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"HT'ANSAS FARMS. 
NEOSHO VALLEY LANDS ! 
1,300,000 ACRES FOR SALE TO 
ACTUAL SETTLERS. 
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. 
SOUTHERN" BRANCH. 
The Lands now offered by this Company are situated 
mainly within twenty miles on each side of the road, extend- 
ing one hundred and seventy miles along the 
NEOSHO VALLEY, the richest, finest, and most inviting 
valley for settlement in the West. The Lands are admirably 
adapted to fruit and vine culture, stock raising, and dairy 
business. They consist of rich bottoms, level, undulating, 
and rolling prairie, usually convenient to wood and stone, 
spring, creek, or river water. 
Interspersed among cultivated tracts and lying in large 
bodies together, they present inducements to families, 
neighborhood settlements, and large colonies, possessed by 
no other lands in the State. While the lands ot similar cor- 
porations have been culled bv the two hundred thousand 
settlers of the last two years, these have been rigidly reserv- 
ed intact, and now are open to the actual hard-working set- 
tler— the bone and sinew of the nation. 
One-third of the labor required at the East in the cultnre 
of farms will insure here double the amount of crops. The 
high rolling prairie is the finest wheat land in the.world. and 
when plowed deeply, stands a drought, and produces corn 
nearly as well as the nest of our bottom-lands. For orchards, 
grapo culture, and small fruit ingcneral.it is far superior, 
and is least affected by frosts. 
BUILDING MATERIAL AND FENCING.— The varieties 
of timber are Cotton-wood, Hackberry, Locust, Oak, Hick- 
ory, and Black-Walnut, situated mostly on the large rivers 
and creeks, and hid away in ravines, unobservant to the 
common traveler. "Within convenient distance of almost 
every quarter section, are the finest quarries of limestone, 
furnishing the best of material for house, barn, fences, etc. 
Large quantities of pine lumber are imported by way of 
Leavenworth, and as soon as our road reaches the pineries 
of the Indian Territory and Texas, it will be brought up the 
valley of the Neosho. 
STOCK RAISING.— The rich native grasses of the prairies 
and bottoms, with the large area of unoccupied lands in 
connection with the dry, mild, and open winters, present 
unequaled advantages lor the raising of cattle, sheep, and 
horses. 
One of our correspondents, a Kentuckian, in a letter Just 
received, says: "I examined Labette and Neosho Counties 
last winter, and I consider the region of your Land Grants to 
be the very centre of the live-stock trade in this part of the 
continent. It 13 a region better adapted to the growtli of 
live-stock, and the making of butter and cheese," than any 
other in the same latitude. Its limestone soil in time, will be 
the best Blue Grass land in the world." 
DAIRYING.— In such a country, with ranges for stock un- 
restricted, and pasture limitless, ihe production of butter 
and cheese must be profitable. The cheapness witli which 
cattle can be raised and fed, leaves this branch of labor 
without any drawbacks, and insures handsome returns and 
liberal profits to all who engage in the dairying business. 
FRUIT GROWING is one of the specialties, as demon- 
strated by the Gold Medal awarded to the State of Kansas 
by the Pennsylvania State Horticultural Society for "a 
COLLECTION OF FKUITS UX3UKPASSED FOR SIZE, BEAUTY, 
and flavor." The pear and apple crop of 1869 gives posi- 
tive assurance of success in this department. 
THE CLIMATE AND HEALTH of Kansas are unequal- 
ed. These, indeed, arc among its chief excellencies, and are 
recommendations for settlement. The atmosphere is dry 
and pure, and singularly beneficial to persons predisposed 
to consumption and bronchial affections. No country in the 
world furnishes a larger number of days in the year in 
which out-door work can be done. 
COAL AND SALT. — Numerous veins of excellent coal 
have been opened in the Valley, and in many other parte of 
the State, varying all the way from 1 to G feet in thickness. 
