The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-12
in NORTH Topeka
Melon Growers Harvesting
Large and Fine Crop.
About 500 Acres Planted
Quality Is Very Good.
MILLS RECEIVE PLENTY WHEAT
Union Pacific Special Trains
for State Fair.
Other Interesting News to PeO-
pie in North Shawnee.
MILLS RECEIVE PLENTY WHEAT

Farmers in the south have no adj
vantage over the farmers Of the Kansas
river valley, in raising melons this year.
The farmers of the Kansas river valley,
this year, raised an extraordinary crop
of melons. They are being delivered to
the markets daily as they are ripening
fast.
1t is estimated that there are 500
north river section. Watermelons, can
taloupes and musk melons are raised
and 1t il thought that the acreage is
about evenly divided.
Among the melon raisers who live
west of North Topeka are ]. A. Banta,
who has rs acres, L. A. Neiswender,
who has about Is acres, Tom Neis-
wender, 10 acres; and J. A. Antoine has
about 10 acres. East OF the city are
David Chiles George Lessman. Hub
Bryant, B. Montgomery. Ivason Chiles.
j. f. Hayden and on the George Congle
place near Granville.
The markets now are flooded with the
products of these melon patches. There
are many others who raise melons but
these are the we'll known men who raise
them practically every year. Practical
ly every day this week, melon raisers
have been unable to sell their entire
load. Tuesday, as many az seven or
more men were unable to sell their load
Of melons and were forced to haul them
back home.
The quality Of these melons Is very
good. In fact the quality Is as good as
at any time in recent years. Watermel-
ons have been selling at from sixty to
seventy-five cents per hundred weight
and cantaloupes have been selling from
ten to twenty-five cents per dozen.
Many Of the farmers expect to begin
shipping to eastern markets by next
week.
Wheat in Mills.
The flour mills of North Topeka now
are buying wheat in large quantities.
Shipments are regular and all have
them for immediate delivery. The farm
ers, who can, are holding their wheat
for better prices but some must sell
their wheat at once.
Many farmers suffered loss on ac-
count Of the drouth last year. Their
wheat and corn crops were short, and
in many cases, the farmer was COM
PEELED to use his credit in securing seed
for planting last fall and this spring.
Other debts followed and now these
farmers are anxious to thresh their
wheat in order that they receive money
to pay the indebtedness.
Many farmers have no granartes ana
must put their wheat on the market.
| Others stack their wheat and will not
| thresh it until the prices go higher:
Others put their wheat in granaries ana
wait for better prices.
| Shipments to out of town points are
being made without delay. Dale Gear,
| former Topeka baseball manager and q
travelling salesman of the Kaw Milling
Company recently returned from trip
| through Iowa where they received q
number of orders for flour and the
shipments will be made at once.
State Fair Trains on Union Pacific.
| G. r. Harries, city ticket agent OF
| the Union Pacific, has announced spe-
| cial train service to Topeka during the
4 week of the State fair here. This
train service has been arranged to ac-
commodate all the people along the
lines of the Union Pacific within a
radius of the trade territory, and
beyond the trade territory limits in
many instances.
Il Special train service will begin Sep
TENDER IA on the Marysville branch.
September 16 and II, special trains
will be run from Marysville to To-
peka, leaving Marysville at O'Clock
in the morning. These trains will
make all lOca. stops and arrive in To-
peka at 1855 o'clock. Returning.
these trains will leave Topeka about
10:45 o'clock at Light. September 16.
a special train will start at Blue Rap
ids. running by way Of Garrison Cross
ing, Onaga and Topeka branch. This
service will serve all territory in ad-
dition to the regular train service
III All regular trains will he e0uiDped