The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-22
Farmers Marketing Spuds to
Avoid Competition.
+. H. Hayes Testing Squaw
Corn for Feed.
Other News Notes of Interest in
North Shawnee.

The potato crop in the kaw valley
in the north sections Of Shawnee
county is rapidly disappearing. Prob
ably $4,000 bushels have been mar
keted. The yield will average about
100 bushels per acre, but the quality
II not up to standard. The commits
sion men are advising the potato rails
ers of Shawnee county to sell their
crop as soon as they can conveniently
do so. that they might avoid con petit
ton with the Nebraska crop.
Late frosts and dry weather dam
aged the potato crop in Shawnee
county. The late frost nipped the ear
" plants, but some of them recovered
and passed through the season with a
good yield. In many fields the yield
was much greater than was expected.
The frost-bitten potatoes are of much
better quality and the commission
men are paying from to 10 cents
more per bushel for the latter kind.
The farmers of north Shawnee
county are selling their potatoes at the
rate of about 5000 bushels a week.
and a week ago there were about
$4,000 bushels which had not been
marketed.
Among the extensive potato raisers
IN the nOTth part u ondwhoo CooneJ
who are selling their potatoes are
G. Kelsey. W.. A. Cochran, w. A.
Whitehead. the Haney Brothers of
Shorey, A. c. Banta, A. TomlinsOn and
e. Towles. MI. Towles is through
digging his crop and has sold all.
Big Potato Crop.
The Mitchell brothers, who live
near Perry, are believed to have
raised a record crop OF potatoes this
season. They had field OF Is acres
which averaged $50 bushels per acre,
and have sold several carloads at this
time.
Hucksters Made Nuisance.
Rev. J. Barrett Of North Topeka led
q number of North Topeka people in
complaining against the practices OF
the hucksters and vegetable men who
congregate at the intersection of Kan
sas and Central avenue and Gordon
been in the habit of dumping decayed
fruit and vegetables in the street.
causing an unpleasant odor and I'M
sanitary conditions. The hucksters
have been threatened with arrest.
Testing Squaw Corn.
A strange variety of corn is being in
troduced to the farmers in the north
part of Shawnee county. This new
variety is known as Squaw corn. 1t
grows on stalks no higher than six feet
and from three to five ears grow on
each stalk. good crop, under favor
able conditions. is estimated to yield as
much as fifty bushels per acre.
This new variety Is not adapted to
general use. 1t natures in about
seventy-five days is excellent for early
feeding, thus saving the farmer money
which he usually is compelled to pay
for grain Just before the seasons crops
mature and just after the former sea-
sons crop is gone.
The ears Of this corn grow as long as
twenty-rour inches. Some of the ears
of this seasons crop have grains as
wide as ine-sixteenths of an inch. The
grains vary in color. Some are white
and vary in yellow, many shades o.
blue and yellow.
This corn. when fully matured, is TOT
hard for feeding unless it is ground
but a majority of the farmers nowaday.
have grinders SO they will not be great
ly handicapped. The corn makes ex
cellent meal.
Z. r. Hayes raised a two acre tract o.
this corn this season in making an ex
pertinent and is highly pleased with tn,
result. The early maturing date, seven
ty-five days. is one o. the advantages
OF raising this variety as it is usual,
beyond the stage of being damaged be
fore dry weather begins.
Social and Personal.
Mrs. Martin. mother OF Sam Martin
Is dangerously ill at her home on Nortl
Topeka avenue. She was taken sicl
more than a week ago and her con
dition is considered dangerous
Mrs. j. NJ. Bradley and daughter
Ester. expect to leave for their home Il
Denver Sunday. Mrs Bradley is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Sheet
She and her daughter have been visit