The Russellville Democrat., 1877-11-15

more or less, under cultivation in the county.
 l2. LIVE STOCK. The Assessors returns show 2.944 Horses, 1,075 mules, 7,605 sheep, 10,166 cattle and 3,94T rogs.
 13.-Therc is manifest interest growing up in the matter of improv- ing the breed in stock. A good many of oar farmers are getting lm- proved breeds of cows, sheep and hogs. The Cotswold and Southdown have been put on several farms. Sev- eral Jerseys and Ayrshires have also been brought here. The Berkshire and Poland China hogs will soon supercede the old razor back stock.
 14. WHAT WE PRoDUcE. The esti- mate for the crop of 1877 is, corn 325, ,000 bushels, wheat 90,000 bush els,rye 5000 bushels, oats 5000 bush els, Barley 300 bushels, sweet pota- toes 2,500 bushels, irish potatoes 1000 bushels, grass 300 tons, cotton 10000 bales.
 15. MANUrAcToRIEs.- the coun tv there are or 10 saw mills, or 8 flouring mills, one distilery, two chair factories, one fruit dryer manufac tory, and two wagon factories. Say $150,000 invested in manufacturing enterprises.
 Is. MINERAL REsoURcEs.-T Il e mineral resources of the county are as yet impcrfectly developed. There are very strong surface indications of Lead, Silver, and Iron. We have coal in abundance, and of good qual- ity. The Ouita Coal Bank, three miles west of Russellville has been in operation three years, and the coal has fine reputation. The Brooks Bank, three miles east of Russellville has also been worked.
 IT. TIE SoIL.-Our soil is equal to the best to be found anywhere. It has wonderful vitality about it, as is evidenced by the fact that corn was exhibited at our late County Fair which was the 4otn crop raised by the same man from the same pIece of ground, without any fertilizing. The yield was 90 bushels per acre. Wheat makes to 20 bushels per acre, corn l6 to 50, cotton ] to bale per acre. The statistics show that Arkansas makes more lint cotton per acre than any State in the Union. Is. FRUIT AND ORcHARDs.- growing and orchards are much neg lected. We had the native seeding peaches. in the Russellville market this year equal to the best budded fruit we ever saw. We have seen applet here as fine as we ever saw in Washington county, the fruit grow ing region, par excellence, of the world. Those who have given fruit growing any attention have succeed ed to their entire satisfaction. Re fer to Cyrus w. Ewing, Russellville, Ark.
 The tobacco grown in our county took the premium at the State Fair.
 19 IMMIGRATIoN.-We have coun- ty Immigration Society, the officers of which will take pleasure In re- plying to all questions concerning our county. k. B. Wilson, Secreta- ry; c. W, Harkey, President.
 There has been about 600 immi grants to our county within the last year. The new corners are from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan mostly; some from Tennessee, Mississippi, G eorgi i a, North and South Carolina.
 20 TIE KIND OF NEW CoaIERs WE WANT.-We want honest, industri- ous, energetic and intelligent men and women from JUST ANYWHERE. It makes no difference to us about their nationality, religion, politics or where they hail from. All will find cor dial welcome. We would prefer those who can bring along means enough to buy lands and open up farms so as to put into a productive state the thousands upon thousands of good lands now lying idle and waste-lands which will yield the in dustrious husbandman sure and profitable reward.
 2l. TAxEs.-T axes altogether amount to about three per cent upon the taxable property, but scrips in winch large portion of our taxes are payable are at such a discount that all our taxes can be with about $l.S7 or $l.90 in currency on the Etnn m fEha toxnl.la n.a.n,f,, r,rl