, 1877-09-15

however, adrlsc any one to n'vcpt on tsnas the
printed statements which will liz furnished In
rreupt,tc to such applications. ! he trn[etrF
wltl oil tcrsont IL |" v,rw Matters cs'Il'r.tcl
with tl,etr own interests inn ninfr rusy light
than u,hcra TIN them, and. whilt perhaps not
Intending TO "vcrc"Ier "s txaseerate II tl'cfr
spcak Of the two and half bales
uf cotton and eighty bushels ut corn
growu .sn the rich. allnvlal hotton-la,n!*. than
u the M poun.'. Of cotton n'1sl iif,een hs,scls
Of corn per arrc which thu .tplhsd taE1l1er gets
trum hs sloyenly system of tillage,
CLIMATE.
However 1t t,as he In ottsrr respects. there
can be no 0ncaton thai Arkan.as i'oss:sscs sub
West. and that. other things being equal, The
farmer here ought to accomplish, more tor linn
tclf a,tl family than ha brother farmer, living
zoo Miles further North. Winter tets III late IN
nuetug this tine SNOW rarely falls, or the
crpuu freezes t,c5osll tic lrptli Of Two three
inches. Stock require but little care nr tecsltiig.
aud, as It Is timber country. and stock Is not
w,%%t' yI,'e'l u Hill, Of ~" The , y.,anr stock t
winter In thc woods md bottoms without any
carc. Farmers llavv s,x weeks more time tnr
" err iiliuos., mil dwstns she winter there is
nothing except t'lr rains TO prevent out-,lnor
work II, clearing land. fens's'g ETC.. lobe carried
Oh continuously.
lHC tufU[51CI4 HIC lutlN UAk uQkSxICASlSe HNtt
not reaching ~ high n tcmperaturc us Is ffc-
q,irntly the case ut tho North.
THIS bling tiu,6erc.l country, tho rainfall, rs
might he expected. IL abundant, but nut Ct
cesstvc, as shown by tho following table:
AAouNr or RAts.rALk At LITTLE HocK. AIR.. ron
rhE TEAR l*1l.
:1anuafy."..t...".. !. Auxu.t ....''..'s+. l. i
FebrEasT..- ~ seltcmecf .''...''. ~ ~
Aprii............. O.p Nuycmbet. IT,
May. ."..'. ..:.. +. i, 3 2 December '''" ''.' u
July ................ 10 Total. -. -, ....4a 80
The prevailing diseases, as might 10 cxpcclei::
arc Of h bilious character, taktuc tic fur1n 1f
ttliOus-tnternltttent fGtcf. !ncsc arc !hsirit
tnore prevalent In tic iow. rich l"ttotn lands
than IN the uplun.ls Or hll rouatry. and u Is
very questionable whether It wn'l.d E'c prns'ent
or safr for Northern tnen to ecttle on these low
lands, not lill they lad bcc1tHa tn Il
measure acttnatcd. In my ea*c, Nurtlcrl
less Uf t,sccss 1T arctn,atl,1,, atl hare somc
experience nj clttls and fever, which tnay be TX.
rcctctl niure or less In any new country, anti
whicl, VIC experienced even In Minnesota.
Much sickness, II not t!ic greater part, tn tho
ca.o uf llcw settlers could be avutcd by proper
care In lhc mole of living aGl nvntdallcc OF ex-
pos,lre 10 storms Or excessive heat until aecl-
mated. Tho people whom I lIass seen living
Upon their fnrfnR certainly iii tilGlr appearance
give evidence Ut good health.
PUBLIC nEHT. .
Tic public debt VI the State ia large, aila will
rcqsirg the careful and rru'iC11t Au5handfnE ut
III resources to provide for Its interest and Its
tIsinl cxtin0,llsl,tncnt, This accnls to hu fully
appreciated by tho present Administration.
rhc rate OF taxatiot, State nt,d county, II about
ll6 per cent on Il fnir valuation.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Provision Is male for Il systttu Of free schools
throtlgll0ut the State, but except tn thu clttrs
ati larger towns they aro few, and maintained
for bit n portion of the year. Tie one thug
lacking ID tho pcoplc-as 'kcuuts cannot be
bst up and sustained Ia spaEscly- sctttcl dis
trcta. 80 far as ! cau see there Is
m appreciation Of their Importance. and
willingness 10 submit to any rcaso,a-
tile rata Ut taxntioD for their support.
Tho City ol Little lsock, witt. n population Of
at,ut 2t.0 .0D, supports twenty-five seilunfs Of 4
high nr1er. OF tllesc, onc-thrtl arp cDofcd, Us
tic State law provides for scpurAte schouls for
the white and culorcd.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
Under law Vi the State $500 III value OF per-
sonal property to Iic selected l,y the 8Wner Is
exempt fron, execution for debt, aud Il, thu
country homestead Of eighty acres, or IN q
village or city ono Ut ono mere, irrespective Of
lta yalnu, or tho improvements ttk,on II, Is Cx'
c,npscd fruna all claims except for tho purchase
tlIUt,ey, or a,y portion Ut the same.
IlnYinG In tIus letter covered tllu points upon
which general Information shall l5u lcHlrctl,
slal devote my rct1intninG letters
from this Stntu to description Ut things
as found then, among tlle tar.crs, giving kht
process Of clearing land. ralslng era's, building
tcucing thu rassuE OF stt'ck, prls. fruit, etc.
and tho profits realized ffotn tue sasne.
q. T.. GiBu5.