The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
FEARFUL HAVOC
c,psed by the Flood 10000
Farms Under Water.

-. If Submerged Property $i25, ,OOO.-
mo-How Missouri is Affected-Dam-
age in Several States.
g.shineton. April IA state
Z. ,elatiye to the agricultural in
80. of the submerged districts OF
Mississippi valley south of Cairo,
has been issued by the Depart
: mt Of Agriculture.
The total area under water on
,;l 6 was about 1890 square
A.. Of which 1900 square milea
= 10 Mississippi. $500 square
, ,;ss in Arkan sas, 1850 square miles
Missouri, 1,2O0 in Tennessee and
min Louisiana. This region con
mad in 1890, 80 far as can be de
.mined in view of the somewhat
,sertain boun dary lines OF the
" ood, q population of 379,65s, OF
aich 1876, ,4S9, ,or about one half, was
Mississippi, 100 '35 in Arkansas,
w A the remainder about equally
10. E,ided bstween Missouri and Ten
ssee. Taking the entire region,
IL colored population outnumbered
ut bs whites in the prop ortion of II
es. II. the colored dominating 10 the
Ter ooded districts of Mississippi in the
- slio of more than S to l, and in
rksnsas in that OF 2 to l. In Mis-
ouri and and Tenness ee the popula
ion Of the flooded districts is largely
vhite, in the former in ths proper
sn' y, lfoo OF 10 to l and IN the latter in
=. bat Of 2to1
" The flooded districts contain, 1t is
imatel about $4,000 farms, OF
aS Lhich about 1880 ara in Mis- sissip-
bi nearly 10000 ia Arkansas and q
Ike number about equally divided
=. ketVeen Missouri and Tennessee
These farms contain total area O.
kbout 3,8OO,O0O acres, one-half O
~. .ns Which is in Mississippi, and rathel
:hil |kysr one fourth in Arkansas, tn
soportions ia Missouri and Tennes
No being about the same as in tn
ase of the number OF farms Th
utal value of these fsrmc. with thei
|nprovem ents, farm implements, ett
close upon $65, 100000, and her
lso the proportion in the differen
J. hale, are about the sams as abov
- toted.
~ The total number of acres impro,
u at the taking of the last censu
M about 1000, 900, about $780, ,0C
over 1es were last year devoted to co
lon aud corn, to which crops nearl
rs per cent of tho entire acreae
'''' ymlt,vated is devoted. The live stoe
IS. 20 hand January l the present ye'
M valued at over 100000, divi'
"a in much the same proportion I
y ther farm property. 1t is estimate
hat the crops of last year, ov
tS75O,OOO worth, remained on har
. ,hs submerged region on the la
d tbs month, cotton representa-
about two thirds of this amount al
k. corn practically the remainder.
'uH' The largest interests at stake
k are those of Mississippi, who
hooded districts represent an inve'
J "a capital in agriculture alone
close upon $42,O0O,000.
sani Arkansas stands next in extent
h imperiled interests, ne arly 100
10 hrms, containing 100000 acres
N Ind. worth $l4 100000, being gu
II uerged.
N The agricultural interests affect
in Missouri represent a total capi
81 rather over $4,000, 900, the SO
mbmerged farms containing an al
u about 100000 acres. worth abe
:: IL &, ,25O, 900, the live stock represe1
ing nearly $1,5O0,0eO more, and
rops on hand another $5OO,OO0.
Y in Tennessee is not far behind NJ
Nlri in the extent OF it's imper'
lteresss, the number and acres
NY \ the submerged farms being v
: the aearly the same,and the entire val
|. hcluding S1,250.000 for live st'
ND 100000 for crops on hand,
N. ag over $S,500,O0O.
What effect the flood will b
es es pon the crops Of the present sea-
dpends upon the length OF its c
6nuaucs and the practicability
~ shsat planting after the subside