The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-08
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umns Of your paper which, by the
way, cones TO us regularly, and gives
us much information Of persons and
places, with which We are familiar, aud
which. we're It not for the JouESL we
would lose trace OF entirely.
Many eastern people are in the hab-
il OF calling Iowa small State hab-
it, probably arising from always COM
pairing it with States that surround il ;
and for the same reason they call New
York and Pennsylvania large States ;
yet Iowa is larger than either, New
York or Pennsylvania, or the whole Of
New England, except Maine, and has
more areable land, In proportion to its
entire area, than any other State in the
Union. Nearly ninety per cent. Of its
surface, is gently undulating prairie,
coated with rich, black, porous soil,
from one, to four feet deep, and capa-
BILE Of producing excellent crops, with
but little cultivation. Wheat aud corn
are raised alternately on the same
land, for years, without the use Of fer
tillzers, and apparently without dimin-
ishing the strength OF the soil.
At the present time, but small pro-
portion OF her arabic land has been put
under the plow, but the vast imigra-
ton into the State is rapidly increas-
ing the amount Of cultivated land, for
new farms are being opened, and the
broad prairies, all over the State, are
being rapidly dotted with residences
From 1864 to 1868 the corn crop OF 10.
wa increased from 4S,471 900 to 90,-
100000 bushels and during the same
time, the wheat crop increased from IA
100000 to 100000 bushels. Wheat
does we'll in all parts Of the State. -
Winter wheat is raised to some extent,
but Spring wheat is most grown. Prob
ably, at the next Federal census, the
wheat crop will not fall short of 35, 900
600 bushels.
Horses, cattle and sheep, thrive fine
ly, on nutritious prairie grasses and
for this reason but little tame grass"
is grown, except In the most thickly
settled parts. In 1867 the State con-
tanned 100000 head Of neat cattle,
one-third Of which, vas mich cows /;
about 100000 horse and mule kind,
and / 1,70s, 900 sheep. At the next con
sus, these figures will be very much in
creased.
n early all kinds of timber are sue
ceptible Of easy cultivation, and grow
with great rapidity. ! lately saw a
young cottonwood tree, that, last sea-
son, made growth OF eleven feet and
ten inches Ten years, with proper as
siduity on the part of the former, is a
sufficient lengtb Of time TO raise upon
a few acres OF land, supply Of tim
hor spff;c;ant for all the nnrposes of
the farm.
No other prairie State is as well sup
nted with living streams Of water as
Iowa Manv ~ these streams furnish
,ho fro.t vo,or rower to ha fonnd in
uon Tha otroams o,o all sL;rtod
w;,h o,oot varietv of timber and
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