Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-10-10
25 Transparent Cards 10 cents.
Charles Lamson. Plymouth, Ind.
Nebraska Letter.

LWceO' 1tcPUOtcOOfe.
DEAR SIRs-Having just returned
from trip through Nebraska and
having promised several before /
went to let them know just how /
found the country generally. I will
endeavor, through short letter in
your paper tell your readers just
what saw, aud what think of Ne
braska. 1 left Plymouth Tuesday
evening, Sept. oath in company with
s. l.. McKelvy and his excursion.
We reached Lincoln, the capital of
Neb., the next evening aud found
the city crowded full and running
over with visitors, but being a men,
Der of the excursion form this place |
special arrangements were provided
for us. The next day we all visited |
the State Fair, 1 could not IL 1 was
to attempt it give just description |
OF all, or half OF the exhibits to be |
seen there. Suffice 1t to say that the |
fair was a success. Everyone, as
well as myself was perfectly aston
ished TO see the grand display of
thoroughbred stock, including the
finest short-horn cattle, long-horned
Devons, Galloway stock, Ayershires
and Jerseys. Horses, sheep, hogs and
poultry were all well represented.
The display Of grains and farm and
garden produce we think could not
be well excelled. The display Of
Nebraska fruits merits special men,
ton, it need not be further asked il
Nebraska is a fruit growing State,
for the display made there from al
most every settled county proves
without a doubt that Nebraska far
excells any OF our middle or Eastern
States In fruit culture, bat we must
not dwell on what we saw at the fair,
suffice it tO say that we never saw its
equal before, and do not expect to
again until we have the pleasure OF
visiting Nebraska State Fair.
The next morning we were invited
to take drive over the country near
Lincoln. We saw some beautiful
farms and country, there is plenty OF
choice farming lands yet owned by
the B. & o. r. r., laying ever in
sight of the city, such lands as near
Plymouth would be worth $50 to 800
per acre. We see no reason why 1t
will not be worth as much or even
more there in very few years. We
noticed the crops very closely, the
corn is universally good and the
wheat crop, most OK which is now
thrashed, was also very heavy. One
thing / noticed and that was, that
the crops all looked about alike, we
saw no low marshy, wet or overflow.
ed lands, and right here will say we
saw no stagnant pools or marshy
places calculated to produce malarial
sickness, but on the contrary, the
land is all rolling and dry, but little
Is too rolling for cultivation. the soil
is almost all the same, being black
prairie loan well mixed with sand.
We noticed but little difference in
the lay OF the country or nature of
the soil in the counties of Lancaster,
Seward, York or Hamilton. In re-
gard to cultivating the soil there l
feel safe in saying that one can cul-
tivate at least one-half more there
than he can here, IL Is nothing unusu-
al to see where QUE man with one
team has cultivated 80 acres OF corn.
They usually pillow with three horses
and invariably use the riding pillow.
To test the amount OF labor necessary
to run riding pillow 1 tried 1t on two
or three occasions, and the trouble
or danger I thought / should expert
ence In using one, would be the dan
ger of going to sleep and falling off
and being plowed under. Yet, / sup
pose one could keep awake by smo-
king and other amusements. 1
visited several farmers and spent
much time pleasantly talking with
the farmers. and / must say l never
met with a more intelligent, obliging
and free-hearted class OF men any
where. One farmer showed me
where he had sowed 40 bushels OF
wheat from which he thrashed and
sold 1000 bushels and kept enough
for his own use.
AS to the health OF the country 1
must speak In highest praise, for /
never met more robust and healthy
class OF men anywhere. Now as re-
CARDS people going West. 1 will say
do as have done, 60 and see the
country, 1t costs but trife, but don't
attempt to run down the country
without doing as I, and thousands
OF others are doing go and see. For
men of small means, would say 60
there at once and quit renting. You
can buy so acres for a few hundred
dollars and soon have a home OF
your own and be Independent. AS
evidence of my good opinion of the
country, will say, Il purchased a
small improved farm and am. conse-
quently happy. JOHN JAcoBY.
LITTLE Mack says that Clothing Is
i nhoanor 70 dow The m L. hoe auor haon