The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-11-07

tural paper in Southern Iowa, think II
would be we'll for you 10 set apart ono COL
umn weekly for the farmers use. Among
your1feaders there are many intelligent and
experienced farmers who should be encour.
aged and urged to contribute, for publica.
ton, any idea they may get BY experiment or
otherwise, which may be considered Of pub
lilo interest. Whatever increases the value
and amount Of marketable produce, icreases
the profits Of labor and promotes the gener
al good. II the surplus produce of a few
counties in the Des Moines Valley could be
increased to tho amount Of ono million Of
dollars during the next year, who can tell
how great would DO the beneficial effect upon
your city Besides the additional trade and
profit thereon, whioh would be- brought to
the city, it would probably, as a result In
crease the value Of real estate to the amount
Of half = million. This consequence many do
not sufficiently appreciate.
My present idea. After dozen years.
experience and observation, am inclined to
think that for Southern Iowa the most i'm
porsant crop, the staple article, is corn. /
deem 1t unnecessary to show that the soil,
fertility and climate are adapted to, or cre-
atsd for, this very purpose, chiefly. By
proper cultivation believe an average crop
fifty bushels per acre may be produced. We
can engage in its cultivation with less danger
OF failure than is experienced in the grow
ing Of wheat. Yet we ought to grow sum
cient Of the latter article to supply oil rsa-
sonable demands for home consumption, but
no moro.
Corn grown over twenty miles from the
Mississippi will not, in general, pay by
Transporting for market or shipment. 1t
viii End better market on the farm where
grown, by feeding. We should ourselves
eat ten times rs much - we commonly d.
in the shape Of hommony, hasty pudding,
jenny cakes, pone, puddings, griddles. TO-
but chiefly it should be used in fattening
hogs and beef. Many reasons may be given
to satisfy any one who Ia not fully satisfied
already, that pork viii be always in demand
hereafter, and farmers residing 100 miles
west, may thus obtain about the same price
for corn rs those do who live near our ship
ping ports. verify believe that the four
counties lying west Of Lee. by united and
vigorous effort in this direction, beginning
now--to insure their stock of hogs-may
during the next year, increase the value Of
this one article TO the amount of half mil
lion OF dollars. There 10 another idea CON.
neoted with this subject, which deserves no.
tice and attention, viz the breed Of hogs to
be fed-on which subject will offer few
thoughts hereafter. s. B.
GOV. Wiliardss visitto Coox--A writ.
ten Confessfen Expected fr om the
Latter.
CORRESPONDENTS of the Baltimore SUM-
CHARLEsrowE, Va, Oct. %.
Gov. Willard, of Indiana, visited his broth
er-in-law, Cook, yesterday, in Jail, in CON-
pany with Senator Mason. Mr.. Mason pro
| posed to the Governor to retire when the lat
ser entered, suggesting that he would prob
ably prefer that his interview should be pri
vate, and also for the reason that anything
/ Cook might say he should feel bound to tes
tify to if called upon as a witness. Govern
or Willard very promptly replied thas be
himself would be q witness in court to any
facts Cook might communicate, and insisted
| that Mr.. Mason should be present. Govern
or Willard urged Cook to make q full con-
fession of oil he knew connected with the
affair at Harper's Ferry, in order to exoner-
ate those who were innocent, and to punish
those who werei mplieated, - the only atone
ment he could now make. Cook signi6ed his
willingness to do 30, and be will probably
make written confession. He told Cook
that he had nothing to hope for but DEATH
Gov. Willard states that his family had lost
sight OF Cook for several years, and sup.
posed he WAS dead, until upon reading his
name in the papers, he determined to visit
Charleston TO ascertain IL he was his relative.
Mrs. Willard, he states, 10 in great distress
at the conduct Of her brother.
| CTThe Richmond Whig says:
As Southern man, sincerely and devoted.
| ~ attached to Southern institutions and
Southern rights, and yet nnshaken 10 our ar.
dent devotion to the Union Of the States. we
affirm now, as We hsvo affirmed before, tina,
not even inQuisitorial tortures could force d,
into the support OF Northern or Southern
Democrat for the GpeAkership of the Hous,
OF Representatives. We affirm now, as VI
have affirmed before, that, a. patriot and
40 an honest man, who cannot and will no,
connive at the corruption which has beer
practiced snder the present proaigats- and
detsstable Administration, we should rot.
with all boldness and with all cordiality for
the very blacklist Of the Black Republican,
for Speaker IN preference 10 any Democrat
On this ground We take our stand, and OF
this ground VIC shall continue to stand, il
spite OF the wailings and howlings Of all ih,
Democratic demagogues on earth, or in tn,
regions OF their father, his sable majesty o.
the realms Of darkness.
4 VT Hon. Thos. Ewing, so distinguished al
one of the most prominent loadar. - ~,