The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-11-01
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| EclniprauOn 10 The weSt-Character OF tn,
emigrants--statstics ofIowa--a model far
| mcr-Agricultural Exhibition of Laport,
Countrywide Address speech Of nativ,
of lIindoostan.
LAroRTE, Ind, Oct. 20, 1854.
This region is all astir, and vocal with
the cry" Ho for the west" The emi
grafton to Iowa and Kansas is immense
most however to the former State. This
is not on tho main thoroughfare, yet We
have seen over twenty teams pass within
two hours, bound for the land of promise
1t is believed, that some forty to fifty
families have passed westward over the
two main roads to Chicago daily, for the
last three months. 1t will continue for
six weeks to come, nearly in the like ra.
ito. 1t would seem that the older States
would at this rate soon be depopulated.
Many of the wagons are new, drawn by
excellent horses, and the owners look as
though they had left old and we'll cult.
vated farms, for new but more extensive
ones in the west. Others have the ap.
pearance Of being possessed of scanty
supply of this world, goods. Such usu-
ally sleep in their wagons, aud cook and
eat by the side of their camp.frcs
These fires by night remind one Of the
banks of streams occupied by fishermen
in early spring at the east. They also
bear some bimilitudc to the pillar of fire.
that lent its support to the Hebrews, in
their peregrina.ions to the promised
land. Some eight to twelve teams camp
together, and the prairie wolves are of.
ten invited to dance to the music of
Colts rcvolvera Ofteptimcs, good cheer
is kept up through tho evening, by the
uso of the fife and drum. These hardy
and enterprizing pioneers are really ia.
ture's noblcmen. One is of moro value
to his country and race, than an empire
Of dandies.
Tho area Of Iowa is 509i4 square
miles. 1t has 42,5s4, $50 acres of terri.
tory, exclusive of water. The lands con.
veyed up to July !, 1853, in the State.
amounted 70 25,67O,s59 acres. The
amount Of land offered for sale at that
time was 2l,439,69s acres, and the
amount actually then sold amounted TO
| 1882 ,020 acres. This now State has
received in donations from the govern.
mcnt % ,225 acres, in grants for inter.
nal improvements l,3s5,O7S acres, and
q grants for individuals and companies
is, ,22G acres. The grant to this State
or area and public buildings was 3,s4O |
Icrcs; reserved for salaries, AZ, ,0S0 acres; |
escrved for Indians, lI9,le3 acres
swamp lands granted to the State n ,95s |
lcrcs. The total amount unsold an6 un.
appropriated, Of offered and unoffercd |
ands up to July |, 1853. was 22,I73,l75
'cros. We give these statistics for the
Information of those at the east. who NAV
wish to emigratc to this very fine and
critic State. the climate of which is mild
md healthy, and where the taxes can
ievcr be burthensome.
During our stay here, we sought and !
obtained an interview with one of the
most extensive farmers in this county.
md gathered the following int .rcsting
of his business. Besides
O,000 acres Of unimprovcd lands which
lc owns, he carries on 5000 acres, He
'lants yearly 1000 acres to corn, and
aises from 10000 to $4,000 bushels.
lc sells about $4,000 bushels. OF
'heat he sows some 1900 bushels of
eed, and Raises from 10000 to $4,000
bushels. lie keeps 100 COWS, and makes
n the season $50 lbs cheese per day.
lie raises about 100 calves every season.
Besides cows he keeps some 400 head of
'attle, $50 horses, and smallish flock of
hecp numbering 1000 head. He raises
'bout five tons of wool yearly. He EN-.
'loys about fifty men to whom he pays
LIBERAL wages, and so treats them that
hey become strongly attached to his
ervice. He has only to whistle to com
nand any amount of help, if it is to be
lad by any one. Mr.. Easton, the su.
'erintendent Of his farming interest, is
young man Of rare qualifications for
he post he occupies. He possesses the
lappy faculty of securing prompt obedi-
nee to his orders, and yet high respect
or his person. His talents aud integri.
y insure him good salary. The esti.
mated value of the 5000 acres OF farm.
ng lands belonging to this estate is $50
'er acre, or s2500o0. The unimproved
ands are valued at $40 per acre, or
'l5O,0O0 The annual taxes are $500.
Ia connection with this business the FRO.
'rletor carries on the carriage making
md farm implement business. amounting
% $4,000 annually. Also, a mercan.
lilo business of $4,000 annually.
Ten years since young man of TWEEN.
ly-six years Of age, whose sole capital
consisted of well balanced head, a good
education, fondncss for agriculture,
united with an intuitive perception of the
prOsnectiYo rise of rnal esiafn In Nnrih