Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1897-12-25
COBURN'S REPORT.
Entertaining Facts About "The Beet
Steer and His Sister,"
Most Excellent showing OF the Live Stock
Interests OF Kansas-Kansas tho Ma
turing Ground Of tho Range
Crop statIrtics.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec 18.-The report
Of the Kansas state board OF agricut-
ture for the quarter ended December,
1907, yesterday was made public. There
always is q red line across the first
page Of the quarterly agricultural re-
ports naming the most important
subject discussed. The line this time
Is 1.-THE Beef Steer and His Sister"
Following Is Secretary Coburn's intro
duction to the report:
We ore told ''all flesh Is grass and the good.
illness thereof Is rs the flower OF the Held :"
Nature and men, cooperating. have made Kan
sas marvellous blending OF pasture and corn
field-the domain Of grasses In luxuriance,
profusion, nutritious qualities and economy Of
production hers arc nowhere surpassed: this,
whether applied to the corn. blue stem. timothy,
cloyers and blue grass Of her eastern hall, or
sorghums, mlllets, alfalfa and unpretentious
grammas OF the fertile plains and higher alti-
tudes beyond.
The premier. prince Of all these, is Indian
corn. From these her meats aud milk ana
wealth are made; from these annually. for two
decades, she has given to the shamblcs alone
animals having an average home value exceed
ing te9 COZ. or IN aggregate Of scSS'VooV!
out OF these and by these her future wealth ana
oil II brings OF gooa must Iargcy come. a
nnished product anu raw ma'cra. my
symbolized In the Deer s'eer' MS sis.eI uAu .no
corn. 10 their unproveihen'' vs. ,,.sS
anu proper recogn'',on .nis WI - =,
Recognizing the Tremendous sisnincansev
beef production rs factor In Kansas agricul-
turo and Kansas prosperity. the state board OF
Agriculture with view 10 gathering and dis
seminating practicai Information per's s ~
this important subject nus interviewed SEVERN
hundred OF the men lonsesI, most suvoe s.n
and most extensively ensascu N vat.o ~ az.
ing especially In tne 'a''ous eoun'''' VI WV
state.
Inc average iengtn u 'inno 'nvso "ao
Gu nave oeeh az 'no n ~ ~ ,he aces
In kansas Is ~ years. inc verage OF inc ss 's
they recommend Ior lhe easIson " ~
caves ransIns lIona ono NV. - oD ~, sa,d,n,
days Thcir recommchuauoh ior .n1 ,ve. .,,s
OF caves .nc Mrs. whso. 80 ~ snsa.,ent
sneneu ccrh VI uran an. ~, oa's, 80. ~ soed 20
quantities' Win nay VI o'nei 'o"''e 'SN' ~
keep thein tnrn.y anu srom,ns. ~. ,or,,,ss
large majority iavo. u'a s,,ns,n " ~, smch
ca.e sna say ,n n io' W, ."a,ar soivs than
.s''ie nae ~ Tst.,., sa.o.,s o,vo ,hcm
those win norhs Inry tcpo 200 su .n a
ta ,oha rrfea
place u NJ s-'oo pc. nea o u.s ';i,a r ~
they say Iat caluc mi'nous no'n ,oo $3.50 2,ho
sen Ior averages ien een.s po, Nv pHu aS.,.,ao
time required Ior ptope,y anu eaey LII,
cattle from grass W Iuii v. i' HHs,. aa,Ss "a
oiet IL % uays' Ut i'oiu 0ofn s'o'A N'N'' ~
Gays ,....
WIN TWO eAcep.ions, al say; $3.50 49, "
considered, IL IL NOT pron'aoie IN t nAs W
keep iat'ening ca,tle uca ~ s.s'ns ,,,;,. 90.
per cent ADVISED keeping gram .ons.anS ~
cessipie 70 iatehing ea',e, anu " pss s. III, ~
Ills pest 10 ieeu twice ua,y' anu me- sa. oS ~
muen ~ eacn mcai Us wa pe e"sen .S a., So
next teeaing. Nihety per sen- sap 80 -.
apie 10 GRIND some Q. III o. .ne sia aAu ao ~,
average cost OF grinuing s'en ,a 10 S' nv,
per ousneL ien pcr 'en] '"' s''AN'As :"
prontaoie 1880 -. ,,,,o,,nr
inose VINO na,e soaAeu vo.n ~ q, 49, non,
caAie say IT'S 'a'uc ~ enn"H'eu - P'' N'-~
tnerepy' .,,, o.,
Ihose VINO nave leu wnea. ois s,i Win IT,. ~
esteem IL higniy' saying " AUS aises.on, -
sens inc quantity OF o'hc, anu po'a s nU,s
costly ioods requireu, anu nas, ,sn, ~ lille,
FROM 10 10 % per Ses- ". "e.sn =. a.,
pran leu Win sneiIeu VI stouuu .o,a
ported prontapie "nch oran eoS'' nv A'o''
thnn saso PCT ION. ...
Linseeu Oh euno neaI 10 p'a ~ 800 sA Ss',
VINO nave ieu II WIN corn' ano :. ,eeue . 90,
they are lustineu ~ us sa MI. u .s -
aeos, No. eAeo.us s's,'' ~, sS c.n,s ,or