History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county . rly fathers were great on planting trees. First theywanted shade, and the old-time reliable cottonwood was thetree planted. Later on came the box alder, the elm and catalpa,and the locust in its various varieties, for shade and posts, andlater on for fuel. So that today the entire landscape haschanged. Where once was an almost boundless prairie stretchingaway to the horizons rim are now comfortable homes, cultivatedfields and shady groves, which are a continu
History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas, past and present, including an account of the cities, towns and villages of the county . rly fathers were great on planting trees. First theywanted shade, and the old-time reliable cottonwood was thetree planted. Later on came the box alder, the elm and catalpa,and the locust in its various varieties, for shade and posts, andlater on for fuel. So that today the entire landscape haschanged. Where once was an almost boundless prairie stretchingaway to the horizons rim are now comfortable homes, cultivatedfields and shady groves, which are a continual delight to the the man who owns a good home in Sedgwick county andhas his stock around him has his lines cast in very pleasant places. KAFFIR CORN. Of late years Kaffir corn has been one of the very best cropsraised in Sedgwick county, and in fact, in this portion of few years ago the farmers in the arid belt of Kansas begancasting about for a dry weather crop. It was then discoveredthat Kaffir corn, or, as it was then called, rice corn, was such acrop. It was soon discovered that Kaffir corn made good flour. AGEICULTUEE IN SEDGWICK COUNTY 649 and that its flour made excellent pancakes. Dr. Workman, ofAshland, Clark county, Kansas, claims to have introduced thiscrop into Kansas. The doctor, who now resides in MorrainePark, Colo., still makes this claim, and raises this crop exten-sively on his ranch in Clark county, Kansas. Since its introduc-tion it has been extended to all parts of Kansas and is raisedvery successfully in Sedgwick county. It can be sown from thefirst of April to the first of August, and is often sown after thewheat is taken off the field. One fine characteristic of thiscrop is that it will curl up and wait for a rain. During dryweather Kaffir corn stands still and when the rain comes it goeson. Each head of cultivated Kaffir corn equals an ear of with a wheat drill this crop makes the very nicest kindof hay; as a forage cro
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