The Globe-republican., 1897-04-15

of the submerged districts of the Mis-
sissippi valley south of Cairo. Ill, has
been issued by the department Of
agriculture. The total area under
water on April was about 1880
square miles, of which 1900 square
miles was in Mississippi, $500 square
miles in Arkansas, 1850 square miles
in Missouri, 1900 in Tennessee and
$50 in Louisiana. This region con-
tanned in 1890, SO far rs can be deter
mined in view of the somewhat indef-
mime boundary lines of the flood, .
population of 379, 65S, of which 1S6, 4s9,
or about one-half, was in Mississippi,
100, :35 in Arkansas, and the remainder
almost equally divided between Mis-
souri, and Tennessee. Taking the en-
tire region the colored population out
numbered the whites in the proper
ton of to /, the colored predom,n-
ating in the flooded districts of Mis-
sissippi in the ratio of more than to
/, and in Arkansas in that of 2 to
/. In Missouri and Tennessee the
population of the flooded districts is
largely white, in the former in the
proportion of 10 to and in the latter
in that of to 1.
The flooded districts contains, it is
estimated about 80, 500 farms, of which
about 900 are in Mississippi. nearly
10000 in Arkansas, and like number
about equally divided between Mis-
souri, and Tennessee. These farms
contain a total area of $500, 900 acres,
one-half of which is in Mississippi and
rather over one-fourth in Arkansas,
the proportions in Missouri and Ten
nessee being about the same as in the
case of the number of farms. The to-
tai value of these farms, with their
improvements, farm implements, etc.
is close upon $65, OOO, 900, and here also
the proportions in the different states
are about the same as above noted.
The largest interests at stake SO far
are those of the state of Mississippi.
whose flooded districts represent an in
vested capital in agriculture alone of
close upon 81. 1000, 900. Over $4,000
farms, containing 1000, 900 acres of
land, of an average value of about SIS
an acre, are under water in the coun-
try lying between the Mississippi and
Yazoo rivers, including some of the
most productive lands of the state.
Their live stock, even at the present
low prices, is worth nearly So, 500, 900,
and the farmers and planters are esti-
mated to have about S., OOO, 900 worth
of the crops of last year still on hand.
Arkansas stands next in the extent
of Its imperilled interests, nearly 10, 900
farms, containing 100000 acres of
land, worth over S14 200, 900, being SUBJ
merged. These farms contain live
stock to the value of over 81, 500, OOD,
and crops unsold and unconsumed to
nearly 5000, 900, the entire agricultural
interests of these lands representing
a value not far short of ST., ZOO, 900.
The agricultural interests affected in
Missouri represent total capital of
rather over $4,000, 900, the $500 sub
merged farms containing an area of
about 100000 acres, worth about
s., 25O.OOO, the live stock representing
nearly 81, SOC. 900 more, and the crops
on hand another 100000. Tennessee
is not far behind Missouri in the ex-
tent of its imperilled interests. the
number and acreage of the submerged
farms being very nearly the same, and
the entire value, including 81 $50, 900
for live stock and S4OO, 900 for crops on
hand. being over SIS, 100000.