Broom Corn Reporter from Fort Scott, Kansas • 1

Devoted to the Interest of Broom Corn Growers, Dealers and Manufacturers. VOL 2. FORT SCOTT, KANSAS, SEPTEMBER 1887. NO, 34. Published Monthly.

Manager. SOLOMON SCHULEIN, and long, might have a tendency not to realize quite as much for this year's crop as if it had beer otherwise. 3. Illinois which'had a very fine prospect is particularly cut short, and besides mostof the old Broom Corn was sold at ruinous" prices, as the prospect was so flattering at the commencement Terms of Subscription. One year AO Six months 60 BURLINGTON ROUTE.

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Six lines, one 00 Twelve lines, one year. 4 50 "Communications, marriage and funeral notices, with full address, free. A 4 of the season. 4. Whist brush will be plenty, as standard broom corn is fine and 5.

You have to raise the price of your brooms at once, otherwise you will get left badly. 6. Crooked brush we will not have much this year and very few will regret it. 1. Business, in general, is dull and we hope the Fall business will revive in Entered at the Post Office at Fort Seott, Kan Bas, as Second Class Matter.

order to realize a fair price. GREAT WABASH ROUTE, THROUGH CARS BY FAST EXPRESS, 8. Take good care of your Broom Corn Seed, be careful and have it full ripe as the chances are that you migtit Every paper tries to satisfy a want, real or imaginary. By their success can be determined how wide-spread that want is. Everyone feels the want of a paper devoted to his interest which will look after his interests in the markets where his property is being handled; a paper is necessary that will tell him the exact state of the market, and how and where he can market his broom corn to the best advantage.

We try to give a correct monthly report of the broom corn market in Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois and Tennessee, with full reports from Chicago, Phila sell it in the Spring. 9. Stock of brooms are not very large FREIGHT TO in comparison with former years. 10. Tennessee has made a fair crop St Louis, Chicago, Toledo, Detroit, Milk ana sold it at from $75 the $80 per ton.

11. Nebraska reports very short crop or broom corn, with exception of two or three counties. Bailing will commence delphia and other distributing points. there next week. In addition to this we will, from time 12.

Chanute district, Kansas, is very 0 time, give you such practical hint's on the preparation of the soiL proper Pittsburg Cincinnati, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, AND ALL EASTERN CITIES LOWEST POSSIBLE RATES GU A.RANTEED.-Claims adjusted and paid. discouraging to the broom corn raisers. time for seeding, and last, but riot 13. Humbolt district, Kansas, reports some old broom corn still in farmers' hands, and don't know what to ask for it. 14.

Montrose district has got brush, to some extent, but prices asked are W. II. REED, Cent'l Agent KNIGHT, G. A. Wabash Western R.

R. D. 13. KNIGHT, G. A.

Wabash, Chicago. above the dealer's views. least, taking good care after being cut for curing, also the time of marketing which is in itself of great value to all subscribers. Any invasion of your rights or tricky dealings that come under our notice and well vouched for. will receive due attention.

In short, your interests are our interests. We are editing a paper exclusively in the broom corn's behalf. Our columns are always open and at your service. 15. Windsor, has got a crop equal to last year's, and old broom corn has been sold to a well-known Western firm MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY, who paid above value.

16. Tennessee reports broom corn DIRECT LINE TO crop very good and selling from 3 to 4 Kansas City ft MnCtaBta, the North and Northwest. cents. 17. Just as we eo to press we hear that S.

Schulein Co. bought about mv.uunu, uuiuiigu, luuiunapous. jNew xork. Boston and the East. 2 ZD-AILY mHLTS 2 300 tons of broom corn, from $60.00 to Each way.

Pullman Buffet Sleeping Cars and FREE Reclining Chair Cara on all thrones trains. For Tickets. Time Tahifis ni fnrthor i.oA,rTi Hil $75.00. FACTS WORTH KNOWING. 1.

Since our last publication our Broom Corn crop has been cut short by drought and chintz bugs more than half. 2. What we have raised is short corn, and as we need same and balance of last year's crop, left on hand, which is large 18. Reports reach us from all sides. that chintz bugs and drought have done on or address Company's nearest agent.

H. C. TOWNSEND, Gen'l Pass, and Ticket Agent, ST, LOUIS, MO. greater damage than first anticipated, and values undoubtedly will be higher..