The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-09
From the n. Y. Tribune.
THE NEXT CROP.

The Inducements held out to i,rmo,.
I plant large spring crop were never NJ. y
aattcring than ut the present time. WV WI
IS higher THIS day than ever known before IN
New York, and 50 OF all other grain. Ans
these large prices are not entirely the resnl,
Of speculation, based upon European NV
news. Independent Of the war Jem.nl
there IS scarcity Of brcadstutis obrosa'
which has already drawn off the surnos :,
our crops, until the price is affected bv ,ha
natural law OF demand and snpplv III
supply having become exhausted, and H.
9rent American grannry in measure emn,;.
ed, the world calls upon the farmers IN ra,;p
i. There Is another demand for grain h..
SIDES the Foreign one, which viii preven,
prices from rcceding below the paynp na;n,
for several years to come, and that is lor, ia
immense number oil hands employed in bni1
ing railroads These works cannot h. end
denly stopped. 10 matter what the pressure
mat be upon the money or grain market. b..
cause 10 stop them would be ruin 10 ~
capitalists. When a curren, once forms
channel, il is difficult 10 turn It's eoo,so
The products of the American farmer a,,a
lately fallen into channel where the ef,.
rtat Of trade is sweeping them onward :,
marts before unknown, producing prices Ley
fore unthought of We therefore eoup.al
our country friends 70 prepare Tor a Great
spring crop. Let them SOW all the oss
they can get into the ground in coed order
in proper season; then plant corn upon eyary
acre in good condition which can be devoted
% that crop. 1t them also SOW buckWhea,
tnraps and corn for fodder, 50 that ,bey
can sell large portion Of all the grain pro.
dueed.
At the West, and particularly in sontber,
Michigan, Northern Indiana ard Illinois,
spring whestis more extensively sown 1har
tie winter variety. Farmers in that reeop
should not neglect the present oppor.ani,y
t9make paying crop Of this grain Sprnr
y heat sown cary, rarely Tails upon prair'a
farm where winter wheat is very uncertain
II possible, il should be soan in February
nj any rate, March should no, pass before
this crop i put in, even il i is neccss4r. IL
wade over shoes III mud } 10 il. We have
seen lorty-fiyc bushels per acre of sprirf
wheat, though the usual crop is FAR below
that mainly owing 10 the very bad treat.
ment i receives at thu hands Of the far.
mer.
Deans and peas, il will b. seen, are quoted
at > 30 10 s2,.10 per busbel. Both Of these
are spring crops, aud may be grown With
prsiit upon almost any farm in the country
ilsfiy, look Ut the price Of potatoes. which
are now selling for $500 per barrei-narr
per hushel than corn aud more than wheat
IN ordinary years. With grain high, Is i
certainly Mil h. next season, potatoes viii
continue ID sell 1T high rates after tie next
crop comes to perfection. Farmers sa5a3
make a note OF tbs in time Tor spring apefa-
tons. LIT them plan, largely The crop
viii he payineon
One n the greatest wants Of this country
at I'll moment i capital to employ IN pa.
dueing food and raw materials Of mauaIae
tare from american s8ll. NJ branch II
business suffers 81 much t5f The lack 3, caP
ital As fprnihg Warmers complain Of the
poor compensation they gel Tor Ihclr lagef
They say ihatthey work hsf3e-. live coarse,
and ENJOY hWer oi the taEltes and rehue'
laett. ol life, than any other ria.s NJ men
allie NJ hjch We are ding 10 con ccdc, whl.7
We INSIST that il +, because they {, n9t en-
piby capital. They only work to igt--
work with their own hands, and not, biz
tle manufacturer, with machinery and
means furnished by the power OF clPliaa
It's equally true that many rica 7"n iargt
tracts Of land, lying comparatively idle and
vast. hccausc they cannot cultivate Iae@
alone, aud u not see the advantage 81 fG'
piuyirg others 10 d. Il for them. Il : tbs
class that we more particularly desire to
wakeup torhcir own interests. by sho"fs
them that tie prices ~ farm produce WI
not tat, below their present l.vel nntl a.'e'
the production 81 another cioa. Therefor
Ne repeat the cQuuscl-piow early, So"
early ard plant largely next spring!
Tie Davenport Gi..H says TINT th5 ma
son Il termed cur Carriers Address "a.3'
a.rsi. was because il bore the agr-aaras 81
the paJpy who wrote it," Very uFtIy SAD,
Animals With prominent ears are na'h'a't
expected tn discover ca'-atar3 --parile0'a.
in their own shadows. II they fancy a SEN
bIance in other things, and term the likeness
ayupfag. they certainly have the right 10 %
-. We shall not quarrel with them aaoa'
their oMu personal rehcctlons.-R J. aaF'
Nor we neither, nor with the men ""
make the reflections, therefore SHAH =!
nothing more about oar w'tty Contemporaries
until We hHd something good to coh'aea'
upon.
TlMPERAxcE Ar Nj. PLEAsAST'--ie'
things have come within our ken y w.
that we notice with more pleasure thah :. as
recent movement Of the citizens u u"
PIE lsant in the cause of temperance
On the alst u't.. all the liquor Se''ef'r :.
that place entered into written agre,le".
10 tbandcn the trailic and sell ther ,eet W.
at market prices to such persons as s.oD,s
be appointed by the people TO take eeaj
of, and dispose Of them for mechaliI'a' ''
medicinal purposes only. ,..,..,
At meeting held on The e3d s''''.'a,
sum was raised TO purchase all the '9uo'1
the town, and committee was apPo'h''
receive il and superintcnd lis SAFE, ,..,
To this quiet. unobstruslve ana tx"
home movement. too much praise can "a.s
~ be awarded, and il cannot fan 10 nav "a
influence upon the ncighboring 'o"i,' a,,
the country at large, both sanitary ana r"
crful.-- Nascdtiae Eng
A PROGRESSIVE AGE.-ln ISL, 'e"@:
Thomas of Illinois offered the resolo''o. ~
the United States Senate, that all TERM,
North Of 35 dogs. 30 should renal" j0''"
ire +.