The Worthington advance., 1876-08-17
Il SUGGESTION.

EDITOR ADVANCE: A crisis has
come upon us which seems likely to |
create considerable thinking among the
inhabitants Of this county as to what
should be the next step to be taken by
this unfortunate and grasshopper rid
den people. Many Of our settlers are
preparing to leave, some OF them tenn
Porarily and others permanently: Un-
der the present unfay0rable circuln-
stances many are compelled to leave
here or their families vim suffer for the
neeessaries of life. But the question
arises: Is it advisable to leave this
beautiful country if it can possibly he
avoided?-a country UNSURPASSED for
healthfulness of climate, fertility of
soil, beauty of scenery and grazing
qualities. There is no place under the
sun where stock will thrive better than
here. l have seen cows grazing on the
beautiful, healthful and well watered
Alps of Switzerland, whose dairy pro-
ducts lead the markets of the world;
have seen some Of the best grazing, and
stock districts OF France, as well as
Union, including the celebrated and
renowned ''blue irass'' pestures Of
Ke0tneky, and never have I had tho
pleasure of behoedio1 - Ape. healthy,
fat; 1aoek and gioGoJ aoolktn1 ieock $
10 hayo 00th6 WY pfAi13o .1hak ~
talk OF abondoain4. 70 theoo rich and
beautiful pastures, dotted here ind
there with beautiful crystal lakes. and
marked with streams, there is no 1lmit..
But the la1mentable fact is, We have not
the means to utilize these extensive and
inexhaustible pastures. These rich
and nutritious grasses are going to
waste year after year. We must lave
means to purchase stock or we must 90
under. II mOneyed men and capital
lists would turn their attention in this
direction they could not help but soon
discover a big bonanza, 4 safe, sound
permanent and sure investment.
The county could and ought to take
this matter in hand and clear away the
dark, dreary, desolate and dangerous
Overhangtng cloud. If we could only
get lift to enable us to purchase 4 few
hundred COWS and to erect ut least one
cheese factory in each organized town,
we would soon be able to bid defiance
to the grasshoppers 1t would take but
Il few years for us to become one of the
richest counties in the State. All this
could he accomplished 10y the county
lending it's credit to the settlers, by is
suing it's bonds to any amount neCcs.
sary for the emergency not exceeding
one hundred thousand dollars, said
bonds to draw seven per cent. interest
and to be sold at par for cash, said
money to be loaned to the settlers ut
not to exceed ten per cent. and to be
secured on real or personal property, the
maximum to be loaned to any one man
to be one thousand dollars. The bonds
Of this county would certainly he /,
safe investment for capitalists, us
$l0O, 900 would only be mOrtgaging the
lands i'll the county 1T about is cents
} per acre, saying nothing about the per
sOnal property therein Or the county
could buy the stock and sell to the set
tiers and take security us stated above
All this could he done and the act
legalized at al early day Of the next
session of the Legislature, and haye il
all in running order before spring.
Will stock raising or dairying pay:
will give a few figures from nv own
Experience. We are keeping five com
mon COWS, and have sold since Jan.
1st, 1876,
Butter to the value Of &6l.Ct
COnsumed by family at least half us much 81. 81
Value OF mix fed to pigs 100
| Value OF milk fed to calves 2O.W
Estimated val!u: of product from date to
January 1st, 1877 4OO(
i Total for one year 3lGl.5t
Value OF Is tons hay OSLO 9,o50
Htrding COWS 6.O
Bran bought and fes( cows 1".UO
Total expenditure during year $3.50 N
Net proceeds during one year $l23.Ol
Or $2460 for each cow. And it should
he remembered that this is one of tlle
) most unfavorable dairy seasons thai
has existed for many years.
FIR. BLOOM.
SEWARD Aur 1879