Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-11-04
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AASNA -" HSSA 1890
A Marysyille woman has collection
of all the birds of Kansas.
An attempt to break jail was frus-
trated at Erie few nights ago.
Coolidge COWS averaged SO q head
from the creamery during the month
of September.
The banks Of Lawrence show on de-
posit over 500, 900 more than they had
this time last year.
A Fort Scott boy found q pearl worth
SIS in a clam shell under the Missouri
Pacific bridge the other day.
A bed of fossils has been discovered
on the Colvin ranch, near 0berliu. The
petriHed bones of mammoth turtles
predominant.
Salina is considering the advisabllity
of buying the paper mill and convert
ing it into an electric light pla mt to be
owned and operated by the city.
The eastern Kansas girl who put on
mems clothes and tramped to Chicago
is as good an advertisement for Kan
sas as the man who started patent
egg foundry.
Some time ago Meade county man
shipped q car load of horses to Indiana.
These horses endured the hot weather
while many Indiana bred horses died
Of overheating. The horses raised on
the plains are Of stronger fiber and
lung power than the eastern bred
horses and they can endure greater
hardships.
For the first time since The Kansas
fruits were first shipped to foreign
markets the demand for them is salts
factory this year, at prices profitable
to the exporters The reason is that
the fruits sent abroad last month were
of the best quality, that they were
more carefully packed than formerly,
and that the provisions made for their
transportation across the continent
and across the Atlantic was of more
scientific character than it had been in
other years.
At independence, Taylor Riddle,
chairman of the state live stock sani-
tary commission, has been consulting
with the county attorney of Montgom-
cry county preparatory to bringing
suits against cattle men who have been
bringing cattle into the stase from the
infected areas Of the south in violation
of the state quarantine regulations
The prosecution win be of criminal
character Two men at CoffeyVille
were indicted for this ofiense at the
recent sitting of the grand jury at Cof'
feyvile,
Alfalfa is the coming foliage crop Of
the valley. Most tame grasses will
not do well in this country, but alfalfa
once started will stand the dry weather
is very productive, three crops of hay
being harvested on an average every
season, not counting the seed, which
when threshed ont brings good price
Alfalfa is much more nourishing thar
prairie hay, and an alfalfa field is
perfect gold mine for n hog raiser
The one draw back of this country ha'
been the lack of tame grasses anC
alfalfa supplies the long felt want.
Last week the six banks in Clay
county concluded the publication o
their statements. The total figures a
compared with year ago are interest
ing. The county deposits year agt
in September and October including
the old Farmers and Merchants whicl
was then doing business, were S227,
1881. The deposits this year are 1926,
39O.o3. The difference in favor of tn
year 1897, S0s,9l9.72. However, i
would seem that there is something
over $50 in the banks for every man
woman and child in the county. Las
year the banks had loaned out $500,
61G.57; this year their loans and dis
counts amount to 1891 ,O55 IL,
The men in charge of the state ayr
cultural college havoc been maxim
some experiments with cattle feedin
that will interest stoclImen. They &c
three lots of cattle as near alike /
every particular as possible. To on
lot they feed corn, to the second re
kafir corn, to the third white kaffi
corn. The feed was ground for eac
lot, and to each the same weight
feed was given each day. On the a.
erage in lot it took 0.07 pounds {
corn and $50 pounds of roughness
make pound of beef In lot 1t toe
TO- Sc pounds of red kafir corn and g.
pounds of roughness to make pour
of beef. In lot 3 1t took 1O.41 poun'
I of white lsafir corn and 500 of roug
ness to make pound Of beef II
average daily gain per head on col
was l. So pounds; on red kafir corn l.
: and on white kafir corn 1.7s pound