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National Land Company. tATlOMAl LAM) MHPASY. THAT LARGE APPLE. fte-Gur readers are all aware that Kansas took the gold medal tor the best fruit exhibited at the Horticultural Congress, in Philadelphia. last fall; and all Unless emigrants hove some particular point selected, nt which to locate, they should come direct to Topeka.

Here, we will show them a list of our lands, and give each a to our Agent at the irganized. According to Law. A. D. 1868.

OFFICERS Prebiuf.nt JOHN LOOMIM. BEC'uv Tkeasi kek UAH. It. LA.MBOKN. Uenkkai, Manages WILLIAM K.

WKHB. General Agent CYKUS N. I'RATT. know that our apples and pears were the sfirs. -r rw.

irrand occasion. point Me wishes to visit. great attraction of that AGENTS J. It. W.

Hlnchmmi, Gen'l Western Officio, Toiifka, Kansas. Pliny Moore, Union IX j.ot Kansas City, Mo. will also sell tny person wishing to look at land, a over the Kansas Pacific Railway, and if he purchases of us. half the money paid for the ticket is re funded. Emigrants earning to Kansrts can procure tickets from Chicago to Topeka, at reduced rates, by calling on Cyrus N.

Pratt, General Ageat, at his Office, in Dearborn Theatre Buildings," No. 1 1 1 Dearborn Chicago. Illinois, and at No. 2. Astor House, N.

L-f I Ptiill. D. Fisher Elijah Walker Adams it Elliott A. V. Floret- N.

H. B. 3. Mi-Farrrn Wamego, Kan. St.

George, Kan. Manhattan, Kan. Junction City, Kan. Alma, Kan. Detroit, Kan.

per cent, on credit price will bo made for cash payment in full. Emigrants in Europe may have their baggage checked direct to Kansas, by our Agents there. Parties desiring Emigrant tickets, information or assistance, of any kind, regarding our lands, can obtain the same, either in person or through letter, by addressing as follows: New York John S. Loomis, President, No. 2, Astor House.

Kansas W. E. Webb, Gen'l Manager, Topeka. 'F--' St. Louis 'LambornXfeey and Treasurer, cor.

5th Elm Chicago Cyrus N. Pratt, 'No. Ill, Dearborn St. Buffalo, N. Y.

Geo. I). Teller, 19 Exchange St. W. F.

Tibbetts, 17 Newhall Rlock, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Pliny Moore. Union Depot. Kansas City. GENERAL AGENT.

Col. Cyrus N. Pratt is the General Agent of the National Land Company, and will be found at his office in Dearborn Theatre BniHines," No. 111. Dear But it is not known to all, perhaps, that for the first two days of the Kxhibition we were out-measured by California, and our chances as to the size of apples were not ver- flattering.

The were turned, however, on the third Jvy. Ay the reception of more fruit from that cM veteran, John Ross. Escp, of Lawrence. In this lot was an apple that out-weighed and out-measured anything that the Golden State could do. This apple was nised by Joseph of Douglas county, and measured 15 inches.

It now comes out that there were many larger apples grown in the State, but owing to thought Artificial FokeSt. In one of the counties of this State, is an artificial forest of about fifty acres, an account of which we find in the last Prairie. Fanner. The forest was planted about four years ago. by a Mr Kelsey, of Illinois.

The trees were set out In rows about twelve feet apart corn has been grown between them. The trees stand about three feet apart in the rows. The effect of the cultivation beincr to make the plants grow vigorously, and the crop of corn has paid for all the labor, so that the production of the young forest will have cost nothing but the sCJ, cutting and stocks, and the trifling expense of planting them. The forest comprises quite a variety of timber trees, including several acres of black-walnut, one or two acres of oaks and hickories, one of walnut and yellow willows, half an acre of European larch, half an acre of red cedar, one acre of silver pine, seven acres of Cottonwood, an acre of other poplars, two acres of maclaura. half an acre of three of ash.

elm, honey locust and buttonwood. making a total of more than fifty acres of timber plantation. Besides this, there is an orchard of ten acres, set with thrifty apple trees, and on the place are ten miles ol young hedge, well started, and already making a mod-break of considerable value. Abilene, Kan. Solomon City, Kan.

Salina, Kan. John II. J. A. Cramer K.

