Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-31
RrnAaplNa In1 EAa MrsI.

when the late Horace Greeley gave
the advice "young man. 20 West" u
gave a direction To thought regarding
that section ~ country and undoubtedly
an Impulse to emigration In that dircc-
ilon. 4 visit to the base ~ the Rocky
Mountains, With the opportunity for oh.
scrysilon regarding different sections of
the country, a. well ss converting With
many residents of this section enables
me to Judge Of the wisdom ~ the advice
.boy. rrfcrrcl To. In so Car az the sec-
tlon ~ country lying west ~ the Mlssl-
.lppl River. u possessed ~ sufficient
water facilities, that's, by natural moist
uc ~ the soll OF supply by rain tall,
farming operations can bc carried on
With reasonable succcss, ani those Who
ss.k homss there will, u contenici, tnd
satisfaction la Any change from the last
even though deprived of many of the -o-
cial privileges Of that Older section of
country. Asa rule q large proportion
of the lands that are not mountainous
are possessed of an Abundance of fcriil-
lty. bat fertility alone Will no, insurc
sncces. moistur, isss important a. Ter
tIlitv aud it's upon this rock that the
.hip bearing the hopes of many farmer
has struck and been wrecked. IL u not
until well away from the Missouri River
that the arii country !. reached aud is
Without the rrgion of rainfall sufficient
for the .uslenancc of crop.. Til. u the
case in western kansAs and Nebraska
wher- during the past two or thrcc years
the ef'sCt ~ droaih has been 80 disas-
trou. =. to cause suffering among the
settlers.
In western kansa. We noticed many
field. of corn of great extent That had
grown ouly 60 height ~ Que or two
fv,t and appeared Ia bc the only crop
under cultivation. In Nlcslng III" AZ
pearancc of the country u tcc.me
problem ot difficult solution in thinking
% hoN the people we're a. i've under
such conditions. In som" instances a
fe~ cattle could b. sccn dcyouring the
.cantv growth % corn aud Ia Others
.ome horse., hat the evidences of even q
fair dcgrvc % prosperity were wholly
wanting
Nsry maay of the ranches appeared to
D. ahandonsi aud ". Imagine that he-
fore another YEAR cumes around many
more Nill shtrr a similar fate. la C"n-
Nvfsatian with resident 20 more
favored ssrtion h. ssii that " men Ai the
East would submit to the same drpfiNa-
tlon. aud live az they DO here, working
q. hard. th.y could make more money
than they can With fair opportunities
here.
On EASTERN Colorado the condition,
Whilr simllar. l. much BITTER for this
rva.on, that while western kansas l. dry
II /. without the means 20 Irrigation by
th. utilization ot the uaiural how ~
watsr, ~hile Va the beautiful valley 81
the Arkansas River uher. u the opInr-
tunlty that l. being uiillIsd ~iih The
most gratifying rr.ults. Ihes" ani
land. that have bsen employed as I'm
mrus. cattle rancho. are nos being "
fIssts,l. cut up into farms, hrought un.
der cultivation at profit io the owners.
Will. the grusth ~ heritage In the
natural condition l. scanty, AZ soon AZ
irfisation l. practical snd tame guI"'
srv employed, the product bccomr' Won
irrtully large.
ItI.r rlaimsd that the thlrl year from
..ssiing a. alfalfa, .. may a. sN tons
t..r actr can D. secured from those crops
.n q slngle season, ani iudging from the
numhsf ani sire of the stacks ~ this
fu,idsf in all sections whctc " has h~cu
cultivated, wv have no reason Ca douh,
The .tAtrmeut. lrrigatlon, Nhcrr prac-
iltahle, 1. no longer an experiment ~
.ult. prove the wi.iom of the undefiak-
.ns and forr.hadoN the prosperity that
~iil D. the lot 10 all sections Shctr V
.an D. prActicrd.-Cor. New England
FARMER.