The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-29
Mills Of North Topeka Received
Five Carloads Of Wheat
New Crop Not Usually Received
Until July 4.
WEST SAMPLES SHORT STALK
Market Gardeners Selling Early
Cabbage for Shipment.
Other News Of Interest to North
Topeka Community.

The mills of North Topeka have re-
ceived five cars of new wheat TWO
cars were received by the Page Milling
company Saturday and three cars were
received this morning by the Kaw Mill
ing company. The wheat received by
the Kaw Milling company came from
points south of Wichita. The Inter-
Ocean Milling company has a number
of cars Of new wheat en- route but none
have arrived. One of the car loads re-
ceived by the Page company is from
Severy and the other from Oklahoma
The new wheat tests from sixty to
sixty-three pounds per bushel and the
local millers say it is very high
grade, has a good dark color and well
filled berry.
These shipments are being received
much earlier this season than usual
Charles Gertefsen, agent at the Santa
Fe-Union Pacific junction depot. says
that shipments are not usually received
until after July and he is unable to
remes.ber any former year when ship
ment Of the new grain had been re-
ceived bsfore that date.
Shawnee County Surpasses Thomas
Ira Wilkins, employed in train SER
vice on the Rock Island. brought sam
pies of wheat raised near Colby to
North Topeka today. He also brought
samples collected at his own farm one
and one-half miles west of. Silver Lake
The Shawnee county wheat was about
two and one-hak times taller than the
Thomas county product and the differ
ence in the size Of the berry was in
about the same proportion.
Mr. Williams says the Thomas cOun-
ty wheat will average about Is bushels
per acre and that the wheat on his own
farm will run greater than the Thomas
county YIELD
He also brought a sample of alfalfa
to town. which was cut from seed sown
thi spring, that averages twenty inches
in height and the yield was about one
ton to the acre. He has ten acre tract.
This alfalfa was sown April 20 and was
cut last week. Cutting good crop. one
that is worth using at this time OF the
year, Is very unusual
n. r. Gardeners Selling Cabbage.
Market gardeners near North Topeka
and in the north part of Shawnee cOun-
ty arc selling their supply of early cab
bage to the produce dealers and COM
mission men. Some of these gardeners
are hauling the cabbage to town by
large wagon loads.
The commission men and produce
dealers ar shipping the surplus of this
crop to northern points and big cities
In all sections OF the country and thereis
a big demand for Shawnee county cab
bage. Enough is held here to supply
the demand OF the local markets.
E. p. Rude, one of the gardeners.
brought more than a ton Of early cab
bage to town this morning and sold the
entire load. Mr.. RudeS crop Is large
ard OF select quality.
A number of others brought loads of
cabbage to town and sold it in the usual
way.
A horse belonging to Sam Britton, an
expressman, vas taken sick this morn
ing and fell in the street in the 600
block on North Kansas avenue. By
ISLANDERS attempted to raise the animal
on its feet but were unsuccessful for
time A veterinary surgeon admins
tered medicine which revived the al
NAL and it finally recovered and was
driven away.
George Young and wife have returned
from Cascade, Col, where they have
been on a business and social trip for
three weeks. Mr.. Young owns property
there which required his attention for a
time They enjoyed fishing and sight
seeing on their trip
1t was given out by pretty good au-
thority in North Topeka this morning
that the Happy Hollow road running
northeast of Topeka between North To-
peka and Meriden would be strafghten-
ed next fall The road has been in d
bad condition for q long time.
Recently a kick was made by the
farmers living along the road as to the
overhanging bushes. The county COM
missioners had the bushes grubbed out
The commissioners say that there II no
money available for fixing the road at
the present time The commissioners
say that the road will be improved ext
fall.
In a number Of places the road will be
graveled. Prior to this cate the road
has been under the supervision OF the
township. 1t will be made a county
road within a short time.
Argonauts' Picnic.