Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-14

per acre last fall; at two miles, farm
sold for $65; and at the station anothe
sold for $50. For general farming pur
poses the lower priced timber land O
barrens is the best; for wheat, which
one year with another, is the best crol
we grow, il a sure thing on this land
while on the black prairie 1t woulC
break any man up who would sticl
well to it. The prairie is best tor corr
and grass; but SO many cattle come
from the West, and the hog disease II
so prevalent, that the stock business Il
demoralized. The rolling clay lands
are best for wheat, best for sheep and
fruit. and if we'll titled, grow heavy
crops of corn and grass; hut they will
not bear the abuse and neglect that
prairie lands do.
On the first of March I packed to
move. and remained packed for two
weeks on account Of mud, when
pushed through seven miles with
seven teams. One team Of horses
brought through nineteen bushels ol
shucked corn, and though that was
the heaviest load, it was all we
could do to get through. The next
morning, March 10th, the snew was
drifted to the window sills and tops ol
hedges and fences. Though only hall
moved, / have been unable to get even
an empty wagon back for more plum.
der, and though this is the last day OF
March, the ground was frozen hard
enough to bear u loaded wagon the last
two mornings; but by noon, or before,
it always breaks through, SO that nc
advantage can be taken of it. In Jack
SON Vile horse mired down in the pub.
lie street and was knocked on the head
before he could be dragged out. Ol
course this is All unusual condition ol
things, even i'm this land of mud.
Now want to do little of what the
literary people would call poetic justice
While living in Iron county gave the
local press here IL laughable story thai
was told me there about the ignorance
of member of the State Legislature
fIom your county. want to make II
even now. Last winter vote of thanks
was moved to the retiring Secretary o
State, Harlow, and the member from
Scott county rose and relieved himsel
as follows: "Mister Chairman, / seckonI
the motion. Mr.. Harlo' hes bin th'
honestist and bestist Secretary of State
this State ever had" I do not vouci
for the truth of this, though it was re
ported, and, as understand, correctly
through some of the papers at the State
capital. 1t is needless to say that Oul
member of the House is a Democrat
After this he brought forward a bill te
put an elevator in the Capitol, which
carried, and he was presented with 9
cane. The whole fuss was burlesque
to make fun of him, hear; but he tool
it all in earnest, came to town and dis
tributed large number of copies of the
Illinois State Register containing ar
account of the presentation, and then
seems to have been overpOwered with
the weight of the glory, and he betook
himself to Hot Springs, Ark, to recup
crate and bask i'm the glow of his fame
To do full justice / ought to modify hi:
Democracy by saying that once knew
him when he was a red-hot Republic
can.
Reuben Hood, former resident o.
Belleview, is living with me this sum
mer. His friends there can get his ad
dress from this.
Absent-mindedly I have said "thi'
summer" yet it seems doubtful wheth'
er we shall have any from present ap
pearances; but we may have another
1916 or "year without summer"
FARMER.
sCoTr COUNTY, H., March 31st, 1881.
APRIL 2d.-Ground partly covered
with snow, hard frozen. Not O bud
swollen, nos green plant or blade ol
grass to be seen. r.