The Best Farming Region

E'uly i uentle iian wroln lo mi r.-icri] Ríp-icultural paper for i Ivico in relation to the best location ■" ostablishhiir hiiiisolf as n fnruwr. lle Rtated tlmt he ha I $30,000 in cash wliicli lie wishcil to invnst in thu business wliicli ho rtcsircd to pursuo chicfly tbr prottt aiül partly tbr pluasure. "Tais letler w:is pblifao.l In the paper without note or coiUUKJllt. lllg lirst inslallnieiits of _ alvico canio froni locnlitiea lu tlie viiünity ol" the city vrhore tlie paper is publisheil. Ho wnsinfornie.l by different persons tliat tlie best plice in wlncll Lo llrtïC 'ui lainnii-;' v'!is Long Ulauu, NowJörscy, tlie Moliawk valley in N,'v Voi-k,'tlie wcstoen slopo of the Green momil.-iins in Vertoont, tbc nurtiiern portvou of M-iine, and tlie unstorii part of Mussachnsctts. The wiihor.-tol' Ihe various connuuuicatious ilHaiiived in most tilines, bilt liif.y all uiiiieti in suleiuiily waruiiy tliu'sci-ker lifter uiviee uut to ,üo to aay poiiion oi' the titffcly, ovei'-heale I, l.ii-ri.idi'ii, liibor-coiiViiLscil, in.l woVurUhel Soiitli. ïaey alio uaiwu in siuiiiii tli:it ilic Wild, "uinrodduu Wusl" uifcred o attructiona lo a ifiiitlciuan of nibiins wiio desired to t:iin plewai-u iw wcU is prulii trom in.s uvociiiuiH. Tuo oíd settlotl porlioiis ui' Uw Slaat cuinbinotl cvoryiliiu; hu ilüsire.1, Xi'ie capitalist, who desired to turn foruiui', w;is iiitunncd tluif tlie proUuotivo caiiac'uy oí BOÜs iu the West v;iá sivatly ovurugtinitttóJ, vn.l tlmt the oust of seuiliug crups to markct was enoniious; Ihat thu charges on nulro.i.is were eitortiouatc, and that the cirlli roads were virtually inipasstible ituriag a considerable portioii ot Liio year; Unit Uw BOCMJty wus poor, the utcaua of eiijoyineiit few, ttie ciimatu variable, lue water had, the utuwsphere oUai'-ed witli mulario, the pivusctiou tu pi-oporty inaetcqnatü,&na mo criiniual classes uuruevous. In the Kast, howcYer, the reverse of all these tUiiigs wei-o fouud. ïbei-e was a home luarKot tor cvei-ytiiing i liad Lo geil, the roads wei-e in ih-st-eiass oouchuoii, the society excelleut, the nieans of eujoymeut inany, the ciimate huiillhy, tlie waler pure, the atuiosphere salubrious, the prótection to uroporty ampie. Tne next wuek bronglit otlinr letters ot'aüvice. Souio oaiue froiu the suuuy öoutll allU ouiers iiuni iui ■ii.v, - West. Tlic fonner showed all tlie . vuntages and iioue of tho . ges otengaging in lUriuing in a ; ■ ion wheïe land was cheap, the , tersnnld, and near.y all tne nihabitaiits naiive born. Tlie proiits ot raisiug tobáceo, beinp, cotton, sugarcaue, and seiui-ti-opical fruit weie ni-csuntcl. Tlie pubiislieJ Statemcuts in relation to thu unreliability ot' labor, tira uusettleJ state of society, the unhcalUiy chínate, and the oppressive tavation in the tíouth - wuro piououuced to be utterly false. It was adniLtted that capital was greatly neeaed there, bat it was shown that it wou ld pay large dividends ii mvested in fanning. Tnc advice to "go west and grow up with the country" canio lroin neaily evei'y state and tcmtory bevond tlie Misissiypiand iï-ouia lew slates on tilia sidc of it. The proñts and pleasures of farniin.a; on the broad prairies were set i'oith in gloi-ious tenns. Tne seeker after hght and Knowle.lge in respect to a place of settlenient was inlonned that nioiiey iavested in wesleni fanning lan is wouUl doublé in four years, an.t that tiie protits ot capital eniployed in fanning were not Uss tljau tweuty-live per cent. per iiinmn. J-.iLt.lc labor was requred to produco crops which were simp'.y enoniioiis. Tne soil was so riek tnat it requiied no fertilizers. Farmers ■ --,- ,wuulúii l.-inu, uuj taoic " literally ut) end u ïuoiiuies lor oujoyillii iill!. ïne publ catión of all these letters ot' naviue vvill uouDtless bi; of cousi ier;ble aitv.iut i 'o to oUicrs tUaii tüe pei'doii wiio ;ic.l tol' Lliuu). ■ --- .■ -