Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-28
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A1sos, Unisa c., July1s.
DsAa DICK :-Yoa did not ask me,
Nor did I promise to write, during my |
present tour, but I an awsre Of you,
willingness to publish, and the aoxiet.
of tie the people to know what 10 going |
90 through the State, l volunteer short
letter.
This /" Alton" il some Of town
doubtless . namesake Of the creek allud.
ed to by the poet who sung.
"Fiow gently Sweet Alton, among thy green
Flow e.asly. IN sing the song in thy praise, 10.
Since ! left yoor beautiful and pros.
porous city, on the 18th uIt, l havs
travelled through . great portion Of
Southern Irwa, sndmust say the coun.
try never looked more beautiful than
than nov. You that take short and
speedy ride around the suburbs of the
CITY, think you can form some idea OF
the country At large. 10 this you are
mistaken. Take thorough trip through
Southern and Central Iowa in leafy
June" if you would see Dame Mature
decked 10 her grandest robes OF gay at
tire.
The wheat generally promises well,
and farmers feel encouraged With the
promise of . bountiful crop. Corn also
looks we'll. The late frosts n.pped in
the bud" most of the fruit, which will
be scarce there will be some in the
better protected localities. About Da-
venport there was great hue and cry
about the cbinch bug. and other insects
ruin,ng the wheat crop in some local'.
lies. There 10 nothing Of the sort where
have been. II you ever noticed it.
we have 10 almost every class OF business
men, especially farmers, q set OF PROBES
sionai g,umtlers, who are disposed to
m 4gniry q mule bill iuth a mountain,
aud anticipate an bundled told more
dau age from all the insects they can
imagine, than they ever experience.
For instance kno~ OF one fru'. grower
near Davenport who says he has sus-
tanned loss Of npwards Of $4,000 by
gophets eating of the roots OF bis fruit
trees. Who believes ita Wherever
| have been crops OF all kinds (excep,
large Fl uit) will lie frst.rate. NJ State
in the Uu,on is better adapted to sheep
growing and wool culture than Iowa,
and the farmers are showing their real'-
cation Of this fact bv largely increasing
their flock and many OF item intro
dusing superior stock. At the preseu,
high prices Of WOOL there 10 no better in
vestment. Ia connection with this let
me say that though the dog law passed
by III, last Legislature is exceedingly
unpopular among the farmers generally
it is a GOO d law for those raising sheep
Thousands of dollars worth OF sheep are
annually destroyed by worthless sheep
kill ng dogs, End it is a true policy thai
a good dog. tina: mas good Qualities as .
hunter, setter, Watchdog or shepherd
dogs are ~or,hy Of their tax. All tina,
fall below that ST andard thvnld be killed
A dog that is not worth to his ownel
the tax levied, is not worth keeping
II-~"--, many ut the small-miL dec
| farmpra-Whnse vntea c0nnt as strong III
any declare this to be the most bur-
densome and odious tax levied las
Winter, and every member that votec
Tor that measure, SHOWN comes biz
house,"
"The war" is the general topic Of con
versation wherever go !; and do MOI
pass through single town or neighbor
hood but | meet men who have brothers
or Suns, or mothers and sisters whe
have 9, rs or brothers on the battle field
who eagerly inquire az to the la,es,
news from the Division in which thei,
relatives are. They get the news on,
ke.e slowly, but ge' it right in the long
run. 1t 10 generally conceded that i,
will be long and bloody conflict, bu,
they express general wish that it may
be thorough, and all the questions now
between the Moth and South may Be
settled for all time. The war tax will
be willingly paid everywhere.
According to the report of the War
Com m,ss,oners, few months ago, low
had population OF 674,74s, OF which
1875 900 we're lighting men," ard her
quota as Get down at 1850. ] be
'leve she has already $4,000 OF the bes,
men on the battle fields pow-ot whose
peck and bravery here is no question
We nave 10000 more of the same
sort, that will march into the ranks
when they are needed (! Scores Of farm
ers have gone 10 the war, and taken
the sons some Of them not over IL
or l7-while the grandfather and Wit.
and daughters, with hired man, have
undertaken to do the field wo,k. CD
bless the women T! A man, nor any 10.
bic cause can tail SO long rs an earnest,
| determined, noble hearted woman ia en-.
listed IN the service, and the are always
On the side Of right and justice.
Moth witbstandrpg the large number
th-t have "iett The pillow in the fur,ow,' -
and gone to the war, farm hands are
tole,ably plenty, at $40 per month,
many of whom are glad to get work at
that
The recent acts Of Congress-passing
the Agricultural College act. and the
Homestead Law, and the Pacific Raj
road bill, are biy-so looked upon ty
the people. ! will enlarge upon them
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