H. Bishop, 1 J. II. Johnson I James Miller Ellsworth, Kan. Crittenden AleFarren Brookville, Kan.

V. Lambert Lsndsey, Ottawa Kan. Cyrus N. Pratt, Hi, Dearborn, Street, Cblcago. George I).

Teller, BulIUlo, N. Y. W.F. Tibhetts, 17 Newhall Hl MilwaukeeWis W. S.

Jenkins, lii Delaware 8treet, Leavenworth Kansas. W. Jones, M.D., St. Josoph, Mo. The National Land Company.

-Elsewhere in this paper will be found some items indicating what the National Land lessness or carelessness tliev were not sent Company are doing to aid tke people in to Philadelphia. Georee Miller couiitiir to Kansas, 11 the world is Franklin county, raised one which uieas- GENERAL OFFICES OF THE COMPANY: No. 2 Astor House New York City. Corner Filth ami Kim Streets, St. Louis.

Ill Dearborn Street, Chicago. 19 Exchange Street Buffalo, N. Y. General AV estern Oitiee Topeka, Kansas. ing toward Kansas now, and at least 000 persons, desirous of bettering their I condition and of taking advantage of the i facilities offered them in Kansas, will be i here among as very soon.

Their applica Rain Fall. All of our State lying as far west as Ellsworth, has, during the whole four months of the year when crops need moisture most a greater average fall of rain than any of the following States. While crops are growing, during May, July and August, the following meteorological tables, published by the Department of Agriculture, shows what our climate promises. During a period of ten years, the average fall of rain through- the above four months was as follows Kansas inches. New Jersey do Iowa do Connecticut do Massachusetts lo-47 do Pennsylvania 10-27 lo Maryland 16-12 do Kentucky 10-12 do Maine 16-1 do Minnesota 15-91 do Ohio 15-75 do Indiana 5f50 do Missouri 15-37 do New York 15-25 do Nebraska 14-20 do Vermont H-69 do Illinois 14-6H do Rhode Island do New Hampshire 14-27 do Wisconsin 14-lf do Michigan 14-01 do Thus Kansas has 2: per cent, more rain, when it is needed, than the averago of the othor great agricultural States.

We do not have the snows of their winters, our springs are earlier, our soiPwarmer. A yield never known in othor States is easily obtained here. Kansas has remained for years at the head of the wljeat States (except California), as shown by the report of the Agricultural Bureau at Washington II. Greenwood, Chief Engineer of the Kansas Pacific Railway, writes from Eagle Tail, Colorado, as follows "I take pleasure in informing you that our road will be open to within sight of the Rocky Mountains this month. In passing lie divide between the waters of the Smoky Hill Fork, of the Kansas river and those of the Arkansas, wt arc in plain sight of Pike's Peak, We arc now laying over a mile of track a day, and the grading is all done to Kit Carson, Colorado, which is to be the point from which the business of Southern Coloraco, New and Old Mexico, will diverge from our mam Denver line.

R. R. Gazette. cal assistance, in securing at manufacturers' cost, all Materials and Implements requisite for settlement and cultivation of his Land, or his establishment in any branch of industry he may select. As an inducement to sell their Lands cheap, the Land Company afford the Railway Companies, a thoroughly organized and well sustained system of Domestic and Foreign Emigration, to, effjet fllt; of their Lands in large bodies to Settlers, who will soon produce the freights necessary to sustain and profitably operate their Roads and to the Emigrant we afford the cheapest lands and most economical and speedy means of transit thereto possibly attainable.

Thus we immeasurably enhance the cause of Civilization, and the prosperity of toiling millions moving to our rich Western States and Territories, from the Eastern States and the Old World. 15- contract with the Kansas Pacific Railway, the National Land Company have secured the Agency of 2,000,000 acres of land in Kansas, on the Line of said Road, being the alternate sections granted by Congress to aid its construction. The Land Company also have control of all Railroad Town sites, on the line of this road, from Junction City, Westward. The R. W.

have adopted a liberal policy, by reduction of passage and freight rates to persons buying lands or lots of the Land with other valuable aid, facilitating the Emigration and Land Rusiness The National Land Co. have also acres of valuable, selected lands, personally inspected by experienced farmers, which they sell to colonists on the same terms as the other Railroad lands, viz: The lands are sold for cash or on credit. Sales are made on credit as follows One-fifth cash down at time of purchase. No payment, except interest due, at the end of the first year. One-fifth cash with interest due, at end of second year.

One -filth cash with interest due, at end of third year. One-fifth cash with interest due. at end of fourth year. One-fifth cash with interest du--, at end of fifth year. Interest on deferred payments at 0 per cent, per annum.

