The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1869-04-14

| uOm Ever mas ltS WICK Deen wei
trimmed and its frcs brightly burning
in Iowa; and so it will ever be. The
cause of such rapid growth must be
looked for in natural advantages. On
each side it is bounded by rivers
which are among the largest in the
world, while it lies within lines of
latitude which gives a climate in a
high degree favorable for health and
bodily activity; and, also, for the pro-
duction of staple articles of food
which are ofquick sale, and which are
pre- duced in brief periods Of time, and
with little labor. The area in square
miles, which is $500, is larger than
all England. nine ;on.i,s of the surface
is prairie, with soil from one to six
feet deep. The Des Moines, Cedar,
Iowa and other rivers penetrate the
interior Of the country giving album
dant water; andit is conceded that the
scenery along the banks of some Of
these rivers, is as beautiful as any in
our land. And here let me say q
word to the ladies' who love flowers
and flower gardens. Here you will
find phlores of every hue-white, pur.
pie, red and crimson; lilies, roses and
most all perennials grow wild here on
the prairies. In the gardens where
annuals are cultivated they grow lux.
uriously. Great country for grapes,
melons, hops and tobacco, every thing
in short, that is raised in the tempe
rate zone. You can raise cattle, as
well as grain, for onc-quarter of the
labor and expense that you can in any
Of the Eastern States. People here
are friendly, and their invitation to all
honest, industrious men is, come; the
vast prairies say come; the healthy
climate says come; good society says
come; the good water says come, and
the voice is to all wanting homes.
As many ofyour readers are nquiring
Of me if Iowa farming pays, l would
say to that portion who are interested
in this rather queer question, but one
often asked in the States farther East:
If q man moves here and waits "ior
something to turn up" it will not pay;
but if he pulls off his coat, and rolls
up his sleeves, and goes in, "turns up
T'(hcsoN; russ cf~nuvs@nlroses
his place, it uM pay. | will give you
one incident which is now uppermost
in my mind, but which is only one of
thousands, showing whether farming
pays in this country. A little more
than year ago Mr.. Stephenson
came to this place with little money
in his pocket, stout heart, a
strong arm and good span of horses.
Instead Of sitting down in idleness,
using up his means and complaining
because he could not get rich, he went
out three miles west Of town and
bought so acres of prairie at SS per
acre, and Immediately commenced
breaking it up, which being done, he
spent the winter in preparing fence
ing; last spring he sowcd it with
wheat, and while the grain was grow
ing, put up the fence. The crop was
harvested, thrashed and one thousand
bushels sold at 81 Is per buslel, real
izing the handsome sum of S1,115,
with some five hundred bushes left
for home use and next years seed.
Thus one years crop paid the whole
price of the land, breaking, seed, seed
ing and harvesting. Intelligent, in
dustrious Iowa farming does pay. One
pair of horses with the Moline plow
will break two acres per day, that was
never plowed before, with all ease.
You can commence cutting hay on the
prairies the 18th of June, and NOW
and stack until October. Can com
mence in October to husk corn, and
husk all winter, with the exception oi
a few COLI days, which for the present
winter, l must say, are like Gan
gels visits" "few and far between
Iowa is said to be SO cold and windy
that plasters are necessary to keep q
mans hair on his head, and that you
might as we'll attempt to raise roses on
dog -fcnnel as fruit in Iowa. This is
not much exaggeration Of what some
people in the Eastern States think OF
us; but, they are badly mistaken. To
dispose of their foolish notion, we call
their attention to the fact---that an
Iowa fruit grower took the first pre-.
MUM on apples at the Illinois State
fair at Quiucy. How does that dove
tail with the Illinois assertion tina,
Iowa can't raise fruit? If persons in
the East, who have been educated to
believe that Iowa is the coolest spot or