The Monticellonian., 1898-02-04
GOVERNMEN LANDS.

Amount in Arkansas SuaiEct to Home
 stoad Entry Is Ltrge-itaw Land Nay Bs
 Secured By Actual settlers.
 Hon. W q Whipple, Fegistercr of the Little Rock land office, las issued circular to homeseekers which contains valuable information
 The Little Rock district embraces more than half the state of Arkansas, including all that part east of line drawn north and south through Little Rock, and half the central part west of that line.
 Generally speaking, the land lying east.a ad savtk cf a.,.l .l .- .- ...s~g,,. ,... through the district, from the northeast to the southwest corner of the state. is fiat, heavily timbeIed and in some places swampy It is the great corn and cotton producing land from which came the cotton taking first prize at the Worlds Fair over all competitors. The prairies are in this section, but are nearly all taken up. The land lying north and west of this diagonal line is rolling and increases in elevation to- wards the northwest corner of the state, which is rough and mountainous This is the great country for apples, grapes and all kinds of fruits and berries. The apples from this section have taken first prize at every great expo sition for the past ten wears. Many cases are known where the purchase price of farm has been paid out of one years crop.
 There is no better country for the homesecller than Arkansas. The eli mate is mild and heaIthfuI, the winter is short and almost free from snow, and the productive season is long. gig- ing the farmer the advantages of an early and late market. The soil is adapted to anything that grows in this latitude Two crops of potatoes and of many other things can be grown every year. The cost of living is low, and good labor can be secured in ablin- dance. Yellow fever and other cpl denies have never reached the state, and grasshoppers and similar plaques are unknown.
 Government land can be secured in this state only by actual settlement and cultivation. Five years eontinu ons residence and cultivation and the payment of small amount for fees and commissions, entities the enttymau to his deed or patent without further expense. Homestead entries can be commuted after II months residence, upon payment of the government price per acre and making final proof Dur ing the time of perfecting the entry that Is, the first five years no real es- tate taxes have to be paid Fractional tracts of vacant land, isolated from other government land. can be pur- chased at public sale in the land office after advertisement No land can be secured by pre-emption in this district
 There are no printed plats showing vacant government land. Pats show ing vacant land subject to entry will be furnished by the land office at the rate of Sl per township The legal de seription of the townships desired, by township and range, should accompany the request and remittanee Local information as to character of land can be secured from the county clerks
 The building of new railroads and development generally is adding To the value of these lands every year.
 Information will be eheefafly fur nished by the land office at any time. Inquiries shou}d be addressed to Wm. C Nhpple, Little Rock.
 The following table gives the number of acres of vacant government land in this district subject to homestead entry by actual settlers: