Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-07-31
THREsHNG HAS COMMENCED

Is question which The World has
been asked many times during the last
farmers and elevator men as often as
we have been asked. Considerable
shock threshing has been done and
going to be can be had. From the re-
ports it is evident that the yield is
going to be very uneven but that it
viii average close to fifteen bushels
per. acre if that in the stack is as
good as the shocked grain. According
to reports the yield has been all the
way from five bushels per acre to
from ffty-one to sixty pounds. The
regulations for buying have been
changed and wheat is being handled
by the elevators the same system
as that used in former years, the test
system. We quote few of the yields
as we have been able to obtain them
as reported:
To H. j. McNair, two miles west of
| town, belongs the distinction of hav-
ing brought in the first load of wheat
| for the season. It tested fifty-one
made an average yield of fifteen bus
hels per acre.
Walter Lamle. southwest of town,
had a yield of fifteen bushels per
acre of fifty-five pound wheat which
| sold for $500 per bushel. His oats
/ yielded thirty-fve and his barley
forty bushels per acre.
/ Jafnes Zeman, near Voea, reports a
/ yield of twenty-five bushels of fifty
six pound wheat We are also inform
/ ed that A. G. Schwanbeck, also in
| Voda vicinity, got yield of thirty
/ five bushels per acre of sixty pound
wheat.
In the vicinity of Collyer the yield
| is about the same in other parts of
| the county, but we understand Joe
Razak threshed field adjoining Coll
| yer which made thirty-five bushels
| In the northeast part of the county
| VIM. Hi1lman threshed small field
which made eight bushels per acre. In
this same vicinity Van DeMurray
/ threshed oats which made an average
| Of thirty bushels per acre. The
barley averaged the same but the
| wheat yield was considerably less.
/ Wheat on the Hays ranch near
/ Ogallah is making about eighteen
| bushels per acre. 1t is testing fifty
| one. pounds and is bringing $1.80 per
| bushel.
| James Rinker east of town four
miles, has not threshed. enough of his
4 crop to get an average but it is run
ming at between twelve and fifteen
bushels.
| The information is not official but
we understand an eighty acre field Oh
Ebound wheat on the j. G. Hixson farm
| adjoining Wa-Keeney on the north
east is making only about five bus
| hels per acre.
Complete information has not beer
received but from the most of the re-
| ports we Judge that the best wheat
was that sown early last fall on prop
| cry prepared SOIL, Dut there is likely
to be some good yields from later
sown- All the wheat which has beer
marketed is badly b1eached from being
in the shock but mostly on account OF
being forced to ripen too soon on ac-
count of hot weather and the red rust
| No reports have been received from
the south part of the county but we
hopes to receive some of them before
next week.
Miss Ethel Trowbridge of this city
and Chester Hudson, of Hays, were
united in marriage at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Trowbridge at 6 o'clock Wednesday
evening, the Rev. Snyder, of Hays
conducting the ceremony. Imm ediate
relatives of the bride and groom were
present The bridge is an excellent
young lady and has grown to youne
womanhood in this vicinity. Mr. Hud
son lived southwest of town with his
parents for few years bu-
has been working on the FIT. Hays
experiment farm for the last three
/ years. He is to have charge as fore
man of the state farm at Colby ane
they will make their home at thai
place. The best wishes of many
friend accompany them.