Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-29

We give below another Of the series oil
Interesting and truthful articles contributed ,
to the Frsnkiin [Iad.l Democrat b Nc {.
T.CLAaxsos, n old member of the editorial +
fraternity who passed aseh Of last summer
in rambling OYER Che iersile prories ofcur
beastifuiS State -
h stapls Products q Iowa.
In or las, we came 10 the conclusion /
that Iowa was as reliable for wheat aseny
other State. But it's great crop is coEns5 IL
Iinois, Southern Missouri and Iowa are yet
destined to be the worlds corn field. IN
every respect that region il peculiarly adap-
| ted 70 its cuitisstioI. From the nature OF
the soil, and the sbsenee OF spring rains,
there 10 no difficulty In having the crop put
| in at the right season Farmers can 60 70 |
| work so SOON a. the ground is th,wed a sui-
Acient depth, and are not interrupted py
| either mud or rains, until the month OF June.
By this tme the corn Is up, and the soR be-
| inc light and porous, il is not retarded q its''
arowth by the vet season. The deep, rich,
sandy soil, drinks ia the waite, as Il falls,
and The corn never turns yelsw BY long wet
seasons, except On the Ast lraries. On the
rolling lands ciIows good crops OF corn are
reliable 10 the wetest seasons, as well as the
dryest. The soil il 80 deep, that corn roots
run down four agl Ave feet, and no ordinary
drouth can eject It. This then renders II
the best rerica in the world tor certain
crop Of corn,
i Il does not grew a. tall As in tmhered
eountries-nor DO we think the ars are as
: large, bu, /. can be planted nearer together,
with more stalls ip . bill. There is more
> EQUALITY in the soil, than in this region, and
: when well cultivated more equsity in the
products.
. Bot from tie fsct that the sell is 50 loose
and light, MT retarding the farmer BY mud
a in the sprisg, nor tetsining him through the
: sssson Wien heavy rains tali, II II not more
O. than hall the labor to produce crop. And
J. unlike wooden country. there is nothing
d il : stumps or roots TO annoy the farmer in
: bic rural medtations. There is comfort
!. and satisfaction ia cultiyating the sell there.
that i not found where it forms into mortar
BIDS. then bakes as hard as ado5s, or where
one has 70 wade through water to plough,
y in the wet seasons. We speak of these
Il things, for the reason that we know how
: annoying they are.
Inc cDfE III yuNas oois eiS
not 90 large. 10 soundef. and harser-moFe
: compact on the cob, and the grain much
. h.rder. The cannon kinds grow and ripen
% with perfect safety. The county and State
= Agricultural Societies Of Iowa have awarded
premiums on Orn for the greatesi yield per
:, acre. We hate never knovn Of Premium
d awarded to ess product Than ias bushels
IL per acre. and one as high as los. These
!. are extraordinary crops, but are not intro
duesd ~ specimen OF the average crop.
:" The average however, is very large, as
y there are no poor, or even second rate land
II there. and with ordinary cultivation good
10 crop 10 produced.
With this siew Of the subject The corn
crop 10 CERTAIN, and consequently it is great
, State for hogs, for il is an easy matter 10
+ have good stock a. well as fne breeds,
e when and where corn is plenty. And as
/. the MISSISSIPPI and the Missouri are great
thoroughfaes. there are always ready and
good markets for this grea, staple OF our
country.
Potatoes, sweet and common) are a boua-
. tifal crop. In all northern climates this
vegetable ) better than in miider. We are
: sorry to sg, the rot is doing its sad work
in the destruction Of potatoes in the West.
Oats. sssbundant is the crop, il is almost
e q spontaneous production. Fifty bushels to
, tho acre, ) no uncommon yield.
Grasses of all kinds, flourish well. Soon
40 the wid grass is killed in any way, blue
grass tsk.s It's place, and The soil produces
b an sbunant crop Timothy, though it
e grows lusnriantly, does not appear TO live
ling. Tie same combination of crcum-
stances that operates against wheat in the
spring, Ppears to effect the timothy. In
J. Gil countries, it re quires a wet spring for
timothy. Clover also yields heavily, and is
. valusbe co-worker in the production Of
J. 6ns hogs
;, The minor vegetables, such as cabbages,
tomatoes melons, pumpkins, turnips, &C.,
are Of esy and certain growth.
Fruits cfvarious kinds have been success.
. fully cultivated 10 the older portions Of the
. State. Last September the National Fruit
/. Grower Convention met at Burlington,
Iowa, It which there were delegates from
nearly very northern State. After care
= full exhibition Of the specimens OF fruits,
j. such as apples. pears, peaches, piums. &c,
it wasdeeided that Iowa was equal, il. not
superior to any State in the Union ior &
. certain crop OF fruit. They came to this
conclusion from history OF the past, and
from TIE regularity OF the season--regular
y cold winters, keeping back the fruit bios.
e SONS I'll the approach Of certain spring and
summr.
Ths then, 10 what Iowa has to rely on
q for The support fits nhabiiants-which are
!, TO number millions in few years.
i!s useless 20 say that with certain and
large crop Of corn, that it is great pork
:. region. All know that. For the raising Of
e cst,le, i,s character is already too well
known. But sheep do well there. And
Why The fall. winter, and spring is dry.
p Sheep can stand the cold but not the wet.
The pastures of lows are rolling, not level.
Thesheep thrive well, and We believe il il
equs TO any region for this necessary and
profitable snirnsI.