The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-17
Prosperity of Farmers Was Re-
flected ut Arlington.
Fourth of July and Circus Day
Celebrated Saturday.
GRANGE PICNIC WAS SUCCESS
Hundreds Attended From
Northeastern Kansas.
r. A. BOrman Advised Farmers
to Plant Corn Early.

The prosperity OF northeastern Kan
sas was reflected at the Arlington
Grange picnic held Saturday under a
canopy of spreading native trees at
Arlington in Atchison county. All Ar
rington was there and scores of auto
mobiles and vehicles of various de-
scriptions from the surrounding farm
ing district and neighboring towns
were lined up along the fence just out
side of the picnic grounds. 1t prob
ably was the greatest array of auto
mobiles ever got together at a SINH
lar occasion in northeastern Kansas.
there, and Holton, Horton, Leaven-
worth, Atchison and Valley Falls also.
1t was Fourth of July and circus day
combined for the tillers of the soil.
fields to celebrate Independence day.
July 4. SO the festivities were simply
postponed.
Were in "Glad' Attire.
Hundreds Of rosy checked country
girls in glad" attire and their atten-
bright colored toy balloons and rode
with them on the merry-go-ruond,
were there. All had come with a view
to being enter tanned and because OF
the varied program none was disap-
pointed.
OF course the picnic dinner was a
leading attraction. Then the conces-
sionaires-a dozen or mOre-who were
| making one-day stand. furnished
amusement OF the midway" type. Mu-
| sic was provided by an orchestra from
Ho1tOn.
The speakers Of the day were L. s.
Fry of Manhattan, lecturer for the
Kansas State Grange. and T. A. Bor-
man of Topeka, president of the Kan
sas State Fair association. and editor
of the Kansas Farmer
The Topekans who attended the
picnic were Mr.. Borman, Charlie
Borman. o. F. Whitney. and a State
Journal reporter.
Baseball in Wheat Field.
Athletic events were the order of
things at the close of the speaking. A
baseball game-Larkin VS.. South Cedar
Grange-was played in a wheat field
that had been partially cleared of its
stubble for the occasion. There were
contests in speed on a straight stretch
of road near this prosperous little
country town of Arlington. and a num-
Der of foot races were staged. A free
moving picture show was held at
night, but that was long after the To-
pekans, had departed for home.
Arlington was first settled In rs,
and it was not until 1872 that the rail-
way line reached the village. The old
est settler alive today is John Ernest,
age SO, who came to the district in '55.
He has been prominent as farmer
and stockman. n. A. Van Wrinkle,
who came to Arlington in the same
year maintained q pOstofffce In his
house. The first store and postoffice
building was built by Fred Sem In the
spring of ST. The Arlington mineral
springs, which served q commercial
purpose for many years. were dfscov-
cred in 81.
The Arlington Gange, which was
organized two years ago last May. has
a membership of eighty. w. J. Schiff-
bauer is master. James Robertson
was marshal of the day for the pic
mic.
should Plant Corn Early.
| According to Mr.. Borman. who spoke
to the farmers on the effects OF the
rainfall on crops the present season has
demonstrated the ACCESSIBILITY of plant
ing corn early. I'VE should get the corn
into the ground earlier than we do
he said. More early maturing varieties
Of corn were planted in Kansas this
year than ever before. The early ma
turing variety makes its corn and Is out
of the way when the moisture dissipat-
ing forces prevail the latter half OF
July and in August. The man who hat
Icorn in the uplands at the present time
Is the man who planted an early var1'
ETY.. Another thing that will aid earl,
planting is surface planting"
Mr.. Borman urged the farmers t.
the part of many farmers to grow sor'
ghums has been merely a question o.
sentiment, he asserted. To safeguard
iagainst total crop failure more thar
one variety of grain should be planted
There is something wrong with farm
ing If one crop failure will put a farmer
down and out"
II Favored Social Center.
Mr.. Fry advocated the social center
land better schools. churches. and road
as a means of retaining the boys ant
girls on the farm He said: I'VE ar
losing the old folks and young folk
from the farm. They are going to thu
farms in your county are now in thu
hands of renters. The houses are un
, painted the farms uncared for.
Take Out the kinks.
The kinks will be taken out Of tn
Delaware river in the vicinity of Ar
rington. A drainage district has beel
:. formed, and the farmers will be as
sessed SO an acre. Work is expecte,
to begin October 1. The river will b.
straightened all the way from Mus
cotah to the Jefferson county line
. The soil is rich an productive in tn
i valley, but flood waters frequentl
E ruin the crops.
Some wheat fields have produces
forty bushels to the acre this season
and there is much of the corn tina
I has not been damaged by the heat an
. drought.
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