Demoine courier., 1856-02-07
From the N. Y. Cou. s. Eng
A NEW YORKER In 0 W.

In every part Of the State the land is
lila ble-cleared by nature with moderate
aundulations, the farmer is enabled to APP
a ply all the new Improvements in imple-
ments to aid him in collecting his crops.
The soil is q rich black loam SO mellow
ssshst Sorn roots penetrate four feet--no
stumps or roots Of trees to annoy him in
~plo,ughing. Timber is interspersed through
out the State affording wood enough for
fences and the common uses in farming.
Sawed lumber is abundant and convent
entson all tho principle streams, OF which
by fefe to the map you will see there
are many. The nature of The soil and the
absence of Spring rains cause no difficulty
in putting in the crops at the proper m .
For corn the soil being 20 porous, is sell
dom affected by idrouth, and on The rolling
pruairies it is a igood crop in the wettest
sesson.-yield from sixty to one hundred
bushels. to the acre; average 75to sO-as
hiah is 1875 10 1870 bushels il not uncom-
mon. Wheat is a good reliable crcp-the
Spring varieties are sowni the majority of
The land in the State will yield from 30 to
4eburhels per acre; often 40 bushels are
barvested. 1T is sown in March, and is
re.dy for the sickle BY The twentieth Jnly.
Fall wheat is not much sown, the sbse uee
of snow makes it UNCERTAIN. Bye and
: Barley do well and yield in the sam pro-
norton rs wheat; and insoats SO abundant
e the crop. fifty bushels to the acre is
mo uncommon yield. Grains Of all kinds
as q matter Of course, with such q prolific
s.;l. produce abundantly. As soon as the
Wild grass is killed, the blue takssi its place.
Timothy grows luxuriantly. particularly in
wet springs. Clover yields heavily, and
IS valuable for raising hogs. Vegetables,
j such as potatoes, both sweet and Irish;
a ..eeaabbagss, ~turnips, tomatoes, melons, oni-
i ous, beets, squashes, peas, beans. &C, &C.
are Of easy and certain growth. Potatoes
Yield most bountifully from the richness
= and mellowress Of the soil. From $50 to
! 500 bushels per acre is not uncommon
Apples, pears, peaches. plums, grapes.
berries. and in fact every description Of
fruit, from the regularity Of the seasons,
keeping hack the blossoms until late in the
enring. makes Iowa equal, If not superior.
TO any State in the Union fora certain..crop.
Z Tbe great yield Of corn to the acre will
make. Iowa the great pork region. Hogs
esn now be rrsiscp cheaper than in any
other State, in the same latitude, in the
Union. The rich grazing lands and their
sreat ABUNDANCE, with pure water, attest
that it has no superior for rearing cattle
= sheep do well. on account of the dryness
of thesessous. Coal is found over a large
di.trict of the State. The coal fields Of
Iowa cover an area Of q 5000 square miles
e-veins from 2 to 5 feet thick. Clays-|
mailing a bright red brick, with hydraulic
and common limestone, sandstone, and
marble, affording the cheapest m~aterial IS
thai can bs used for building purposes, are
] found in great abundance. Stigmarie clays
for earthern and stone-ware, iron ore,
similar 10 that of 'Iron Mountain" in
Missouri. and gypsum, equal to the Nova
Scotia. ebound in different parts OF the
State.
RAILROADS. are being constructed from
the river cities to points in the interior Of
Inc State. where needed; and BY local sub
.rr;ptions,-no issue Of bounds, One from
4 Davenport TO Iowa City (55 miles) is just
completed. Good prairie roads are open
ed from one city to another. giving allthe
sscilisiss required for reaching the river
rashA1D. !