New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-31
FARMING AND IIERDIXG IN NEBRASKA.
Talk WITH Observation-Disclosures cAvDmArrroH

A TALK WITH SE&ATOkEACHDlHS-h ChNDlDhlEl bN
COMMISSIONER or AGRICULTURE.
I'M TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WAsHINGroN, Jan. ;O.-"Whom is your State sup-
porting for n Cabinet position p asked correspond
ent of TIE TRIBUNE Of Senator Saunders.
Nebraska has the first candidate in the ield" lie
replied: Tex Senator Iiitchcock whose nanc WAS
proposed in connection With the Interior Depart
mont az soou as General Garfield vas nominared
That was so long ago. however" he added. " that
people have forgotten it. I'll tell you what we arc
after in earnest. We have candidate for The posi-
tion Of Commissioner of Agriculture that is, If any
change is to be made there, OF which ! know
nothing"
&" Who is your man ~
Ex-Governor Fugness; and ir will make al cx-
celent Commissioner. For more than twenty years
he has been practical and successful acricutur;st
lie is a scientist, "a we'll leading member OF
several agricultural, genealogical and Sccntiic asso-
cations"
Has his name been mentioned 10 General Gar
field ?"
II am going to forward somo letters. Governor
Furncss has the support ol six Western States"
And If you get Linn ill., will You try To have tlIe
Agricultural Bureau made an executive department,
ami thns secure n mcIuber OF the Cabinet by III
direction ?"
w Il, il i,ue cone to that cvcn!u?lly,' sail the
Stnator. "Ihe forming and Siock-raislug Interests
src already greater tnan any other yes. alG.Jst
large rs all the otI II interests pu' together won
d~rlul change ha4 occurred within few ears Not
long ago 1t WAS thought that those who were too
stupid to make living in any other
wav were qualified for farmers. Now
men become nllllonarcs nj farming. and
the p-oGo,s.on is coming To- bc h,lG ia high cstimI
ton Farming i- reduced to a >C."nce and IL Taught
ia colleges. f." wears ago or PG"pr th1IEr u a
gIea; stroke of enterprise 10 market their 3rdiu ~
fh aTay a. -. l.onis and Chicago. Now ih"y s.nd
ii g. BIltinOrc direct"
Do rney ship anything to foreign ports by way OF
the MIs-is,ppiT =
"N,. rot Set; but / am strongly ia favor of iIl-
proving the Uycr, and then ticy woald cSianlI'l
barge lines to N.w-Odclus. All grain, 1--we stock
and hog products coHld be shPprd that WAY, be-
hove. a a saving upon present rate
"Wouldu't I'xss hav" great adv Intago. eSr"ri-
peri port;' " NV '''' ~ "
An advantage in position only. Texas canno;
compete win us in cattle for the reason that thc
quality of beet raised thrr' Is no: equal 10 ours; IN
fact, vOu know II is found to hc profitable 10 drlYe
Texas cattle To- Nebraska and keep them here
year before marketing them, as the beef VIII COM
Inand much better prices.
"Stock raising Is immensely ".tabc." coutinue,'
Senator Saunders. ''D1 you know that animals can
he raised from one to tOur years old for averages
price of - head ! lts fact | knew yOung
nan who was "A porter in a ,lry goods store ulct zen
year, ago. They sent him to take drove OF cattle
up INTO the hills to be- issued To the lbdinns IL was
thought 10 be q very expensive thlng To winter
Cat lie UD lne niiS anu uaNc IfhoJ i"i
Ih,ue 1t was found, however, that the cattle sub
sisted themselves and grew fat during the winter.
Nv Young acu,i intance Learned the secrets of eat e
raislnS aud last summer he told his income Mas
$4,000 Tor the year"
by what means do the cattle SubslSt tnciIsclNr'I
l. not the snow deepT
Yes. but there Is no moisture, and the snow blows
into drifts aud fills up tho valleys. leaving Large
portion OF The c1rth bare. linen lh,ic arc no
ieavy rams 10 wash away tn" nutrltlve propc.tlrS
of the grass. aud 1t cured INTO liry as 1t stands
Our people now buying cattle from c!GIon III
considerable numbers It's great business