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.— The Common and Higher 
Schools of the State arc endowed with lands to the value of 
millions of dollars, a portion of which have been sold and 
invested, yielding a heavy income. Churches of all denomi- 
nations are common, and liberally supported and attended. 
PRICES OF LAND.— Our lands varyin price, usually from 
$2 to $8 per acre, and are sold upon the credit of (10) years* 
time, and on more favorable terms than any other company 
in the State. It i3 our purpose to prevent, as far as possible, 
any speculating in the lands of this Company, aud to en- 
courage sales to actual settlers alone; 
TERMS OF SALE.— One-tenth down at time of purchase. 
No payment the second year, except the interest. One-tenth 
every year after nntil completion of payments, with annual 
Interest. Any one wishing to save the interest can have the 
privilege of paying up at any time. 
THE HEAD LAND OFFICE is located at JUNCTION 
CITY, to which all immigrants and persons desiring to see 
the lands of this Company should purchase tickets. Large 
maps of the road and thelands can be seen, and important 
information gained, not possessed at any other point, and to 
all purchasers of lands free tickets from this point are given 
over the Road. 
For further information address 
ISAAC T. GOODXOW, 
Land Commissioner, 
Junction City, Kansas. 
THE 
ilELAN 
A FEW WORDS TO THE PUBLIC. 
We are in receipt of hundreds of letters asking many dif- 
ferent questions in reference to the merits of the Eumelan 
grape ; some of the more common of which we desire to 
answer through the advertising columns of the American 
Agriculturist, for the benefit of all who read this journal, 
and are desirous to learn of the worth of this variety which, 
though new to the public, has been growing and producing 
fruit for many years. 
Ques. Where, when, and with whom did the Eumelan 
originate? Ans. At Fishkill, on the Hudson, about thirty 
years since, in the grounds of a Mr. Thornc. 
Ques. Is the Eumelan an early grape? Ans. Yes, the 
earliest of all the valuable sorts, ripening some days in ad- 
vance of the Hartford Prolific, and more than two weeks 
sooner than Delaware. 
Ques. Is the Eumelan a hardy variety? Ans. One of the 
most hardy. The vines have withstood the winters of the 
past 25 years in bleak exposure without protection, and more 
recently have proved hardy where tried in every Northern 
State, from Maine to Minnesota. Ques. Are the vines vigor- 
ous? A?is. We have found the Eumelan to be as vigorous 
as Concord ; and such is the report from all who have tested 
it. 
Ques. What is the color of the Eumelan? Am. Black 
with a peculiar wax-like bluish bloom, making it our hand- 
somest black variety. 
Ques. Have Eumelan grapes been grown elsewhere than 
at Fishkill? A7is. Yes; in-many places where the vines have 
been tried, and always possessing the same great superiority 
over other black varieties that it has been found to possess 
when grown at Fishkill. Ques. Is the stock of vines you 
arc now offering for sale grown from mature wood, or is it 
grown from green cuttings and immature wood ? Ans. Our 
stock of Eumelan vines is grown from well-ripened wood, 
taken from bearing vines, and the plants we are selling are 
strong and well rooted, so that we can warrant everyone 
we send out to give satisfaction to the purchaser. 
The above and many other inquiries are fully answered in 
our pamphlet, containing thirty years history of this most 
valuable grape ; also, testimonials from persons in all parts 
of the country where the vines have been on trial. 
We will send the pamphlet free to any person giving us 
their address. 
The American* Agriculturist says: 
" We are convinced that this grape is worthy of general 
trial, and we shall take in*uch interest in seeing its true 
merits developed." 
The Rural New Yorker says : 
" The Eumelan promises to deserve a prominent place In 
American vinyards." 
Tin: New York Tribune says : 
"The Eumelan must, be considered, from present evidence, 
to be a valuable addition to our list of grapes." 
One Word for the Quality of ouh Vines. 
Palmyra, iV. F., Nov. 11, 1869. 
