Sharp County record., 1891-06-18
A PLEASANT TRIP

excellent condition, especially corn
and wheat. The latter crop is now
being harvested, with more than a
usual good prospect. Cotton looks
very well considering the late start
it got, but the stand is usually bad,
necessitating the waste of horse
flesh and elbow grease on land that
produces naught but persprltion or
a store account. Oats are also rath-
er backward, but the recent rains are
bringing out the heads and they
may yet do well. Fruits of all kinds
were never more promising.
In passing up we stopped for two
hours at the comfortable and CHEEKY
home Of "Unc!e" CALVIN Ferguson,
veteran farmer and Sharp county
citizen, and was the recipient Of
many courtesies at the hands OF his
gentlemanly son and his amiabIe
wife. Here is a good farm with
painstaking and model farmers in
charge. Here We find wheat, corn
hogs and cattle grown to perfection
and never any cotton. That crop
had been tried sufficiently on this
farm to prove that there is no money
in it this far north. Young Mr.
Ferguson informed US that he bad
been raised there and never knew his
father to have to buy either corn,
meat or -four, but always had corn
and meat to sell every year. These
are potent lessons for others to study.
Returning Monday from above
we made 1t convenient to stop at the
'cosey home and partake of the hos
pitallties of our old true and tried
friend, Capt. John NJ. Wasson, than
whom no more excellent gentleman
breaths southern atmosphere, nor
whom takes a greater delight in en-,
tanning his numberIesS friends. Aad
to Mrs. w. and Miss May, the ac.
comPlished daughter, we are indebt-
ed for excellent entertainment, in
GLIDING some good music.
The Captain Is also a good farmer
and has a fine farm Of about 50
acres in high state of cultivation.
He has just cut SIX acres of wheat
which it IS estimated Will make from
Is to 20 bushels per acre. A portion
of his large corn crop is in tasscl
and laid by. His idea of cotton
acoOgds with Mr.. Fergusop's, tho
some of his farm is devoted to that
crop this year to accommodate vent
ers The Wasson farm is bounded
on the west by the lizard county line
and is situated il an aIluyIaI valley
traverscd by Horace creek, clear
and sparkling stream which is fed
by countless cool and clear springs
for which North Arkansas is desery-
edIy famous, and which emptles its
peIlucid fountain into the broad boz
som of Strawberry river a few miles
below. Among the other fertile
and extensive farms situate in this
noted valley are the Williams and
Snodgrass acres, Of which we may
speak some time in the future.
We found farmers in splendid
spirits all along the route. New
fields and other improvements denote
push and thrift on every hand. We
were also pleased to see in many IN,
stances that the old implements OIL
have been discarded for
the latest devices in labor-sayine
machinery.
AT Salem, our objective point. we
we're warmly received by manvI
friends and acquamtances, The new
brick corrt house is beng looked
forward to with great pride. The
kiln Of brick will soon be ready and
Of course the building will then be
put under the masons trowels at
once.
NOTES.
Lee DAVIS Of the Banner, will
soon order fresh supply Of SMALL
CAPS.
Geo. Mclean is soon to move his