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profit would be realized than could be from
a ike investment in Iowa or Kansas The
soil is warm readily frees itself or is freed from sur
plus water is not addicted TO weeds; may be plowed
at least 200 days in year; may be sowed OF planted
in the Spring when Minnesota is yet sOhdly frozen;
while the CROP early matured, is on hand to take adj
vantage of any sudden advance in the European or
our own seaboaTd markets. Labor, Also is cheaper
and more readily procured in the neighborhood Of
this great focus of immigration than it is or can be
in the West; and capable farmers may
take their pick Of the workers throng
ing hther from Europe, at the moment
of their landing on our Shore OF course the owner
of such an estate as / have roughly out
llned would be likely to keep part of his purchase
in timber improving the quality thereof by cutting
out the less desirable trees, trimming up the rest
and planting new ones among them; and ne woula
be almost certain to devote some part OF his
farm annually to the growth of Roots Vegetables
and Fruits. But have aimed to show only lIIa' no
would grow grain here at profit and think have
succeeded His GO bushels of corn tshelled per aI9
could be sold at his crib year with another lor
GO silver dollars; and he need seldom wait month
after busking il for customers who would gladly
take his grain and pay the money Tor IL
This would be Just about double "H''
the Iowa or Missouri farmer can expect to average
for his Com The abundant fodder would also Do
worth in New-Jersey at least double It's Value III
Iowa and Judge that tie farmer able 10 Duy' pre-
mare fer;ze and cultivate 200 acres OF the jersey
borrcpsD could make more than thrice the profit to
no realized bv the owner Of 400 acres. He would
plow and seed as well as thrash, SHE'LL cut stalks
and straw, and prepare the food of his animals
wholly by steam-power, and would soon learn to
cultivate a square mile at greater expense than is
II II, g
This essay is not intended to prove that Grain is
not or may not be proftably cultivated at the West,
nor that it is unadvisable for Eastern farmers
to migrate thitler in order TO cultivate it.
What maintain is, that Wheat, Indian Corn, and
nearly all our great food staples, may also be profit
ably produced on the seaboard, and that thousands
of square miles now nearly or quite unproductive
may be wisely and proftaby devoted to such pro-
ductiOn.
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