Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-21
THE CITY.

WAIVED TO RENr.-A comfortable
dwe'l ling house near the business portion OF
the city, with five or six rooms. AIrly at this
office
EMJoyISG IT.-The sleighing was
splendid Yesterday and the people were OCT in
inll force enjoying it in the most approve
style.
TRIAL.-some day this week the Fire
King toys will give their new bell thorough
tes. n tie people shonld hear come noise
they need not be at oil alarmed.
PrRsoxAL. We understand that
Capt J s Slaymaser, Of the d. C. As, Iowa
second, was 10 town yesterday. We believe
i, is he fret yisi. since his company left, las.
May.
GAMr.-Over two tons Of prairie
grouse. etc. were shipped by express. ever
the NJ. d ii. read. on Saturday 10 Nrw Y"!k,
from points along tho line. OF course the
game was killed within the tim presc,ited hy
1 u
inquire.
THE THEATRE Another agree able
sntertainn. ut wa exhibite! l., lie relebI hted
actress. Mrs. k.nke., last evening, al Il! Ger
man Theatre, which wa- Aighly appreciated ! :
! al present The house was fell ard overflow
ing with spectators. This Is becoming u de
cidedly popn'a, Institution, and all those who
attend " Ill never regret it,
WraiN few days an order will be
given for the consolidation OF the lGih an1
18th Re2iueits. l. is ~ molahe Tat the Ger
mans will he allowed o.e field ofiicr, hut
whether it will te Lieut. Colonel or a Ms jor
it lie nncertain-but probably the latter. 1hi-
arrangement should have been consumma ted
weeks ago. and expense saved thereby.
Crowned. D.-The NJ. Il NJ. road is
crowded with business. Not great deal !s
done in the passenger .ine--ior people do q
lrav el much now, Ualess they have some coed
excuse for IT. but the rei.hting ia very heavy
taxing the capacity Of every ear on the
road. The amount Of pork. cattle. aud Grain
that paeses through each day is surprising.
The late arrang ,ne mt in regard to passenger
trains is advantageous 1t Lakes it go :hn,
people from the towns along the line ~ far
out as Iowa City, can come into the city III q 4
morning and transact business during the day
an then return in the evening. 1t Is great
G,,l .l
| Il i. decided ADVANTAGE 10 them. We hope
; that the arrangement will be ornament. T.ns
Of thousands of dollars would flow into this
market which otherwise would find other
points for nveetment.
We are right glad to notice the prosperity
of the road, and hope it viii be such as 10 SEE
cure its extension 10 the capital before two
years have p-ssed.
Wool GRowIsG Pork is dull, and
probably will 10 for long time. The State is
oversto,ked with the article. Every farm
teens with it. and every market is glutted with
dead hog.. Speculation. or even remuneration
may not now be looked for in that direction
| But this j. 10 time for encouragement. When
one thi fails try another. The beat chance
at the present time is the cultivation of wool
and mutton. Generally speaking there is but
ll:le wool produced in Iowa. Though We
have as good facilities for producing it as eny
other state in the Union, we have been cling
ing to the poor policy Of depending upon our
eastern friends for that article. Wool can be
raised in Iowa cheaper than i. can in Vermont
What sense is there, then, in depending upon
that or any other State for wool? None at al
This was as true in times of peace as to day
yet the people were not so willing to look at it
As matter Of profit there is no other cror
like wool, nor will there Le for the next eight
years go the sooner onr farmers begin to i, .
crease their hocks the better it will be for the
On our broad prairies there is plenty Of rich
pasturage. and from the sloughs plenty Of hay
can be cut for winter consumption. A fl OK o
thousand eheep will produce at least five
thousand pounds of wool, which is worth a,
least $4,000. saying nothing of the patu
raj increase Of the flock. One man can tax.
care of them in summer AMI winter. Thei,
food il summer coats the owEer nothing, and
in winte, it is t,lling. The increase spoker
Of covers all expense Of every kind, ard II.
wool is the nett prof.. How many pounds o
pork would farmer have to raise at 4 cents
per pound to nett him $4,000; say there il
two cents per pound profit How much whea
woui he have to raise at IS cents per bueh
el to nett 81 600, putting the profit per bushe
at rs centsf Our IA. mer friends should loo
into this matter little. A farmer living
hundred miles in the interior has thou eanr
pounds Of wool and thousand bushels OF whea
o.day the rice Of each at such a point i
about equal To get the wool to market woule
inv olive the necessity OF using one team abou
one week. while to move the the Thousand
bushels Of wheat would involve the use Of Q
teams for the same time. These are matter
for consideration. The time has arrived whel
our farmers must tuln their attention to III
matter. All the extra funds should be put in
to sheep as fast as possible. By q recent &C
Of the Nebraska Legislature each citizen is en-
titled TO hold flock of 500 sheep free from
: taxation and execution. Nebraska will b
} known hereafter - the poor mans paradise
, Our Les stature win probably exempt Eft
! from taxation and execution. With this en-
couragement let cur farmers put the ball i
motion. {.
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