The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-02-10
Cedar County - More Outlet
Needed

CEDAR County - More Quite
Needed.
The county Of Cedar, separated
one tier Of counties from the XississipI
river. holds no mean rank among tn
one hundred good counties in the goo
State of1owa- It Is square county
containing exactly sixteen COMPRESSION
n townships, or 3ss. $40 acres of land
or this land, the very large proportion
for this State. Of 24l $40 acres. is inciosed
Only one county. Clinton, has create
number. The value per acre fixed b.
the State Board of Equalization, Sl2o2
was greater than that of but three othe
counties in the State; and the to.a
assessed value Of land, 81 ,355,no, onl,
exceeded in five counties. The number
of acres under cultivation in ls6S was
Is, $50. Clinton and Scott counties alone
having more.
In regard to products, this high rank
il fully maintained. In lSss, Ceds:
county produced 7s4 ,s32 bushels oil
wheat only eight cnnntiAs a-'-e l-tsc.,
sol ,lS2 bushels OF oats, only five coun-
ties exceliing; aud 1904 1874 bushels OF
corn, with only two counties in the
advance. In the total value Of farm
products for the same year, Cedar ranks
fifth at 81, OBS 1858. The value Of stock
cold, SOS, 073, was greater than in any
other county, Clinton and Johnson
coming next, though many thousands
below.
These Statistics, taken from the last
State Census report, show conclusively
that Cedar county is equalled by few
and excelcd by none in the State in its
productive capacity. With a popula
ton that only ranks twentieth, its
productiveness is not at present exceed
ed by more than five counties in the
State of Iowa, and this with vast re-
sources yet undeve!oped, with less than
half Its terrstory under cultivation, and
with comparatively few Of the cultivated
acres made 10 yield what care and labor
will hereafter exact
While Cedar has plenty Of streams
including long sweep Of the beautiful
Cedar river, and a consequent plenty of
timber for many years use, the total
amount Of land unfit for agricultural
purposes is very trifling; a fact OF much
importance, since it is and is to be emf
ncntly an agricultural community.
And now let US look a moment at our
facilities for moving the immense sur
plus that is each year produced, ard
which we see constantly increasing in
the immediate future. Two railroads
touch the county-the c. & n. w. cut
ting the northern tier of townships, and
the Z. II. |. & p, just touching the two
corner townships Of the southern tier.
On the northern road, we have
four stations in the county, Mechanics
vile, Stanwood, Clarence and Louden,
at which were shipped in the year 1865,
l AL cattle, 1858 hogs, 307, 592 bushels
Of wheat, and 1877, 43e bushels of corn
Downey and Buraht Oh TIE southern
road shipped 7ol cattle, 1867 hogs, A.
$40 bushels of wheat and 40, $50 bushels
of corn. Of course, from the situations
Of these several stations, nearly if not
quite one-half of their shipments We're
obtained from adjoining counties 50
that great portion of the surplus pro-
ducts Of this county must have beel
moved by other means. This j. ac-
counted for in the fact that great mum
Der Of farmers in the central parts Of the
county prefer to take their products at
once to the river, since the railroad sta
ton is at distance that locks little les
formidable.
What Cedar county needs il a good
central route, either ca, and west. or
north and south; and with the opportu.
mites that lie all areand it in other
counties through which such roads
would extend, a rich harvest il offered
to the railway company which shall
first offer the citizens Of these counties
what they desire, and secure from them
the hearty co operation and substantial
aid that will be freely extended to such
a project. 1t is bound to come, sooner
or later. Let us have it Sooner, :" if pos
sible.