The Harrison times., 1911-10-28
Boone County.


of counties, joining the Missouri line
Its only river of note is the White,
and it is only navigable during high
water. The Missouri and North
Arkansas Railroad runs diagonally
across the county, just south OF the
center
The soil here is mostly strong and
productive. About one-third OF the
surface of sandy loan, and almost
level Quite a per cent OF the re-
mainder is rolling prairie while
about one-fourth is rugged and hilly.
Even these rough hill lands are prov
ing TO be valuable for grazing and
orchards.
Ofits area GAS square miles, about
275.OO0 acres are under cultivation.
There are about 10000 acres OF
land subject to homestead entry,
The population is about $4,000,
almost all white.
Improved land sells at from $3.50
10 $4,000 per acre; unimproved, at
from $3.50 to $1,000 per acre,
The products are mostly those OF
the northern climate, such as wheat,
corn, potatoes, tobacco and hay,
while apples, peaches, pears, plums
and cherries, grapes of almost every
kind, and different varieties of ber-
ries are of superior quality, and pro-
ductiveness. This county took the
Gold Medal on fruit at the st, Louis
Worlds Fair
II has been known for many years
that there was abundance of zinc
and lead ores in this county, but
owing to the lack of transportation
facilities in the past, little has been
done toward development
Since the advent of railroads, how
ever development work is starting
up, and within q few years it is pre-
dieted that this will be one of the
richest zinc and lead mining camps
IN the world,
Judicious investments made here
now ought 20 bring good returns
within q very few years
Its splendid climate, good fruit,
and sparkling, pure water makes 1t
a pleasant and delightful place to
1--we,
Cotton does well, yielding about
one-half bale 20 the acre on the up.
lands and from thrce.lourths to a
bale in the bottoms,
Timothy, clover, orchard grass,
blue grass, red cop and millet do
well. Alfalfa has only been intro
dueed recently but on most of the
soil it is proving a success -Four
crops can be cut during one season.
The average product of red top is
1000 pounds; timothy 1000; millet
and Hungarian 1000 pounds per
acre,
Much interest is being taken in the
introduction and breeding Of I'M
proved stock The winters are
short and usually mild, and stock
has to be fed but a comparatively
short time. They get fat on the
outside range aud no food is rcquir-
ed until December, and some years
not until January,
In the northern and northeastern
portions OF the county are some ex.
tensiye prairies In some localities
there are good forests Of white and
red oak, and several saw mills are
now busy cutting this timber,
The educational and religious la-
silitios of Boone County are rapidly
improving aud may now trulhGully
be said 20 be excellent, There are
now more than 5000 children of
school age IN the county, and of
these not more than fifteen are col.
DrCd,
There are eighty.oight school
houses of the value Of 0,isO, Ne.
sidee these, there are the Harrison,
Bellelonte, Valley Springs aud Lead
Hill High Schools, which furnish ed
uoation In the higher branches, and
each of which is accredited at the
State University at Fayetteville.
Harrison, the largest town, is the
county seat, and has n population
of about $500, It has seven
qhurchcs aud graded public schools
three banks, flour mills, two weekly
newspapers, United States District
land Ollice, q branch of the United
Hfates Court y wagon factory, q
scnudfy, three lvmbcr yards, electric