Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-16
Productiveness of Arkau sas Land I


 From the correspondence of wv" of this city to the Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, we take the following extract touching the incom- parable fertility of our soil and its great adap tabillty to the production of corn, wheat and cotton:
 believe 1t is, at present, at least, admit ted that cotton Is king" This benr SO it may hot be out o place to make d few lnuuj- ries as to how far this portion of the southwest IS 70 De It's producer. Here, in Arkansas. there Is more land unoccupled, of richer quality, and better location, suited for the production of eoitoh than III any State of the Union. How i"iS Will this remain so Is no longer an open IueStou. here Is scarcely week passes by OuI We near of large investments being made m t"hd by newcomers for the purpose. not of NPecuI"tioh, put Tor occupation and cutlya- ton.
 believe it may be considered here safe estimate to say, that teu bales of cotton (of five hundred pouiIds eaeh) k an average crop or yleld from elght or ten acres of land: and that one hand can attend to this amount of land. be- sides raising sufficient corn aud vegetables f,t the wants oi those oependins upon lnm. Tins crop "l cotton, so raised, Is worth. say at ten cents Der pound, the sum f five hundred dul- lars. hia IS no fancy sketch, but d reality. frequently meet with individuals who have soH out ther poor, worn out lands in Georgia. iehneasee, AIablina the CIroiilaS, and d uor- uoh oi anIsSlPiI, aud have come here and bought lands for one- fourth ol the price for when they sold their lands in tine ui Ter S.aic; nor iH ths ali, Tor with one-AaIt oi tine ltbn,. e'hl hlt'I eI lii the Sate and on Inc aui il,t re ieTrI to, better crop, can here be producc.,.
 may N'N truly, that etefl ,Iat ter ut .ar,nrr ca'', with tne same industry aud mana cement in thls Si1tr, '!ouh.e hi, income aa com,.rel to those just namel. Tn., arise, from the t.,t,,r,. ot the oo,l, and the care wuh winch ii va. cultH ttc..-i ot course ailulc tp N hat is lrrtu.i "r'tton lands" l. then follows as d l.gce-...,y coHAe4urce, that, d, d cotton re.iDn the soutlI- ern portion "t ArNansas will take rank wi;h. # ioi entirely surpa,~, thr bplsted cotton re- Aoii ot Ail>sssTl pi. We have none of it's draw. backs, and ali IL, benefits.
 he h"rthero a'd western portions of tho State cAinot be eXcciiel in the production ot wheat, corn, aPple>, and other northern or >ves- tern products. Pork, flour. aud provisions, -enerallN, that formerly were imuouel from )hIo, "re how rascd lu abuud4 4Hce for all our "'HtS, besides sHrpins eXIorte, to New Or 'eaiS "hi other southern points If trade
 i"'c tI''H lccpN tlteln ltrd tO set Olt Ih tnrlr . jri ii-ht some of the inducements and ad VaAt''5eS hed ont to mrno of enterprise tad il- tuAtry, Nh" desire to cultivate the soil for it., motis and benefits. P.rsuus. seeking new h"inra la an agreeable climate could do np bet ter thAH to examine the tart.e Lands of ArNau- NIS, and Jud-e Tor thems"lt,a
 here F. huuevcr, d ,ua.te or dark ,ile f, t"io others lsr bi4Al picturt-.t ,~ tuAt our 1- 'rfa are n"t i.ariItD!r tn. re tnA halt the rne. Wi n4re io ceftun, reliable oull.l, ut all ,ca N'hS oi thr year, tp ~htp our produce ...rI re- ceNe oar supplies in rrrurl. How loag tu., .tale oi tIa1, will exit Is d matter of which c"h'"t n'N "N,r, with the cctt.ii;N ol is "eI'- tI'ir, 'r have HioH other loiu.s d>'u~- 'cd. lto"7 cplfelApitjel r. ifuAI to yu,tr city Nas completed, we would tucu Gu4 our-.N r, "jAln i"iu n"ura' tra,oi "l Iho great M .,-, Nil'Il 1nl thc e"utn-wc> crn cmpnIum Tur same 'et tttn oi lme NouIl, ul,oa ttl.. comp.r- t'"l "i the Ca'in aus Fuuor rpId. (,vhich consider no longer doubl'u) pat nS in aIrect communication with the eNnAus'Ics, rc,olrcr, of tar -mpt State of T.A,a. 4 bright ami cheering prospect IS before u-, tn9u .uwo ue.I d." Itjle more uelp" Il, the way ot m,4l, anl -ooa, !u,.ur.r. Us cltlzriS. 'o c.ear u, tn. rf- met.u inrt~. tor tne p,rI'',e oi civilization auI .uiIiNI;lnrr,