The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-03

they have an VI nrst
rate water, easily got as any in the
Pralries at a depth of from ten to
thirty feet generally. Iowa east
of the Desmolne River, is in a fine
state Of cultivation, very little land
not,.under fence and having nice
houses, barnes, orchards ant every
thing that makes u country look
nice. Between Burlington and
Chicago is the finest improved
country 1 ever saw. The Churches
and public buildings, cities, towns,
farm houses, barnes, fences, ORCH
ards, artificial Or planted groves, IN
fact, everything shows evidence Of
a very rich soil and a very wealthy
people. Improved lands are about
as high as lands il this county Of
like improvements, some districts
are much higher, and some much
lower; good prairie farm lands a
be bought in the Eeighborhood of
Settlements and Railroads at from
six to fifteen dollars per acre, and
beyond the Terminus of r. Rs still
cheaper, and still further q settler
can get it gwen him.
The West has the following ad-
vautages over this Country: FIRST
"a farm can be made IN the Prairie
at much less labor and expense,
than IN an wooden district. Three
good horses or mules will brake
three acres of Prairie per day; two
posts and three boards or four
springs of wire will make rod of
fence, at a cost of about ninety cts.
on an average per rod. After the
land is broken a man can cultivate
about three times as many acre
with the same labor necessary In
this country. Nearly all kinds Of
farm work are done with lmprov-
ed machinery. They ride on a
spring carnage and plant and pillow
their corn /; generally driving two
horses. In one instance. l saw a
man blowing orn with two horses
four shovels TO his carriage mana
ged by lever, at his seat, and a top
10 his sea: to keep the u off,
They Reap, Now and Rake all by
horse power, and without much
manual labor. They can do this
much moro perfectly than we
probably can, because their soil Is
mellow, clear of stumps, rocks, and
roots, and there are no high hills
the country being generally level
or slightly rolling. Again they
have the advantage of this country
in Roads. The country is rolling or
level, the roads straight, the soil Is
porous and does not stay muddy
like our soil, no side hills to slip
Ten months in the year they have
nice drivIgn rovis and the balance
of the time not so bab as our spring
mud. The country is fully as
fully as healthy as Ohio. We hear
the advantage OF the West in timb>
or. water and fruit, and are not so
subject to wind and snow storms.
Vhh wind storms Of tho West are
are the great draw back in my
iournymen:, and too, L think they
are nor subject to droughth. in
some districts than VIC arc hero
The Western towns are too fast for
the country; they need less Laws
yers, Doctors, Merchants and SPECS
ulators and more farmers, and
farming; stock raising is a profita-
BILE and sure business IN the West
and yet l cannot advise any one
who has n good farm well improv-
ed, however small 1t may be, to
sell and risk being satisfied in the
West IL takes one generation IN a
new country to make the necessary
improvements to make a Home
comfortable. l do not think la
borers a do as we'll IN the West
as here, but active y Dung men of
some NEAR can certainly start IN
the West better than here. If Won
go West do not trade for Land or
buy 1t without seeing it; but get
your means into cash, go West
with your family or without as you
choose, select a district that suits
and stay there until you see a
piece of Land that suits. buy it. and
stick to it, after while If you are in
dustrious and economical you will
have a good house and perhaps a
fortune.
Rail Roads are SO easily built IN
the West that good Land IN a good
district will! all be valuable at some
day, not far distant.
e. NJ. STANBERY.
COMMERCIAL.