The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-02-13

In this dsEeEiek Within EAess ~ ~. 49,.
|iImls ABOUT $50 300 acres 81 preifis lAssd,
f6uE 10 timber 81 acres Il which sn
IS salasn u i I'm atead, NJ ~ pesson
Who ii she heed of ! lhnaii Of over We
are III twenty enc years. ed who has DC
ciared his Intention 10 becouis a citizen
Of ths United States. eJatside Of sheae
six mile limits, there are perhaps from
d, 900 10 80, oo0 aorss subject e entry at
sl,25 per acre, 100 acres of which can be
taken .sas d Homestead. But they
are hot generally desirable lands. Tim
her ID not very plenty In any Of the co,its-
ties above named. Those in which It is
most plenty, are Page, Taylor, Fremont
Mills, Harrison and Monona. Running
water il abundaat tbrougheut oil of
Western Iowa. Stone i plenty IN nearly.
all Of the counties named; No beds Of
stone coal have yss besn discovered near
er the Missouri river In the stateof Iowa
than atty miles. At that distance east,
some Hne beds of coal are now being
worked. y. T., 5f~.<= y.: s'.zlss.' I
Timber can BE- bought in any 81 the
counties abeve named, at from IS TO NO
per acre. se@ /s25 &ass.s.s5 81. ~ =.
Much OF the land in this District tub-
iect to Homestead" is as rich and
productive as any in thsworld. Most OF
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| it is high and rolling, and is well adapted
to farming purposes. The soil on the
waters of the Missouri river, is not 30
much affected by the extremes of wet
and dry as the soil further east, and pro.
duces equally as well, il not better in or
binary seasons. '>@~e FL. !. 49,, :.M-s.
| Wheat, oats. and corn, and all theveg-
etables usually grown in this climate, are
the staples, and are raised in abundance.
l give it however as my individual opin-
ion that the best business for man to
engage in, in this portion of the State, is
stock raising. including also sheep and
hogs. The price which wheat and, corn
bring at Council Bluffs, after an Gseragc
crop, will not justify transportation, es.
pecially from the interior counties. But
beet, pork, mutton, wool, butter, cheese,
chickens, eggs, and all kinds of vegeta
IbIes, always find ready market at Coun
Icil Bluffs, for cash. at fair prices. And
now, that the Pacific Railroad IS about tc
be commenced at q point opposite here,
and be pushed vigorously forward, the
market will of course grow better. .,1..
| All the fruits usually grown elsewhere
in this latitude, flourish well here so far
as tested, Peaches have not been, well
tested yet and some think they are mora
liable to freeze in this soil than in one oil
q sitter nature:
No country in the world Is more healthy
than that termed the Missouri Slope"
of which the Council Bluffs Land District
is a part. i, r.,s-
| have frequent enquiries as to the
prices in Council Bluffs of wheat, corn,
oats, horses, cattle, pork, bacon, -four,
&C., &c. .-.
To these answer: corn, last season,
was partial failure owing to the early
frost. and consequently higher than usu.
al, and sells at from so to 60 cents per
bushel, which is about thrible the ordin-
airy prices. "
Wheat never was better than last year,
and sells at from rs to so cents. Oats at
Fabout so. Flour from $3.50 to $500 per
100 pounds. Good horses are worth from
500 to $3.50 Work oxen from 500 to
500. Cows from SIS to $50. Beef on
foot about cents per pound. Pork from
s. to $3.50 per 100 pounds. Bacon 10 to
ID cents.
would say to persons who live at a
distance, and design emigrating here, to
bring but little furniture or household
goods, as the freight and charges will
more than pay the difference between
new and old furniture. ..
Building materials, and labor Of all
kinds, are high. y.
To the person who designs emigrating
to Western Iowa will say that he must
make up his mind to get along with but
little timber. If he is q poor man, he
must calculate to build, and live for .
tims in . small house. To fence hia
farm FIRST temporarily, perhaps with ditch
and endure other privations for . time.
But few years win make him the pos
sesso='of a Homestead. which, IL industry
and economy have been properly used,
will be improved and comfortable, OK.
empt from all debts and liabilities which
previous misfortune may have entailed
upon him, and with soil to till, unssr-
passed for richness and fertility. by any
| soil uDon the face af fhA earth. The