Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-24
FROM NEBRASKA.
CREEE, NEB., Sept. II, Is

the home again, and all of us settled
down to the home life, we send word
Of greeting to the many friends in OF
tumwa, among whom SO many Of the
summer days were pleasantly pass
ed. The memory of such experiences
goes into many days of labor, and If
trials come, they arc alleviated by the
light shed upon them from such q
CHEEKY background. g
can best answer the inquiries of
many friends as TO the condition Of af-
fairs here through the columns of the
COURIER. The ravages of the grass
hoppers have been very severe there
is no denying that. The corn crop, in
most parts of the State, is a failure !;
still, there are fields and tracts almost
untouched. In this vicinity, in fields
where the corn was unusually forward,
much of it was saved. The fellows
like green corn-not too hard. Mr..
Bigler, living about three miles out
from Crete, told me, the other day,
that he should have 400 or 500 bushels
of corn. This corn is ON rich bottom
land. put in early, and put in we'll.
The maxim that good farming paws. y
AZ contrasted with the shiftless manner
in which many abuse their land. finds
illustration in Nebraska, as we'll as
elsewhere. ssil
This is seen notably in our wheat
crop, All of our small grain in this
part of the State was harvested before
the Qrasshoppers came. and 40 did not
suffer from them but much of it fail.
ed to I'll, ON account Of the drouth.
There is, therefore, small Weld Of late
sown wheat, But where wheat was
put Ia early, and mt in well, It is al
mort Invariably . good yield.
i had . long talk, the other day. with
Mr.. Merriam, a. thrifty farmer OF Mil
ford. Last spring he turned his wheat
ground over to his boys. Thew put Il
in in the usual easy way. lie told
them he thought the ground should
have moro cultivation, but they would
risk it. Their wheat yielded fifteen
bushels to the acre. A German, living
not far away, with the same Kind Of
land, took especial pains with his
ground, and harvested from % to Is
bushels per acre. a.l1
h 1t lie such an easy matter to cultivate
land here in Nebraska that farmers are
anxious to SOW and plant too many
acres. The acreage of wheat, however.
is sc much larger than last wear that
there will be about the same amount
for sale. q - ~ }5, 81
The loss of the corn crop in Nebras.
ka is little compared with what the
loss Of the wheat CROP would have
been, l have inquired of farmers liv-
ing in different sections, and l find the
general estimate to be at least three
acres Of small grain to one Of corn.
One man has 30 of corn and 80 of
wheat; another IS Of corn and 40 Of
wheat: another so Of corn and $50 OF
wheat. etc, A large amount of wheat
has already been sold, and much moro
viii be disposed Of in 4 month to come,
An along the line of this road--at
least until Won get 10 Adams county.
l5() miles from the Miasonri river
there is Abundance Of provision for
the population: but. Of course. there
will be cases of suffering unIess relief
a furnished I'El ~,
IN the Republican Valley notwith.
standing so many are leaving, there
will be needed no little aid to enable
those Remaining to mass the winter in
anything like comfort. Rnt The neo.
nle Of Nebraska are not disconraaed
"a indeed. thew need not hc The 1an'
oral INN ess;o, "a that tbrrc viii he M
crasshnnners here nert wear Crons
mt in With care ami r. 1ond saasnn
r;i, doubtless MING fnil rafnrns W.
have had heavy rains lafelv. which
have nIaced tho Ground IN nr;me con.
d;t;on for fail sninw;nC Tha -recnio
that hold an and va;t wil, sne Sonfh.
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Ce.ho &C.. s~r;n ~ ,o1; 10y, on =,
e e co,,n,sr 4' = = " o'" =. y
-" Th I 80 eor,. - ,n;.fcr.u no .nd
ars - hscrs in avery co,,n,rv Mich; a
ran had them. Illinois had, them
W;scans;n and Ohio snffer aavaraI !
fra,n drnnth this season 'Recams. rb;.
c.Uo and Ro.ton have treat f;rss ana
orest iosses r. doesrN felinw that rao.
eie arc tn ret fricbtened and rnn
away p, - -
Railroad and other lands are selling
.ranidIy. The r. e M. in Nchraskn i
.n,,r.n;no = Uenerons ,conrse towards
rs, patrons and Ia mail; inc verv large
salha. A little time since thew soid ali
thair lands in one township 10 = Rms
alan colony another COLONY settled Al
Smfton has received large accessions
and now there are one thonsnnd Of an.
other COLONY in Lincoln awaiting the
SELECTION Of lands by their Ieatlers.--
The manner in which these colonists
have been brought into Nebraska IL an
illustration Of the enterprise OF the land
department of the b. 81 M. nnder the
efficient management of Land Com.
missioner, A. T.. TouzaliD, formerly
ticket agent on the b. q M. in Iowa.,
and his assistant Commissioner, Ar
thur Gorham, who has long been con.
nected with the land department of the
road. Delegates first came over to as.
certain into which part OF the country
thew had better come: II was arranged
with the B. & M. that the whole colo
nv should come directly to Nebraska.
So thew were all tjcketed through from
the point Of their departure in Russia
10 Lincoln, Neb. They are German