. �� ""��' ,._':c� �.,�� .: . �.� ".�:::� .... i �-.:-::. ...;�.;; j.:f i. I �. \�. : ". , '- ... .�,,:,� � • ;.". .z � j • 'S"t f','"\ 1r{'�;"JH{- (r','... \. "f�'"' I OCTOBER PAGES WE:Ek'i;\'.�:t, �.;.< .. ,'. TOPEKA;":KANSAS, 6:, 1886. •• fSJXTEENP1_&IC?E l.l$� i .: < .' �"YE;A�. '\\ ' . ::��}.'1. " ,- � . .... .' -. .'. .. teen buahels pe\: aere; south half. tatoo 'i' ;t! 'jf. :7o(.� I average'ln crop very light, px('ept mulched of and of pota- COUJlt. .clilnch:bugs •.. county tt'il bushels, and one-halt of thls are ,drO,!ltt;i; ·�r �� toes, which large and abundant.. Swpet are now In their KANSAS CROP bnsy gfit.tmg wheat: . REPORTS. ·Tb,:. : Qot salable; yIeld In north balf . I twenty-five potatoes are excellent and plentiful. Ap- ground is fn fair condition; filU J,afitdn!R�� :/.", bushels. oM corn on 10 : 'I'he 'KANsAs'FARMER tlns hand, per. eent.; pips much the week presents , mjured by drouth', have drop- "'ood','e- and Rtock feed will be ,p..... -,'. pltlnty.' • a full of mostly needed at home. I was the first to UH''_ very report the weather In Kansas pp(l ballly. toes are a fallure, there being not Joyel" � . use lister in this vlelnlty ; llsted acres durtna September and of the present eondi- fprty Doniphan.-Weatber during fourtb of a this year. Septpmber ilrQP -SWI!8t.pota�;. Ion 'in 1881 and and. fifteen has t of th e crops. T he Is made of plowed planted aeree; been good; a rain are report np eVtlry wepk; lIg"t lin�oilld b.ot·be" better, of' • 1 IIsted ancl,',lenty,. short lett.ers from some before I planted the fiftt'ell frost on the last correseondents �6present- night of.tbe montb. OHrn, thelll. A.pp�'3s'a� scarce-trees juat-� Inl{ acres and some af....r; listed corn made from two nearly every county....The I{enl'ral con- tblrds of a good crop; many farmers ;In'ii: Into,ba8r1nl!;. ':A. teo to great many frult,tn!ieat dltlon Is twenty five bushels to the acre; thad as good. September was.dry In most report good corn as ,last year. A good' were nlanted thIs season. of, ",,This 'part, of planted made nothls g ; have listed ever deal or parts tbe State, .and wheat seeding was old corn on tbe drouth made Kansas Is sure tobe the stnce hand_; on ; all others the lister; corn- snme 00. pa��,pf the,f1'\l1� delayed that account, stili there I� a large adopting bnld As to the lister, some farm- growpr.. out 'r of wbeat planters ot date. has ers like It well :,." acreage sown, and most of It Is now Wbeat-seedmg and others do not.lIke It; It fiery Corn eommeneed .TackBon.":""September dry. vert' up and well. just ; acreage Increased 10 suits the exclusive corn growmg Corn is not per . men', those a short, raising light, ndt over half eron"•. No'old corn> C)d ceot. over last more than 60 cent. yt'ar. Ground - per of a full crop, per- very dry, dlverdlHed crops do like It. About all hand. was used thaD molstnre not. L.�r dJore. pitinter, tbere Is a hardly eoougb to sprout tbe the wheat ' haps, yet deal of as grain. Is done . good gooa corn seeding and mostly up and liked �uch better.: But very little as pasture very short and bare. was ever raised anywhere, and tbere Is F,,!l �lth"'lgh and looking well. Tbe condition of' the sown bere. whe,!lt Ground and some hay crop is very Ilght I tbmk there will dl1 bard� old com on hand..An be (round II! good, and -tne fall also. unusually large pasture Fall pasture ver.y .. ot as poor.> plenty acre has been, Pota�.!'f&.bp,,� ' ,�)ff feed has been sO' tbat .feed! every eut feed Is tu Potatoes are a fair a quaDtity saved, . ,tOOk plenty. balf crop. oue Scal'Ctlly :an1, SW8!'t tbere Is and every bopes to have to sltll In ,�t.oeI,r • plenty.to carty tb� farmers 'wltb ali bay crop; early ooes, good; late ones, not Not a of � the good. very good crop apples. .' ',» tbelr sprtng, Light crop of early Sweet are . stock through ·tbe winter. Stock lS potatoes. potatoes rather a poor crop.!t4r .TackBon..-Tbe· weatber during Sweet potatoes a fair S�pteoltli�k' healtby and tn good condltlon. are average crop. Apple pies, tbe crop ever raised in App�es . largest ihlit ",asltl'nerally dey "nd warm, IMlveral crop and of medium :'l� a •. Allin 1,lght . quality. county..... fore cr�p all, tbe·State Is In , Hll{hland.-l'be part of Sep sbowt'rs tlut no Iteneral ralos. a�ut,ba�f ..Co"",j�tti.'