New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-15


ibe n selves as having 80 days provisions on haao'
and one man had So in money, but no one had $io;
At America, in the same county, IN IN audience OF
I8 farmers only one out of tho IL raised one bushei
of corn 10 the acre; OF these sowed whea', hha .
Of tbese 8 raised bushcl to the acre; II planted
more potatoes than they raised; one perion had -
in money aud 10 had ~ days provisions
STATE hENT OF DAN. NEWCOMB.
al live al Cent,alia, Nemaha County, h. J. was
born in Washington County, Vermont. Have @iV
acres of land-10 acres In cultivation. Settled 10
April 1850. / leased % neighbor eighteen
aces Of old ground, for which "s "
nav $40 | put IN So acres Of corn, acres OF Po'
tnioep with at kinds e garden Seeds including one,
half acre Of Leans and raised bushels OF potatoes,
rex of beats and nothing ese, save one mess OF green
corn. have three persons IN my family anu man
end reed for coming season. L have now on manu-
Nov g. 1901 80 pounds Of -four, % pounds Of corn
meal, pounGs Of buier one-balf bushei Of oesns'
bushels Of IoIatoes peek OF Beats one-ba o"snei .,
turiirs rounds Of sugar, BOUNDS OF coffee ana ~
in money. Ny stock consists Of one span OF horses,
ope COW ard eight hogs, aud have hay and coarse
fodder To keep them on but 10 corn. Uness can get
help, shall be forced to leave the country ,iyrycomes
STATEMENT OF N. J. IRELAND.
"NygAHA COUNTY, X. TT live at America, ana
was Ih ed in Otsego County, n L., ana nave pvso IN
.Jaekson County, Pa. Mott, aim County, Michigan;
buchanan County, Mo-, and Atclison County, ~ j.
have 100 acres OF lard, 100 aces under Improvement
and Ills ,eagon put in If corn in the month OF
Anil IL acres of potato,s III acres OF oats With all
Kinds Of common garden seeds, and raised ~ bushels
of very poor corn ard nothing ele. have seven per-
cons in n family 81 head of hogs, yoke Of cattle
~ an of horses, cows and colts, and have abont
lalf corn foddeTaI Lay to keep my stock on. DIV
means are very limited tis season, owing 20 my crops
falling, and Ills lie The with al of my neighbour
We must Lave stance from come source or wsshal
scme Of Us suffer- N. j. IRELAND"
STATEMENT OF GEORGE BLANkLEY.
born aud rtised to mamie God in Adams County, and
moved to Bedford County, Pa, snd then came 10
Lncas County Iowa, and thence to Kansas Territory.
have leo acres OF land Is improved. Ills season
cultivated l6acIes OF corn one-bah acre OF potatoes
and planted garden, but raised only II bushels Of
corn bushels beats and 20 gallons Of sorghum uolas.
ses. ! have two sons, who are now in MIssouii
gathering at three bushels ece per day, which
they will laul Lone 100 miles with yoke OF oxen.
have eight in my family. settled here in 1871 am
III. best clad of any one in my fan lily is clothes were
literally lie Of Iags.) j am 81 yean old, and am
without d liar and in need of clothing, provisions,
and means to live on ill can raite crop ,,y,vv,
STATEMENT or 5. II. EDDY.
81 live az America, Nemaha County, X. L. was
born and rsifed at Spiingyille, Erie County, N T.,
and 70 tits place in the Spring Of DO and .etted
on the fam now live on. have lSi acres % IN
proved with plenty of timber and water iput IN ~
acres Of corn on cid ground acres of potatoes, and
every kind Of garden seed and aised only 10 bushels
OF bad corn ard rotbing tlse. have bushels OF OLD
CON- half sack # tiour and some chickens, but no
groceries ard ave no money 10 get anything with.
