The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-22

would have caused an entire failure of al
crops in Illinois, especially corn, which ma
lures 80 much later than small grain, anC
feels the dry weather far more Indeed
illinois could have produced no small grain
with such dry season as this has been
believe that the soil of Nebraska will pro.
duce q crop with twice the lack of moisture
or with double the floods frain which Tjl;.
nos can endure
say this after careful observation since
1859 in this State and with a knowledge of
Illinois for many years.
That the corn crop is failure in Nebras.
ka this year in large portion of the State
must be allowed-still there is a bright
side to this. There is large portion of
the oldest and most thickly settled portion
OF Nebraska where the corn crop has not
been touched by grasshoppers, and in those
sections will yield abundantly; while, in
other portions the grassheppers passed
over it early, before it was siiked out, and,
although they stripped the fields bare, vet
by subsequent rains and the recuperatiye
power of the soil, the new leaves we're in a
few days grown and the ears put out TO IA
considerable extent 50 much SO thatmanv
he!ds Will produce from one-quarter to one
half crop.
Those who have suffered most by the
grasshopper raid will be the new. cnmers
OF this last year, whose crop consists ehiet-
ly OF corn-much of it on sod. Such un
fortunate settlers will feel their loss Sc
verely. and, in many instances, must suffer |
tor lack Of food unless assisted; that they
will be helped is certain, for the sympa.
n Drt Snttl Ia,
always alive to such appeals to their benev-
olenee. Section, township and county aid
will be furnished. and this is the best mode
of doing it. State aid is uncalled for, aud
would be foolish and expensive, and is en-
irely unnecessary.
While we acknowledge that the calamity
s great and severe in individual cases, vet
t Is not nearly so great as many would
lave us believe. Taking the State as a
Whole, the condition is anything but dis /
ouraging. On the contrary, Nebraska
will furnish an immense surplus of bread
tufts for export, which will be sold at re-
nunerative figures, and bring ii large
mount of money into the State this fall
nd winter. alert .f.s......... ....,....s. l@
The o1at crop IS sufficient if properly dis
rlbuted, to feed the stock. While the !
rass crop, although not as abundant as
sual, will yet be carefully cut and secure :
stacked. The dry weather is not very I
avorable for this crop in securing good d
uallty ofhay, which OF itself, will winter
talr condition the cattle, horses, and
heep. The swine of course require corn,
nd in many sections can be but poorly
ltted, although the farmers will feed !
lch grain as they have. and make their
wn meat for the winter.
The conclusion drawn from these obser
ations is that there is much more in the
ltlook to be thankful for than to discour-
se. Nebraska is the best by far of all
e Western States in all that combines to
axe great, rich, agricultural State. A
lrtlal loss OF crops cannot check her
owth and development only for the mo- 8
eu'' many faint hearted ones will \
eld to their present troubles, but I nev-]
saw such determined, courageous peo-
e anywhere. Their pluck is unbounded,
I'd they deserve and will have success in W
e future Illinois passed through many
I'd greater discouragements in her early
story, with nothing to ameliorate her
nditlon, and has come out of her scour-
IS OF fever and ague, army worms, blight,
st. and hundred other troubles, and
w stands foremost among the great ali
ates of the West Nebraska is, par ex so
Hence, a healthful and productive State. v
has railroad facilities far beyond Illi-
is at thrice her age; and may have
ose facilities increased indefinitely if
ly her pes PIE will see their own inter
Is and encourage capital to be expended
thin her borders by healthful, honest
inion, and proper legislation.
| speak of these matters from an out
lie standpoint, and yet with the strongest
slings for the welfare and success of this
autitul State. From my first acquain-
Ice have formed the most favorable
preston and become ardently attached 40,
this young, strong commonwealth, whose Ag
.ure | associate with my own in most cCis
artfelt desire for Its success. With as in
rance OF regard, lam resp y yours, Gel
+. CoLToN. op an
I. ,. My statements are eorroborated de-
conversations with old and prominent ga
izens through the interior of the State, bu
well as with the local officers and coun-
agents of the Immigration Bureau, who, ge
a class, are very intelligent and we'll
sted men, not only in their own sections,
t through the State at large. F.C.