Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-14
FROM NEBRASKA,
Great Fruit Count.y--Encouragement
For Dakota.
Nebraska City, Oct. q, 1884.

my TelallNeS mere III lStU. loI0. anu loSO,
and now attain in 1884. and having OBJ
served The condition Of the county at
each visit. | have a good idea Of what
may be expected of our country in the
same period Of time. The lands along
The railroads between here and Lincoln
and Platsmouth and Lincoln, could be
had in 1870 for $3.50 10 $40 per acre; to-
day the same land improved is worth
from 1925 to $50 per acre, and unim-
proved (but little Of which is left) from
800 to $40. The soil, like our own. is
wonderfully rich. and while they can
raise a larger crop Of corn than we can,
we can raise more wheat and oats. and
Ct better quail than they can here.
Old settlers say that when they came
here but few thought that fruit could
be made a success OF the prairies. Now
Che fruit crop is one of their most re-
munerative crops / met at Huron a
shipper Of fruit from Wisconsin, d.
rectly east of Huron. He said twenty
years ago it was thought that Wiscon-
sin was too far north to raise fruit, and
now they a scarcely be eXc5lled. l
am told by my brother here that TWEEN
ty-five years ago a man took upa home
stead here and set ont a good orchard.
The first year after the trees got old
enough to bear, they did so poorly that
he became discouraged, sold his farm
and orchard for a song, and moved to
Oregon. Last year the owner, Mrs.
FORAGE, sold nearly forty thousand
bushels Of apples. This year j. S. Moe
ton, Democratic nominee for Governor,
picked siNty-two bushels of apples from
n tree. 1t is thought here that after
the election he will give more attention
to fruit culture and less to politics. My
brother raised this year from a patch
Of strawberries and raspberries at the
rate of 5000 quarts Of Strawberries and
10000 quarts raspberrles per acre, the
third year afterplanting. Reader, think
of tive are living in this same rich
Missouri valley. only a few degrees far
ther north. All that has been done
here can and will be done here can and
will be done in ou- country, and in a
shorter space of time, for people read
and travel more than they used to do.
The eXpositions are a means Of dissem-
mating knowledge. Railroads go in
advance of US. And nov q word for
railroads in our Territory: | find that
freights to and from the eastern mark
cts are as high in Nebraska as Dakota,
Notwithstanding they receive immense
land grants here from the Government.
while om roads received none. Now.
giving the Devil his due, don't you
think we find too much fault with the
road. because this is a bad year for the
farmers on prices Of grain. We should
not lay the blame all on the roads.
They opened up this rich country at
great expense and gave US all the OPP
%portunity OF getting land free. With
out them we could have done nothing.
Did you eyer think of the vast expense
Lhey are to during the winter months,
keeping thh snow from blockading
traffic. Often in Minnesota and Iowa,
after weeks Of toll, and an expenditure
Of hundreds of thousands of dollars be-
fore the line is clear, another storm
comes, and all the work has to be done
over again. When we get to growing
trees extensively, SO we will have less
wind, and what we do have will not do
SO much harm, because of the wind
freaks, the roads can be operated at
vastly less expense than now. Then,
no doubt they will lower their tariff.
OF one thing | ain c~on1ident-We will
not get railroad tariffs reduced by call
ing them thieves. In ten or twenty
years from now, when those who now
leave because Of some Slight drawback,
and return east 10 exc out q precarious
living on rented land, when they learn
that the land which they nearly gave
away is worth &225 to $50 per acre, and
the beautiful prairies are covered with
groves and fine orchards. how they will
uespise themselves Tor being so foolish,
and how happy we who stay will be to
think we were among the first to come
and help develop such a country.
Yours, truly, W.. BURNETT
Detroit Free Press:-"!So you are the
new girl?" said the boardcrs to the
pretty waiter lass; land what name are
we to call you?'
PEARL said the maid, with a saucy
toss OF her head.
oh" asked the smart boarder, ARE
You the pearl of great price,"
NO; I'm the pearl that was cast be-
fore swine retorted the pretty waiter.
There was a long silence broken only
by the rustic Of the flies in the milk
pitcher.
Ex:-A Pennsylvania lady, ninety
three years Of age, milks, washes and
bakes for a family Of three persons. A
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