Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-10-07
MuScatinc, as seen by a Stranger.
Mr.. and Mrs Rateh,m of ,bo OL:

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CuHicafor, have just returned tc
Columbus from tour through the
West Wegive below Mr.. B. s accoun,
Of his visi, to this place
Al Muscatine, (formerly Blooming
lon,) We spent nearly two days, and
took glimpse Of the beautiful scenery
and farms within n few miles Of tha,
vicinity, which gave very favorable e
impression of Iowa. Among other
places, we visited the farm and fruit
nursery Of Mr. J. Weed. who is one of
the most intelligent and thoroughly
western men we have met. His farm
consists Of 240 acres of undul ating land.
mostly oak grove; the soil very fl ne
sandy loan, like most Of the oak OPEN
Ings in Iowa and Wisconsin-not as
rich or enduring as the dark soil Of the
praries. or the more clayey loan of the
maple groves, but very easy 10 cultivate,
and highly productive with occasional
manurlng or wise rotation Of crops.
lna drive over the farm with Mr.. W.,
ae found the crops of wheat, rye. oats,
corn. grass and potatoes, promising.
'hoash the scarcity of laborers is a seri.
ons drawback to good farming, and on
his account, as well as the high price
of stock, Mr.. w. has concluded to
devote most of his lands to grass. and
his attention 10 stock breeding. He
has a large number OF good common
COWS, and sells milk aud butter in town
besides all the calves. Then he has
two cows. a bull, besides several heifers
o! pure Devon breed, from noted herd
in Connecticut, and all his calves are a
cross Of this breed. He regards the
Deyons as more valuable than Durh ans.
ior the airie farmers, as they are more
aclive In ranging for pasture. will thrive
better on coarse, or scanty feed, aud he
ihinKs they are more haidy TO endure
the cold blasts Of a prairie winter.
Then for working oxen. the Devons are
more .sprightly, and from their uniform.
i'y OF shape and color. are more easily
matched Than any other breed. Mr..
w, has also pair Of very beautiful
Suffolk pigs, recently purchased from
Col. Sherwood, Of Auburn, New YORK.
Mr.. WIS fruit nursery is quite ex.
tensire for new country. and being
the okest in that part of the State, has
already done much to stock the country
with good fruit, especially apples.
Many Of his apple trees are Of larger
size than we commonly see in nurseries,
and he informed us thst in his soil they
formed such an abundance of tibrous
ROOFS that he finds no difficulty in
removing them safely even of bearing
size, and most Of his customers prefer
10 pay an extra price for trees Of large
size. Cherry'isees, Of the large varieties,
manifest the same tendencies to disease
here, as further south; and peaches do
not oi'en produce crop. Pears have
not besn fairly tested in Iowa as yet.
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When thou doest write for his paper
never say unto him "what thinkest thou
o: my piece :" for j, may be that the
truth would Offend thee
II is no, lit tina / tnou shoulds. ask him
who i, the author OF an article, Tor his
duty requires him TO keep such thing:
10 himself.
When thou doest enter into his Office
take heed unto thyseli that thou does'
not look at what may be lying open; fol
that is not meet in the sight ot goot
breeding. Neither examine thou the
proc. sheet. for il is mol ready TO NEE.
thine eye, that thou mayest understand
it. -
Prefer thine own county paper TO any
other, and subsc be imme dlately iof II
and pay in advance. aud il shall be WEI.
with thee aud thy little ones.
IL T.. L. BARSUM has commenced a cru
SADIE against lea, and calls tea -partie
icoDea sprees. lie says Just drop i
when they have taken strong CO
each around. aud you will fnd them S
garrulous aud talkative that you oul
think that the ship which brought ia
tea from China had broughtthe lans uss
also.'
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