Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Nev. County, Ark.) 1885-1???, 1889-05-29

A Reporter Finds Crop Prospects
Fine in This County.
Bodcaw, Willisville, Glenville and
Delta Visited.

Delta Visited.
Thursday morning the editor
started on tour among the farmer,
in the southern and southeastern por'
ton of this county, and below will be
found a condensed report of what was
seen and heard, the crop outlook, etc
We first went to Bodcaw. Got 4
late start, and had to 90 below
Dr. Wren's on business. Just be-
yond the Carouse we noticed Mr.. +.
Matthews, busy ploughing and
"choppng out cotton, but ne
stopped long enough to be inter
viewed. Said his crops were doing
well-tine prospect. He has in cul-
tivation about eighty acres-line
lands and well titled one of our
best farmers. Next passed the large
farms of Uncle Johnnie Weaver, Mr..
James Cornelius and ID. l.. Fore, but
did not see anything of them. DR..
Wren has an extensive and valuable
farm, and his cotton and corn looked
fine and healthy. Stopped for dinner
at our friend. j. +. CARROTS, and
enjoyed eating the first snap beans
of the season Mr.. G.. has our
thanks for his kindly taking us in.
He is a most industrious and very
successful farmer-repOrted his crops
as good. so far. He and his father
in-law, Mr.. Thompson. occupy the
same residence. Enroute we passed
; several thrifty colored farmers
among them W. +. Jones. ST., and
Wyatt Lowdermilk the latter farms
on a large scale and is very prosper
Ous-has over 100 acres in cultiva-
ton this year. Just before reaching
Bodcaw We noticed the splendid
farms of Messrs. W. Z. Ilairston and
j. c. Parker. Sorry we did not get
to see them.
BopCAw.
This inland y. O. is about : miles
South of Prescott; only one store, 4
drug store, run by Mr.. } W Light
seY. who is also postmaster; he also
tends small farm. He has our
thanks for courtesies. The soil
around Bodcaw is very good, though
mixed with a goodly portion of sand.
Taking a settlement road we wound
around considerably, through thinly
populated scope Of country, and saw
but one or two persons before reach
ing
WlLLISVILLE.
There are two stores here, the
principal one being Herring 4 Bull.
in which is the postoilice. Mr.. W.
G. Herring, the head of the firm, is
also a big farmer, having one of the
best farms in the county. He report
ed the crop outlook as fine, both cot
ton and corn. The lands for miles
around Willisville and Holly Springs
are the finest in the county, sandy
loan and very productive. Beyond
Willisvile a half mile, we met Mr.
+. A. Sewell. who has in cultivation
80 acres "A good farm and crops
looking we'll. He is a clever, plucky
Young man, who came here from
Georgia in 1888. Failed to see Mr..
Mack Warmack. but met his brother
Mr.. j. l.. Warmack, who gave more
encouraging news as to the growing
crops. lie lives about two miles
from Willisville. and this year is cul-
tivating about 40 acres of splendid
land. Near by we stopped over
night with his brother, our kind
friend, l.. Sewer Warmack. Mr. W
and his excellent wife have our best
thanks for their very generous hos
pitalitv-thc time spent with then
was most pleasant. Mr.. l.. :. War.
mack's large farm-one OF the finest
i'm the countv-Is well cultivated and
everything looks well-he planted
over l25 acres. Going toward Glen,
vile. we met Mr.. w. NJ. Castleberry
whom we found quite pleasant. His
crops doing well-has in cultivation
about 80 acres. Met Mr.. Ale>
Brown at home, where he is confined
! by the bedside of a sick daughter
He has one of the largest and mos
fertile farms we saw while out;
grand sight to behold the large way
ing corn and healthy looking cotton
Mr.. b. said he was beginning to neeC
rain again, but crops doing NIGEL,
except cotton, which was retarded
: by cool nights. He has in cultiva
, ton ever 800 acres. Met Mr.. j. III
Henry. who also has good farm
near Mr.. Brown.
. CHENILLE.
Two stores here-W. l.. Pipkil
, and Brown 4 Thompson. Our gooC
| friend, W. l.. Pipllin, is postmaster
and to him we are indebted for kind
nesses. Messrs. j. J. and b. +
Mcclure, DIR. J. 5. Thompson, anC
l.. W. and ID. +. Pipkin, have gooC
farms right about the town, all o
whom reported the outlook for crop
= as good. Met Mcssrs. {. T, Blak'
and d. +. Hearon. Mr.. r. is cult
waiting 225 acres--a large and excel
lent farm two miles from postoilice
Mr.. II. has in cultivation about 4
acres, and says he has cotton square
in a ten-acre patch. DR.. j. A. Pip
kin. one Of our very best friends, anC
who formerly lived in Prescott, il
also located at Chenille. We arr
t pleased to know he is receiving