The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-02
FROM NEuasAKA.
WooD RIvER, Hall Co. Neb.,
June, 20th. 1874.


WooD RIvER, Hall Co. Neb., !
June, 20th, 1874. (
Nh. EDrroR:--If is . noticeable
fact that nearly MI Of the letters writ
ten by parties in Nebraska and Kan
SIS to Eastern journals are coa6ned
mostly 10 one subject. via: farming,
and it is very proper that they should
fer aside from farming and other kim
dred pursuits, there IS not enough
gong on in this State, at present, to
employ the increas.. Of our population
since My lst. Farming il the chiei
ocupat IN here. A man is consider
ed Of little consequence if he is not
the possess y Of one of Uncle Sans
eighty or one hundred and sixty acre
Yii,s. Go into our towns and villages
and you w.ll Rnd that nearly ail If
our mechanics, business and profe>-
sion.l men, are striving to be the pos
SCISSOR some day Of real estate by Nm
occasional residence Of . few days.
every six months, upon homestead
The appearance Of crops ct the pres
ent time, and the prospect for an
abundant yield of every description;
of farm produce 10 such as to make
the country very attractive to those
who are in search Of land. l have
lived for nine years in Iowa, and
have during that time travelled
through some Of tie most productive
and fertile districts Of the State, but
l have never seen there, or in any
other State, as beautiful and thrifty
looking crops As ! have seen during
the present season in the Plat Val
ley.
The ida so prevalent in many To-
calities that severe drouths, high
winds, and terrific storms, are noted
characteristics Of this country, is now
proven to be very erroneous, the old
est settlers, those who have lived
here for years, have never yet,aocord-
ing to their own statements, expcr-
fenced . drouth severe enough to i'm
paso crops, - for high wind, the slim,
poorly built snd weakly constructed
shaatys efthsposSer class ofsetsies,
that have witAssOod their force Cor
years would not long resist the force
Of the gales that Frequently occur in
Iowa and Illinois, and devastitate
whola srsGsous. sx6evero md terrific
storsns are said % be Of rare occur
ance, and have never yet proved do
struct;ve. Duripg the past two
mOnfha, or @rather since the first Of
May, we have had rains in abundance.
which besides being Of untold benefit
to crops have greatly facilitated the
work Of breskiog prairie, which q
this season Of the year is the chief oc-
cupation Of the farmer. GO out in
the morning or at any time during the
day, and you VIII behold the vast ex-
pance Of billowy green dntsed with
teams of hnrses aud oxen busily at
work inverting the green sod and
changing the hitherto uncultivated
prairie into farms that will equal in
fertility and beauty those Of any Sec
tion Of the country. The act q Con-
gress making provisions for the Quilt.
va'ion and growth Of timber upon the
homestead and pr..-empt on lands Of
the west, will long be remembered 70.
he good II is touad to accomp ish,
and also for the easv terms upon
which parties can os't,in land un i.r
it. Since he pssraxe sos. tbs l.w or
rather since it took effect, a great
many t NIB claims have. been take,
in arts of the Stat. VIII re the land
is not very well adapted 10 ngrt rtcal-
t,re, even in the valley of the Piatt-
. good many settlers have cancelled
theiE original homestead entries and
re-entered them AZ timber claims,
while some have sold out and their
homes,eads have been entered nnd-r
the timber law by other parties. The
growth of the cottonwood, soft maple.
and other varieties of soft timber is
so rapid in this soil that before the
elapse Of the present decade these
groves of timber just planted, will
have reached highth and attained
size sufficient to break the force of the
keen blasts of winter, and increase
the beauty of the country in summer
The weather at present is extreme
ly hot for this season in this latitude,
and as consequence crops are grow
ing very rapidly. Corn that was
planted in any kind Of season is over
knee high, and small grain is fast ap-
preaching maturity, and will be ready
to harvest by July 4th. Encouraged
by these brilliant prospects the set
tiers who have been during the past
winter and spring in strsitened cir
cumstances are now in better spirits
and more attached to the country than
ever, and If immigration continues for
8 year or two more with the same
impetus, the day is not far distant
when Nebraska viii stand in the fore
most ranks 'smbng those great States
wK6Se past prosp p4fisy has been, and
whoss pressnts importsnce is won-
der to the world.
4GHasES... Ey'ss'
FROM PLEAAANT HILL.
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prpxo.Nr uHY InuA
.,s4ys June 22d, 187Ae ( +.
Yestesday was / day that win long
be remembered by the Sabbath
Schools u Sugar Cfet 4 township be-
ing the third cSnvehtion Of the Su-
gar Creek Township Sunday School
Association. 4 Being requested BY the
brief report of the proceedings.-
The first session was held on Satur-
day evening, 2Oth inst. After short
buo;nOca yroo%inC I,,rsD0 whsch NJ