Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-04-11
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
SubsoilIng Is Good.

SubsoilIng Is Good.
Notwithstanding his faith IN irrika-
ton Secretary Coburn, of the state
board of agriculture. has an abiding
confidence in subsoiling. His report
for March will contain considerable
interesting information on the subject
and those desiring it should make APP
plication to him with cents in stamps
to cover the postage. which the legis-
1ature failed to provide. The Topeka
Capital gives an interesting experiment
by Mr.. Scott Kelsey on his farm near
that city, which has been practiced
during the past six years with crafty
ing results. Mr.. Kelsey has one tract
OF thirty acres that was plowed and
subsoiled to depth of 90 inches in the
fall of 1890 and again in the spring of
1898, which gave yield of IS bushels
of corn per acre in 1892. and the same
tract produced 65 bushels per acre in
1894. He also has another tract of
twenty eight acres, SUBSIDIZED in the
fall of 1892 and also again in the fall of
1898, that was planted in potatoes and
gave yield Of 100 bushels per acre in
1894. This land was sown to millet
after the potato crop was laid by
and produced ~ tons per acre, while
but of the same quality and sown at
the same time, failed to produce any
thing.
Clipping Coupons.
Four men in the state treasurer's
Office recently entered upon the semi
annual task of clipping coupons
from the Kansas bonds held as an
investment by the permanent school
fund of the state. In round figures
there are 1000, 600 so invested and
the coupons to be clipped repre-
sent semi-annual interest charge of
$4,000. These four men will be bus
lily engaged for about six weeks, as
they are compelled to carefully scan
and handle more than 10000 bonds,
from each one of which an interest
coupon is cut.
The Spring Elections.
At the spring municipal elections in
Kansas party lines were not strictly
drawn. In some Of the towns women
generally voted, while in others their
vote was light. The republicans car
ried Kansas City, Lawrence, Topeka,
Salina, Eldorado, Emporia, Wichita,
Fort Scott, Galena and other towns.
The democrats elected Bailey P. Wag-
majority and the citizens ticket carried
at Caldwell, Wellington and other
places. Dodge City went anti-prohibi-
ton.
State Funds.
The report of the state treasurer for
March showed that the amount of gen.
eral revenue received for the month
was $40, 916. 54 from the following
sources: Penitentiary, $4,665. %; state
taxes, $3s, O36. 54; Topeka insane asy-
1um, 81, 975. 90; Hutchinson reformatory
$631.O6; auditors fees, $50; secretary OF
states fees, S153.7O; bank commission
| er's fees, 81, 800. 10. The disbursements
| during the month were $271, 3s1. 49, The
general revenue fund showed balance
on hand of $3.50, 955.41.
Boy Murderer Hangs Himself.
William Walters, who killed William
and George Cox. boys aged 10 and IL
years, near Galena, was found day OF
two later hanging to a tree near where
the deed was committed. He was
about II years of age and said to have
been half-witted although thought tc
be harmless. 1t was supposed he
hanged himself.
The Dyche Collection.
The board of regents of the state
university recently instructed the
| finance committee to purchase the ia
nous Dyche collection of mounted
North American mammals at 81, 800
thus giving to the university entire
possession Of the magnificent group o.
large mammals exhibited by Prof
Dyche at the worlds fair Kansas build