The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-03
GREAT KANSAS HARVEST.
FAhMERs BUsH GATHERING THE
CHE or THE WHEAT
The CTop Likely to surpnsu by Far the Record
hreah r or lsBs-Rush for Lnborcrs and
hHr'o"t'nF Observation-Disclosures Evi.
dencrS OF Wealth In the state.

Tho farmers who drrirr ,Sa ro 20 go
time to tnlk ~ ,Io 60, ~. ~ wt"v
street md IN ."
naval war have f,rro,,oni =, III ~ :"
from 4 A.. NJ. IN dort, % soro a. ~. % a.
whcnt fields m 90, ~ ~ ."o ', so
cd In several yyovs II oor,os tun,oata,o,n 60
tho bic cron ~ Iso7 n,.r,." -, ~. -
calls a double boosor Tho L. ro,v-na - ,ost
summer induced = .,oat,. iae....., .sa.aa
and tho rcs,,,, 4, a.. g.
Texas IN ,bc DoLa,a. 80 49, -
Garnet NJ croor rro $500,
nbout ~ ,,,, a., 49, r..n.N -.
counIoi, oh,,, ca, St.
cin,e M poco,.
..Tbis STATE. u
Tho cbirob.h,ao - "a. So NN0
"put rn - -..s,
-"WclI no 80 -. 80"
..Tbo, r,i, 49,. 80.
bir los. 5on,, .hon,t UT" Vi" ""' '"u'o ="
.yos hr, , .. e.,.
for ell, ~ -
IN hosao, -, a.. -,
7, to- a., ~, A. -
away fov yoora - Tonaos ,r,od IN lin
.ho,n h. na ~ TL..s..i
~ a,r..a 80 W 49,
tb,+ ro,,, - - ..s.. CT
,lio5 h,t ,a.a oS,. a. -. 20
tho do,d 49, uantn- - 80 ,hon Ill
/ tha Ct..- --tl 1900.
nIisb and ,.;aod 90, - m.na,n.. nost ,ho rou,,.
nv IA a. 81,
- H. ~ ....
,ro+bor ,,an,N. N..r - bon,.st - M
sa,r,o.. -" -. .
h,, no ,dIo ,an. w. Sd rho,, $50
~ ,aron,tao a. nans -" aona 80 -
,ar 60 ,no IL" 49, o.. =, 600 r'I,'
corrtr am, J., ,ha -. 100 49,. ,ias
for 90 nns - ~ ara. 49, ct T,a -
a., m,,L--su.. -. -
,nainIanas M. ~, ~. - - =
,h.- o 80 'p
,,orohoa =, - .ko nni,.ons atot;o,S - ,na.
II r"ito"u S'"'I"ns, "nerc th'y
boarded the first freight that left for tho West.
Farmers stood Mt the stations and Ynitcd for
tbo,n so,,inn ,hon, y. nri1os on5 l., nama ~
stamao s''I,nE 'nvm Us p[,ses 81 anu IN some IN.
once. paid their boord until the harvest was
soadr nnt -" ,.,.I 20 ~" W. t"
-tramps who enjoyed a trip into thu green pas.
lures. One company of 100 men lonfed on the
grass in the nort NJ Emnor,a A ro;Irood COW,
grass IL inc park Ut Ehporia. a railroad con-
tractor offered each Of them four months work
at 81 80 a day and bonrd. At tho end of an
~ az CIV y u"
hour he had secured seven men and three moro
had promised to think it over. Ninety did not
oaro y Ssne SUI a SoD, H"o.nor parry set|eu
tram ana went inc wheat region they looked
s az rn0 sri nU" ond nV tho~a, t[ nt ,no T Tehar o.. ane
~ - 49, $50 hsn Wv %
20 garner inc sho"Ics,'heh 'hev sol%ed an
rhe work was. they said. too severe for then
- "I' Wv 80 "" "e"'
Next to the rush for men came the rush for
machines-rcapcrs, headers. threshers. Tho
irnleucnt dealers have grown rich this s.oeon
."pio","v o"iVt H",0 sio"n : 'niS seaso"'
More machines nave been sold since April than
in five years preceding. The sales have been
iol easn ."ltrS' II SANDS hHcnihes nave
been taken of the sidewalks; the red, white.
and blue advertising implements have been
o osted to INTO ~a ere''T Ey anu S,nn , Inc farmers y ,n,n nave I've
ii az sid ha liee left Fl tho hRew six a ndd calico dry e soSnie me To-
SET nm reapcrs. w
up the manufacturers" said a central Kansanss
.ioe' Kansas ms City It and oklahom ne0r there on on
Inc same crrand. He finally sccmred sU eT.
ira machines-and no more. The works co,id
turn ont no jarrer nmrher in time for tho bar.
ycst Tbn Nest has rnnrbines enoncb -, ~ Iost
it a decade. unless the farmers Ieavo The innle.
tthhrcnn's1 o t cam III onn, nc o ca n' Ernocr. an"
county where the farmers sent ont circulars Of Of.
ZION meeting on inc pubic r., SQUARE, and the
IIaafn ,nanIS VEN On stpike. dd IA maChines were
iS.e s'amn'nE IN ~ SediUW nepds, am .ne men
"onSi,i Hnpn anS cnrtain;ns thoir nrnnn fnetr
Gonotinon aha S9hna a ing th Th propos'tlons:
a Gay prSnhIled, ana NE farmers secured the
mGeucu HI, nuHHns W u n. timI ~ oeSln,
1,htnG u rotie c"rlior a"u "oFAins" httle later
'hrn usu"', ,,or vain.
whest cron va F imSN est 4 nar. VI n,an nou Ky Wiei u b us
MmeAa o6 S[ nu9 n rev esiinLates ps 1o y IhC EIeid ne
RRM m " ~ "usheiS' . -Uiu0"'VTn more
r man inc M nniBEin w anG ntak OF II ~ ~ . = t ~ no the
Price 4 6S sh IS ,''i tSbc ia ann" lnst wiT T %, SV or 90 c eSntS
y Htslicl M laTllcts VII reccite % Cents
u LheE sell tne wheat as soon as u Is thrcsheu.
som ne m, T% u tHn r reS u ~ . H IN aoes NOT
sell iurinE tae recent nnlGe IN wheat n farm
CT HroVe up olne grnln omlce OF a local buyer.
.Mm hat Snu phEtn Ter "LTaIt u.,,
I1ollSr hileen lo.uay. Want 70 sell somei
o1s va SaI hui harnay kH my 90 ! byieGG t %'ooo push
CTS IeI!: nut guess w go nlgnef.
letter sell nov. gu know you sold me
haiI OF your GE9p Is5t lnl lof . Sents'
1es-nut a ought 10 Eot TI29.
re drove back home ana heid MS wheat. he
SOLO II ms week lor 10 cents. Inc knnsSs
farmer Is never shtlshed. ana probably VIII not
pc WIN TINS wear crop Us pronts. though.
arc Goou enough j. ,. l1oi'lhger, inc most
extensive wheat raiser IN central Kansas, estl-
mates me cost OF producing an acre or wheat,
as shown by long years OF actual practice under
average conditions, thus:
PloughIpr 90
''' $50 W