The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1863-05-14

III the vicinity Of Indiantown We OBJ
errcd number Of very fine farms 81.
|Mated between the village and the pro
posed railroad station for that place.
They were generally well fenced and
cultivated, and the growing grain upon
hem, looked very thrifty and promising.
We observed also that west or the vii.
age Judge Salisbury and Nj. Dunn,
we're very finely situated upon we'll cu!-
waited farms, with neat yards enclosing
painted and comfortable buildings.
Three variety stores grocery or two,
pne hotel two shoe shops, wagon shop
fnd blacksmith shop compose Ike bu-
Piness part ofthc place We think there
pre marked evidences, tat i, oncc en-
f"yed more pal'ny days. The railroad
las superseded tcaming to market, the
benefits Of which it once greatly en-
6,ycd, and the deprivation of which, it
now seriously feels.
The present railroad station FOR their
ase, is situated, about one mile and 4
half south west Of town, for the acco.
mediation ofthat place and also Lcgrand
Situated in Marshall county. Bat i:
really serves as a very poor accommo-
|dation, for both places & they arc much
dissatisfied with the arrangement. They
|arc endeavoring to secure station 70,
each lace. The one selected by tie
|r"nrle Of lndiantown is about mile
south east OF The town where the rail.
road crosses the public road. Should 4
station be given them there, the old
town will undoubtedly be moved down
10 form = new one. The Touring mill.
an saw mill, situated upon the river
near the ,%n, are doing very good
business, judging from appearances.
IN travelling nor,hwa,d, We also End
much 10 admire !; not only in the bean.
t'tni appearance Of nature, dressed, in
her spring robes Of living green, but in
the labors ofthe hu,bandman, the marks
It whose industry are visible and exhi-
b'tei in the shape Of well fenced and
cultivated farms. We find number of
these in Howard township also in
Perry, where we observed that nun.
her OF rev dwellings were being cree
'ed, In Buckingham We found a nun
her Of excellent farmers. The village
ct Buckingham remains in Statu ana,
except some fresh interest taken in i'm
proving gardens and ornamcnting door
yards. Mr.. D. Conncl jr., the only
merchant IN the place, has well filed
store, and We think is doing good bu.
s:ncsa.
denceeo township, in the north cas-,
corner Of on county, fairly deserves
and will take the name Of being the
garden Of lama County. We find here
. nrmber Of farmers, whose incomes
range from $500, To s1,7oo. Their
farms are really model farms, and they
take pride in making them so. Some
OF the larger farmers, cultivate from
eighty to two hundred acres. This
amount is pillow land exclusive ofpasturc
and meadow In no part Of the county
have we ever yet seen the land SO
thoroughly cultivated. Take for ex
ample one OF the largest farmers in that
and perhaps the largest one
J" the county. This year he puts in
with the-aid Of hired man and 4 bow
l6O acres 10 wheat, and oats.
liz corn ground Of so acres, after being
carefully plowed is narrowed. thorough.
", then passed over with the cultiyator
and then narrowed again, before being
marked out for planting. To say that
The ground is in rs good condition for
planting as garden is not saying too
much. Some Of them after PLANTING
pass over the ground with a large rol
'er We find in Perry, Clark, Bucking-
ham and Geneseo, very general dis
position for Improvement this spring
especially in the fruit line. A large
number Of young apple trees have been
planted throughout these townships the
present spring: A very commendable
enterprise and one which we wish was
general throughout the county.
At Dr.. Daniels who has q fine resi-.
dence in Buckingham, and takes mu. h
pride in raising evcrgreens and variety
OF shrubbery, we gathered an item
which we deem worthy Of publication.
lie showed 10 a peach tree, in full bloom
grated upon wild plum stock near
the root, two years ago this ep, ing,
while other peach trees standing near