Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
ARKANSAS.

In talk with few OF the settlers of Grand
Prairie, Arkansas, I Cleaned the following; f.
NJ. Peterson says: ~ came here fifteen years
ago, raise from % to 40 bushels OF corn to the
acre, raise from $50 to coo pounds Of lint cotton
to the acre. Peas do well and make splendid
feed for stock; raise rs large crops OF potatoes
here as In Illinois, and larger OF sweet potatoes
Fruits and vegetables do well here. Have not
had doctor In my family for twelve years ex-
cept for an injury"
From Johann Poll we learn: "Have been here
eight years and half, raise from 20 to 40 bu-
shells OF corn to the acre, from $50 to 375 pounds
of cotton to the acre on prairie land, and from
$50 to 500 pounds on my timber land; oats from
50 to GO bushels per acre, raise as large crops OF
potatoes as in Illinois, and larger crops of sweet
potatoes, and we raise two crops Of potatoes
u year on the same land. This Is n good stock
| and dairy country, All fruit and vegetables do
well here; good water we get ut from % to 80
feet. had rheumatism In Illinois, but none OF
1t here, only doctor bill ever had was from care
| less exposure"
| Carl Rock says: ~ have been here eight
| years and half my experience In farming here
is, IS to 40 bushels OF corn per acre, potatoes In
| 1899, 1914 acres yielded $50 bushels, very large
size. Excellent dairy country, horses, cattle,
| sheep and hogs do we'll, cattle fatten very fast
In summer. 1t is avery healthy country, | have
not needed n physician since my residence here;
| have raised 90 bushels OF corn to the acre when
the season was thought dry; 1t Is also good
country for II man of limited means"
| A. II. Rtcher says: ~ came here eight years
ago form Illinois, raise from IS to 40 bushels OF
corn to the acre. IS to 40 bushels OF oats and $40
pounds Of ginned cotton per acre; potatoes from
100 to 100 bushels and sweet potatoes 100 bushel.
sorghum does well, raise good crops OF peaches,
in fact all fruits and vegetables do fine; horses,
cattle sheep and hogs thrive well here, and IL IN
one OF the best dairy countries have not had
a doctor in my family since came here except
once, for cramps. Corn Is worth from 30 TO ~
cents, oats 40 to 90 cents, potatoes from 5Octs to
$3.50 and sweet potatoes from Scots to S1.OO
IL. j. Kampman says; ~ came here on 10
homestead In 1854, from Peoria, Illinois, have
farmed Ia New York State also In Illinois, had
six in my family and very little money to start
with, don't know OF II locality where u man with
small capital can do rs well rs on this lovely
prairie. A man can build beautiful home
here and lay by n competency for tainy day.
Health Is good IL Is u great fruit country and %
very fair grain country corn 80 bushels per
acre, oats 80 to 40; have raised 500 pounds OF
cotton on 40 rods OF ground; two TO two and %
half tons of peas and crale grass hay to tho
acre. which Is better for horses and cattle than
timothy hay or clover, peas are TO the south
what clover is to the north vegetables do lne,
climate Is delightful, winters are short like
Iowa or Illinois, fall weather, then II long breezy
summer constitutes the year; splendid water
from 10 to 30 feet deep"
Herman Nuandt says: 81 am u Prussian came
from POmmcrn, Prussia here twelve years ago,
|
year with another, raise good crops Of oats and
from 800 to 60 pounds Of cotton to the acre,
potatoes do fine and sweet potatoes grow very
large, iruit does we'll this IS II good stock coun-
try, and we have good health here"
w. d. Walker says: 81 am q native of Penn
sylyana, came here from Illinois eight years
ago, am well pleased with this country, our land
Is productive, raise from 2OtO 30 bushels OF corn,
$50 10 800 pounds of cotton, have raised 200 bu-
shells of potatoes 70 the acre, fruits aud vege-
tables produce abundantly; 1t Is a splendid stock
country, health Is good, In fact my family have
been better Than in Pennsylvania or Illinois
Michael France says: 81 came, here from
RuslVllle, Illinois, six years ago, this country
has advantages oyer Illinois for Il man OF limited
means who wishes TO follow farming or stock
raising, fruit, berries and vegetables do well
here, raised as fine peaches us eyer saw, raise
from 30 TO 40 bushels OF corn, same OF oats, ana
last years wh0at went 10 buushel per acre. My
farm Is 100 worth $4,000, but Is not for SALE"
Gus Walker says: II have been here eight
years and half, raised IN 93, $500 pounds OF
, cotton from 81 acres Of land grain does we'll,
fruit ditto, peas and crale grass VIII yield two
. to Two and u half tons to the acre and IS WORTH
$40 per ton"
might contin this Mr. Editor, but IL ap-
pear, 20 me II should be proof enough that this
de AIMED prairie land OF Arkansas ~ the worst
lied about" region in the United States. To
VERIFY that this letter is correct would ask ALI
who are skeptical Of IL to go down with me next
trip March stu, and will show you land that
can he bought now ut from $500 10 - % per
acre, part down balance or time.
Respectfully,
W. j. LANCELoT.