Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-05-21

this subject is alluded to in the fol-
lowing language;
at must not be supposed that,
because these are comparatively
old States, the best land Is taken
up. While II is perhaps difficult,
II not altogether impossible, to Sc.
cure lands in the vicinity Of cities
or large towns, or in near prox.
unity to present lines Of CONNER.
cial communication, very desirable
tracts may be obtained In sections
not remote"
The report Is mistaken In this re.
gard, for | have myself visited public
land situated scarcely q mile from
the railway, and in Lauderdale
county, in which is Meridian, the
centering point Of RAILWAYS in the
Southwest, there are still over co.
900 acres Of Government land, and
some portions Of this land are so
very near Meridian, that within a
few years they are likely to be
within the corporation limits of
this rapidly growing city.
THE PRICES or PRODUCTS.
The price of products is deter
mined by their quality and the de-.
mand, and In order accurately TO
determine this In comparison with
prices in the Western States and
California, | have made some esti.
mates, to which the. statistical ta-
bles OF the report of the Agricul-
tnral Department furnish the
oasis:
White wheat in 1865 was worth
81 20 in Illinois, Csc in Iowa, 81 %
in Kansas, 96c in Nebraska, and
$l03.in California 1t brought 50 10
In Mississippi. In the sumo year
the price of potatoes In Illinois was
Sic per bushel, in Iowa $50, In Kan
sas SAC, In California 56c, and in
Mississippi, 81 As. The compare.
tive price of hay at the same time
was $40 per ton In Illinois, 81 In
Minnesota, So 80 In Iowa, IS l6 in
Kansas, S. 40 In Nebraska, and In
Mississippi SIT. All other pro.
ducts have similar relations to each
other, and If from the price Of
these products tho freight from the
Territories be deducted, what would
remain for the farmer Ia the Terri.
tories. And Il the farmer can OBJ.
tain 81 10 for his wheat and 81 40
per bushel for his corn in Missis.
sippi, where he can get his land as
cheap, aud where the harvesls are
much greater than in the Western
States, wherefore should the farmer
60 to the Territories where he can.
not obtain more than one fourth of
the above price for his products.
But the shrewd gentlemen who
invite German emigration 10 the
Territories insist that grazing is u
principal occupation in that coun-
try, aud that instead of carrying
produce to market in wagons 1t Is
sent there on the hoof. Meanwhile
the fact is overlooked that II the
farmer desires to turn his spe-
cial attention to grazing he may
do this with peculiar advantage
In the South where stock can
feed during the entire year much
better than in the northern
Territories, where the farmers are
obliged to devote six months in the
year to secure hay and fodder for
the remaining six months. But
after this has been done, and barns
aud sheds have been built, aud q
stock has obtained o three or four
years growth, what prices will they
command ? To discover this l must
again refer 10 the reports Of the
Agricultural Bureau, whose reli.
ableness is beyond question and
above suspicion.
In these statistics the average
price OF oxen and other horned cat
tie in the States of Illinois, Iowa,
Nebraska, and California was about
the same, namely, S27 per hes
while in Texas, which, with re.
spect to means Of communication
Is on an equality with the Terrific.
ries, but which has a milder climate,
thus enabling the cattle to feed
during the entire winter,th average
price Is s. 70 per head. The herds.
man in Mississippi receives for bis
stock, which at the most, during
the entire year, he is only obliged
to feed with 8 little salt, an average
price Of 2 while in Texas, or IN
the Territories Of Eew Mexico, Ne.
vada, Colorado, Dakota, Wyoming
Montana, or Washington, the price
Is only So Is per head, and in the
latter Territories he Is compelled
besides to feed the stock from four
TO six months Of the year.
Every person DESTROYS Of emigrat-
ing can draw his own conclusions
from these facts, aud If beyond the
grazing lands Of the Territories he
can discover golden mountains, his
heated imagination can only be cool.
ed by experience, and we wish him a
prosperous journey anda long life.
IhaVe been informed by the Of
fcers OF the railroads OF Mississippi
that they are ready to offer any ia
cilitles within their power, both as
regards the purchase of lands and
transportation, to all emigrants
who may determine to settle along
their respective lines, aud | cher
ish the hope that it this society
goes resolutely to work, free trans.
portation may be obtained from all
the principal roads in the State.
do not wish that these brief re.
marks should induce any one to
emigrate to Mississippi. They are
only designed to call attention to o
subject which, l am convinced, Is
Of great interest to my country
lii -.wha..a -. "