New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
TIE LAND OF UBEI.
FRESH BREEZE FROM KANSAS PLAINS.

A FRESH BREEZE FROM KANSAS PLAINS.
FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TETBUNE.I
Usage CITY, Kan, Aug. 10.-Toward the
westerine lies the land of Ubet Many are the
through lines OF railway upon which the dustbegrmed
traveller may say lunched and unched ana lunched,
and had his ticket punched and punched and punched
upon his journey to this land Of Ubet The eastern
boundary Of this country may be said to be the Missouri
River. Although may meet those who properly
belong west OF this limit in many parts OF the Union,
they are wanderers esrays and their speech Derays
them az to the manner born in the land Of Ubet Any
curiosity that many arise concerning the etymoogy OF
the of this region is easily satisfied Do you say
to inhabitant, "A fine day sir" You beti" Is mis-
reonder "a plentiful harvest is assured by the recent
rain" "You bet p conveys his full acquescence Ear
away in the heart Of this country, let "wo OF kind
speak by the card of the region and to listen to the
moduIaton infection and emphasis Of you bet as the
interlocutors give now tint to you and now
shade TO bet working out In the completed whole OF
their alleged conversation symphony ia many oolors
speak fine study In the aesthetics of philology
Other veins to change the figure might be worked in
this mine Of spoken language The nhabitant OF the
prairie digs up such nuggets che aims to Co." no
allows to SELL" and gets 10 see, and causes himself 70
DO "dod- blarsted and "gauldarned" with the same
facility the similarly depraved criminal OF the wds OF
NewJcrsey But have TO do with the border-and OF
Ubet Here arrived on the railway which, by It's ad-
vertisement is the only through line running sleepng
coaches without change Of shirt and having the only
broad gauge dinner plate dining car across the CONT
nent."
Having crossed the Missouri we are in the land Of
Ubet and also of From the title OF country
to Its chief product ia an easy stage.
From where rolls the Aegash and hears no sound save
his own allegations Cthst Warmers beautiful trope) to
where scorcbng heat OF the arid plain would mako
the verest Hotentot grow hot aud hotter THAT 10 not
Warners), you will iIa corn like that OF Kansas
AZ no fuly spprehend million, what need to
write Of by the bushels II Cincinnaus cultivated
sixty with team and raised ninety bushels 10
the acre, he did we'll to prefer agriculture to Roman
poca In land where corn stands ten feet high and
frequently bottom land thirteen and half. the ear
being beyond the reach OF man i've feet ten, men
should also grow above the level Of their bsser nature
and rise stcppngstones Of their dead selves 70
higher thing But do not know positively that they
do. The facts are. however as stated. T. ct sixty
acres ninety bushels very best) thirteen feet six
inches and for grand aggregate for the State crop
unprecedented.
Oats and wheat are bursting tho barns or they would
burst them there barns properly 90 called In Kan
sas Kansas barn Is curiosity. It's the mad Lear OF
the wood-shed with crown Of straw Its anatomy con-
ssts Of two rows OF forked uprghts, with poles laid In
the forks; rails are placed upon these poles Board up
one side-three II possibe-coyer the top with prairie
hay and the crime committed. when large fraction
OF the boards have fallen on and the covering In good
part has been displaced. there viii remain Kansas Darn
OF common use through whose "loopd and windowd
raeeedness protection against the elements does not
arise TO the dignity OF promise. Cattle are not nsuod
by this poor apology OF shelter They rough IL among
the trees OF low growth that line watercoursc
The feeding Of steers during the winter aud the herdng
them upon the prairie during the spring and early sum
mar is growing and lucrative business in eastern Kan
sas II three yearsod steers can be bought TOT 94o
or under and corn can be had for thirty cents
or even forty per bushel. ones slate and pencil
will soon tell the abundaucs OK rcnes
that a reasonable market price viii yield. Ihe
cattle for best results should be put upon feed at
LOO H. weight ayerage-l.20 II they can De obtain
ed II they are carefully fed during the winter ano
upon prairie being corraled every nlgh
June will find them weighing from l,4oo to l'ooo d.
and looking good enough TO eat" There Is q great
difference in the grades Of stock from which to select
The man who tries Texans Is man Of strong imagna-
ton and OF noble faith They are smaller, more aoie 10
diseaze and worth lcss In the market Colorados are
better and with careful handling VIII do well Inere
should not be even . change of feeders Their iced
whether given them in the shook or as snapped corn
shoud be supplied with unvaryng regularity In weigh
ing cattle the custom Is to let them stand In stock
ward twelve hours without food and then take them al
their full weight or, TO let them get hll and ther
deduct three or three and onehaf per cent from gross
weight But native stock promise best results IheJ
nut on more and better esh Stock rasers and
ntroduc n Of blooded bus These steers are noteIemp
from danger The Texan fever works havoc among them
somstmes Although they may not be as readily atam
peded a. Coorados they may fall victims to foot dis
ease.
The risk Of being struck by lightning, by the py
a, NOT 40 small as to allow the statement to become
playful remark The electricity generated In herd o.
cattle when crowded aud somewhat heated Is not an un
important quantity. wind storn-a Kansas zephyr
NAV rufIie the hair OF herd and when one OF these
cvclonc horrors sets upon the war path something
IA sure tobrea saw one these stem winders ut SAFE
and upon occasion Ipicked upa portion
of the disea uenbra OF home, sweet home twisted
into kindIing wood. "God made the country and man
made the town" This statement is somehow not com
plete The Western town must doubtless be called .
| towp; stil, IL s not made by man or otnerwlse
| IL ia an unfinished development. Ihoso, oeyonu
Topeka passing into their secon ,ih sung ~
gable toward the street and sort OF @ ~, ~
tachment 10 hide the pitch OF the roof and 70 give %
front a rectangular appearance, aoouhu LnoEae SO, -
,een where a twostory brick building 10 making req
lively Imposing front This town Is stad ana quiet w
loahng by any ue'erdow wells Is permitted Inc ocoa
sional co boy rides his pony with flourish OF norso
napship through the streets Sa. e Of saesrsn didos
One should not Judge the amount OF pmsihess uvo ~
the building IN winch IL Is transacted Tue peopo AZ,
essentially business people 10 make MONEY 10 WE"
few expect 10 spend it In the East Money
high rate AS yet but continued good years win ~ W.
mortgages and other membranes rom tne ~
when there will not be the same heosssV -
| borrowing or for living upon the crop oeioro ~
That Kansas Is the leading agricultural state wa
strongly impressed upon me ana was usoh'v is
| quested not TO forgetit