The Springdale news., 1898-09-16
SprInQddI6 and Washington COuntU

THE geographical loca tion of North
 west Arkansas is such as to secure to it q climate the most eqnable agreed ble, healthy and desirable of any perhaps the continent of America. The undulat- ing surface of the country serve to pro- tect us from blizzards that sweep the un- protected prairies of the North and West, while the high altitude guards us against the heat and malaria of other regions. The mercury seldom reaches in winter and remains there but a short time, while 95 degrees is phenomenhlly hot in summer. The cool breezes from the South produce a temperature so low comparatively that sunstrol1e Is un- known The summers, though long, are pleasant I he nights are invariably cool The rainfall is always sufficient to produce good crops A total failure in crops has never been known here. We have railroad connection with the out side world, being within few hours ride of St. Louis Kansas City, Chicago, Gal weston and Little Rock, and are thus af forded ready market for the products ot our country.
 The country as a whole is all right; it's resources are boundless, it's poss bilties and capabilities beyond estimate. It's greatest need is an increased population, an influx of honest, sober, industrious immiera nts-at least ten families to OCT cupy the place now occupied by one, To such a people TO country on earth can off fer better nducements; a more generous sol. a more certain return for the labor and money expended: better educational facilities: better society; and greater regard for the laws of God and man.
 WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 The first county South of the North west county of the State, Area 975 square miles. Population about 10000. Elevation lGG0 feet, Surface is diversified by hill, valley and mountain, resembling many of the richer parts of Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Water is as good as any other part of the world,
 Orr soil will produce in satisfactory quantity any crop grown between the sugar plantations of Louisiana on the south and British America on the North.
 But above and beyond every other con- sideration is that of the apple and berry We shipped from this station some thing over 50 car loads of strawberr last season, each ear netting from $500 to $500. We have tributary to this town about 1000 acres of straw berries which net our growers from $50 to $75 per acre, while some get $90 to sI00 per acre Raspberries, black and red, early harvest black berries Goose berries and, in fact all kinds of berries do equally as we'll There was been shipped from Springdale
 
 of green apples each containing from 150 to lS0 barrels of 8 bushels each bringing the grower from S1.0O to S2.OO per barrel; also about 30 to 35 cars Of evaporated fruit. This is the home of the apple, but the industry is yet in it's infancy. The apples from this section took first premium 1t the Worlds Fair, at the New Orleans Exposition, at the Bos- ton Horticultural Fair, Riverside, Cali fornia, at the Atlanta Exposition, and in fact wherever exhibited The grape seems to have found it's home in this sec tion. as they bring unnaturally large crops and never fail, the size and flavor being excellent.
 The peach crop here last year was the greatest ever known, and will do much toward making the peach one of the fa- vorite fruits for this section in the fu- ture. The peach shipments from this section for last season from the lSt lf August to the 12th amounted to about 2S loads and there has been put ont around this town during the past season about 12,000 peach trees which will soon double or treble the present crop Peach orchards here are getting to be nulner- ous, and no orchard looks prettier than peach orchard when the fruit is iust of the right tint of red and yellow for ship ping. Last season Arkansas and New .Ier- sey shipped more peaches than any other two States in the Union, each shipping 3,000000 half-bushel baskets
 Here are few reasons why this is a natural fruit growing region: There are conditions which an absolute necessi- ty to fruit growing. and one of the most important is altitude. Altitude deter mines atmospheric conditions In the at mosphere of the South slope of the Ozarlls much ozone is known to exist. and 1t is one of the active principles that con- tribute to fruit growing. We have. then, m this especial section both the soil and the atmospheric food. without which the best results can never be ob- taincd That portion of the plant or tree food which is taken from the soil is called ash, and it consists of phosphates, sulphates. silicates, carbonates of potash. soda, lime and magnesia, with small quantities of oxide of iron and man. ganese and alkaline chlorides That which is received from the atmosphere is denomlnated gases, and 1t consists prin- cipally of oxygene or ozone, nitrogen and