The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-01-30


We And the following 10 the N. Y. Goa.
rier Isqsisr. The writer appears to have
bic eyes wide open. and. ss the observations
Of disinseres,sd locker on, the remarks be
snakes are worthy Of atteRtiea:
A NEw YoaxER II Iowa. In every part
Of the State the land 10 tilisbie--cleared BY
natare with moderate .Lnduiations, the far
mer is enabled to apply ell the new am
provements ia impiesasnts TO nid him IN
collecting his crops. The soil Is a rich
black loan % mellow that cora roots pcne-
Ha,e four feet--ao stumps or roots OF trees
70 annoy him in ploughing. Timber Is in-
terspersed throughout the Stale aftording
wood enough for tences and the common
uses in farning. Sawed ian.ber 10 album
dau, and convenient on ell the principal
streams, OF which By reference to the map
you viii see there are many. The nature
Of the coil and tue absence VI Spring rains
cause NO difficulty in putting in the crops At
the proper time. For corn the soil being
% Poross, 10 seldom effected by drouth. and
on the roiiirg prairies I is good crop in
the wettest season--yield from Aixty 10 one
hundred bushels to the acre. average rs to
So--ss high 40 lx5 TO $50 bushels is not
unconm on. Wheat is good reliable crop
1.-The spring varieties are sown; the major
ity Of the land in the State will yield from
80 to 70 bushels per acre; often 20 bushels
are harvested. II is ao~ n in March, and is
resdyisr the sickle b. the twentieth Of July.
Fall wheat is not much Gown, the absence
Of snow makes it ancertsin. Rye and Bar
Icy do well aud yield in the same proportion
- wheat; and in oats % abundant 10 the
crop. that 80 bushels to the acre Is 10 un-
common yield. Grains OF al kinds, as =
matter of course, with such prolific soil
produce abundantly. As soon as the wild
grass 10 killed. the blue takes its place
Timothy grows luxursantly, particularly in
wet syringe. Clover yields heavily. and il
valuable for raising hogs. Vegetables, such
- potatoes, both sweet and Irish, cabbages,
turnips, tomatoes, melons, onions, beets,
squashes. peas, beans, &c, &c, are Of ea-
sy and certain growth. Potatoes yield most
bountiiuliy from the richness and mellow
ness Of the soil. From $50 to 500 bushels
per acre 10 not uncommon. Apples, pears,
peaches. plans, grapes. berries, and in fact
every description Of fruit. from the regulari-
iy OF the seasons. keeping back the blossoms
until late in the season, makes Iowa equal.
II not superior, TO any State in the Union
for certain crop. The great yield Of corn
to the acre will make Iowa the great pork
region. Hogs can now be raised cheaper
than u any other State, in the same lati-
tude, in the Union. Tue rich grazing lands
and their great abundance. with pure water,
attest thar it has no sur erior for rearing cat
tie. Sheep do we'll, on account of the dry
ness Of the seasons Coal is found over q
large district of the State. The coal fields
OF Iowa cover an ares Of $4,000 square
miles-veins from to feet thick. Glars
mailing bright red brick, with hydraulic
and common limestone, sandstone, and
marble, ahording the cheapest materis $
that can be used for building purposes, are
found in great abundance. Stigmarie Gays
for esrthern and stone ware, iron ore, SINH
lar to that vi ''Iron Mountain" in Missouri,
and gypsum, equal to the Nova Scotia,
abound in dihereat parts Of the State.
Railroads are being constructed from the
river cities to points in the interior Of the
State. where needed; and By local subscrip.
tions--no issue of bonds. One from Daven-
port to Iowa City s55 milesl is jusl compile
ted. g Nd prsiiie roads are opened from
enc city to another, giving ell the facilities
required for reaching the river markets.
ltis these advantages. in connection with
9 climaie unsurpassed for health and salt.
brity, that cause Iowa IT, ell up 50 rapidly;
and which will in few yeara, make her one
Of the fra States In the Union for wea I'll
And inhnenee. In 1886 thu population was
lo,5a3; in 1870, l3,Ol7; in 1850, l922I4;
in 1883. 325 ,2o2; lst Januaty. 1855, 5oo,.
600 and 10 noe estimated at 500 NOo.r
The low prize Of Land Warrants, and
their abundance ~ the East, with % much
vacant land in lows and the ease with which
II canbe wuksd. are certainly inducements
foremi2rs,ion; and if one half could be told
OF the success Of the setriers Of last year,
with their crops Of corn, wheat and pork. It
" uld pear fabulous.
DAvSxpoRT, Iowa, Jan. i.