Nebraska advertiser., 1870-07-14
Crops IN Nebraska, Northern Missouri
and Southern Iowa.

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and Southern Iowa.
= I.atterly we made trip through
portions of Atehiscn County, No.,
Ffemont County, Iowa, and Cass,
Sanders, Lancaster, Gage, Johnson
and Nemaha Counties, Nebraska.
Through the counties i'm Missouri
and Iowa, in the Missouri river bot
tom, corn, as a rule, never looked bet
ter-in fact is all the farmer could de-
Sire. Especially is this the case where
it was planted early, deep, and has
been wen titled. We noticed cases,
however. of late, shallow planted and
poorly TILED fields, which gave album
dant evidence of ali these short COM
ings. Corn must be planted early and
deep in order that itmay be sufficient
ly advanced and established to contend
successfully with the dry weather in
cident 20 this section of country at
this season of the year.
= Wheat, barley and oats were well
advanced, and an excellent stand.
Barley and fall wheat were being har-
vested all along our route in the three
States, and the number of shocks,
size and height, indicated number one
crops.
Thnpugh Cass county, in this State,
we found about the same condition of
crops as in the Missouri bottom, on
the other side of the river. To Lin
coin we-went over the b. & M. r.. r..
in Nebraska, which leads through
Cass and Sanders, and portion of
Lancaster, up the Platte and Salt
Creek Valleys, through Ashland. We
had never before travelled this route,
and acknowledge to delight and sur
prise. A finer body of land we have
not seen, with most flattering pros
poets of crops. Along Salt Creek
valley in Sanders county, all kinds of
crops were wanting rain bad, however
The straw of small grain was short,
but the heads looked of good size and
plump. Fine water power at Ash
land, and altogether a most glorious
country for the farmer.
TN Lancaster county, about Lincoln,
rapid and substantial, Improvements.
are being made agriculturally, and
crops look well.
From Lincoln to Beatrice we trav-
eIed oyer, to us, another new section
of county. We contin ued up Salt.
Greek valley, and across the divide to.
Indian Greek, tributary of the Big
Blue, and down that VALLEY. The.
crops, especially along the bottoms,
were also -fine. We were astonishedl
etfhe number OF farms opened up, as
weitaseat the state of adyancement.
The farm OF the Preys, between Lin
coin and Beatrice, will compare favor
ably with any of class number one in
the old States. A fine large apple and
peach orchard ofbearing size and age !,
waspa leading feature. Artificial
groves, large enough for use; large
herds of stock-horses, cattle and
sheep; good fences, clear running
stock water, huge barn, and all other
essentials of a first class farm, are to be
found under the management of the
Prey.fanlly.
8 Along Indian Creek to Beatrice the
crops as elsewhere were good. From
Beatrice vid Tecumseh to BrownvilIe,
we have recently spoken of the Agri-.
cultural progress and condition, and
need not, therefore, repeat now.
In the foregoing we have spoken in
general terms and of general charac-
teristics. In going over the country
named we have noticed these features.
An the counties of johnson and Gage,
and LaAcaster more particularly, and
along the Salt Creek valley, we feel
convinced better quality, and per-
.haps a better yield, of wheat is to be
had than along the Missouri river and
the counties bordering thereon. About
the same difference, however, is In
favor of the river counties as to corn
growing. The soil is thinner in the
western counties, more compact, and
therefore better for small grain. Fall
wheat. should be sown, however, In
order that it might be the sooner
harvested, and out of danger before
the dry season.
HBy-the-way, Nebraska farmers are
getting over the idea that fall wheat
cannot be raised profitably in this
State: Where it is planted with care
drilled and rolled-good crops invari-
ably follow. Like fruit growing: /:
only wants to be tried to find it works
H&&2s Pima T.af Of uo~s