The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-11

the only one we have been able to
in eastern Kansas. This specimen was
secured in the suburbs of Ottawa, from
a stalk that grew out of mortar in
brick wall. It's surroundings and the
fact that the stalk was twice struck by
lightning as it lowered above the build
ing, probably accounts for the peculiar
dwarfed appearance of the ear"
Ottawa Herald: Thirty head Of hogs
were unloaded at the stock yards last
week by William Coughlin. The hogs
averaged 500 pounds.
RossviIle News: The record is smash
ed. Henry Bond placed an ear of corn
on exhibition at Parks grocery that
measures IA inches in length and weighs
over two pounds.
Atchison Globe: In NJ. F. Ellis yard
is a tree bearing a second crop of Maid
en- Blush apples.
Mcpherson Republican: Riley grew
a potato this year that he don't know
whether TO call it a potato or a dozen
potatoes. 1t contains eleven small ones
and one large one and weighs a pound
and three quarters. He also grew an
other that is the greatest natural Curl
osity grown in the state. The potato
grew inside of leather ring filing it
completely full and grew out through
two holes on opposite sides of the leath-
er about one inch in diameter and form
ed two other parts on the outside nearly
two inches in diameter.
Salina Union: W. ]. Ratcliff, man.
ager of the c. P. Dewey ranches at
Atwood and Manhattan, who was in
Salina several times last week, is or
ganizing 100000 acre ranch in Rawlins
and Cheyenne counties-the largest
ranch in the state. These counties are
in the extreme northwestern corner OF
the state.
ottawa Herald: Robert Steen had
the largest hogs of the season on the
market last week. They weighed out
sixty dollars each.
Westmoreland Record: H. w. Monroe
bought a couple of car loads of stock
cattle in Kansas City and brought them
to his farm west of town Saturday to
dispose of his hay.
Kansas Commoner: On his Kansas
ranch Mr.. Sherman, of GeneSeo raises
Shorthorn cattle, but he has ranch in
Mexico on which Hereford cattle are
bred. These cattle are shipped to Gen
eseo and fattened for the market Mr.
Sherman owns about $4,000 acres of land
and leases about 5000 acres, which ex-
tends for sixteen miles along the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway and about thirteen
miles north and south.
Kingman Leader Courier: John
Iod4ldl7 u VI ESlplENt Okld-. Is IN the city
seeking a location. Mr.. Ballard was one
of the first settlers in Belmont township
and resided there about ten year. He
moved to Oklahoma fourteen years ago
and has prospered but all these years
has yearned to return to Kingrnan
county, and his visit here this time is
for the purpose of buying a farm and
home that he may return again to his
first love. They all come back, if they
live long enough.
Dodge City Globe: Ford county is be-
coming a great potato country. A few
days ago, Joe Hink brought thirteen
potatoes to town that measured up
half a bushel.
Burlington Jeffersonian: c. N. SUIT
ton, who lives on the Richards place
near Ottumwa on Hickory creek so far
as reported, takes the cake for big corn.
He has twenty acres that is yielding 11s
bushels to the acre. 1t takes fifty-six
ears to make bushel of eighty.
pounds, according to the figures of
Woodford Bros. Mr.. Sutton has a rec
ord to be proud Of
Rocks County Record: Four hundred
and fourteen head of grass fat high
of Cawker City were driven through
Main street Thursday morning. They
had been subsisting in Sheridan county
and were on their way to the feed lot
III Mitchell county. WEen 00lSn6Q Tor
the market they will represent a little
fortune, barring a slump in beef, which
can hardly occur.
Wabaunsee Tribune: Rev. ]. b Glib
son sold two dozen of his fine white
Plymouth Rock chickens to be shipped
to Oklahoma 1t pays to raise the best
chickens as well as the best stock.
Jewell County Republican,: Mrs. Nate
Ratclif sent in some of the biggest
apples we have seen this year last Sat
urday Some of them measured Il
inches around the belt. They have $50
trees in bearing, and are selling nice
windfalls for so cents busheI
Atchison Globe: John s. Miller. at
Doniphan, has sold his apples at $1.10
per barrel in the orchard. to Sandusky
& Co. He went to ST Joe yesterday
but the buyers there were so rushed
they could do nothing for him. Mr..
Miller has thousand barrels of market
able apples.
Lane New Leaf: When fishing time
comes again we will be prepared. Wright
Newhouse brought us a cane stalk
which Will make an elegant pole and it's
nigh onto" 20 feet long. E. E Smith
| brought in an ear of white corn contain
ing even LOO grains, and defies any one
to beat it He says he will guarantee
to show an ear containing more grains
than can be shown by any one else.
Atchison Globe: Clyde Briggs, a col
ored Globe carrier, saved up earnings
from his route a year ago and bought
several pigs for sixteen dollars. He
raised more pigs. and fattened the m
crease and attended to business. Yes
terday he sold few of his shouts for
Seo- Previously he had sold $27 worth
Of pigs, and he still has pigs valued at
$50, so that he has realized in a year
fully $40 clear profit on an original in
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