The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-03-25
In The Country.

Last Friday we hed us away to the
country. We drove over across Big
Creek and attended the sale at Mr..
RobinsOn's.
We drove over road with which
we used to be very familiar but
which we had not travelled for many
years. We noted many changes from
the old familiar scenes OF earlier Gay,
but not as much improvement in the
appearance of things as it seems there
shonld have been in the years that
have flown.
We saw indications Of too much
land devoted to grain and not enough
stock. Too much pillow land aud not
enough grass land. In fact there
seems to be less stock ia the country
than there was 20 years ago. Why is
this? The lack of pasture land seems
to be the trouble. Is 1t possible that
we have made a Mistake ia killing out
the native grass and are unable to get
tame grasses started, or have we
dropped into rut and taken 10
following in the footsteps Of our
predecessors?
We are inclined to the view that
intelligent aud persistene effort has
not been made to get the tame grasses
started.
Surely no one will deny that a few
years to clover will be great benefit
TO the old fields that have been eorned
30 long. Grass seed has been very high |
and some have met with grave
Encouragement IN their efforts but
now with returning prosperity to the
farming classes. and the experience OF |
added years, renewed efforts should |
be made. We never saw finer clover
grow than we have seen on white land
ia this same Neosho county.
We wish to compliment the farmers
along the road we drove, straight east
frsm the Unien school house, on the
improved condition OF the roads since
last we drove that way, from the
sensible system Of grading and drain
age adopted and the wonderful benefits
derived from the drag.
We find the wheat on the bottom
seems to be In fine condition and Is
growing nicely, Zeb Rush has turned
MS cattle on his wheat and is pastuT-
ing it down. jim Allen and his gang
are making tine piece OF road from
the river bridge west TO the ditch.
Farmers seem to have been making
good use OF the fine weather the last
two weeks as W neUe the oats Is
generally sowed and good deal OF
done for corn. The sale was
not very largely attended as farmers
we're entirely too busy to spare the
day unless they knew there was somt-
thing to be sold they wanted badly
The ladies' did a fine business with
their lunch counter. They had great
stacks Of pies that Licked tempting
and tasted good. We tried to eat
them out of business, but after we
aad eaten two or three pieces of as
many different kinds, we had to quit
before we got half way round, for
want Of capacity.
We were not caring for expenses Tor ,
Newt FilsUn was paying the bills. t
But, oh my. we wish we could have q
brought few Of those pies hon Q t
with US, they were just like moth'r
ls0d to make. {
Household goods and miscellaneous /
articles sold very low at this sale, {
How we wished we were young mau
again and just ready to go to house
keeping. We could have lifted ouFself
out better than at bargain store.
We did not stay TO see the stock sold.
Truely we enjoyed the day out. The
drive over the country roads and the
meeting with many cid friends and
We have promised ourselves several
more trips during tue spring