New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-19
STOCK-GROWtNG IN KANSAS.

correspondent urges upon "a the emig-snts 70
Ksnss 70 20 into the busness Of raising cattle Of al
kinds preferable to any other Agricultural pursuit,
and one in which psrt-s can engage at one vthou,
waiting the slow gro 9Th Of crops fruit, &c. He Gays
s,ock.rssipg i. the uos, lucrative the speedisst
the lee lsboriou. and moot respectable department:
OF agricultural labor At the West OF thu profits ri
siock.raisiDg ia nee colntry With mid climate,
IL almost impossible 10 conway an impression 70 one
a, the Est Accu..onei 81 be is 20 priced pas
ard meadows Nth iDtsrmipsbe fences; 20 con-
stan. cautious attendance 10 laborous provision for
long sid Try ing ~inter he kpoFs wn,, il means,
w en- be Il told Of broad prares vhsreon stock may
free, unesred for. and thrifty a. the buffalo,
almost al the yesr The erazisrs Of our isad ara be
coming wealthy more rapidly than any other class.
The farmers of Morgan County. Ill, or Of Bourbon
County, Ky, have princey estates and incomes from
their great hocss and herds.
TIE profits Of .'ock.rai.ing are immajis'e Tue
man who takes cattle 10 Kansas for sale, will ind the
demand much greater than the supply II be keeps
them brussf they will gain = growth q most
before be csn fence his land for g crop II he
wheat be crop corn in the frrrows in the spring
and with other culture have feed for his stock in
winter.
Other Departments OF agriculture demsnd al
amount sn1 kind of labor such a. IL associated IN
southern iS.gs With serviude; but stock raising oaly
requires practioed judgment a muscular frame.
feet bore with rider capable of driving 10 a st,ck
OF Wild carir il requires readiness and viyor rather
than patient toll II il more manly, we'll mounted 10
engage in a trial Of skill AID endurance with dozen
wild steer in the open prairie, thsa 70 flloS the
same number of slow oxen around lot The m.n
VITO owns inc stock Of cattle is prince Dne that
class of bis neighbors who never forehAaded
enough 10 own salsble animsl.
The New England emigrsnts are, n some extent,
regarded class If psups out AZ tbs expense
of Abolition Societies. The Pro-slsvsry press is
earnestly engaged in fostering thls opo'ou 81 FAR
81 it prevails il will parsly the influence which
,h.vf ncbF Rr.s inc
such an opinion lar the sphere OF their inf renee
extends But uothi'g woul0 jispel this illuson 80
rapidly their possession Of large herds of ne
tie Where all sirsrg ers, opinions unsettled,
ard characters are unknown, such in lie atoms OF
spectsbiy eIert far more potent influence than
ole in OLD community can realize.
slavery n Missouri Is already 10 an attitude II de-
f,nse-ii hasgs hke incubus upon her prosperity.
Many of her best citizens aud Others wh) you'd be-
come such, prefer the free sir of Central Illinois,
although choice u atioDs be h,d in Ms.01r At
shilling sd acre Toe slaveOcrats in thai Sts'e fear
that a settlement OF freemeD in Kansas will be the
death knell OF Slavery IN Missouri.
Therefore it Ii that the of Missouri is viru
lent sgainst the Kansas immigration. Therefore II Is
ihat Aicbison s Go. have eNer ed themselves 10 Sc.
cure not only emigration tbher. but the transfer Of
voters by communities 10 prevent the election Of an
impartial ce.gate.
The effort pow s to taboo the distant in grs,ion
20 that its ev lent superiority may mt NJ brought 70
bear upon those going in from Slave States There is
thoroughly ore aDized carefully matured, shrewiy
erected eIies of efforts carried on 10 neutrtze their
influence, by calling them pauperi, Aoolitionis's,
hireliDeF, DC
To countersc, this every emisrsnt ought 70 go uto
the Territory prepared ~ grow wealthy upon the free
erase Of the bounoess prsrIes Of tina country, and
not be dependent upon those who class human beings
AID cattle sll upon the same level.
II the truth ere kDogn, how easy Il IL 70 grow rap.
idly wealthy in growing herds AMI docks uppn the
western Or sries more Independent and capable
class Of citizens will emgrats 10 k4nzas Many such
are doubtless aga'iug the subject ana the qles-
ton occurs How sbd when snail ~ 60 Wy reply
youlo be- start Al Inst al Of waiting to con
sume Your liils savings, 60 where you can increase
them. Dispose Of ali cumbrous articles aud start the
rest a, once for some place on the route. Follow
! ,h.m a. soon "a possible with your family. Hire
rooms very contracted and not expensive sad 20
TO work You will hud more urgent demand for lt-
borers than any here else Un-kIlled labor IL 81 -
per day, while theskfrl mason receives g; horse
al drsy 50 5 day. the expense Tor food AMI dress
is far lees than East whue provisions are much
cb.sper.
OGs.veral Who have fallen under my notice. who
hsye come lpto Central Illinois within three montns
is believed there not VINO IL not saving tSee
a. much ~ before. But, ASIDE from the immediate
employ menf, ana saving Of expense, man may 81,
/ our. a luc al knowledge, and su on'nt Thch would
be- ch. 40 at spy price. II he p1ss-s IS once from
ih- Esi TO ite OF bis future l,bors, his hard
sbips and .foIts will he iaf more rc'uraging - bin
self and fzuiiy IN Il II they had approached them
more gradually Fifty dollars saved add inverted N
II
ten seres added 10 Bex' years crop; II pad ont Tor
calves and pies will net 100 per cent per snaum.
Wbat j. true Of individuals is stl more true o. or
izs'iops As Il ey are no~ conducting, they d.
recty tributary TO their opponents. Even as Great
Britain is tai ing Russian products at double
price, paying 10 gold. 80 nov are they buying
the stcck OF .ol'herD immigrants, aud furnishing
them with the sI of war TO be used in direct
competition in buying claims, and getting the con-
trol OF business.
Should 900 fames, coming out ntrust 5000 each
10 capable men, they will have twice as much value
for their money and be relieved of most perplexing
portion of tier responsibilities and az up
on Other ahors without exposing themselves, in tae
pur base of property, of whose local value they know
so little ana their agents will have received ten-foId
comp.Dsaton in the local information and experience
acquired.
1t should be- the first thought Of all Societies who
are disposed TO assist eDigrsnts 10 kaDzH, TO help
them to become growers Of stock in preference 10
any other branch of industry, because that wIl pr
duce the earliest and most sure return for capital in
vested.