The Holt County sentinel., 1913-02-07
Arkansas Lands.
A Few Facts You Ought to Know.
1t Might Mean Your independence
Your Fortune.

your fortune.
has led all the great agricultural states of the
Union for the last 10 in the value of farm products
per acre
greater percentage of gain in everything relating to agri
culture than has been made by other state of the great
Yor Don't Hrr,yvrT! Well here are the figures of the
sla5! in Iowa. s4: So in Indiana s6s5: Ohio 76s
in Illinois sl7s4 in Arkansas S22o4; This statement
potatoes hay and forage not fruit truck
In Iowa this value Of products represented
in 1910 in Illinois the gross return was u.s. per rr, on the
average value of farm lands in Arkansas the return
was 1914 cent on the average value Of farm lands
In the years from 1900 to 1910 the gross farm
lands IN Ohio showed an increase of >. c"'; in In
iamn the increase n was W. per cent in Iowa lsa per cent
greater than of those rich. strong. highly developed
states of the North
In that period the average value per acre of farm
lands in Ohio Increased per cent: in Ind,,m. oh per
cent in Illinois, lo5s per cent in Arkansas .3 p,r r"u
In this same ten year prr" the value {" ali tar" prop
SO per cent; in Missouri o5a per cent: in Iowa. 10,
cent in Illinois oG per cent: in Arkansas 10 per
In this ten. year period the value of build
nrs acre in Ohio Increased 7oj per cent il Indiana
152 per cent in Iowa. ~ cent in Missouri - per
cent in Illinois. 1913 per cent IN Arkansas loo cent
In this same ten year period The value of farm mlr
mcnts and machinery per acre !" Ohio Increased 4as per
Missouri IS per cent in Illinois. 524 per cent Arka"
-, per cent.
J In this ten period the value Of live stock per
in Ohio increased 5oa per cent: in Indiana, co. per
cent; in Iowa 49, cent; in Missouri Is per in
Illinois, COG per cent in Arkansas. So per cent.
In this same ten period Arkansas made greater
percentage of gain in rural population than an! other state
Of the Mississippi Valley Louisiana gained Is per cent;
Missouri lost J. per cent Indiana 81 per Iowa lost
=! cent: Illinois gained per cent Arkansas gained,
lG.3 per cent, tn" increase in rural population IN the
United state whole in this time II per cent
For this ter, year period. Arkansas heads iln
whole list of Mississippi Valley in percentage go,
in urban populations The gain in Louisiana 3u3 per
in III n cent
:ni per cent III Arkansas. -" cen, The increase in
tn" United STATES whole -. cent AND
Arkansas has boom towns. Her ia has
followed safely and San"y and ~nlnd! her agricultural
development.
In Nebraska. Iowa. Illinois aud lndarm. with good
farm methods the production Of pork is about pounds
per and the cost ranges from ~ 10 d per pound.
even higher drmlng upon I'll" price of corn and the
trrS to much less extent into the operations and where the
winters short and mild. permitting many months
of aSturagr. tn" production with good farming is 1000
pounds ut Il cost of 2c pound The, State Ex
pertinent station got 252 pounds at cost of
! 81 cents.
y We real estate agents, who. feeling that the
outside world do not appreciate the opportunities that
locality offers have banded t,gctl for the
purpose of promoting the farming interests and developing
the farming districts and will treat right if you
among
}, We have published handsome booklet filled with pic.
lures and detailed description of country. which il
yours for the asking
ARKANSAS'rhr State of Opportunities.
BEARDENThe Eden of ARKANSAS.
i LOCATED-On the Cotton Belt Railroad. 81 miles
5 South of Pine Bluff, rs miles North of Camden
! For further information. write j. A. Mcleod Secretary,
fearlc', Arkansas or call on me for literature
F. L. TELLER,