The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-05-11
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The prospect of the crops enst 81 the
Rocky mountains becomes of the utmost
Importance, III view III the failure of the
California wheat crop and of the sas-
pension III industry over the Black.rea
countries. Iowa. Minnesota. Nebraska
anil knnsaa, NIL whcnt nna grassllorper
Stntrs. report very favorable Indications.
The yunng grasshoppers slo not hatch
ont III saeli numbers as ID cause much
apprehension. while the organization II
human forces ngainst them IN more per.
tect The southwestern counties III
NJ nnesotn. which hnvc been the scene oi
thr worst devastation, will devote them.
selves mostly to raising variety of farm
produce. hut, on the whole, the acreage
devoted to winter wheat is increased
throughout these States. nnl that Hown
To spring wheat will undoubtedly hc
very large Missouri nlso has largely
increased her sowing Of whcnt. InSteaa
of the u. NM, nm bushels which We hive
hsen able IL export III tho last two fiscal
yenrs, anl which WI nre exporting this
Year, We may liz able 10 turn off 70,f,tk,-
nm. i'm VIZ ,ll IN is7l 1. when Califor-
min furnished only ii.5OO.NM Of TINT
amount. Tile corn crop IN also sail 10
hc promising a very important point,
innsmncll IA onr pork products enter
into export stion to II vast extent, md the
corn itself In Il fnvorite forage abroad.
In the seven months ending with january
the exports of wl,cnt and flour have fallen
4 little short Of An, INN. 400 In value,
while those of corn, bacon anl hams,
lara nna meas pork have amounted "a
~. .O0O. 400. The maize which was dis
covered III American s,il anil cultivated
by the savage hcfnrc Columbus came
still holds its own NJ onr chief col,trihi.
ton r. the fOod of the world. II well
deserves the name III "corn," which the
trlnslators " tllc Bible anil the English
men II to-day apply H. all cereal grains.
The cotton crop IL only juxt planting.
with favorable rains nnd fair omcns.
Texas is tln only gnsshopprr cotton,
State AMI there tho insects nre reported
numerous. bnt small and winglcHs, an,l
II IL hoped tlmt The spring rains will
ha t.n m,lrl, for them. .SrriaafaM ~.
publican.
4 lsliyhtcl life.
4 fsw mornings since a Philadelphia
mairun called io srs her young married
daughter. who resides on North Eleventh,
street, and found her weeping bitterly.
.Oli, mother, take mo home. NV
heart IL BROKE sobbcd tho daughter,
throwing herself in,p her mothers arms
After her tsnrs Ind somewhat subsidized
the mother Mil:
Hardly u year married. and here |
llnl yon In tearr. What does this mean I
Has Henry lAcn unkini 10 ynn?"
NJ sohlel the daughter, "hnt ~
doesn't love mr nny longer, anil my heart
" breaking.
Come. como. child, cheer mp. Tell
mo Why yun think him untrue 10 you.
Dn.s ile show it?"
ics, was the lenrt-l,rukcn reply.
10. tho M.unn,lr.l! u, Iii. viper r.
gaNpr.i tl,c mother. MY poor, .lcnr
rlilL." she fairly noblssl, "yot,r mother
w,n,'t desert you. She'll bring that vii.
hin to his knees. MI,nt insult Inns he
offered ynn, my chilly Speak. tell me
lhr worst.
10. mother, cant.
lon mlisl. my child. Toll mr, though.
illr heavens fall, what outrage has llr
rolnmittnl?'
7 liz swor, Inst night when put my
rold feel - liis luck. robb.,l the ,langli.
ter.
y TINT all r. gnspe.l tho mother
lus. Int lie never dill NJ before. All
Lust winter ir never iMi,l Il wurl when |
rnt my rnll f,tt ~ l,n hnck. nnd now
know u. sltaasi,'t iove me- ami then the
pour giil'h t.nrs lroke ont afrcsll.
before the mother lett sllr managed 10
ao,vines llsr daughter that MI tho world
VIVA hollow, and that the hollow III d
man u buck was not the place for his wii.'s i
cold feet = ini,ndsirhin ITEM.