The Russellville Democrat., 1875-08-12
NO. 29
ALL OVER THE STATE.

JuDllant, pig corn crops eXpecteui
 Des Arc Citizen. 3d: Reports
 from the crops in the surrounding
 country continue favorable. With rains from now on the cotton crop
 Will be a large one.
 Jacksonport Herald; Tth Inst: Jas. Martin, of Cache township, in this county, harvested sixty two bushels of wheat from one bushel sown.
 Jacksonport Herald: W: k. Jones made shipment of 90 boxes of peaches to St. Louis this week, which netted him $l.50 per bushel.
 Spirit of Arkansas: Arkansas has demonstrated her ability this year, to raise better wheat and more of it than any other state in the west, from Minnesota to Texas.
 Monticellonian, 29th ult.: The recent heavy rains insures an ex cellent corn crop in Drew county. Corn may be worth more than 90 cents per bushel, this fall; but we don't believe it.
 Washington Telegraph, 4th: We were visited by q plentiful shower oil Saturday evening the first one for many weeks. It gave new life and a growing impetus to all kinds of vegetation.
 Ark. City Post: Mir. Robt. Terry, of Hamburg; Ashley coun- ty, raised an onion which meas ured 19 inches in circumference, and weighed two pounds. MT. Wm. Terry raised one measuring 19 inches in circumference, and weighing pounds.
 Ark. City Post: One of otfr Drew county farmers has reason to believe that he Gan make f bales of cotton to the acre. He had two blooms to the square, on the 2d of July, and plenty of time to make 4 to the square by Sep tember. There was wheat in Drew, 5 feet II inches high.
 Helena World: About an over flow--no fears need be entertained now, for the waters are on the down grade. The river at tliis point is nearly on q stand, and not many hours will go by until we get fall. This is cheering news to us all, for when the farm CTS prosper we feel as if the coun- try is safe.
 Camden Beacon, 31st ult.: The daily rains in this section, last week has secured the corn crop, which is above an average, in fact the best for years, while cotton is simply humping" itself, true we can't speak positively as to the cotton yet, but with no back set during next month, there will be the heaviest yield had ir this see ton for years. Glory.
 Spirit of Arkansas: G. S. Mor- rison, esq, brought, in few days ago, q specimen of "Russian Mil. let" This is something new, and rather peculiar; it grows from twelve to fifteen feet high, and with heads about two feet long. It can be cut, like clover, three or four times during the season.. and yields an immense quantity of feed.
 Spirit of Arkansas: What do' think of a stalk of corn contain ing twelve full sized ears? Mr.. H. l.. Fletcher raised such a one on his plantation. near the city,- and has left it at this office, where those who are not disposed to take such a big story on crcdit~earr come and see for themselves.
 Batesviiie Republican, 18th ult.: Early corn, two weeks or more since, was considered made" Now with additional rains on the later crop, we are confident of full yield of this valuable grain. All in alls the season could not have been better. The rain has indeed fallen on the just and on the unjust, and if farmers have been industrious in the use of the blow and hoe, they will have their reward.
 Jacksonport Herald: We are creditably informed that there is an old eolored woman living with in mile and half of this place whose age is one hundred and ten year.-Her name is Barbary, and she lives with Rich. Scott, and is today seemingly not more thar sixty. She is sprightly, and bids fair to live many years yet. We intend to interview Aunt Barbary,- and will give the public the result of the interview.
 Fort Smith Independent: In' Scott county, about tile 9th inst.,' during R heavy rain on Sugar Loaf Mountain, q large stone, sev- eral tons in weight, broke loose from the mountain, n,in the neigh borhood of Smiths mills, and came down the mountain with