The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-09
From Arkansas.

LocKEsBURGH, ARE, Nov. 8, 1892.
Mcssrs. Editors I have been here now
two weeks, and having promised many of
my friends to write them something about
this section Of the country, 1 do 30, wish
your consent, through the paper.
This (Seyier) County is in many respects
like Anderson County. 1t is timbered
very much like Anderson, and is hilly,
rocky, while in other places there arc no
rocks TO be found. The soil is very fer.
tile, and especially in The fiat or low
lands. It often makes bale of cotton to
the acre, from 30 to IS bushels of corn, 40
to 60 bu.hels of oats, and good wheat,
while peas are abundant. People only
gather enough peas to plant and then turn
In their stock to consume and waste the
balance. This is Of course without any
guano or fertilizers of any kind. The
average yield of cotton throughout the
County is generally about half bale to
the acre, but this year it will not near
reach that, as it was not generally planted
until in July.
It is about fifteen miles to the nearest
Railroad, which is coming from Texar-
kama by this place tending to Fort Smith.
1t is twenty miles to Nashville, the near
est Railroad depot.
ALL stock is allowed to run out, and
consequently all crops must be fenced in.
This, in my Judgment, is the greatest
draw back to this County. as rail timber
is not very plentiful, that is good, upland
oak rail. Timber. Eyer body has an
abundance of COWS, hogs and colts. There
are some sheep in this section. However,
COWS and hogs are of an inferior grade
owing, suppose, to inattention to them.
As T haYe said the soil is fertile, aud
produces fire crops without any fertiliz-
ing. However, you will find land very
cheap here. Unimproved lands can be
bought or homesteaded at from $l.00 to
from S4.00 to $500 per acre. am una
ble to account for this low price Of land,
if it be not found in the fact that there is
still consid public school lands and
public lands and U. S. Government
lands in this and adjoining Counties.
Labor is higher here than in Anderson
County. A poor man can locate in this
County and rent farm, and during odd
times the first year can clear up farm on
his own land, which he eau get as home
stead, if married 100 acres, if unmarried
so acres.
The public schools here are like in
South Carolina-not much when unalded
by personal subscriptions, but in most OF
the town districts an additional levy OF
five mills is generally made, and then the
public schools run ght months. There
are good schools here in every neighbor-
hood where thickly settled, and especially
in the towns. The people are plain,
clever and sociable, and much more in
telligent than most people out East would
think.
The health is said by people who live
here to be good. know the Doctors,
judging from appearances, have not grown y,
rivers. I find water here pretty good
| some very good. The citizens claim The
water to be unsurIpassa,'ble; l 4 aind goods
and cotton lower. This is largely due 10
the distance to Railroads. ANY man
| who will work can make living here
and have an abundance about him. I'd
rather own land and live here than to
rent land in Anderson County.
G, WARDLAW.