Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-08
Letter From Missouri.
OnLIcorur. Mo Feh. 9Sd lR6s.

day politically what New England IS,
Both OF our U. S, Senators, Brown and
Henderson, voted to pass the Freedmens
Bureau Bill over the Presidents veto,
MIR. Henderson Is of the same school of
Charles Sumner, Mr.. Brown not quite
so radical hut equally up 20 the times,
Of our nine members Of the lower house
seven are Radical Republicans and act
with the party. This is our Delegation
in Congress, aud tpresents "A nearer an.
proach to uniform Republican front
than that from auy other state out of
| New England; and this too, when five
wears ago, all these members were slave
! owners.
But topic perhaps more interesting
to your readers, especially to those who
contemplate emigrating westward, is
the soil, climate and productions of our
state. The soil in Missouri is more di,
versifled than in any other State, except.
ing this there is no poor land in the
state. am better acquainted in the
northwestern portion of the state and
of this portion can say that one eau.
not be disappointed in the depth, rich.
ness and productiveness OF the soil.
Corn, wheat, potatoes, broom-cOn
hemp and tobacco grow with the least
cultivation. But stock raising is the
best paying business a man can so into
He has to feed only three or four months
The remainder of the year his stock can
roam over thousands of unfenCed acres
which are common to all. For you
must know that not one-tifth part of the
3 best lands in the state are under fence
A herdsmau is all that one needs 70
1 look after his flock from March to De-
cember.
In some portions of the country va.
ter is scarce, and this scarcity mas
f turned some back who came hoping to
= find the country perfect. But this scar
+ city prevails only in very limited dis.
. tricts, and in these water is eas,'l
reached by digging. Wood is every
n where abundant, We have no broad
l. level prairies like those of Illinois. The
= hest kind of hickory is sold in town.m
d from three to three and one-hali dollar
per cord.
II Fruit is the best thing We have
: boast oil. The flavor Of apples raised .
e. this state excells beyond compaTso-
y that Of the most choice productions o.
- New England, and the yield is aiwsy
h large and sure. Still there are VET
le few orchards, \ gentleman in the nu'
sery business tells me more trees have
N been set out in the past year in this SCI
> tion than ever before all told Grape
peaches, pears and all the berries ar
re raised with the greatest facility
al The best kinds Of unimproved land;
timber and prairie are sold at from
a. eight to twelve dollars per acre In.
II, proved lands, I. t., land that has bee.
.d broken and is under fence range from
Is ten to twenty five dollars, just in acColt.
D. ance with it's distance from the railroads
anu lOh llS anu lAC dlllOuuG VI lul HAONE'
ments. The buildings ON the farm,
very. generally would not suit Isr
monter, aud indeed, are little better
than none Ii man comes here *
L pecting to get a fine farm, with all ht
improvemv rts necessary for a comforn
- BILE home, for a mere tribe, he will b
-, disappointed, one year ago, real estate
:. was bought aud sold for less than one
a. hall what it brings now. Still a mar
may buy farm here now and unless
y the country is upheaved by MONETARY
9 crisis, he can pay for it in three year,
" To be SIRE if such a crisis does come il
damages, l>or the time, new state moH
: than an old o,.e, but it Is equally true
that the new ~, ote RECEIVERS from .
sooner than the old
A party of gentlene>' from on'',,,
vt. were here last week lookup V
lands They went back with ou' Pu.
chasing. They wanted stock farm. ~,
the high prices Of stock and land scar
them. They said they liked the couu
try better by far than they expected but
the backwoods style they couldn't
stand. Because they didn't get white
sugar and silver spoons in their COTE
they were Disguised. They may circu,
late all sorts of stories about our COUI'
try but all they saw of it was In a
snowy afternoons drive out six or eight
miles. They were homesick before they
got here, and then they were tied up
day and half by the great snow storm
and cold snaps. They stopped at a no.
tel where the sheets were not as cleanS
their wives. and where they didn't have
potatoes for breakfast. so they went
back as fast as ever they could to see
their mothers, and will not again soon
venture out of their sight nor away
from their apron strings.
( Very respectfully yours, SC.