The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-01-04
now rs THE TINE TO 90 TO TEXAS, sH-
CURB YOUR LANDS AND STOCK
RANCHES.

N0LNSAhAs's
The great Platte Valley has over
5000, 900 acres Of rich pasture; but
how long will these acres remain
grasing grounds2 The Union Pacific
Railroad has already divided these
lands from their eastern to their west
ern extremity, and towns and Villages
arc springing up everywhere along
Its iron rails, and farms are being
opened on every side Of them. II IL
no exaggeration to say that the pOpu'
lation Of the United States before the
close of the present century will pro-
bably reach l0O,000,000 OF people.
Then there will be no West to settle
up, no great stock ranges, but farms
and cities and cities and farms every
where. predict that those mon who
begin now by raising cattle on Gov
ernment lands, and are wise enough
to buy a portion Of these lands rs soon
as they are offered for sale, will find
before they die that these lands will
be worth more TO them than their
herds ever could have been. Your
great Ohio Senator, Benjamin Wade,
once said that he believed "within
the present century every acre Of
good land between the Missouri river
and the California coast will be worth
fifty dollars in gold" Wild as this
declaration Mt the time seemed, 1t has
already been realized In many por-
tions OF Nebraska, and 1t Is likely to
come true in all our States and Ter
ritories west Of tho Big Muddy. Great,
then, as are the fortunes which are
being made in cattle, still greater will
be the fortunes made in land. Those
who are wisest will make all they can
on their cattle, and the moment the
lands are for sale buy all they can get,
even ifthey have to sell part of their
herd to pay for their lands. The
Homestead law precludes the posi-
bility Of getting much land in one
body, but by buying out settlers at
fair prices, sufficient grounds for graz
ing purposes may be had for many
years yet. ....
INFORMATION FOR FARMERS.
You who live on the worn-out lands,
requiring SIS, to $15 per acre, e1pend-
ed every two or three years in fer
you who own lands esti-
mated at from 800 to 5000 per acre in
cash capital invested; you who toll
eight months through every year of
your lives amid extreme heat, cold
and rain to provide enough to keep
your families and animals from starv-
ing and freezing during the rigors of
q Northern winter, can you not ap-
preciate such a natural Eden ~
Texas?
In Texas you can plow every month
in the year. Your wheat, barley,
rye, oats, etc., etc., are all sowed in
those Texas golden autumn months
of October, November and December.
Your plowing and preparation for
Spring crops Is performed in the brac-
ing airs Of January. Your planting
usually commences ia February, and
your tending OF the crops" is princi-
pally completed ere the hottest wealth
er sets In. Now you can watch the
growing crops and ripening fruits
and blooming hower.-you can rcst,
read, give thanks and sing songs Of
praise. Texas soil yields most kindly
to the slightest touch Of intelligent In
dustry. You can market your wheat
six or eight weeks sooner than the
ofother states thus OBJ
tanning the cream Of prices. You can
use to advantage all kinds Of improv-
cd labor-saving machinery on your
farm. None of your stock require
feeding, except what spontaneous
nature provides. You can feast on
your hardy vegetables and roots all
the winter fresh and nutritious from
your own garden. You can eat your
and cream in the last Of
February and first of March.