Nebraska palladium. [volume] (Bellevieu City, Neb.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-10

Dec. ID. lNlls
Dr,r FRrrND.-l have boen thinking mat
should like 60 De with yol to assist you 800 The
work ! have been advising yoa to do, aud have
thought for years past of selling out and going
10 the Far West for that very purpose, and thai
it would De far better for my family 30 DO so.
than to remain where ! am. Should go out
West. aud life aud health be continued for a
few years, / jhiuk ! could help each of my
I family 90 a comfortable home, so Ear asthc nee
! es,arics of the present life are couco. ned and
that You are aware rs very desirable.
I wish Won 90 embrace thc earliest OryortG-
nitF in giving me O. general description OF The
appearance Of he country. The character aud
Products Of the soil. The climate, what the tim
bar. how 10 ls watcrcd. and what the quality
Of the water. whether D. is muddy and sticky af-
Ter rains. and such other descriptions as you
may think Interesting Co as.
The writer proceeds 10 cuumcra,e va
rious individuals and families in that coun-
try, who have either sold out their pla-
ccs, or are intending 10 DO 50 for The pur-
pose Of seeking new homes in the west,
and that among them are many choice
spirits who will be a blessing 70 The COM
muni'y in which thoy settle.
The purport Of our friends letter APP
pears 10 be that # is nrercr.lIo T., H.
what he has oc~,r,rul,,sd p, H.. -
invest # il, tbe Lo,,Gr,I .,5 c.-,;to H.,
Of this country. for ,le bers6, n lie
children and their posteri,y. lie believes
tito be the mari or wisJ,ro f. r.Erouish
present ~luyurie, and even convenience,
for ,Lo - l,a-L...I 1913,
20 meet the necessities Of himself and HI,
friends at a future Jav.
lie believes if better ,o ,o,,.r, H..
farm into another from thirty to CIV tir,a.
as large. In other vorl. e.
thirty TO fifty ,cres Of o,r rioh ~
soil. Tar each oo,, h.
better 70 roreo rreser, ,aso AL -.
for the sake If the increase ub,oL
fey, wears - r~..san.ll. ,GT -,
would furnish.
The general ,urfsc. ,, H.. ,oru
rolling. but not rngoed 90 ,,to ~. ,,rr
for cultivation. Win III, c,cc,,ion Of
the river bottoms. which are Ds,riy lo,oI
al Of our lands are Of tbi, character
Our soil is from four to ten feet in dentb
and OF IS good quality 2, the earth ,rords
1t is composed Of an exceeding in. Id
vegetable mould, free from ,,on., and
gravel, and is easily broken and p~ulver.
lied.
The products O, this coprtrv cor,i,, -
corn, wheat, buckwheal. rye. o,,, b,r.
ley, beans, peas, potatoes. bee,,. carrot,
onion, and .,srv -
el.Jles found in lhi, l4ti,uGe, all Of which
are produced in the greatest abun5spc,
and perfection.
Corn yields from 60 10 so bushel, ia
the acre, and if well cultivated will pro-
duce sill more.
Perhaps there is no country where ~
cry description Of vines Weld better irua
and at the syIne lime so large an aroun'.
We have seen squaIhes raised apon the
sod, which put our strength TO q severe
trial 10 take up in our arms. A neigh
Dor Of ours raised single water melon
vi the past season, which produced g
melons, the largest Of which weighed 40
pounds and the smallest upwards Of 20
Pounds-lhe aggicgaie weight was go
pounds. Vegetables Of the root class are
equally prolific. it is not unusual 10 find
common English turnip exceeding 3
pounds in weight, and beets from Is 10 %
The climate Il, a very dry ore. more 50
han any we hive EVER seen ~.
very little rain except what falls in the
hoh'h OF May and It IS a rare thing that
nave snow enough during The winter
make sIeighIng' and a rarer thing still
nat we have enough TO be = serious i'm
10 fiR pregrsCa ~ 49,.