The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-05-28
Letter from Kansas.
GARNETT, Kansas, Nav 9th, Is


Mr.. ED1ToR.-Thinking that few lines
from Kansas, would not come amiss, l will
devote little time this afternoon to the
readers of the TIMES. Well, merry May
has come once more, and with it plenty of
work for us Kansas farmers. just finished
planting corn to-day, many of the neigh
bors are not near done, and some. have not
commenced yet. This has been very late
spring did not get my oats in the.ground
until the 18th of April, and there was a
great deal of oats sown as late as the 29th
of April, although some farmers sowed oats
earlier, but on account of so much rain from
the 1st to the 10Th of April, they were
obliged to SOW in the mud, but for me /
let my ground be until it is in proper
order and then go ahead and put in my
crop, and invariably meet with success (;
as young farmer in new country mean
to live and learn, for we must keep moving
to keep up with the times. The farmer be-
ing intimately associated with nature, should
be well acquainted with her laws, and if he
would act upon the lessons she teaches he
would be better off in body, mind and purse;
one of the first rs well as one of the most
important of these lessons is growth. In all
animal and vegetable nature there is
continued growth, only checked by short
seasons, to enable nature to recuperate her
energies. So it should be with all mankind
especially farmers, no man can hope for
success in life, nor can he expect to accom-
plish anything worth living for unless he
grows. In pecuniary point Of view, the
farmer connot afford to stand still, his
whole success in life depends upon his ac-
tive exertions, he must read and study well
all that pertains to his calling, or he will
be left behind in the race of life.
The Prairie's are once more decked in
living green, inspiring every thing with new
life. This spring set out an orchard of 1875
Apple tree and 7S Peach trees / have also
a nall nursery of about 1000 peach, sever
hundred cherry, plum and apple seed
ling which intend to graft when they are
two years old. have also about 1000 Cot
tonwood and Lombardy poplar cuttings,
that are growing nicely, and about the 10Th
of this month when the seeds are ripe / will
get enough seeds Of the soft Maple and
Elm, to make several thousand more trees.
I believe in forest tree plantingand on the
Prairie, nearly all the farmers are
doing the same. have also more than
hundred young Chestnut trees that ] am
raising from the seed. Chestnut does not
grow well here, have not seen chestnut
tree since left Pa. L have also some
Walnut trees / am raising from the seed,
and few Buckeys. wish some of my
friends and acquaintances would come to
Kansas, and see the beautiful Prairie
flowers that we have now, and hundreds
more that will be in bloom through the
summer. 1t is the most beautiful sight
imaginable to look over one vast flower
spangled plain as far as the eye can pene-
trate, over the undulating Prairie with ris-
ing ground on this side, and gradual slope
on the other. My dear readers some of
you have can safely say never been where
you could see five miles head of you, un-
less it were from some towering mountain.
Let me invite You to place where you may
strain your eyes to see the end, and then
not near see the end of these delightful
Prairies of Kansas. will close hoping
to see folks here that are as yet living
among the mountains of Perry County.
Yours Very Respectfully.
b. f. REIBER.