Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-01-12

L. direction. There is large quantity OF
first class land on the Soldier and its
branches. 1t is inferior to the Maple only
because it is narrower; but as the ooun
try east from the Maple assumes more the
character of rolling prairie, and there arc
numerous broad creek and cannon bot.
toms which can prohjably be cut up into
farms, the Soldier is capable OF sustaining
a heavy population. ! believe there are
not more than half dozen farms open
on the Soldier valley. Timber is scarce.
The last valley, the Boyer, runs across
the corner Of the county The whole
Boyer Valley is well known to be supe.
rior farming district. Besides the bottom
and slope lands there is plenty Of good
rolling prairie. Fight or ten farms opened
timber plenty. We have now crossed
the county, SO miles. 1t is . miles north
aud south. When the high bottom Of the
Asht N Ridge, the bottom an slope OF
the Sioux, Maple, Soldier and Boyer val,
Hcs-besides the slopes Of numerous
creeks not mentioned-are considered, it
will be seen that Mouona has large
quantity Of superior iarn land. We have
so much that cur settlers turn up their
noses at such land as many farmers til
in the counties below US. A for the fer
tility Of the soil it IS rich enough 10 raise
anything that will grow; and there is
hardly any limit to the depth of its rich
ness on the bottoms and Slopes. 4 man
that would com plain OF the soil Of Mono
ma, would get up in the night purposaly to
bite his grandm0thcr
Al the common farm proi3css of the
West are raised here with complete sue
cess. Oar county is too new 10 deal in
specialltes, bat such experiments as have
been tried, serve to prove that we can
successfully raise anything that nouri.hcs
elsewhere in Iowa. We know that al!
kinds of berries thrive tinciy, and pea
nuts, sweet potatoes, wiater grain aud
Catawba grapes have been grown without
difficulty.
1t is generally conceded that stock rails
ing is the most profitable business for
western farmers. Believing this to he
true. wish to show WHY il is particularly
profitable in Mouona county. Our bottom
lands Furnish an unlimited quantity of
good hay which Only costs the gathering;
that is, one dollar per ton. Superior pas
tnraye j. free as air 70 eyery,hjrr-
Springs and creeks abound in ,l, paris
The eastern half or h'uh' portion Of the
ro1uty. IS e>pc2int'v we'll uiap;cd to 81 erp
raising. Oar winters are UNUSUALLY mild
rendering the time for FEEDING cattle com
short. In fine our r.r;.itin.
are suc0 that we ra;,e sr,c,, a,s,,r,
small cost and. N,,.n taken into acr,un.
that The ny;cos raii il. for wool and da;rv
traaurts are iuyarjaG'y -a..l with u,rn
deacv 10 be- better N tho Tlt,re I ranld
scarcely h hJd forth ANY or~atr~ :.d,irr.
mert T. the rm; rant I.s:ual.s n, eDs.r
in. ia ,he ra,~iuy Oh SILK.
Napnns has l,.,,yrpn -,#g AMI QHG ,,.ha.
bi-anta. 4 qooilv slr;akn...r nj. ,h.r9 are
Yankees. TIE c,untv ha. been well r,v
crn4d. there being no debt t. wa.eh nInql
the aLau}dar, & Ila .,.,r,a q, in. 'on
trHry. il la, r.rra S%apa IanI ruD1
FINN H.. tt.nnrsl ,,,yarr,,cnt
which the peonl. haze he nriyjIe.er Of, dis
posing f q, ths best ad,,r,a,-. \ r,r
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