Q. To what market? --A. To Saint Louis, going to different markets. The section of the State lying between Little Rock and Fort Smith is peculiarly adapted for growing fruit, and there is a very large fruit trade. Q. What kinds of fruit? --A. I might say almost all kinds, but particularly apples; that section of country is noted for its apples. Q. Are peaches raised there also? --A. Very fine, indeed. Q. Plums? --A. Yes, sir. Q. Are oranges raised there? --A. No, sir; we do not raise any of the tropical fruits, such as oranges, bananas, and lemons. Q. How in regard to oats, rye, corn, wheat, potatoes, and crops of that description? --A. If our exhibit, which is now being made at the Louisville Exposition, can be seen it will compare favorably with that of any other portion of the United States. Q. Even with the Northwest? --A. Even with the Northwest. Q. Would you judge that one-half the cultivated surface of Arkansas is made up of the larger plantations? --A. No, sir; I should not say more than a third, as a rough estimate. Q. Upon these plantations is there any crop raised for consumption anywhere but upon the plantations, save the cotton? --A. Only in a very limited way. We raise Irish potatoes for the northern markets, and it is an extremely profitable and productive crop with us. Q. What is the home market price? --A. We do not sell these potatoes at home at all. We get them to Saint Louis, Chicago, and Cincinnati before the ground is really thawed out up there. We get from $5 to $10 a barrel for them. Q. A barrel of about 3 bushels? --A. A barrel of about 3 bushels. That of course is a fancy price, and only lasts until the product comes in from other sources. Q. That is an advantage no farmer has elsewhere in the United States than in Arkansas? --A. In Arkansas and Louisiana, on the Mississippi River. Q. Are potatoes raised largely in Louisiana? --A. Yes, sir; in parts. The cultivation of the alluvial lands in Louisiana is very similar to what I am speaking of in Arkansas. Q. Is the potato of good quality raised on those rich lands? --A. Of very fine quality. Q. Can you give the average crop of potatoes per acre? --A. I cannot, as I have never raised any myself for market. We leave it almost entirely to our small farmers to do that sort of thing. Q. About 300 bushels per acre, Senator Pugh says. This is the Irish potato you speak of, not the sweet? --A. The Irish potato. We raise also the sweet potato there. I have raised sweet potatoes that weighed five pounds. Q. And of good quality? --A. Of fine quality. Q. The size does not depreciate the quality, then? --A. Not at all.