The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-18
'sWheat Looks Good in Western
Kansas"
j. B. Nicholson Reports Pros
poets Fine for Bumper Crop.
HOLD WHEAT BACK.
Farmers Seem to Intend to Get
Good Price.
Rev. C. L. PetersOn's Resigna-
tiOn Was Accepted.

with fair season Kansas will have
q bumper wheat crop. This is judging
from what 1 saw myself in western
Kansas and from what the old heads
there say" This is the statement made
this morning by ]. B. Nicholson, man
ager of the Kaw Milling Co, who re-
turned last night from a flying trip
through western Kansas where ne
went to ascertain the prospects for
The wheat crop.
Mr.. Nicholson made a tour of in
spection through Saline, Ellsworth,
Lincoln, Rice, Barton, Russell ana
Ness counties. He was gone, three days
leaving here Monday and returning
last night. He says that indications in
the counties visited are that the wheat
will WELD from rs to 35 bushels an
acre. The best yield coming from Els
worth county. He also said that there
seems to be a disposition among the
farmers to hold back wheat from the
market so that it will not be available
until later than usual and that the
grain will probably start at $l.l4 LOT
July at Kansas City.
s'I left Topeka Monday noon, sald
Mr.. Nicholson, land reached Sallna
that afternoon. I stayed here over
night and then went on to Ellsworth
nv train. From there 1 went to Will
son. Dorance, Bunker Hill, Russell,
Gorham, Walker, Hayes and Gorham
in autos.
I'm that country wheat is looking
fine and just beginning to turn IL
will be ready to cut by the first OF
July From the appearance ana from
what the old timers say it will yield
from 25 to 35 bushels to the acre. II
is of the dark Turkey red variety.
1.-THE farmers in the country we Wis
tied talk as though they intended TO
hold the wheat back from the market
later than they have ever done be-
fore so that they will get good price
for the grain. am OF the OPINION thaC
July wheat will bring $1.14 per BUSH
81 at Kansas City, when 1t is put on
the market
''Neanwhile the harvest is approach
ing and the country is filling up with
prospective laborers. AT every statlo9
we passed we could see them grouped
around the depots, apparently or the
harvest hand type. At night we could
see them bunked around the corn Cribs.
of these many were hoboes- was
struck for the price OF meal at
least twenty times.
However, the majority of the res
idents of that western Kansas land are
.well-to-do And the autos-It's no
Joke the farmers do come to town in
their red and black autos. Their homes
are I'm to date and equipped with mod
ern conveniences.
''Six miles south of Hayes we heard
that last Sundays hail storm had ruin
ed about a quarter million bushels of
wheat. The hail storm is said to have
extended over a strip six by forty
miles.
"On my return home I stopped at
Abilene. 1 heard there that the pros
poets for wheat in the surrounding
country were good but did not get out
into the country to see for myself"
Special for Saturday: As pairs OF
champagne children's Oxfords, all sizes
Were 81. so and $1.75. For Saturday we
will give one pair of % cent lace hose
to match with every pair of shoes fol
CSC NEW ERA.
Al meeting of the North Side Bap-
fist church the resignation of the pas
to take effect August 81. The pastor
was also voted a vacation during the
month of August.
Moderator J. LukeES would not dis.
cuss the acceptance of the resignation
further than to say that it had beer
accepted and that no one was yet be
ing considered to fill the future va
cancy.
About the most pleasant and in
structive place to spend your time il
the evenings is the Bijou Dream" SaiC
. North side man today. THE house il
fitted up with electric fans which af
ford a cool, steady breeze and the pic
lures are always entertaining, and in
structive. Then also there are Away!
new pictures every night
News Notes and Personals.
For a cool pleasant time this eVenin,
stop in at the Parish House of TIL
Good Shepherd at 210 East Lauren