The Russellville Democrat., 1882-06-15

to Col. W. D. Slack, land commiss- toner of Little Rock and Fort Smith railway, Little Rock, Ark, or James Potts, Esq, agent for Pope county, Russellville, Ark, who will cheerful ly reply to all letters of inquiry, or show the lands in person.
 PRODUCTIONS.
 The productivenes of the soil is fine. All kinds of crops can be rais- ed without extra fertilizing, and the yield per acre is equal to that of the soil similarly situated in any portion of the State, or Southwest. Wheat, oats, barley, rye and corn are the principal grain crops and yield abun- dantly with proper preparation of the soil and culture. The present crop of wheat will average twenty bushels per acre, in many localities thirty to thirty five bushels per acre having been harvested. Nowhere in all the West have we seen as fine rye and oats as grow in this county, many specimens of the former that measured oyer seven feet in height having been placed on exhibition in our office, while we have on hand a sample of the latter that is 6 feet 4 inches in height with heads EIGHTEEN inches in length. Corn grows luxuriantly and yields bounti- fully where it is given proper culture. Cotton grows finely and produces well, but, except in the bottom lands, it does not pay as well as the grains. The grasses, such as clover, timothy, herds grass, millet, etc, yield the most abundant crops, and more ex- tenslve culture of the same would make this section one of the best stock raising localities in the West, as there is splendid range almost the entire year. Stock only requires to be fed about four months in the year. In vegetables the most aston ishing results are obtained and no difficulty is experiencedin securing a prolific supply of every kind for table use. In all the broad domain of the West and Southwest, no bet ter fruit growing region can be found than Western Arkansas. A com plete failure of the crop is of the rarest occurrence. The market re- ports of St. Louis show that Arkan- sas fruits are earlier and command better prices than those from any State contiguous to that city. To parties who wish to engage in fruit culture, we say, come to Pope county,
 CLIMATE AND WATER.
 The climate of this region is most salubrious, tho temperature being equable, the instances of extreme heat and cold being rare. The aver age temperature in midsummer IS about SS degrees and in winter about 40 degrees. Enough moisture pre- vails to promote vigorous, rapid growth of vegetation. In all DOT tions of the county, everflowing streams abound, fed by mountain springs and affording the greatest abundance of water for stock. The people are supplied with cool, health ful water from numerous springs, and, where these are not convenient ly at hand, from wells sunk to an average depth of thirty feet, These sources afford an abundant, never failing supply of water.
 CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS.
 In no State in the Southwest is the cause'of religion more zealously tos- tered than in Arkansas, and Pope is not behind any of her sister counties in the good work. All croeds and sects are represented, and neat houses of worship can be seen on every hand. The Methodists, Bap- lists and Cumberland Presbyterians are in the ascendency, although there is q fair proportion of all oth- CTS. A large colony of Lutherans from Europe will settle near Dover, the county seat, the coming fall The ministers are jealous, intelli' gent christian men, and leave noth Ing undone to advance the spiritual welfare of the people among whom they labor. The cause of education receives the hearty support of the people. The school law of the State places within the power of the people the privilege of annually voting tax of five mills for the maintenance of public schools in the several dis II.