The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-07-11

never come 10 such . fate ~ this. !
We are honest and law abiding VI
need not fear, but let us begin viii
little of1snses, and We know not wher
II will end. Stealing - small . thin
- pin hes often ended In the stat,
prison. We hope never to NEE
another friend under such painful cir
camstances. Yours truly,
r. A. FERaUsoN.
Moving West. !"
There 10 great deal of ill-considered
advice given to "move West" which
tboss most anxious for tho real proc.
pertty Of the Nest can not approve Of
But here il . lettsr from Springfield,
(Mass.) Repu0ticon, which not only
conveys useful information concerning
the writer's own neighborhood, but
gives some sound advice. applicable to
any portion Of our new country:
I have received several letters from
friends in Massachusetts,, asking me
about NebraskA q = State to emigrate
to. Allow me to answer them aud in
form others through your widely read
paper ~ to some matters that Eastern
people ought to understand before de-
Gliding to come here.
LET me first say, the soil Of Nebras-
ka is very rich over almost It's entire
area. remember your correspond
ent, who accompanied the excursion
party nearly ave years ago, 1T the
opening Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
represented the Platte Valley % very
rich, while other parts Of the State
were comparatively poor. This Is a
mistake. The land 100 miles from the
Plat, either north or south, and 200
miles west from it, mouth. ID the same
In its general compositlon as in the
Platte Valley or the Missouri Valley.
The soil is sandy loan, deep, porous,
and capable Of yielding 30 to 50 bush.
els Of corn per acre for 10 successive
years without single load Of manure.
The surface is more rolling than I'LL
nois or eastern Iowa, just enough, In.
deed, to obviAte the necessity Of drain
age. There are no swamp lands, and
no rocky, barren nights till you reach
the western portion. / doubt n an
equal area In any other part of the
has 30 little waste land q the
200 miles square on the eastern end Of
the State. AZ to climate, this coun-
try may be subject to more severe and
extreme changes than Massachusetts,.
But the average temperature is several
degrees higher here. Our winters
usually last ffom about the 25th Of
December 10 the last Of February,
With fortnight frequently OF April
wcether In February, followed by .
Of February weather In
March. This weather 10 February.
followed - above In March, has hith-
erto proved the great obstacle to sue
Dessful fruit culture. Still, our people
IRE learning to successfnlly overcome
his difficulty. and there IL no doubt
that IL is yet TO b great fruit-growinR
State. Our summers are two months
longer between frosts than In Massa-
chusetts. July and August are very
warm by day, with cool, refreshing
breezes ct night. People do not work
y hard here ~ in Massachusetts.
Everything is done BY machinery. A
man here takes care Of 30 acres Of
'mall grain, wheat, oats and barley,
md 70 acres Of corn, with little hello
10 harvest. with lsss muscle wear than
The East is required to tend one-fourth
he amount. It 10 the general opinion
Il the East that this country IL liable
70 suffer from drouth. I think there
need be very little trouble from that
,ause. Our rains are not 80 abundant
v they are at the East. But we do not
heed them. The depth aud porous ma
lure OF the soil allow the roots OF plants
o run very deep, and to draw mois-
,ure from great depth. have fol-
owed the roots OF corn down Is inches
Ind have found the moisture sucked
lp from nearly ~ many inches more
~ the corn-hill. It is only necessary
% the dry time to keep the cultivator
golng, 20 that the surface Of the ground
will not bake. Timber is somewhat
'carce. yet there Is enough for present
Use, and i is easily and rapidly grown.
soft wood sells for 81 per cord, hard
or .. The State is generously en-
'oursging the growth Of timber, and
he farmers are showing . commenda-
Die energy in providing for the future.
There h very little II any government
and to be pre-empted or homesteaded
within 100 miles Of the Missouri. Be
1ond there 10 yet good supply. Rail-
'oad lands are abundant ON ten years
credit. ranging from S. to SIS per acre.
some hOmesteadA On which are partial
improvements can be purchased for
ess than the improvements cost. Not
J few who come here with glowing
lntidpations, after . weary year or
,wO leave, sick of the West. The
question 10 very often asked me-
Shall I go Wsst?" That depends
IN circumstances II q young man has
3. 900. or even 81 500. 90 that he can
put $500 into . house and $500 into
cam, and from $3.50 to 500 into .
secondhand homestead. and then has
patience, industry. calculation, docil-
ty 10 hearing advice and economy, he
will do very we'll II his wife can be
,ontented. There 10 often the greatest
iifIiculty. Such . young man, 90 cir
will b sure 10 Ave years
% have . property worth 1000 or $lO,-
100. II 10 for him 70 judge whather he
ssn make his 81, 500 realize that
lmount in New England In that time.
II young man has nothing, he can
sarn more money q the East than at