·· tbe Coffey. ....:...Month. and tembt'r hot and ��� . very,ltQ9d condl.tion, people bave plEmty, war� windy and Very cOl_ltlnued dry; frequp-nt Ing.commenced: yield, tmltDlar�'nnu_ • sbowers since v�ry notwlthst8n4ln, �he 'season was eXQeptlon� dry,' CHrn, h�If.·a crop; farmer:i are �ather- tbe middle, wltb cool, pleas- ten to tor.ty bushel,S' P!ll' acre. little ._. � . Vtlry; '_� _' ant Corn will In most a . Ingoowj make ally'dCYand'warm. .. pri·cetwenty·five tothlrty·cellts. days. old'oorn on band. .. places'" . Ttiellst.8r Is f·'.':·' :_._._.�" uliedby Very little old corn on soDle fiHlds are hand. The Ibter Is fatr�p; quite good.,Tbt'fe �o�� wb\IA others �tlck to :AtcMson.�Flrst .part. not tbe;(lIieet�welr. Septpmb�r dry, results were (!ood last c�nt of the old {10m crop or common tben turnfld c�. muc�.usell.; year, �� te,n.per o,! band.. '(lOol �'Ith �In ·In not this. W heat In two"h,or_se plan.tief:'�h' la.tet,� I,!lt�f ,pall.t·, p� : so!"'oO� �e'Il!IIRg ha�s ,�om- Il!e �Ister �as.� this. yan of Sta� . Ule_ �he : �ell�lked·; , .. U8ted�cor�<Ili,generallt ,for. 10nt of mucb,f!I�'.. .' ;Dot,be live loi .mI?��h;f�)�!�J'!!' ,!'p,;:�, g�;I.,91},\II�y·as, m�iI�;I''I"w!lH a�rt'f:large·. aijreage },ears'Wlth gOild result<ll,. aild best: Wh�at �edlng-Is nt'arl" done'; ftii� walj'exptlCU'Q w1'tH<IIJtliter yield. Very little sown on account of tbe liked dry weather. The exceedingly. Wheat set'dlng Is all Rge vl'ry I!mall: that whlcb was stlt'ded old corn on Tbe lI�ter Is used J>1 ban!l. agrt'at ground bard and done and most of It up a'nd Is,very dry, ·du�ty. Fall olcely growmg the middle of'SeptelllbHr, 1S up. ('On­ deal Is to as The. !lsd preferred planter, the dry . Is In line The pasture very poor, owing to the drouth. shape. ground Is' In goo!i_r;baptl dltlon of the �rHund Is ratht'r but moist weather'does ndt It out as dry. dry bad nor Stock feed a for The fall wet, pl�nty; large acreage of corn plowing. pasture Is fine and enough to brln&t up the. wheat. Fall weatber drowned It out. little wheat PlUltUfe cut up. late and tht're Is a of v;.ery Early potatoes good; one!! very growing nicely, plenty hay is varlablA; In some localities r:r�D and sown, as the weather will oot of permit pre- scarce. Sweet potatnl's plenty and of Ilnd fodder. Ellrly potatoes are fair and and In tbe good. fresb, f)tbers, dry and brown. Stock but somll I' . paring ground; has been sown . are a fair . oue SWt'et quality. Apples, crop. genl'rally poor. potatoes a e filed plenty, a large aUlount of corn fodder. (or own use. farmllrs' Ground dry and fair to. !Coud. are Crawford.-September dry up to the 25th, Apples plentyIta Early Jl:ond; late a cloddy. Fall Feed will I vt'r! ones, vl'ry Ihtht pasture poor. be tben a rain. good git of small undersized fru1t. PI�tatUes I splendid Curn 'bt'tter tban was yl"ld. Sweet potatoes are of fine scarce, but stock Is In good order. Potatoes qualhy, the month of with a lair but expected dnrlng Au!Cust; some Edivaras.-Septt'D1ber warm, sunny and yield. Apples are plenty but of fair, f�w In tbe bill. Sweet potatoes a pieces very lI:ood. Considerable old corn on dry; Ja�t wllek cool. Corn .Is bavl' rath"r slllall size. very slim good; crop. Apples small and • jailing .hand. Have had no husked a little. badly. I'xpt'rlence wltb the Very little old corn. We Jefferson.-S.'vt'ral fine sbowel'll during lister but I myself, tho�e tbat use it IIkelt very like the lister, although opinions vary among the pll.t IUfinth, sufflcient to bring up '!I'ht'at Barber.-September dry and warm; some much. about some and fall small Wbeat.seedlng finl:;hed; a fllrmers, preferring .chec�·rowt'ril; pasturt', but more Is needad now. showers. Corn good, 90 per cent.; a larger acreae:e than usual sown. Condition those wbo use tbe liMtt'r think Cllfll some But that Ibted very sputted; pll'ces of t'arly­ large acreage. little old corn on hand. of ground v!'ry Itood. 'Fall pasture getting corn stands dry weather bolst. Wheat-seed- pllllltt'd Hnd rathl,r thin corn Is ; Lister was ulled, and liked well. little good gt'nel'lLl Very sbort. Stock ... feed, plenty for winter use. lUll: about the same asillst year; not a largt' IIv rage about 40 p"r ct'nt. 8f full crop. Old too dry and prices too low.