Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-02-08
dashed off over a rich Prairie fer about


half mile, the land frozen-how deep
we cannot tell-we reached forest. Now
do not talk to me of "Ammoniated Su-
perphosphate," =" Wando," or Phosphate
Beds. Here is the natural soil as rich as
you could desire, and so deep that it will
never need fertilizer. The growth Is
ash, walnut, locust, sycamore, hickory,
&c. Here are black walnut trees more
than six feet In diameter.
We reach Missouri River. Here at
the ferry is rapid current which pre-
vents freezing except at the edges, but
above and below it is completely frozen
over. We crop. Here goes team up
the hill with a load of ice from the River.
It is Cut.in beautiful blocks, and is fully
one foot in thickness.
We are comfortably lodged in the City
Hotel in Miami. Matte and our babe
enjoying good health, and quite cheerful.
After dinner, walk about town and
make acquaintance of some of the Baptist
brethren and sisters, also some Presby-
terians, and some Campbellites. All
seem remarkably fraternal and clever.
This town is built on little mountains,
whose North side is now covered with
snow-the place altogether quite pic
turesque. The sky is clear, the air still,
and the weather quite mild.
17th-I leave my family in the Hotel
hire horse and saddle for S1.5O per day,
and leave for Glasgow, rs miles S. E. of
this, on this River below. Ipass to-day
over a high rolling prairie-rolling or
undulating-but by no means to be called
hilly. The soil is black mud, and from
three to six feet deep. Corn is planted
three feet each way, and three in hill;
fine ears at that. How do know? why
sir, here are fields extending as far as
YOU can see, from which not one ear nor
blade has yet been housed. The fodder
is of course gone, and the stems are
standing as in our State they would in
summer after severe hail. suppose
there have not been 100 stacks of fodder
saved in Saline County. learn that
Glands generally yield so to rs bushels
corn per acre. They sell at $50 to $40
per acre, improved; unimproved about
$40. Most farmers here raise some to-
bacco and some hemp. Ipass long rows
of corn-pens, nearly all yet without
cover. learn that these people are not
afraid OF having rain enough at this sea-
son of the year to iniure their corn. I
pass lot of corn-pens said to contain
500 barrels. The lot has just been sold
to stock-feeder for 800 dollars; that is,
it is sold at 20 cents per bushel. A farmer
here tells me that he has, in good crop
year, raised more than three thousand
bushels without help, except in gather
ing, and that when gathered he could not
command the cash for it at so cts. per
barrel-i. e. Mt 10 cts per bushel.
Farmers here are paying five bushels
of corn per day for hand to assist in
gathering corn. have seen them gath
ering. A wagon moves across the field,
while hands on each side and in rear
break and pitch the corn into it. OF
course the wagon movesonly a few yards
before stopping for the hands, where
land yields corn as it does here.
arrive at Glasgow where Brother Bell
and Bro. Lawes have been preaching for
twelve days. This will seem somewhat
strange to some in our State when they
consider that we are in the middle Of
January, and in frozen Missouri. I assist
the brethren in their work here for a
while, and pass on to Fayette in Howard
County, where I labor in the same work
for thrco days, and return through Glas-
Cow, to Salisbury, in Charitan County,
on the North Missouri Railroad. Here
spend one day, and return on the Road
to Miami. Find wife and babe still COM
Portable and cheerful.
Thus far am delighted with the coun-
try and the people.
7 am not yet permanently located.
More anon.
Yours, ever,