The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-11-07
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Erass, that would support thousaAds upon
thousands Of hefb-feeding animals. In a
word, it is the finest grazing country in the
world. The Missouri "Slope" 10 fast h!lr
ing up with settlers from all parts Of the
Union, and moro particularly from the East;
we have great drawback this year from
the lateness of the season; and think We
will suffer from the myriads OF grasshop-
pers that have made their appearance few
days ago. They first made their appearance
about the I'd of this month, and are sweep
ing everything before them; corn, cabbagcs,
and vegetables Of all descriptions disappear
before this mighty host. The farmers in
some sections Of the country think they will
fuin their corn and potatoes; many will
have to cut their corn down AM. put II in
shocks for fodder; they average about 100
to the square foot, and are continually in-
creasing; they are terror to the farmers Of
this part Of the country, and many think
that they will destroy oil the late corn and
also the spring wheat; if they do, there is
no knowing what we will come to. Pota-
toes average from 81 to 81 so, and corn
from 81 SO to 81 so per bushel. Last
winter was very severe winter on the far
mers and stock. raisers of the country; many
Of the former lost all their cattle during the
severe snow-storms. The first heavy snow
storm was in December, which commenced
on the 9th and continued several days; the
average depth Of snow was from two to
three and q half feet. Many of the cattle
were put upon the PUSHES in the "bottoms, =
where an abundance of this grass or cane
grows-it is Indigenous to low and marshy
ground, particularly around the margin OF
lakes and streams. 1t is an excellent food
for stock, and plenty is to be found on the
banks Of the Missouri and its tributaries
Large herds of cattle live through the win
ter on this heritage; and the farmers never
cut and put up any hay for their cattle in
the winter; and that is the reason of such a
great loss last year in the way of cattle,
horses and shcep-snow entirely covering
the rushes over and leaving them destitute,
with the exception Of young cottonwood
Every farmer should cut hay enough to
serve his stock through the winter, and not
look to the rushes for support for his cattle.
There are thousands of acres of hay lands
in the country, and if he neglect to provide
for his stock, the inevitable consequence is,
that he looses his stock, and then lays it to
the sshard winter.'-Porter's Spirit Of the
Times" .... .s.' y r'*,
We notice the above floating about among
our Eastern exchanges. From the matters
of which it treats, we opine that the article
must have been written during the month OF
August, yet it has just commenced its pill
grimage of the ''rounds of the press" We
copy it, merely for the purpose Of caution.
ing the readers of the article, against form
ing an unwarranted conclusion in relation to
some of the matters therein treated. The
writer, evidently person Of observation,
and perhaps resident Of the famous ''Nlis-
souri, Slope" has drawn somewhat largely
upon his Imagination in one or two instances,
and to which we wish to take exceptions.
LIST. The sslateness Of the season" did
not prove "great drawback" as the Won
derful yield Of products upon the "slopc"
fully attest. ....-
End. The ssSlope" has not suffered ma
terially from the "myriads of grasshoppers'
that made their appearance here during the
month of August. They did not "sweep
everything before them''-they did not ruin
either the 'scorn, potatoe or wheat CROP
neither did "cabbages and vegetables, of
all descriptions, disappear before this nigh
ty host" as we have ample reasons Of know
ing. Neither have we heard of an instance,
of farmers having to ''cut their corn down,
and put it in shocks for fodder" We have
conversed with many farmers from the
counties comprising the ''Slope,'' and we
have yet to hear Of any serious damage done
by the grasshoppers which infected this Sec
ton of country. All agree that crops Of
all kinds, were never better on the "Slope,"
than this season. A larger breadth of land
was cultivated than ever before, and the toll
of the husbandman has been rewarded by an
yield. For the first time since its
settlement, the people of the "Missouri
Slope'' have raised their own breadstuffs.-
We have raised Wheat enough this season,
for our own consumption, and manufacture
our own -four, and have therefore declared
our independence of all other sections in this
particular. Our farmers learned lesson
last winter, and we are confident we shall
hear no reports Of stock dying from starva-
ton another Spring. Large quantities Of
hay have been put up during the season
enough we believe, to winter aR the Stock
comfortably, besides having surplus in the
Spring to accommodate the large emigra-
ton which we hope to welcome. We have
plenty of corn, wheat, potatoes, hay, ETC.
enough and to spare. Those seeking
home upon the 'NGssouri Slope" need have
no fears on this score. Besides, these ar
ticles will not command such high prices
next spring as they did last. Come along,
don't delay.