The Green Forest tribune., 1904-01-30
FAVORED COUNTRY
Northwest Arkansas as Seen by
 Editor "Fruit and Farm.o

A monCnly magazine mas Just begun publication at Springdale, called the "Fruit and Farm" In it's initial number among other good things it says of Northwest Arkansas:
 "The geographical location of Northwest Arkansas is such as to secure for it a climate the most equable, agreeable, healthy and desirable of any perhaps on the continent of America. The undulating surface of the country serves to protect us from the bliz- zards that sweep the unprotected prairies of the north and west, while the high altitude guards us against the heat and malaria of other regions. The mercury sell dom reaches zero in winter and remains there but a short time, while 95 degrees is phenominally hot in summer. The cool breezes from the south produce 8 tenn perature so low comparatively that sunstroke is unknown. The summers, though long, are very pleasant. The nights are invar- iably cool, the rainfall is always sufficient to produce good crops, a total failure in crops has never been known here. We have rail- road connection with the outside world, being within a few hours ride of St Louis, Kansas City, Chicago, Galveston and Little Rock, and in fact reach all the large cities north, east, south and west, and are afforded a ready market for the products of our lcountry, transportation being very reasonable.
 The country as a whole is all right; it's resources are boundless, it's possibilities and capabilities beyond estimate. It's greatest need is an increased population, an influx of honest sober, indus trious immigrants-at least ten families to occupy the place now occupied by one. To such a people no place on earth can offer better Inducements; more gen. erous soil, 8 more certain re- turn for the money and labor ex- pended
 Our soil will produce in satis- factory 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 consideration is that of the apple, peach and berry. This is beyond a doubt the home of the apple, but as yet the industry is only in it's infancy. Apple orchards pay from $50 to $500 per acre owing to conditions, but in growing an apple orchard you can grow berries or other fruits, corn potatoes, etc., on the same land. Trees will come in bearing about the fifth year after setting, but not full until the 9th or 7th year.
 The peach, though of later ar rival as commercial commodity, is fast gaining foot hold and in the past three years there has been thousands of acres put in D caches in this section. Peaches ome in bearing the second year after setting and they pay fir om S1OO to $500 per acre and the ground between the rows can be utilized for the growing of berries or vegetables, as you may wish. For an illustration, one peach or chard of IA acres, which contain . ed 1925 trees, at three years old, the fruit sold on the trees (the buyer doing the packing) for S163O and the year following, when these same trees were four years old, the fruit sold on the trees for 5000 and the day follow ing the owner was offered Sl20O for this crop making a total in- come in two years from this IA acres of S263O and with this the owner of this IA acres. had got three crops of strawberries from this same land which paid for all improvem ents. Many orchards have done as well or better, but 1 we take this as an illustration, and which we know to be facts.