Meade County news., 1916-12-14
PROFIT IN GROWING PECANS
State Forester Scott Advocates Plant
ing the Trees on Lands Sub
ject to Overflow.


That thousands of acres of Kansas
land subject to flooding and now agri-
culturally Improbable might be made
a source Of revenue through growing
pecan trees, is the opinion of C. A.
Scott, Kansas state forester at the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
"The possibilities Of pecan orchard
ing as an industry throughout the
southeastern section Of the state are
excellent" said Mr.. Scott. THE land
along the water courses is well adapt
ed to the growth of pecans and re-
peated floodings in no way injure the
trees after they are few years Of
age. If this land were utilized for
growing pecans, the loss caused by
floods in this section of the state
would be reduced to a minimum, and,
inasmuch as the flood season usually
Is in early summer, there would
be no injury to the nut crop.
"The northern limit of the natural
growth of the pecan is the Marias des
Cygnes river and its tributaries, while
the western limit is the Walnut river
and it's tributaries. Under favorable
conditions pecan trees attain large
size and produce large quantities of
nuts. Some Of the largest trees are
fully three feet in diameter and rs
feet in height.
"In years Of heavy production, such
a tree produces from 600 to 800
pounds Of nuts. During the last Is
years the price paid for these nuts has
varied from 7 to Is cents per pound"
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Loses Life in Prairie Fire.--Mrs. A.
]. Schmidt, wife of farmer living
near Newton, was burned to death re-
Gently while helping fight a prairie
fire. Her clothing caught fire and in
her efforts to extinguish the flames,
she became entangled in wire fence.
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To Have Country Club.-Arkansas
City is to have a country club Twen-
ty business and professional men will
donate $500 each for the purchase of
160-acre farm northeast of the city,
where the club will be located.
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Dies at Wife's Bier.-While standing
at the bier of his wife in Salina the
Rev. f. E. Saunders, pastor of the
Second M, e. church, collapsed and
died before help could reach him. Mrs.
Saunders died the day before and it is
believed that the shock was the cause
of Mr.. Saunders death. The minister
and his wife were buried at the same
time.
Gets Usage Gas.-Charles Owen,
president of the Usage Natural Gas
Company, announced recently that
his company had begun to deliver 10
million feet of gas daily to the Kan
sas Natural Gas Company from their
160,acre lease in the Usage Nation,
Oklahoma.
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|. o. o. F. Home Burns. - When
fire destroyed one or the buildings
Of the Kansas Odd Fellows Home at
Manhattan, James E. Burns, an aged
inmate, was found to be missing after
thirty-five other invalid patients of
the home had been removed to safety
His body was later recovered from the
ruins. The monetary loss is $25,OOO.
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Stole Church BeIl.-Someone stole a
6O0-pound bell recently from in front
Of the old Methodist Church at Olathe
The bell had been taken from the bel
fry and Grated, ready to be moved to
the new church structure. The bell
was later located in a Kansas City
junk yard.
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Killed While Hunting.-James Mel
ton, farmer living eight miles north
east of Pleasanton, lost his life the
other day in hunting accident" He
is survived by his wife and ten chr-
] dren.