ESTABLISHED. 1803:,.\' PAGES WEEKLY. VOL. XXI. No. 52. � ,TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMB�R 26,1883. {SIXTEENPRICE, 81.50 A YEAR. reach large also have OSBORNE, OOUNTY PA*ERS' INSTI- proportions.' They TUTE. sulky Combined Listers and sl�le'·Llsdlrs.­ Tlillrsday; The process of listingcom h�'oS been' galnlll£ favor in Kansas EVENING SESSION. rapidly and from the UJ)er­ 'Ienee 'ot those who as 'Mr. M. Mohler called the Institute to or­ have follow�r,ft; shown' in the der and he was chosen permanent chalrman ,testimonials, .published In with S. B. Farwell Secretary of the Insti­ Trumbull, Reynolds & Allen's large, half tute. page advertlsement.In this Iss,ue of the F,AB­ lIlER them Prof. E. M. Shelton was Introduced and (amongst Gov. Glick's) It 1�k8 as though itJs the process to' enable delivered au address on the "Suggestions of • proper .. the Season." farmers to raise larger' crops of com -at less than other Mixed husbandry should be practiced. expense by any method'. And It farmers to matter. Fatal results follow the one crop system. In wgI pay Investigate t1)e See the advertisement of Messrs. no one year will we have a failure of all the Trnmbull, & Allen, handle different grains, while we may have a fail­ Reynolds They everything, In th'e of " ure of one There should a way agrieultural lmplementa, eeeds, .- i., crop. be syste­ and and are a matic rotation of on the same land. carriages wagons thorou,hly crops ' responsible Manures are valuable. Our dry spells gen­ fir�__ erally set in early, so It is well to grow corn in ElliS that will mature earlier than the coarse dirt Thiugs Oounty, ........ ---=�,-,.-- .. Fwrmer: sorts. 'I'he King Phillip corn meets the -,- Kwnsa.{l , I am to Bee the stand' take on the want of short seasons and in good seasons TRUMBULL, REYNOLDS &: ALILEN, l!EALERS, KANSAS CITY, MO. glad you At the last term of produces five to ten bushels more per acre temperance questjon. our district court four of' our. 'saloon ,men and-will make a good crop '�ach season. but he believed in, and lone of the of the crop plowing deep main-stays sheep industry from different parts of the. county:'were On low lands alfalfa wlll�do well, and'or­ In Kansas. planting the com Immediately after. brought Into court and entered, of on the ft,.Plea chard grass uplandswill do well. S. B. Farwell favored deep planting and The wolf bounty law, dog laws, efficjent guilty and 'paId theh: Jines. Two more, Eli The farm has Gallo­ whl.e the com college Shorj-horu, thorough cultivation \s small" ,and tb�'w®.1 ,lVarehouse an4 seourlng ml.ils St.eldon, of IlJlI!IS';.j.Itd A!ntone Kerfus; of way, Aberdeen Angus',' �"�seY' cattle. and then' keep It up. Keep the coB cleiUi, tif J; ':;I.'Emery, of .Topeka, were heartIly this place,};an �"j'iaYi to esca� ���, ,Btlll also Berkshire, Poland Ohma, Essex and and then it somewhat for retaining the favored. Sheep of .the county 30,000, with ,ridge another. E. J. Goubleman, was tried and Jersey Red -swine. The Polled cattle and moisture. an of 6 This address average clip pounds. �nvlcted o'n 10 counts. He was eentenced Herefordswere recommended for the range : Mr. Bowers believed that fall re- will be published In the FARMER next week. plowing to pay a fine of and Imprlsonmeht of and the Short-horns 81;400, 'for the rich agricultural tained the moisture much better than any The Hog for Kansas was discussed by E. 6 ' months.h] the county jail. He pleaa:gullty regions. €oncerning the feeding of other method. Courter. The Poland China breed he be- stock, . at the iast term 'of court In August, and was with the relation to shelter feedlne; Mr. Courter favored but advised Heved was the fOJ; Osborne This against listing, hog county. let off With a' fine 'of $100 and costs on eondl­ stock which showed a too an more breed can be herded at the exposed large per not planting large acreage-not easily proper tlon that he qUit' ,the business, but he went ceut. in favor of the sheltered stock. The than could be well cultivated. season of the year, on buffalo grass. right back and went to selling.. Mr. Arrant value of nutritions food, such as milk arid Mr. Storer favored well before harrowing EVENING SESSION. was convicted at the spring term of court, shorts, for young pigs was commented Ion and after the com Is Pres. Fairchild up. Fruit and Forestry was discussed by Mr. and was fined'8600 and costs, and Imprisoned and the results of experiments which cor-: also favored the harrowIng process. Taylor, of Beloit, Kas. He gave several uutll paid', but .was released by the County roborated