The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-12
GOOD SEED SCARCE
Few Communities in Kansas
Have Surplus of Kafir and
Sorghum Grain.
OTHER STATES SHORT, TOO
Texas and Oklahoma Farmers Have
No Seed to Spare This Year,
Reports Say.


kafir and sorghum seed. An inquiry
made OF farmers in practically every
section of Kansas indicates that there
are very few communities that have a
surplus of seed and in most communi-
ties seed will be needed to plant a.
normal acreage of kafir and other
sorghum crops next season. There is
3 fair supply of milo, feterita, and SUI
dan grass-crops that are early-ma-
turing-but good kafir and sweet sor-
ghum or cane is very scarce.
In past years when there has been
q shortage of these crops in Kansas,
seed could be secured from Oklahoma
and Texas. This season western
Oklahoma and Texas are as short Of
good seed as Kansas. Already farms
ers and seed dealers in those states
are trying tC secure seed in Kansas.
Because of the serious shortage Of
good kafir and cane seed it is i'm
portant that anyone having grain of
these crops suitable for seed hold it
for seed purposes and not to use 1t
for feed. Anyone who expects to
plant kafir and cane in the spring
and does not have sufficient seed
should secure the seed needed as
soon as possible. 1t may be impos-
sible to secure good seed at plant
ing time in the spring. The agronomy
department of the agricultural col
lege will appreciate the name and ad-
dress Of anyone who has seed for sale
and will be glad to assist anyone who
wishes to secure seed
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W. PARROT, part owner and editor of
the Clay Center Republican, has sold
his interest in the publication and
retired as editor He had been editor
for virtually twelve years Mr. Par
rott has been active in Kansas poll
tics. V. G. Scrivner becomes editor
for the Republican.
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Founder of Emporia Church Dead
Father Joseph Perrier, for fifty years
a priest, missionary and church build
er in Kansas, is dead in Los Angeles,
Cal. Father Perrier established the
first Catholic church in Emporia and
started the churches at Clyde, Con-
cordia, PlainviIIe and other Kansas
towns.
Mining Wage Scale SettIed.-The
fifth attempt since April to make a
wage scale for machine mining work
in Usage county has succeeded, Presi-
INT Alexander Howatt of the United
Mine Workers announced recently.
The men are to be paid $3.50 a ton
for loading and taking care of the
working place.
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Adopts ebay School.-The board of
education of Stafford decided at a re-
cent meeting to extend the school
week to six days for the remainder of
the present year. The plan is to re-
lease school three weeks earlier to
enable the pupils to work on the farms
in the spring harvest.
Emporia's First Bride Dead.-Mrs.
Joseph V Randolph, Emporfa's first
bride, is dead at her home there. Mrs.
Randolph was born in Ohio in 1888
and came to Kansas with her parents
in 1858. Her maiden name was Anna
Margaret Watson. She was married
to J. V. Randolph in Emporia Deem
Der %, 1859.
Bryant, 20 years old, wife of DIR. Will
liam Bryant of Augusta, is dead at
hospital in Wichita, the result of
burns received when her clothing
caught fire from an open gas stove.
Mrs. Bryant, before her marriage, was
Miss Fay Rich of Wichita.
X
Pioneer Woman Dead.-Mrs. Wash
Reed. 81 years old, is dead at her
home near Ottawa. She came to
Kansas in 1857. Her death is the
third to occur in the family in one
week from pneumonia.
Nj. e. Endowment Fund 100000
The Methodist Commission on Confer
ence Claimant Endowment Fund met
at Hutchinson and decided on a pro-
gram to present to the General Con-
ference that meets at Pratt, March 6.
The commission must obtain 100000
for retired ministers and widows and
orphans of deceased ministers. The
Rev. L. NJ. Riley of Wichita, is the
travelling agent for this commission.
The General Conference will be told
that the ministers themselves should
be taxed to pay the remainder of the
fund.
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Wichita Had Building Bocm.-Oil
did for Wichita in a year what dozen
wheat crops could not have done.
More than million dollars in building
permits were taken out in 1917, &C
cording to the report of the fire mar
shal's office.
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Would Build New SehooI.-Mayor
w. H. Thompson of Junction City has
called a special election for January
Is for the purpose of voting on the is
suance of bonds aggregating 100000
for the erection of two new school
buildings in Junction City.
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Hoover to Wichita in February
Herbert Hoover, the Nations food ad-
ministrator, will be in Wichita Febru-
airy 2S to make an address before the
Kansas State Live Stock Dealers As
--:.k;o1 He will aXDiain his policy