The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-12

The hrst Impression of stranger on visttiuR
Kansas In the summer and beholdinp its
worlds" Of pasiure-the:entire country, when
not cultivated, being covered with aIuxuriant
growth Of grass would be that this Is a slate
emiDently adapted TO stook-raisipR- yvo, l.
growing, and dairy purpose; and the inpres-
sion is correct. For stoclk-raising on "a large
scale, do not know what better facilities could
be afforded than those offered, especially by
that part Of Kansas lying south OF the Kansas
river, or perhaps, more particularly. that IRrt
south OF the great Santa Fe road. The range for
pasturage is unlimited, and sufficient for mill
lions OF cattle. The cost OF wlnterlng is very
slight, a little corn now and then being all that
is neeled TO keep stock in good condition that
have range in the bottoms; and the facilities
for marketing, both East and West, are grow
ing more and more perfect Indeed, wherever
stock-raising hes been gone into inteligen ntly
here, and has been well managed, the result
has been competency or wealth to the ope-
rator In very few years. The packing
OF beef for expectation is beginning to attract
considerable attention. and has been entered
upon quite largely for the present year in
Leavenworth. A considerable trade in Texas
cattle is also springing up-farmers here pur-
chasing them and fitting them for market by
grazing and feeding. They cansbe brought fresh
from Texas at very cheap figures, and after
being fed awhile make excellent beef Large
quantities. of these cattle were shipped to Chl-
cago this year byrailroad, from Abeline, a sta
ton short distance west of Fort Riley, but
they are too thin In flesh, after their long jour
ney from Texas to make good beef without
first being recuperated by feeding and rest be-
fore being shipped. Large herds OF them are
being wtntered this season In the bottoms of the
Usage and NeCsho, preparatory to being for
WBIded to market next spring. There Is no
better, sweeter, or tenderer beef than that which
is fattened upon the pratrtes OF Kansas In the
maTkethere at Lawrence the best cuts, such as
we pay from 35 To- 40 cents pound for In Phila-
delp phia, are sold for from 10 to 10 cents.
Kansas already sends beef and cattle to the
Eastern cities but eventually her great mara et
win be found in the mountainous mining
regions of Colorado and New Mexico, Tue
building OF the railroad mp the valley Of the
Kansas is opening a new outlet Tor all the pro.
ducts of this section of the State, aud. at remu-
nerative prices. Denver Is as near Chicago,
and Will soon be as easily reached. Cattle ami
transported to Colorado than they can be raised
there. Already large quantities of produce are
being shipped from mere to points Still further
west on the railroad. The constant influx OF
immigI alton of itself creates home market OF
no inconsideTable Importance.
The dairy business has never been gone into
TO any great extent by the settlers of Kansas.
l cannot understand why. Butter has COM
manded high price here for years, and three
1ourths of all that is used in the larger towns is
now brought from the East. That it would pay,
and pay largely, have no manner of DOUBT.
A shIewd farmer, living some seven or eight
miles nom this city, whose wife mad learned
went into the business few years ago, and has
grown rich at IL. Others might do the same
rather raise corn at twenty. five cents a bushel
than butter at fifty cents pound. Yet cannon
doubt that ere long the superior facilities of this
country for dairy purposes Will be turned to
practical account, and be made to contribute
as they ought, TO the wealth of individuals and
the State. T. d. t.