Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-10-14

On motion, adjourned sntil The mex,
regular meeting. t.E .s
OBED FOOTE. PlesI.
VIZ. II. BrcELow, S,e'y.
Ds. Yesnans, AlAress.
In 'be discharge Of the duty which you,
executive committee has assigned me on
the present occasion. it 10 not my design
to attempt the discussion Of any sbs,rsc,
questions, or 10 occupy your time BY ~
effort TO demonstrate tbe necessity Of max.
ing the higher departments Of Learning
the study Of the farmer, With . viev TO
the application Of the established princi.
pies OF science to the practical application
Of the sgriculturis,. H,~ever :ssportsn,
such an investigation MAJ be, il must be
Left 70 those more fsvorabIy situated Tor
is prosecution while We content ourseive-
With the consideration o. such auestions
- are directly applicable 10 our iromedi.
ate necessities. / IS scarcely possible to
present such an address - the exigepcy
Of the times and the circomstsocss which
surrousd " seem to demand, from the fac.
that We sll occupy the position Of expert
menters. We have but Just commenced
our lsbors in . new and unex plored field.
aud no results have yet been attained ths,
will safely warrant conclusion on which
to base our future action, or which may
with certainty te relied upon to give direc,
tien TO our energies. ! propose, there
fore, in the few thosgbts sbst shall pre-.
sent, rather to suggest topics for futu re
consideration, 70 give ssch direction to
your efforts Is would seem 70 promise the
greatest amount Of ussisl0ess 10 develop
ing our resources, than 70 impart ssy in
formation drawn from the experience Of
the past.
In the county Of Woodbury., the 6eld
which this society proposes 70 cultivate,
there are shout 800 square miles, or 5G5,.
900 acres Of land. Il s bounded upon
the west BY the Big Sioux and Missocri
rivers, and 10 traversed By the Floyd, Lit
tie Sioux, and their numerous tributaries.
besides . gooc'y number Of smaller
streams, al Of winch aIDrd never falling
supplies Of pure running water Zach of
these streams neanders through a valley
Of the most desirable farming land. way.
ing in width fron one cali ms'e V fifteen
miles. Intervening between these valleys
are the uplsnds, which are scarcely in ..
rior 70 the bottoms 10 prodscsiyessss-s
portion Of which, however, sss sn6saed
for cultivation from the rugged surface
they psessst. II Is presumed not to be
axtrsvsgant 70 assume that there sre 3O0,-
600 acres assceptibls Of immedis.e and
cosy cultivation, ssd that the senaisder
Is we'll adspsed 70 grazing psrpo.ss, s6srd.
ing - il does the most profass annual
supply Of nutsitivs grsss. There ass sow
in the county shout 100 prastical farmers,
who sre estimated to have under cultiys.
ton 1000 acres, being 40 acres to each
man. Itis probable there are u, 90 acres
Of land owned BY these loo farmers, leav.
isg V Be ocespied By tboss wbs MAJ here.
sl,es decide 70 share their fortunes With
u, $4,000 acres ot go,d cultivsbIs LAID,
sufficient fos | $50 farms Of leo acres each
There are esstsia qsslities The absence ol
which sssdsss . country vsjsslsss ior As-
sicsltsrsi pasposss, aAd thsss ass others
oe whish ~ ispostssee of . eosntsy u
sssissssd secesdiag . ~ sbsadsscs Of
sheis supply. SD shs iscilitiss fss obss;p.
isg ths.. Aaeosg ths fesmss ssy bs
wsntiossd productive soil sad gssisl
climate; ssd Of us latter, materials fos
ssidisg ssd fsscips. feel, The facilities
fos sssehisg 1sskss ssd ottsinisg sup
plies, ths healshfsissss, ,bs sducsioosI
sdvsatsses, church privileges, sud slI
those social relations thai tend W smootb
our passage along shs siseau q lime. A.
practical farmers, sho have made dsI,bss
ste choice VI location, it becomes y. 10
consider 70 vbsa ssssss ws sss favored by
natural sivsatsgss, sod by Whist sssthod
" msy most sscesssfsiIy preserve such
- We do possess. sDd supply such - ~
do not. Of ow soil Il 10 only ssesssssy 70
observe thar nsssrs Lss leh ssn sothisg
TO 10 10 tins way Of improvement. The
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