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Ingalls devoted much of his April 3, 1860, letter from Sumner to the territory's agricultural prospects, which were still not particularly good: "Corn, pork, and hides" were Kansas's only exports, and they were not very profitable as prices were low. "Considerable attention," wrote Ingalls, "is being paid to the hemp crop" and the wheat seemed to be doing pretty well; various kinds of fruit also "flourishes. . . . I have never seen finer apples than the farmers across the river bring to market. . . . But little is raised in Kansas yet, though much attention is being given to 'orchardizing' this spring." Ingalls was actually considering a move to the Gold County (Colorado) for better business prospects.
Creator: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
Date: April 3, 1860
Item Number: 2978
Call Number: John James Ingalls Coll. #177 Box 1 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2978
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Crops - Fruits - Apples
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Corn
Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle
Agriculture - Livestock - Hogs
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Telegraph
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Gold
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Collections - Manuscript - Ingalls, John James
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Environment - Natural resources - Gold
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Sumner (Atchison)
Places - Counties - Arapahoe (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Other States - Colorado
Places - Rivers - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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