The Pulaskian. (Pulaski Heights [Little Rock], Ark.) 1915-1929, 1918-10-25
FINEST LAND WITHIN REACH or
LITTLE ROCK.

FINEST LAND WITHIN REACH OF
LITTLE ROCK.
This IS undoubtedly the finest scope
of country within reach Of Little Rock
First and most important it is the
heaIthiest section Of Pulaski and Per
~ counties.
Second it now grows the finest fruit
grown in the state of Arkansas.
G. J. G. Nelson sold his crop Of
peaches this year to Cox's Cash Stores
in Little Rock for $525 a bushel They
we're packed in one-third bushel crates
containing four boxes each, or twelve
boxes to the bushel Cox's sold these
peaches at retail for go cents to 81
per box Last year Mr. Nelson only
got $3.50 a bushel for them and the
wear before $2.75. These small prices
were received only because Mr. Mel
son was inexperienced in marketing
such fruit in Little Rock. He had
three trees which brought him in over
$50 each this year. There are 1OS
trees TO the acre at $50 tree would
be S3.240 an acre. This was at the
wholesale price Tor less than six
bushels 10 the tree. An experienced
orehardist, or Mr.. Nelson himself,
with proper care could have made all
his trees average six bushels More
over these trees will not be in full
bearing until next year, when they
should yield more Had he received
the highest retail price for these
rs1,s1
ST. a tree, or $7,776 an acre. That's
some money. / can hardly believe it
myself. SO don't take my word for it,
but figure it up yourself, to be right
sure there is no mistake about it; ask
Cox about it the next time you are in
his store. Well we will take the first
Hgure for an acre, 1920 That is en-
tireIy too much for any man to make
sDff an acre of ground so we will di-
vide it by two, that gives too much.
$3.50. Well. let's cut it in two again,
1910. Still too much. Let's commence
IL all over and divide the $3240 by 10. !
That gives 1924 an acre, rather too
much Well we will try dividing ii
BY 20. that gives 1852 an acre, surely
enough TO satisfy anybody. Even if
you would divide it by thirty you
aFaH1d have SOS an acre, which is on
Iy one dollar a tree or less than 25e
4 hnshel for very ordinary yield.
have not the figures on apples,
but am going to leave a few apples
with Mr.. L. G. Holman at the Southern
Trust Company, where you can see
for yourself that this is one of the
best apples countries in the world
They sold for So bushel at the or
chari
Sweet potatoes, tomatoes and other
vegetables do just as we'll Tomatoes
aruin here are now selling at whole
sale in Little Rock for six dollars
bushel and they outyield peaches away
Wonder,
but if you want to raise corn and
cotton you must go to the river bot
IONS We have them. This noun
xain commences on the east at the
Arkansas river: 1t runs to and into
Oklahoma. Along its entire north
side is the Fourche La Fave river. It's
Kands are nearly as rich as the Ark
ansas. South of ii in Pulaski county
Is the Big Maumelle with thousands
OF acres just as rich as the famous
Arkansas bottom lands and you can
buy twenty acres of this hill land and
twenty acres of the bottom land only
three TO six miles away
TO start this the first purchaser can
1save choice Of any twenty acres in
the 3 900 acre tract for ten dollars an
acre. excepting the home tract of 200
acres, which ] have reserved for N.Y.
self. or the inside tract of any large
body. However, if none but an in.
side 20 acres will satisfy him We will
try 10 let him have it. Second appli-
1canf can have 20 acres fol $500 and
1hard for $40 an acre. Remember
these tracts are worth several times
that much because they are right on
the railroad and at station if you
want 1t there.
This land is rich, but it will all
wash away if cultivated without ter
racing ii. so we will require you to
terrace it, for land that will yield
$500 to The acre must not be allowed
To be destroyed by pro-Germans and
no one else would want to destroy it.
went to I. j. Jenkins for few
sample apples. The best had been
sold. People begged for them until
they sold apples they intended to keep
for themselves | begged for some
myself just a week before, but had to
pay So bushel for them Just think
of getting 50 bushel for apples and
nothing to do but to gather them, TO-
the Jenkins are not giving their trees
any attention.
MY HONOR ROLE.