The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-06
KANSAS
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Kansas lies like a great meadow
slOping 70 the morning sun, the gen
eral inclination Of this vast undulating
plain being from northwest 20 south
east. The highest point Is In the eK-
IRENE northwest which has an eieva-
ton above the sea Level Of 400 feet,
while the southeastern portion has q
general elevation from 100 70 800 feet.
The eastern and middle portions Of
the State are well watered In the
western part water b. less abundant.
The soil Of the upland pFsirles il gen
orally q deep loam Of dark color. IN
deriaid with a porous clay the bot
tom lands near the streams are a black
sandy loan, and the intermediate
lands. OF " second bottoms show a
rich and deep black loan, containing
very little sand. The soils are all very
easily cultivated, free from stone and
very productive. Timber Il found on
nearly all the streams, embracing oak
elm, black walnut, cottonwood, null
berry, box-elder, willow, hickory, syc-
amore, white ash, and other hard and
son woods. The climate Is exception
ally salubriOus; the winters ~ 9 rule
are mild and dry, and the summer
heats are tempered By refreshing
breezes The summer nights are al
most Invariably cool and refreshing.
coal, lead, salt, white,
grey and cream colored magnetism
limestone aud colored chalks, also
suitable for building purposes, are
among the natural resources Of the
State, and the two former are extern
sively mined. All the agricultural
products Of the temperate zone are
grown with success, and no other
State affords equal advantages for d. |
verslfed farming. At the national
exhibition in Philadelphia the great |
gold medal Of the National Pomologi- |
~ Society was awarded 10 Kansas for |
he finest fruit display In 1872 the |
American Institute awarded 3 diploma |
10 Kansas fruits; the Centennial was
The scene Of another triumph and the |
international Cotton Exposition at |
Atlanta gave to Kansas agricultural |
and genealogical display the highest |
prize In the face Of the most eager COM |
petition from other states. Seventy |
per cent. Of the population Il engaged |
IN farming. Manufactures flourish |
md abundant water power is afforded |
Dy the Kansas river and other streams.
Public schools are literally endowed |
md supported. Kansas has 5000 |
school houses. No State west Of the |
Mississippi IL 80 well located with re-
Ipeet to markets. Cheap lands and |
good transportation facill- |
lies by rail and water make up for the |
distance from eastern marts, while IN
addition to the eastern outlet Kansas |
has an ever-increasing demand for all |
kinds Of farm dairy and produce from |
he mining regions on the west.
Nearly one-half Of the |
wheat crop Of the country, as shown |
by the figures Of 1852, Is raised IN six |
Western States, and Of these Kansas !
& one. With only q million inhabi- |
ants, and one hundred thousand !
arms spread thinly over its 5000, 900 |
lcres, the State IN 1882 raised a crop |
IF g, 900, 900 bushels, the average WELD |
being more than "a bushels per acre. |
Nine counties produced over million
5usheis each. In the famed north |
extravagantly called the
wheat paradise, the average yield 81 |
heir summer wheat did not exceed
lOurteen bushels.
But the value and importance Of the |
,orn crop exceeds all other cereals 10. !
zether, and Kansas ranks as the fourth |
sorn State IN the Union. The crop In !
1892 amounted In round numbers 10 |
leo, 900, 900 bushels. This was enough |
10 feed all her live stock and send mil /
ions Of bushels into other States /
where the crop was short And |
,orn Is gold to the farmer Other
crops were pToportionately abundant
pats, hay, sorghum, cane, broom-corn
and the rest. One-thlrd Of the broom |
corn Of the country was grown In this
State, and the sorghum fields we're
counted by hundreds Of acres.
The prairies Of the State are
tens Of thousands Of acres ia extent, !
covered with q growth Of nutritious
grass that Is prOyerbial among stock |
men for its fsttening and staying quail
tiles. Herds Of cattle roam over these
hocks Of sheep dot every
county. All things considered, the
stock interests Of the State are the
most profitable, and the present ten.
1ency Is towards a rapid increase In |
The number Of animals in every sec
lion. The future Of Kansas Is future |
Of stOck-ralsing, and the present In
crease leaves no doubt Of what the
will be. There are now
SOC, 900 cattle In the State, and az
many head Of sheep, the number Of
Inc latter having doubled twice In two !
7ears. It Is to Kansas, then, a. a /
ltoek-raising State that the eyes Of
armer and capitalist are alike turned /