The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
NOTES FROM OUR HEIGHBORS
GRANT SNAPSHOTS.

Is it cool enough for you?
Clarence White is herding for John
Smith.
Several from Grant are attending
the G. A r. encampment in Denver
this week
The Laurenz boys of Norton are
visiting their uncles, the Hobbs boys.
Bill Gernhart has an engineer from
eastern Kansas running his engine
spot Crockford has been assist
ing John Thompson in marketing his
grain.
Mel Harding is afflicted with pet
boil on one Of his fOrehngers.
Mrs. George White and Charles
White raised between 1000 and 5000
bushels Of grain.
John Smith had a acres Of winter
wheat that yielded 80 % bushels per
acre. J. J. Phillips raised over 5000
bushels grain He had IS acres bar
ley that produced around 55 bushels
per acre. His winter wheat was also
good. At this writing John Mccall
and sons have threshed between 1000
and 5000 bushels and have three
days or more Of threshing to do He
had so acres winter wheat that yield
ed around % TO 80 bushels.
Mrs. Arthur Richardson Of Good
land is visiting her mother, Mrs.
George White
Keep your eye on the crop items.
We would like for the other scribes
to give crop yield reports, and let 'em
know what Sherman county is capa-
bic Of doing when ample moisture is
received.
James Phillips. our genial county
superintendent, was out assisting his
father with his threshing last week
It is reported Ed Ross has sold his
residence property in GOOdland re-
Gently.
Several meteors were observed fall
ing from the skies Saturday night
Bert Mccall witnessed the descent Of
one.
Charles Smith, while returning
home from threshing also observed
one, in each case the meteOrs or
shooting stars, when within 80 feet
OF the earth, exploded into small frag-
ments resembling fireworks We guess
it frightened one Of the boys.
Colds, lagrippe or some sort Of ma
lady has fastener its clutches on some
OF our natives.
At John Phillips last week We'd
nesday the big machine threshed over
2,4OO bushels barley, finishing little
before night How's that for high2
The crisp cool nights caused one Of
our boys to send to RuletOn for more
clothing work blouse
AIyraids Of black hawks have in
vaded this section, settling on millet
fields, straw stacks, etc
We hear a real estate firm has an
auto to haul prospective land buyers
over the country in That's nothing
Why. If good seasons continue, the
horny handed sons Of toll will ride
to the city in fine autos, deliver their
grain to market in huge automobile
vehicles, till the soil with motor gear
ed implements. cut his grain and feed
with motors and occasionally take
spin to seaside summer resorts and
battle in the briny seas All within
the next few years, or at least peo-
pie auto Fought to-
Among the features noticeable in
this years crop, first, land that was
summer fallOwed or pIOwed early last
fall and seeded early Oatter part Of
September) produced greatest yield
Of winter wheat We have in mind
two fields treated in this manner and
firmly believe that a number Of acres
could have been selected in each field
that made IS to 40 bushels per acre
or double the yield on ordinarily pre-
pared soil Second. that barley sOwn
on corn land that was well cuitiva-
last year. or was single disced last
spring, is producing better results
than plOwed land or land where drill
ed in stubble. A little summer plOw-
ing or listing, cultivating back early
in fall. is ali right when plenty Of
rain follows. and crops undoubtedly
viii be as great or greater in proper
ton to other methods used in farm
ing when rainfall is less the following
season 1t may equal the Moore
system
Many OF the farmers viii plant Ma
carOni instead OF white Oregon wheat
next season Smut IS responsible for
the change. Scribbler.