Messrs. Hasbrouck & Bushnell.— Gents : The box of Eume- 
lan vines is received. The One Hundred No. 1 are as fine 
one-year-old vines as I ever saw. Can't help but give my 
customers best satisfaction. The second and third class are 
also very fine. The second class are as good, and, in fact, 
better, than many first-class one-year-old grape-vines I have 
received from many other sources. 
Truly yours, A. M. Purdy. 
One Woed foe the Fruit of Tnis Eujielan. 
Heading, Mass., Sept. 30, 1SG9, 
Messrs. Hasbrouck & Bushnell :— My Eumelan vine is a 
rigorous, almost rampant, grower. Leaves, dark, thick, and 
parchment like, while the wood is hard, and very short 
jointed. Thus far, I have not one among my fifty or sixty 
varieties which (all things considered) has pleased me so 
much as the Eumelan. My vines have been entirely heal lhy, 
and the fruit of the Eumelan ripened this year fully one 
week in advance of the Hartford. In quality, it deserves to 
be placed at the head of the black grapes. 
Respectfully yours, Rev. Wm. H. Willcox:. 
Send for price list of Vines, also terms to Clubs. 
Address 
HASBROUCK & BUSHNELL, 
Iona, near Peekskill, 
Westchester Co., N. Y. 
Marblefeead Mammoth 
Cabbage ! 
This is the largest cabbage in the world, sometimes weigh- 
ing over sixty pounds each, and averaging as high as thirty 
pounds by the acre ! It is not only large, but cannot be sur- 
passed for reliability forheading, tenderness, and sweetness. 
As some cultivators have an impression that this cabbage 
cannot be fully matured outside of Marblehead, I invite 
their attention to the following extracts from among the 
many commendatory letters which I have received. 
" Your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage cannot be excelled. 
There were heads weighing 50 lbs., and heads ofFottler's 
Improved Brunswick (from vonr seed) weighing 40 lbs. — 
John H. Howlett, Charlestown, 111." 
" I raised from Your seed Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages 
that weighed 50 lbs.— A. H. Mace, Clintonvillc, N. Y., Nov. 
14th, 1869." 
"Your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages were very fine, 
they all headed well, and weighed 27 to 40. and 47 lbs.— W. 
Llewellyn, Red Wing, Minn., March 12, 1S69." 
"Your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbaces are wonderful ; 
they grew to the 6ize of an umbrella.— Thomas Flanigan, 
Palermo, Kansas."* 
" The Marblehead Mammoth Cabbages were a perfect suc- 
cess. They headed well, and were three limes as large as 
any cabbage I ever raised before.— J. F. Butt, Kosciusco, 
Miss." 
"I have raised your Marblehead Mammoth Cabbage for 
two years, and it lias proved the tenderest and sweetest cab- 
bage I ever saw.— S. S. Groves, Stones Prairie, 111. " 
•John Van Wormcr, Springs' Mills. Mich., raised some 
weighing 30 lbs. John Hmnphrev?, Titusville, N. Y., 33 K 
lbs. M. D. Clark. Elyria, Ohio, 3? lbs. II. A. Tcrry.Crescent 
City. Iowa, 40 lbs., measuring 5C inches around the solid 
head. Thos. A. Lambert, Bccancour, C. W., exhibited three 
cabbages weighing respectively 40, 42>J, and 44 lbs. John 
W. Dean, St. Michael's, Md.. has grown them weighing 33 
lbs. S. M. Shuck, Preston, Minn.. SI lbs., when trimmed.' E. 
H. Ellis, Etna Green, Ind., over 30 lbs. A. E. Garrison. Pes 
Moines, Iowa, SO lbs. James S. Allen, Union Springs, N. Y., 
80 lbs., when stripped of loose leaves. Wm. Lee, Jr., Denver, 
Colorado, has grown heads weighing 45 to 50 lbs., as a penal- 
ty for which the miners of the mountains call him the " Itig 
Cabbage Man." Leonard Choat, Denver. Colorado, raised 
one which weighed 45 lbs. when trimmed of waste leaves. 
