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

tinssios eosId sos hsvs - arranged tie
coopossst slsseass thst make up or
soil ~ 70 bsve nsds ssy inpsovemest.
Ths sdnistsrs u sssd With tbs siluvisI
fosnsaioa, is IN jsst sscb rropsrtisa - u
secessssy TO maks i ressstive Of moisture
in dry seasons, sod prevent long eoasin
ued sstDYssion IN vet enes- hence il u
rarely The csse tbss iasness sse compelIeo
70 delsy operstioas il tss spring q %.
pend tbss dssisg ~ sssnes, in coose.
queoes Of rains, snd eqssliy fsss 70 End
crops suffering from 'oeg continued
drosgh- or tbs eliDsss We may ssy thss
ve are ss6cieDsiy removed from the tsop-
les 70 escsps Temperature - high in the
summer - 70 eservste or impair our Phys
icsl energies, and Jet not 70 fer ~ that
ws nsy not With certainty depend upos oil
those products which ere adapted to the
temperate regions, attaining sbeis fullest
maturity.
Of building and fencing msteris,s there
il no 20 sbondsot supply. Il is psesum.
ed that there are in the county rot ex.
ceeding 5000 scres, shout Is sections, Of
fair timbered lAod. This Is mostly found
upon tbe stresms--most abundant upon
the Missouri, but the most valuable varie-
Ties are in the neigbborbood Of SmitbIsnd,
upon the Little Sioux river. With econo,
my in its use. there Is probably suific;en.
cy to supply the valleys, If properly dis
;ributsd in accordance with liberal spir.
j. that looks 70 the ultimate good Of tie
entire county, rather than individual prof
it, Il becomes . practical question Of the
utmost importance ~ to what measures
sre best calculated TO make our present
supply most svai!sble, - we'll . 10 in
crease the quantity. The 6r.t object may
be to grea. extent attained by ignoring
. system Of fencing which has long since
becone an.iqus,ed wherever . progressive
spin, has takeI possession f the farming
even where timber 10 mos.
abundant. ] mean the old zig-Hag worm
fence, made Of split rails, sbick vas no
doubt first suggested ~ convsni4n, mode
Of disposing Of surplus timber, thereby
accomplishing tso objects ss once. 4.
can bs easily demonstrated that -four times
the amount of fencing can b~ accomplish.
ed BY the same quantity Of timber il saw.
ed into lumber. with, in the majority Of
Cases, no additional expense, ssd with the
advantage Of having permanent fence
that will withstand our prairie winds. ana
one the appearance 0f which will indicate
The intelligent farmer. Tbis esd may be
still further accomplished either by legi-
lstive ensetmsnts OF neighboshood regu-
lssions against hogs running ., large thus
making it necessary to fene. only against
horses and cattle, which sould -tiiI fur.
:hss reduce :he Gsan:':y Il timber required
one half or two thirds.
Ths, combined effort. properly direct
ed, seu in few Jears rr,doce such IN
Increase in the aggregate qasa,i'y Of tim
bsr ss tbs, the supply you'd he abundant
for all time 70 come. there remains no
room for doubt. Whatever u,ay have
originally produced the siie>spresd snd
treeIess PLAINS Of the gres, vest, it 10 ap.
parent to the most czsssl observer tbst
they would in very 5ss years become
With the mos. inviting groves
With no other aid than simply 70 suppress
The sssual burning u The pssiriss. BY
sn exsminsa.on Of the prairie in many
places adjacent 70 the tirabsr land ! would
refer particularly to lbe vicinity of Ser
gesns's BIsG,) il viii be sesn that notviib.
the periodical sisitasios Of fbis
element, there sre strong indi
cations tbss the timber will very soon ez.
tend % - 70 embrace large extent Of
what is ~ present prairie. These fires
once suppressed, We need not rely upon
Nature 70 scstter the seeds Of The forest
but vs may ~ readily caDtivsse the most
varieties Of timbe. &. the gssir
IN our fields. The Locust, ash, maple, wsI,
nut, hickory, OF any osber variety adapted
" . norberr climate, may be easily cult
,ssed sod vs vbo are nov is The ,nsrid.
ian " life may engage 10 this enterprise,
and entertain reasonable hope Of enjoy
ing many years Of hsppiuess under the
vine and 6g tree Of our own planting. No
less important i the duty Of the farmer
to devote his early attention 70 the subject
Of hedging. The adaptsb'Ii'y Of the eli
msseto the growth Of Usage Onnge should
be tested u the earliest period. Al the
same time other approved shrubs sbouId
10 introduced, with view V determise
BY expesisDcs ths variety best csiculsied
70 sccompIisb the importsss end desired.
II is already dsmoustsstsd thse ~ hsvs
:he :nsaeial fOs mssuiscturins brick of ,
kie quality. Lime st0ss, - veil - other
varieties suitable for ioundstions, are
ssnicienuy abundant. ssd there 10 no
doubt but economy ssd cosvepienee viii
speedily combins in ia6ueseing ths erec.
tion Of brick rather thss wooden houses,
even BY the farmers.
In regard 70 fuel. limited sxplorations
Warrant the bslief tbss We Ass w,lhia the
limits VI The great lows coal 6sId. That
k,ssss,ssvs cosi, VI very iAis quality,
ss,.as 10 sonsdsrsLls ssso,i'y IN Lbs bis1.
u tho Bix s'oss river, IL So longer psvt
Ien,slic.l. VEINS ha,s bssm already .,,sD-