The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-11-17

Il Fssr the Hsisessli sNainel Gazette
4 THE .sGaKAr wEsTs'
/ KxszxrEc, Monona, Co., lows.
Mn. EpiroR - GaoRlols WEATHER Eha.
taSsill harp;ns on iny daugh,es?r- Yes; and
l shall harp, and harp, and harp, so lors =.
such weather cohsiDass. In reply to YOU,
/ intimatios that Il in fair way 10 become
/ oos of the shri.liest Of .swestern shriekers.n =
i / hare cnly 70 say that man who acadia,
shrek over the serene skies. desic;ou,
hree1ee, beuntifriGors, and other iesirabls
accessories Of superior climate with which
we have been hlesse6 this gear, deserves 10
be struck syoics.sss. And not only should
be be struck voieelcss, but blind, for our
country, always beautiful, under the iuau-
enee Of ths cleaning i,alianized skies Of
1850, is particularly ettractivs 10 the vision
| Of nature -lorip, man. Hckomok eulosixsd d
the autumn Of SO, loyingly. You vii! re-
member that Idid my'best 10 praise Of the
splendid winter. cf $50 end CO. Now am
happy to inform the iroy!d (minnslhe heath
| en1 that eur warm season has been all from
the same brilliant pattern. II has been &he
| mes, delightful weather throughou,-scarcely
day that could be considered an exception.
We have had all the rain that was desirable,
in the form of short, refreshing showers.
Such abundant crops were never raised in
| this section before, a circumstaace tha. has
cheered the dreoping spirits of our farmers
wonderfully. Last fall some persons pre-
6icied bad winter; in the winter same
prophesied bad spring; again in the spring
more predictions affirming that the summer
weuli be a hard one; all of which rredic-
tions have happily come TO naught, and so
long period have we enjoyed this nc p}as
ultra weather that no one is hardy enough
to venture the cpinion that j. may not last
forerer' Thst the West lis ia "great country.
even the country editors of down East are
at last obliged to admit; and as one Of the
principal elements of it's greatness mention
the climate in glowing terms, giving not a
whit more praise, you can be assured, than
it richly deserves. Although the western
climate is sometimes subject 10 disagreeable
extremes, a series of years will show it to
possess all the superior merits that have been
attributed to it. Now suppose you nrc as
glad 10 see signs OF withdrawal of nv
finger from your uedihef hpiton-hole as u
child is TO hear the amen of long, devo-
tioBal sermon. You are quite right TO in
dulge in sensations Of relief fer am rot
likely to recur 20 the subject again. When
the weather changes viii resign my clerk
ship TO that worthy correspondent Of years
who promised, long ago, to give your readers
extensive glimpses Of the '.dafk sidep Of
western life.
III any of your readers are possessed Of
lingering doubt as to the superiority Of tho
West, from an agricultural point Of view,
let them come now and be convinced. II
they have any doubts as to the fertility Of
soil. theease with which it may he cultivated,
the facilities for turning industrious, perse-
vering labor, into capital and comfort, which
renders the West peculiarly attractive 10 the
farmer, | say let them come now and be con-
vinced. From every western State comes
up the joyful cry, "Large ard excellent
crops" II prices hold good, and the pros
pect seems fair that they will, the last sign
Of "dolorous dumps" into which the West
was thrown by the double misfortune crisis
and bad wcather-will he swept away and
the good nature Of prosperity will break
over the land in joyous smile. Yes, sir
JOY, iollity and jubilation; hogs, hominy and
hams; politics, patriotism, and pennies
corn, cattle and corner lots, (lithographed,)
lard, lager, Long Abes and Little Giants: all
these, and much more, will radiate from the
homes Of happy western men to the remotcs,
corners Of the "rest of mankind Ito say
nothing about the lately discovered planet
Japan. with spot ont which the astrono-
mers call Tycoon. Pshaw! begin to des-
pair. fear never shall be practical more
than five minutes at time. Supposipg |
put in n fact to atone for the digrcsaion.
Last spring we planted some common field
corn, of the western white dent variety. 1t
came up thesixth Of May. At FIRST it looked
weak and yellow, but soon recovering II
made the dirt fly. On the 4th of July the,
cornstalks averaged seven feet in height, and
the silks and spindles appeared. On the
10Th OF J1ly we ate green corn from that
field. The FIRST week in August this corn
averaged about nine feet in height, much as
il being ten feet, and some more. The cars
stand about six feet high and are very large.
We are now sheling some corn to carry TO
mill. There would be nothing remarkable
about the growth Of this field of corn pro-
vided the cultivation had been carefully at
tended to: but the fact is otherwise. No
manure was used, and all the cultivation it
receired was to have a shovei-piow run
through it twice. Such rapid growth is too
common in Iowa to excite comment, and !
only mention it as one of the many good
things we are fond Of displaying to the as
tonishmcnt of the natives of Fathcrland.
Careful. iaborons, pains-takipg farming one
rarely sees in the West; the wonder being
that such splendid crops can be raised with
such a small amount of the rudest application
IL is feared that such results often have the
effect OF premium to laziness; and am
more than half inclined to think the fear
well grounded. Il no uncommon thing for
a smart, thrifty Yankee, after be has lived
in the West teh years to become so careless.
free and easy, as to obliterate all traces Of
the distinguishing characteristics Of New
England. This depends much upon the char
meter of the community he settles in. Iowa
has harvested prime large crop of wheat,
and the corn crop will be enormous. This
statement he's Sdsgood Of nearly every county
in the State. The lower tier Of counties IL
said to be suffering from drought. Monona
county, for the 6rst time raises all the wheat
and corn she needs. The great molasses crop
is all needed by the old bachelors!
The same old tune, Mr.. Editor! (Here
90 again. WHAT'S the use Of resisting man.
ifest destiny ?-aWf!l it ever be grinding s''
you excIaim--The Great West. Don't you
ike it Shut your eyes then and harden
your heart. Don't you.listen when they tell
you that the upstari stripping Iowa has many
true Republicans jss the blessed Old Pine
Tree State! And when the censos book
comes to thy dignifed hsnd knock thy devil
Jo.. -;th - ara roop IN kp;uvarh gsE;1vraa