A deduction of 10 urctl lfii inches; and Dr. of Prairie City, raised, from a very young tree, two bushels of the Holden Pippin, the smallest measuring 10 inches, and the largest 16 inches. No State in the Union -no nation in the world, has ever beaten this, that we know of. Junction Villi Union. I it XT born Street, Chicago, Illinois.

This lo-cation is one of the most prominent in I the eitv, and easy of access Parties tions arc coming in. their letters of inquiry must be answered, their attention must be directed to the right points. The National Kansas will receive more irood, en Land (. empsny. as an organization, is do- 3 'V.

wishing to come to Kansas, should call upon Col. Pratt and secure tickets. These will be furnished at the lowest rates, and arrangements can also be made advantageously, fr the moving of any large body of emigrants, with their baggage, who SSTThe National Land Companv sold wre all omer organizauons com-in December, to a large English cdony ueJ to to Kansas, organized under their auspices in En-land. I Threugh the "Stab of Emi-ike which all the Kansas Pacific Railroad and anJ scatter all over thecoun- try and r.urone, in-' L.ana ompanv i- terprising people next year than any previous year of her existence as a Sate. Some of the best citizens of every town and city in the country contemplate visiting this garden spot of the universe, and when once here, it.

is not too much to say they will remain. Probably no portion of the habitable globe is attracting as much attention to-dav as the State of Kansas. Bidletin. Land land, lyin lli IU. III WC I wisn to una a uoaie in ivansas.

ix a i colony forming in any of the States desire full information, Col. Pratt will either The National Land Company is organized for the purpose of promot ing immigration to, and settlement in, Kansas, and a development of the rich agricultural and mineral lands thus Li-ought into market. Emigration enterprises have heretofore been but partially successful, as capitalists "Kere able to withhold from speedy settlement, the most valuable lands. Organized under the auspices of that future great American highway for Pacific traffic, the Kansas Pacific Railway, heartily indorsed and supported by the Governors of Missouri, Kansas, and the Terrritories, West and South, the National Land Company enters upon the mission of so uniting and operating the Laad and Transportation interests aa to be able to sustain their declared purpose of affording to every Agriculturist. Mechanic, or Miner, desiring to Emigrate, a cheap home in our Western States or Territories, and cheap transportation for their Families and Goods; and alter he arrives there, practi 83?" Mr.

Welcome Wells, three miles east of Manhattan, has an orcuarel of some five or six thousand fruit trees of all kinds and descriptions, some 2,000 of which are in bearing, and we have never seen finer fruit than that grown by Mr. Wells. tween the Republican river and Chapman's creek. The sale covers about acres, and averages in price about S3.00 per acre. The colony have organized as a joint association under the laws of Kansas, and will, in their English agencies, act as an auxiliary to the National Land Company in assisting the immigration to Kansas of a class of English farmers and mechanics who have plenty of means to make first-class farms in our midst.

The colony have selected their founder, Rev. Richard Wake, of Bloom-ington, Illinois, as their president. Hs is an English gentleman of high literary attainments, aisd is a scientific and practical farmer. Manhattan Stantfr4f giving just the information that immi- grants need. Hy means of the facilities they afford in the way of cheap fares and freights, and through the extensive sys-! tern of sub-ageneies they have organized, the Company is doing a marvelous work i iu assisting the poor, and in getting men of small means into good homes.

Man- hatfau Dairy Profits. Mr. Petstlewait, of Ottawa county, obtained the following results from three cows, between April 4th. 1869, and February 1st. 1370.

a period of I ten months G66 lbs. of butter, average I ice. 32 cts. per pound from the milk he fattened fifty dollars worth of pork. and raised three irood calves.

turnish it Dy letter -or visit tnein person- ally- CANADA. We would advise all emigrants Canada who wish to settle upon our lauds, or to reach Kansas at the least expense, to go diroct to Chicago. They will find the office of the National Land Co. at 111 Dearborn where the General Agent, C. N.

Pratt, will afford them transportation at our reduced rates. They will also be furnished letters to our local agents, and can reach desired points without vexatious delays. SPECIAL RATES. Immigrants can obtain special rates from Kansas City, along our road, by applying to our agent there, Pliny Moore, at the Union Dapot. A JL -Lv xx! xx xixr7 xvhi jxvn xvi xv xiv xm xii xi n.

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