The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-10
HOPE FOR CORN YET
Major Brown of Kingman
Talks Of Crops.
FARMERS WELL FIXED
Wheat and Cattle VIII Bring
Them Money,

conditions IN Kinguan county. he said
that the conditions in our county are
about the same as in sedgwick and not
nearly as bad as they are reported. In
correspondence with the Kingman County
Colonization company. with which I am
at present connected. From states like
Iowa. Missouri. Nebraska and portions OF
Inoina, in fact nearly al Of the country
west Of the Mississippi. the difference.
you see, is all in our favor. owing 10 the
| best wheat crop We have ever had. which
is now safely landed. Every steam
thresher in the country is busy and the
golden grain IS being secured very rap
I idly. The yield is far beyond expeeta-
{ tons and the quality was never SO good.
some testing as high as "a pounds TO the
bushel and none less than 50. Our harvest
/ was ideal and the result is that all wheat
! goes as number two. is very dry and and
| clean from whitecaps and Is dumped di-
rect in the car instead of having 10 be
run through an elevator. The Lord has
certainly been kind to Kingman county
on the wheat question. II we had 70 have
a failure Of wheat or corn this year. we
I
bers. our acreage OF wheat was Jos. 525, /
while our acreage Of corn was only 62SO5. /.
The copious rains Of last fall made the (
conditions so tempting that our farm 4
ers commenced sowing, and hardly knew
where TO quit. They say that it has PAN
ned cut very advantageous TO them. And
beyond question. BJngman county viii
have. deducting seed and bread, 4 million
and a half bushels to spare. which will
put into the pocekts Of our farmers three
quarters Of a million dollars. But this
alone does not represent the whole value
OF the wheat crop. In round numbers,
We have nearly 10000 head Of cattle in
the county. Nearly half of their last
winters feed was on the wheat fields.
The result was that they struck grass
in splendid condition, and while today
our pastures are short, owing to the con-
tinued dry weather, yet have never seen
cattle at this time of year in better
flesh Thanks TO the wheat and rye pas
lures Of the winter before
BY the way. Kingman county is an
ideal stock county, and more perhaps. OF
her prosperity depends on cattle than =
anything else. Our people have learned
the lesson that It does not pay to handle
scrubs or western stock. There are
two herds Of cattle in our county that v
come as near being ideals OF the two
popular classes that are rivauig each
otnsr as any I know of in the state.
David FOX of Norwich has some $50 head h
Of thoroughbred Herefords which are pro- n
bounced by competent judges to be as y
inc as there are in the United States. bl
And Frank Weinschenk has beyond ques-
ion one Of the finest herds Of Shorthorns n.
IS can be found anywhere. For years le
re has been importing his bulls and price N
las never been considered in securing in
hem. His herd numbers nearly 400 and b,
ire the pride Of their owner. These are =
'nly two of many good herds in this az
county, and while the dry weather may bl
make some people nervous about rough =
eed, I have no fears but that there Will II
le plenty In cur county, for the reason pi
hat in a dry year more attention IS
aid to saving feed. and the further fact N
hat there Will be as large or larger acre n
Sc of wheat and rye sown this year n.
s last This viii afford pasture enough hc
) carry the majority OF our stock through re
he winter only during lurries Of snow.
have not given up a fair corn crop II
ct. While it is true that the early corn ("
injured. yet Their is IS per cent OF our ~
orn this year that is late and has not de
3sseled out Rain IN a few days would =
lake lots OF com. not alone IN Kingman a
ounty, but in the west part Of Sedgwick int
ounty. The size Of our corn crop de- 49,,
ends on the weather for the next week, be
s I apprehend does yours. Had our corn ~
cen as early as common, It would be be- e.
ond hope. but it is not and there is a Fr
how for corn enough 70 feed our stock D.,
nd fatten cur hogs. with rains soon s.
here is one peculiar thing 20 me. and
lat Is. that every other state in the -
Mon. when Kansas has a dry spell. al
avs msgniaes it. and when they get 49,
1mplete failure BY dTouth are as mum as we
ice. Last fan / visited some ten differ no
II states in the east and at least half he.
, them had suffered as badly CT worse thC
ian I have ever secn Kansas n my sur
years residence here Even
II own people get easily discouraged.
I'd On the way n I saw men who over
oksd the magnificent wheat fcids Of
ousands OF acres. as fine as ever grew ?
It Of the ground. and located their eyes Z
d their thoughts On a little patch Of
IN which IS not a 1.-THE of the great -
cry side. Kansas may not produce but 80
very small corn crop. should dry
aather continue. 1ut every farmer IN
'lgmau county viii have more cash per
re or q his farm WEen ire balance e.
ruck this fall than VIII any farmer &C.
q state know OF cart q ss. and whose
lue IS rated SIX % ten times the value q
ours. Let ihe Kansas farmer stick o. al-
g diversified croas. and above al, his 49,
tile 1t those who have u5t herd - Ais'
sent CTlls vei1 not apply 20 u1y csurtv. ~
nearly al have mere ~ lessl - thank -
f7r the great crop C Uheat Trey y
re secured. keep stiG uzgsr i5p AID 60 ~
sa6-securs asual buzrh-for beyoad ~
estio1 20 ne. the.e Is 10 81 ter agrlcrI- p
-al state n ere ulsol thar re have T.
2 70 better part n TIE state than. se1g-
~ cd tie counties that surround a.
q farmers are practically free froru ~
- AID VIII have zee bank acco1ztz
ea thslr c-1rs are sold I,e- us - char . 80
BE with OR SISTER states rEo are
,uth-st-lcEen ard uirEs the great
sas cr1rs Hs hare pro6.cr1 Eazszs = Z
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