The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-14

one hand can cultivate, with the yield
per acre, and the market price of the
products at home. / have no hesitation
in attesting its correctness.
Amount of land to hand and WELD per
acre.
Hemp-7 to 8 acres, 300 to 1900 Id.
COrn-10 to Is acres, 10 to 20 bis.
Wheat-l0 to I 5 acres, 60 to 45 bush.
Oats-10 to Is acres, 80 to SO /"
VALUE OF PRODUCTS AT HOME.
Hemp 81 tons at $50 per ton, $500 90
Corn-1OO barrels at 81 per bl. 100 90
Wheat-5 acres-1OO bushels at
80 cents per bushel, 80 90
Oats-5 acres-150 bushels at
80 cents per bushel, 45 90
Totalleastyielda atlowestprices, s425 90
Hemp-4t tons at $3.50 per ton, 585 90
Corn-300 bis. at SO per barrel, 600 90
Wheat-5 acres-225 bushels at
81 per bushel, 925 90
Oats-5 aeres-250 bushels at
40 cents per bushel, 100 90
Greatestyielda thighestprices, 81 $40 90
"This will, doubtless, seem an extrava-
giant estimate ; yet the quotations Of the
markets will show that the maximum
prices are less than the present market
prices. Hemp has sold during the past
season for $3.50 per ton. Wheat is
uUi tir @1,so Po. b.--l-sl, --i ---- 90
per barrel. The yield, too. is often
greater than the highest. But it is not
less true that the greatest yield and high
est price are not often together. My OBJ
ject is rather to show the least yield and
the lowest price.
"Toa distance of so miles west, the soil
is but little, if any inferior to that of Mis-
souri,. Its great staples must be hemp
and tobacco / need hardly
say that the grains and grasses will all
succeed, where hemp and tobacco can be
grown.
81 have said that Kansas was not suited
to the poor man only intended to refer
to those who design to till the ground.
l[i!!l But to the poor mechanic it of
fers great inducements. To all carpen-
ters especially, and to stone and brick ma
sons, it will give constant employment at
high wages. The rudest beginner re-
ceives $3.50 per day-good workmen,
as journeymen, receive in regular en-
ployment from two to three dollars per
dav Their expenses are lipht, the cost
of living being low"
To the preceding we would add, three
of the best branches of business to en-
gage in, are wool growing, stock raising,
and dairy farming, for which purposes
there probably is not to be found superb
or region; and those who early embark
in either, will in few years realize large
fortunes, as the fruits oftheir industry.
1 FENCING, &c.-To fence with rails viii
cost about eighty cents per rod stone
walls can be built for about one dollar
and fifty cents per rod.
INDIANs.-From the Indians, thu
original and rightful owners of the soil
the settler has nothing to fear so long a
in his intercourse with them, he square
his conduct by the Golden Rule. Th,
poor native has in times past suffered
: more, and now has far more to appre
, hend, from the white man, than tn
white man from him. Most of thos
t with whom the settlers will come in con
tact, are in, what we call, a semi-civilize'
state they are not rowing, wild Indi
ans" here to-day and there tomorrow
but have permanent locations, cultivat
the soil, raise some cattle, SOW and plant
t and from them, on fair terms, the immi
grants tfiay obtain vegetables, fenciI;
stuff; DC, DC.
SErTLEMENTs.@There are, at the pres
ent time, three settlements, under th
= auspices of the Company; viz: Lawrence
situated about fifty miles above tn
mouth of the Kansas river, lying south G
it, and between it and the Wakarusa,-
I, Topeka, of more recent date, situated O
e the Kansas river, about twenty five mile
i above Lawrence,-and Osawattamie, i
the Usage country. Other settlement
will be made the present season. Tn
Company neither persuades persons {
e 90 to, nor dissuades them from settlin
at, either each has its advantages, eacl
its peculiarities and whatever might b
e the opinion of the Company, every indi
2 vidual would or ought to select the one o
I the other, or avoid all as his own interes
q dictates.
S The Company, it should be distinct.
0 understood, Is sending to Kansas;
knows neither North, South, East, no
1 West, to the exclusion of the remainder
e it is desirous of seeing the whole people,
u with good men and true, who viii main
tain their own rights, and respect thos
e of others who, whilst they resolutely re
: sist being encroached upon by the Law
0 less and reckless, whencesoeter the
may come, will carefully refrain fror
P committing unjust acts, or utterin
e harsh epithets against others, simply fe
: a difference of opinion; who, save IN e,
trene cases, will rely for victory upo
the teachings of the Bible and Ballot.bo,
, instead of the bottle and musket; dil
y earding the bottle altogether. and reser,
ing the last as a dernler resort.
d RELIGION AND EDUekTfos.@At Law
u renee there are several regularly const
tuted religious societies of TaHious d.
nominations. A free school is establish
!, ed there, in which the ordinary braneht
q are taught, and measures arc m train
e found an Academy for instruction in ii
higher branches: An Atheneum h
le also been instituted by members (
% which; discussions are regularly beit
d and lectures delivered. Connected vii
IT this institution Is d Public Library
a Sunday School Libraries also exist Their
a All of these means; for securing an
laevating the mental. and nidrd cgrd
i ton of the community. VIII soon be
j, full operation at Topeka, ana tne o'i''
ot settlements of the Company.
!: LoLaIf of Zach and all. the Secret: