Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-03-27
Great Limestone
Belt Of Kansas.
The Attractive Region Of the
West.
BY Major III. Inman.

Inc 'NIHo8t NCutGAl I III sS
IL, f...,rs of the state Of Kansas,
s."pu -. rrt,;t;ous veve.
WIN T. :.-.r..
tation, for centuries tney were sa :"
pasturage for countless herds OF Duffslo, an
telope and other Eliminating animals, whose
h.h;,.t IVA. the far.stretchinr green prairies
m".. 80, .,. ~ IN. mn.t beautiful,
tina. '"-"ay - 49, n1;..;..;rn; Val.
agricultural poruohs OF inc "i''s.'pp. ".
ley. Less than ten years ago TINS region
was believed, by the mass OF the people in
s.-L...L,ow,sdv.as .rden ~ the Con.
~. Th;s ..ulv mscn;6cent counfrv can
s's:n. ~ n.".t In nr;.St so;i Of theM Grest
cvA.. > "a : .i;m.ts fhat annroaches per.
49,, .tI..st ne r. y. Fryer. one Of
.S 1870. .r,;r.rt .ur.eona In the armv. and
~ L. s..t;nnsa for vears Al Fort Harker.
wno ~ ~. d. r." ~ Eilsvnrth. a..
ly y Ia. ~ 10 the amost nevfect cl;mate
:A ~. snr,dn The whole countrv il trsv.
~ .ue ".-.. nf ccn.t.nt .tre.m.. sveet
erssu Is.a;ms snr;n~s and snr;ne.fed
noo,.. Delicious water Is also always obtain.
P ~ ~ Iii. nv d;oc;no At sss;lv.sccessibIe
a. IT, ~ sise.d1 Conceded rat The
Iuei..S S....s !. rsH;aIv hecor;nv The
un..e- - IL. vo,id n.~rt;cnlsr ;n the
l"lay - .hsst Rsrs.s an ennis. In
iii ~ t.k;nv the lead in the culture Of
.s;. .ssI md in . short time viii he .c.
.n nsSsS~aA nnasn NJ Iii The state. In The
nnNSr,ssr mi. Great .tsnle- The state
poaa;smv no, nscni;eriv.wonderfuI fertile
e.P...1 a.. romnr;ssa in what In nov
49,. H.. "i;mr.ton. heltn under the
ts.t ~ on,v = few years. has proved 70 the
81 r. sn;l :. COR.
~oflu " r."h ~. l;,,;t cf H..
~ ol. Lse. ~ ! 49, :. ~m.hsd .ovsnS
whea'-uel. e N.I;n .." for~H ~.
the iio.n.a ::.;S. ans;n",.r.snr WIG
srsa:e.s Ps"L.SI. .ss. 49, ns..,v al ~.
It's isul1.Aaolo ~ s.y sI ~
JANUS .! 'ne Hanss. y smnSy u.;ad
cluueu ~ AZ H"" ~ III. I ~ az.
etatlon, anu tns' sou.n ol =. ~. : 'ne'
ulIees'on, !. 80 .sins;,.i to.ms.;"n
Wy presents :uo:neI seoaosso.a Mr:.L
the soil OK which Is very ssnay, sna when,
thousn AZ present, y,V" y"""e~s ~ us We
prtm a:ee"ess Is caPsSie .. pfoIae.1g EeIu
crops In seasons oi uhu i.la.n,i, .:cNi
the inheieht 9uailtles OF
aud mhsf rGp'd!y ds.e,10r6,e. IN TINS par
ticular the Smoky hiil Naliey 10 lpmenseiy
superior to the arenacioos ianos Of tns
region souin, when u uIA.neo y :ne a,
kansas and tributary streams: It's wei
known by every. farmer tnas lime, In som
OF its combinations, eonstitutes the essen
til. ingredients IN all the more vaiuaoit
grains and grasses. It's Presence IN the SOL
is consequently 70 be considered ~ . condi
ton OF fertility. IL Also acts - . constltn
tlonal ameIl0ranL oil much power, anu
when mixed With or underlying tough OF
viseid clay, 1t renders them ir.aoie ana con
sequently more susceptible TO the act,on O.
atmospheric forces; Soil in which there u
a due admixture OF calcareous matter, 10 no
SO liable to be injured OF Isndelea piastl'
byan excess OF moisture WINE unaer crop
! The uuality of the wheat fAlSeU IN THIS RfeAl
" limestone belt is conceded, In all mar
kets, to be the hnest grade Known. IL pro
duccs the familiar nfands Oh so-caliet
southern flour, for when 81 LOUIS - Justly
celebrated. This is easily for
from the fact that the SOL IN wnich TN
wheat is grown possesses . que admixtare o
calcareous matter, vhich mas y tendency u
make the hull OF the gram much thinner
n the farina itself IN much create
grown on the lands when exhi0it a dc
fciency OF this earth. All our miilers VII
testify to the peculiar noar-msking proper
ties OF our wheat, III TINS esssn.lsi, so!Pas:
ing that raised IN other sectiohs, n u !
attributed entirely to the iacf-whicn N
analysis OF the SOIL connrms-that TINS SC
called limestone belt possesses All 10
regulates Of the best wheat iand IN IN
world. SAND, II Is wen known, u in]uriou
when it enters TOO largely into tne compos
ton OF cultivated SOILS, IN otner WORDS ~ !
usele:s beyond = certain proportion; I'M
the !" limestone Del" or wonderful d
region OF Central Kansas, ~ II Is sometime
called, has the amount OF sliex or slllcs-tn
basis OF sand-nxed IN tne proper propol
ton, IS evident from the iact tnat u require
peculiar conditions 70 Iooee tne gram !
the held, even after the most terrinc sho~
ers: oonsideiing t1e quesuon OF tne reianv
fertlity, particularly In Us conhection VII
wheat culture, present ficnness OF SOIL an
endurance mus! enter as es:ehuai eiement
OIL success, ana tne cspaci'y oil !ne sell
leFtllization OF the lan0, an ihgredient no
% DC ose..o ane .. qu.i'y
m;ssI ,.yI "ans ~ oa.;nni.n.si c - u;a!
n mln, daw"n.E V;sw;mn .Sa .nh;sc
o ~ LIZ. .uI,n.s H., IN Iii +. ]" n s""'eo
e. I 800. :. non"ar, .n 49,, :
nv SshVNy AA"s "lsS Suu ~ 0SChoeCOu