. Coulson, member Of the
legislature from Harper county, has
written letter to the newspapers Of his
county, in which he suggests the calling
of a chinch bug convention Of ali the
farmers Of the county, regardless of
party affiliations, who have been test
ing Prof Shows discovery, and if
thought advisable, to urge the county
commissioners to establish an infection
depot, as the commissioners Of number
Of other counties have done.
Last year W. F. Baird, Of Linn coun-
ty, shipped his wool to st. Louis, where
he found ready sale for it at IS cents per
pound, the wool being Merino, heavy
wool, which does not sell for the highest
price. This year Mr.. Baird shipped his
wool to the same market. After waiting
several weeks for the returns he received
a letter from the commission house
which reads as follows: "We are unable
to find buyer for your wool, First class
Kansas has sold for or 8 cents per
pound, but there is no market for it."
Wa-Keeney World: A fine rain of
about two inches on Sunday evening
and another good one on Tuesday even
ing, have materially improved the con-
dition of Western Kansas as regards
crop prospects. Although little late,
With a favorable season we will have a
good corn crop, and, Of course, coarse
feed for stock will be abundant, Our
prairies are looking green, the air is
pure, our people are feeling more buoy
ant and are greatly encouraged. All in
all there has been a material change for
the better since our last issue.
Anthony letter: George r. Landers
has purchased an immense steam gang
pillow for use on his wheat farm in the
southwest part of the county. An expert
set up the machine and made short
trial south of town. The machine did all
that was claimed for if by the manufac-
turers. The gang of plows, consisting OF
six sixteen-inch shares, are manipulated
entirely by steam power and are capable
of turning strip eight feet wide Mr..
Landers expects to SOW $500 acres to
wheat this fall, and will put a headlight
on the engine, and by using two sets OF
hands run the pillow day and night. Only
two men are required to operate the
pillow, which is capable Of stirring thirty
acres of land per day. This is the first
steam pillow ever brought to this county
and the success of its operations will be
watched with a great deal Of interest.
Emporia Republican: J. J. Atherton
exhibited a bunch of alfalfa grown by
him on his farm just southeast of the
city. 1t had just three weeks growth,
and the stalks measured thirty five inch
es in length. This was the second cut
ting this season and three more crops
will be grown. Each crop yields from
two to three tons per acre. Mr.. Ather-
ton thinks alfalfa is one of the best crops
a farmer can produce for feed for horses,
as well as for cattle and hogs If given
good grain feed, horses will do as well
on alfalfa as on clover, timothy or hay.