it were given. It �to' pays keep AFTERNOON SESSION. varieties suitable for weste�n use. Cherries, commissioners. Saloon men _ are defying young stock growing. , Reading of a paper-"Some Thoughts on Early Richmond and Morillo.; apples, the the law and ne\\. ones are openinz, expecting Frlda,y. Plowing," written by the Editor of the KAN- same as recommended by the State Horti- that the new sheriff and the couuty eommls­ MORNING SESSION. : SAS FARMER. ,cultural Society; forestttees,catalpa, green stoners with the Governor wlll help them Sorghum culture by P. W. ,- Kenyon: Wheat Culture was the subject of a valua- -ash, walnut, mulberry, cottonwood, aud out. Sorghum sown with millet makes a very ble paper by Mr. Mohler. He urged that the honey locust. Wheat and rye',never looked so "i'{ell at superior fodder. When matured the seed Is culture of wheat IS successful and protita-, Work and Wisdom was the subject of a this time of v,ear 'as now, Pleasant faU as good as corn for feed. The Early Amber ble. He also was a strong believer of mixed very Interesting address bv President Fair- weather aH of the time. Cattle. and .sheep Is the best for all He had variety purposes. husbandry.' Spring wheat should not be child, of, the State Agricultural College. are looklng bett-Eir than usual at this ,time of produced 200 gallons of sirup per acre. He sown. After plowing the ground should be This was the concluding exercise of the In- year. There is a large increase in numbers, planted in rows about the same as corn and harrowed and rolled. September is the stltute. The address was one of the Prest- geuerally healthy, except black leg. Bv the .jilanted shallow. The process of culture month to sow wheat, the condinon of the dent's characteristic', able, entertaining and way what is the eauee.ot black leg? I have and the manufacture of was sorgbum given season will determine the time better. popular talks, replete with thoughts of lost three lately, and in every ease I found In detail. The cost is abbut $7 acre if per Mr: Kenyon harrowed his wheat iu spring value to every listener, no matter what his Impaction of the stomach. We-let our cat- the manufactury is near. The profit is at on and lost his crop. pursuit. tic run a short time morning and evenlna least $18 per acre. This address will appear­ J. Linden favored early seeding and shal- The fellowing resolutions were heartily rice com that has not been harvested; then next in the FARlIlER week. the on wheat and low for wheat. , and unanimously and the Institute part of day growing rye, plowing " adopted President Fairchild stated that experi­ A paper on the "Care and Planting of closed. and part of -the day on very rank buffalo ments at the college revealed the fact that Small Fruits" was given by Prof. E. A. 'ResolllJed), That we the farmers of Os- grass, or else wild rye grass that has Its full borne the central ot the stalk of cane pro­ p' county assembled here during this In- summer Now. does blackleg cause portion openoe, - growth. .. stltute, appreciate the advice and good words duced the most sugar. In the dlseusslon of small fruits It was impaction of the stomach,or does Impactlon spoken to us by Pres. Geo, F. Falrchtld and Mr. Neiswanger stated that he raised clearly shown that they are a limited sue- Prof,essors Shelton and Popenoe of the Kan- of the stomach cause black leg?' I would sas and we about 25 acres of cane, making 8 tons of fod­ cess. Gooseberries seem. to be a success' State Agncultural College, that say that in every case the lungs, liver and . .' will profit thereby. der andts bushels of seed per acre. He nearly a failure, heart were healthy; but I am not veterinarl- strawberries. tota� P.rof. ResolllJed, That our thanks are hereby ' regarded it the best forage crop grown in Popenoe advised the of the vines an enough to speak with certamty. W- ouId covering tendered to these gentlemen for their attend- Osborne and to them the It not be well to have a state veterinary sur- county. plants protect through lance uJ;lon this Institute and as we believe M. Mohler: Cane can be here bet­ winter that WIsdom is necessary to secure the best lI:eon to look after these things ,an,d study it grown .' - . results in works, therefore we will ter than any other crop. Sow the seed Fruit tree culture In Osborne county by J. I educate out and find out the cause and perhaps a ourselves and communicate our experiments broadcast and leave it then is We a mixture of sul- stand, pasture Guyer: Neglect the reason that he urged to one another and that we will subscribe preventive? keep salt, it.