The Red Cloud chief., 1875-10-28
NEBRAsxA's PRODUCTS.
Prc~aue.iveness Of Nebraska, as shown ..
the Agricultural Fairs.

CIinton Gil Register:
The fall Of 1873 has a~bundantIy
demonstrated the exceeding fruitful
ness of Nebraska. and once more, o
clusively proved that there is NO richer
Agricultural State In the Union. In
fact, the State Of Nebraska has a
splendid future before it. Its lands
are the last agricultural lands east of
the Rocky Mounta ms. Uicle Sans
great farm ends with them. Beyond
Nebraska are the mines and the
mountains, and pastoral land, ; but no
soil where corn, and wheat, and cats,
and barley, and roots, and fruits will
grow and thrive without con ,tant irri-
CATION. 1t is no derOgatioa from the
wealth of the mountain regions to
make this assertion. for there are con-
p~ensations in all things. Ths country
west Of Nebraska has c.al and iron,
and gold and silver, aud Nebraska has
its soil Of unsurpassed fertility, and its
genial climate. The people of the
mou tains must he miuerS, aud the
agriculture Of Nebraska VIII supply
tn, N with food. In the near future,
therefore, the farmers Of Nebraska
VIII have a magnificent market at their
very doors. They will have no need
to send their surplus produce to Chi
cago or St Louis; it will practically
be consumed at home. and the cost Of
freight will not trouble them And
Nebraska viii be able to feed the
mountain people when tie Rockies be-
come n hive of industry, as are the
Aleghanys in Pennsylvania. The
State Agricultural Fair recently held
at Omaha, and the exhibitions at Chi
csgo, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, and
other places where the Bulia.ton 4
Missouri II. r. Company undertook
the duty of representing the AgricuI-
tural resources ofthe region in which
its lands are located) made it evident
that the soil of Nebraska is a bank
which will honor every draft Of the in
telligeut aud industrious farmer. As
proved by the displays at these fairs.
the productions Of Nebraska are uaar-
vellous. The small grains are Of fine
quality ; but it is the corn, the roots,
and the vegetables, which r the
most striking. Corn s.-,k> are e<hib-
tied La feet high, and with froL two
to Eve full developed ear on one stalk
and among the ear, are some measur-
ing II inches 10 length. There are
grasses 6 to 8 feet in length. specimens
the $50 kinds of grass native to the
enormous potatoes Of many
sorts, the yield of which has be n 200
10 800 bushels per acre, and in one or
two cases, on small and well cultivated
500 bushels to the acre ; cab
.ages weighing from IL to 25 pounds ;
squsshes ofthe; enormous bulk Of lao
to $50 lbs. lone weighed r9l pounds: |
huge turuips aud sugar beets which
will yield 80 tons TO- the acre. The
peaches and pears of Nebraska
sre especially 6ae. as is evidenced BY
he displays in the fairs /; and, indeed. |
it is certain that the State
IS one that cannot be exce'led. The
State Fair at Omaha made it manifest
hat the farmers of the country are
beyond simple tillage. The
needs live sleek to bu K out his
to their largest dimensions ;
md the Nebraska farmers are gather
ng 6ocks of 6mt-c3sss sheep, 6as
breeds Of cattle. and sb' en- lid hogs to
pasture on their grasses. aud to cat
heir corn, which this year is 20 to loo
% the acre. The State is set
rapidly,, AID since the harvest
has been assurs&s axAag farmers frou
he Eastern States hsse foand their
ray to Nsbras4so ON hs2 limiting ex-
.sdltionS" !.