The Globe-republican., 1900-08-23
CONDITION OF FEED CROPS.
An Interview With Farmers and
Stockmen-

Ieed crops IN EOr1 county. aud OF some
of the adjoining counties Like condi-
tIens prevailed all over the state, and the
damage TO forage crops is great. We
have interviewed a number of farmers
and stockmen of different parts of Ford
county and give their statements here
with There Will be an abundance of
feed, but not so much as last year. On
the other hand there Will be less cattle
wintered here than during last winter
The feeding of stock Will be confined
mostly to those owning permanent
ranches. There will be ample feed for
all stock wintered here Where there is
a lack of feed, ranchmen will sell off
portions of their herds.
Me Mayrath, the veteran stockIpan
and horticuIturist of Ford county, says
there Will be enough feed for stock. Me
goes to Chicago, and he says the dry
weather will not interfere with his en-
joying the SO plate set up for the wheat
barons of w estern Kansas. at the @. A r.
encampment next week His wheat
crop covers all deficiencies of the forage
plant.
r. B. Snyder, of Royal township, says
there will be plenty of corn and feed.
Some north side farmers have good crops
of early corn.
Ben Ferguson will have feed for 100
head of cattle. He Will have ali the feed
and hay he needs at his ranch east of the
Font.
w II. I'm l lives the Doty farm,
east OF Wright station. Feed is good.
He has corn, Kafir and cane.
J. H. Reed, of the north part of the
county, says corn is i'll the ,sdongh''. 1t
will make three-quarters eff a crop, but
he will have more than enough for his
stock. He begins to believe that Indian
corn is as good as Kafir corn If 1t does
not ear well it makes good fodder if cut
at the proper time. The damoge to crops
by dry weather was not so bad that
done by chinch bugs and grasshoppers.
Joseph Worker, near Ford, gave a
doleful interview. He said all feed was
ssburning up''. Corn will make good
fodder. His corn and Kafir is being cut
this week. He will not have enough feed
for stock. Between Ford and Bueklin
feed wlll be better. Had more rains in
that vicinity.
Herman Weiss, of the German settle
ment, says there will only be half a crop
of feed. He will have enough feed.
Corn not good n Wheatland except for
fodder Near Offerle there is fair corn.
owing to later rains.
r. b. uagaman, of Ford township, in :
! formed us that corn was drying up
Some cane that was moved would make
good feed. He has some Ikafir that is
| burned badly. That sown in drills is
good and will make good crop. Corn il
/ fair. Majority of corn only fit for fod
der. He is cutting fodder this week
| There is not as much feed as last year
though the acreage was larger-croI
smaller. In some localities there are
good prospects where local showers
| favored.
r. w. johnson, of Southwest Ford
states that corn is reasonably good, bu
not as good as last year. There will bt
as much feed as last year. Plenty O
straw and lots of cane will help the farm
ers on many farms.
J. H. Churchill says there was n.
ssfrost'' on his ranch last week, but tn,
hot weather blistered some of his feet
crops Feed crops planted early arr
fair. He viii have abundant feed.
Chris HenniDg, of Pleasant Valle,
| township, is somewhat pessimistfc. H
said 'scorn is burned up'', but it will
make good feed crop VIII not be MOI,
than half a crop of feed compared to for
mer years. Everybod is busy moving
Will be plenty of feed for stock. Al
immense lot of straw, but corn, Kafir an,
cane poor. Ora in crop fine, and whea
so bushels to the acre.
Frank Manda has 125 acres of Kafi
and cane. Cane all right, but kafir no
so good. He will have to buy feed, bu
he will not winter SO many cattle as las
year. He will sell part of mis- herd
Martin and AIarl<ley haye some dam
aged Kaf1r, but have ample alfalfa fee
for stock.
Caleb Sutton, of Gray county. has so
bushels of good corn and feed will b
plentiful.
Geo. w. Black has plenty of feed. Ha
fair corn. About $50 bushels from ,
acres, and good fodder. Rains helpe
his crops.
Edw- Burrell has 100 acres of fine sor
ghun. owing to late rains
o. H Carmichael says early feed is al
right; late sown feed not SO good No
so much feed as last year, but he has bel
fer sorghum. which is always better i
dry years
c. NJ Shain says feed crops in his le
cality are all right In old sandy soils