have FIVE in my family four head Of cattle two horses
ten ries and have corse fodder keep my cattle but
nothing for my horses or hogs; and yet am rather
better IF than majority Of my neighbo.s save, per-
haps, Mr. Ireland. ,. IA. EDDY
TIE next place | visited was Holton, the County
seat of Jackson County, X. T., where arrived on
Sundpy, Nov. u, and after had made known my
business, the citizens concluded TO bold meeting
that evening and accordingly dispatched cOurlers 10
the tanners in the vicinity and ut night addressed
an audience Of, say, eighty persons, twenty OF whom
were farmers. None Of these twenty had raised
bushe Of corn 10 the acre, aud two had planted
more corn than they raised, and the whole twenty
had planted more potatoes than they raised Five had
thirty days provisions md three persons had $40
in money and one had So.
trl jefferson County, found the people in about
the slme condition IA elsewhere and they had been
very active in organizing for relief purposes, and
were about sending off four agents to solicit aid nor
their County. 1 found the people iully aware vi
their necessities.
STATEMENT or L. b. CONNELL.
81 live At Oscaloosa, Jefferson County, X 7. Twas
born and raj, ed in Ricbland County Ohio, and moved
fiom there 10 Wapello County, Iowa, aud thonce %
kausas Territory. / have 100 Of land, %3 acres
improved 20 aces under fence and put in y acres OF
COIN ard planted large garden, including 81 worth Of
chi, I'd and 700 Dillon sets and planted bushels OF
good potatoes, in good soil and old ground and raised
Io oIions no conn., OILY about bushels Of nubbins,
ard from TO bushels Of poor potatoes, and nothing
esc. l am practical farmer, and have been all my
life ard cultivated ground mole faithfully and
have nothing to chow for my labor: nave ten head
Of cattle two horses, ten hogs, aud have about one
third enough 10 Winter them on, and little more than
nothing to hive on. IL. Is. CORNELL
After my return to Atchison, l collected the fol.
lowing statement in reference to the wants Of the
people Of Marshall County:
STATEMENT OF WILLIAM THOMPSON.
81 live at Blue RAPIDS, Marshall County, X. L. My
condition Is fair average OF the situation Of my towns
people. / Lave 2+0 Of land, well watered and
euty Of timber and prairie. In 1889, cultivated
eleven sces aud red $40 bushels Of corn $50 bushels
Of lOstCef, ard garden vegetable, 20 the amount OF
fifO. In lS6c, cultivated - acres and raised only
tive bushels OF oor conn., four bushels Of small potatoes
ard nothing lie. i cane 90 the Territory with Fix
borss thrte wagons ten sacks of -four and other pro-
VlsCns IN proportion, ard hid 81 go in cash and now
have but one borse, no corn, -four, or money NV
wife cooked onehAlf Of ell the provisions had aud
gave to ne 10 live on willie my way 10 Aohison.
have nine in tie family and seven bead Of cattle
feed this Winter. I am practical farmer and never
worked more faithfully than this year born and
Gised 10 seventeen years Of age in Christian County,
ny, and resided NJ EdwAldsyile, Madison County,
H., seven years, and removed thence TO Hampton,
Rock leland County ILL.,, where lived twelve years
ard then removed to Ashland Richland County, Wis
and then came 10 Kansas. Ii any one doubte my |
satement, rtfer them TO me. WLLIAs TaoNPsoS."
STATEMENT OF DR.. o. y. BARBOUR.
Z" ] live al herrimack, Msrshall County, X. T. 1 |
came TO Kansas in 1857 / born in Cincinnati, |
Ohio, AID raised in Louisville, Ky. and since have
lived in Cincinnati Ohio, where praeiiced medicine,
and had a drug store at OF Court and Mound
streets. The past have been engaged in farm
ing merchandising and the practice of my profession.
10 1889 cultivated ten acres, and raised 400 bushels
corr, ten loads of pumpkins fifty bushels Of potatoes
and garden vegetables 10 the amount Of $50 In 1860
fifteen acres and raised nothing and have
nothing that raised 10 live on. live rs miles directy
west OF Atcbson, the Big Blue and my address Is