Collins Eaton, Ogdensbnrsh, N. Y., 50 lbs. P. Sweeney, 
Loretto, Pa., 43 lbs. Sam'l B. Ornsbce, Rolling Prairie, Wis., 
53 lbs. Chas.-W. Oden, Little Sioux, Iowa, produced quite a 
lot weighing from 50 to GO lbs. A. C. Van Tassal, 39 lbs. trim- 
med. A. C. Goodwin, Kennedy, N. Y., 45 to 50 lbs. W. H. 
Spera. Eunhrata, Pa., raised fifty heads that averaged over 
81 lbs. cacfi. Win. D. Munsou, Burlington, Vt., raised some 
weighing 40 lbs. Mary B. SclUnan, Galesburg, Iowa, 28 to 43 
lbs. stripped of loose leaves. Hundreds of others have 
written me that they have "taken all the prizes at the 
County Fairs." "Raised the largest cabbasrc ever seen in 
the country." "Astonished all their neighbors." "That in 
sweetness, crispness, and tenderness, they were unequalled," 
etc.. etc. As the original introducer of the Mammoth Cab- 
bage, I am prepared to supply seed grown from extra large 
heads, at following prices, by mail, post-paid : Per package, 
25 cts.; per oz., $1 ; 4 ozs., $3.50 ; per lb., §12. 
Pull instructions for cultivation accompanying Vie seed. 
Catalogues free. JAMES J. II. GREGORY, 
Marblehead, Mass. 
FERRE, BATCHELDER & CO.'S 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
of !§ec«Is and 
VEGETABLE AND FLOWER GARDEN 
MANUAL for 1870, will be ready for distribution early 
in January. It will contain about 100 pages, with numerous 
illustrations— a complete list of Vegetable and Flower Beeds, 
to which will be added a list of Sammcr-Flowering 
Bulbs, Plants and Small Fruits. Sent to all 
applicants enclosing 10 cents. Our customers supplied 
without charge. Address 
FEKRE, BATCHELDER & CO., 
231 Main St., Springfield, Mass. 
Your business involves an immense outlay over small 
areas, and it is of fust importance that the seed you plant 
should be fully reliable. My enterprise is of special inter- 
est to you, as I am engaged* in growing, directly under my 
own eye, a great variety of vegetable seeds, many of which 
seedsmen usually import or gather together from growers 
scattered through the country. Because I grow these seed 
myself I am enabled to warrant them fresh and true to 
name, and to bind myself to refill the same value gratis, 
should they not prove so. All seed warranted to reach each 
purchaser. I also import and procure from first growers, 
choice varieties that cannot be grown in my locality, giving 
me thus one of the largest if not the largest variety of veg- 
etable seed sold by any dealer in the United States. Give 
my seed a trial. Catalogues gratis. 
JAMES J. H. GREGORY, Marblehead, Mass. 
MACY HAS IT. 
Every new thing, 
If you order anything, 
Any advantage In price, 
"We buy and sell for cash — 
Every new book, 
Everything in Lace Goods, 
Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, 
Small "Wares, Trimmings, &c, 
All at popular prices- 
Cash orders, by Mail, or Express. 
JR. H. MACY, Uth St. & 
European Larch Seed (Larix Europmci). 
A supplvof Pi-esh Seed just received by thesubscribers.and 
mailed post-paid to :inv address at following prices: 1 oz., 
23 cts.; U lb., 73 cts.; 1 lb., $3.50. 
iddvess B. K. BLISS & SOX. 
P. 0. Box No. STL.', New York. 
Macy has it. 
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Gth Ave., New York. 
AS10.A€KF, FAIOff FOR SALE— 2^ 
miles from Greensboro Station, Maryland & Delaware 
Railroad. Price $'& per acre, S2,G00 Cash"; balance one and 
two years. For particulars address P. <>, I'-OX 24. 
Greensboro, Md. 
