The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-02-22

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vaIley. California, vhleh viii later.
m many n one readers
The fiwlef says, "In ike valley n
Ne ssn I'-qsis ~hsfe | reside. ihsre
sis from gDgg 10 too00 acres Of
rich praifisIEhds HneullItaied Thess
lands are situated es, ~ In The i,p.
msdis,e vIelaiiy u the ran Jmqdh
river, whieh Il aavIgable 10 staklim
and fof soms distance sl,ove, ai ell
scassus, and thess lands can be rraeh.
ed from ban Francisco by boat and
wagon. In from twelve 10 Garisen
hours. Part of said lands arc still
the property of the Government, and
portion have besn reduced 10 psi.
saie ownership. According 10 local
iiy aud quality Of coil, these lands
can bc bought from individuals nj
prices varying from si 10 ~ per acre.
Public land can be preemptcd Al 81
70 per aerc In grecnbacks, OF settled
upon as a homestead and title gratu-
iiously obtained ailer I've ycurs' ac-
tual residence. The climate Of this
valley is unsurpassed for comfort and
hoalthfulness we have no cold, and
but little Of what Is known in the
South as warm weather, the only
changes in our seasons being from wet
to flry--the former commencing gen
orally in October or November, and
continuing until April. We have no
rain in summer, therefore farming
operations are unimpcded. These
lands produce wheat, barley, oats, rye,
grapes, almonds, aud all kinds Of
fruits and garden vegetables in per-
fiction and profusion upon the low
lands bordering upon the rivers and
creeks, Indian corn Is raised, but
wheat Is he crop. supposing an i'm
migrant has the meanst to purchase and
settle six hundred acres Of these lands
we will examine into his necessary
outlay, the work to be done, and hi,
probable receipts. Six hundred acre:
Of land will cost him 81 800; neces-
sary buildingfor small family, 81 900
six horses, agang-plough and harness
$500; wagon, $780, total, $3.50
With this he is ready TO commenc'
operations In October, and one mar
with the six horses and gang-plougf
can break up, SOW and harrow in 30(
acres Of wheat. If this labor Is hiret
II will cost from $50 $40 per month
or total Of sl20. twill cost Sl0'
to feed tho horses while putting il
the crop, and twenty for new plcugl
points, and $50 for seed wheat 70
800 acres. His wheat is now seede'
at an expense Of $780, hishopss ar
; turned into pasture At striaingcos
and take care Of themselves unit
! needed at harvest, and the farmer he
no further expense to incur as 10 HI
farm until the wheat Is ripe IN Juns
. lie can then, by furnishing bis ow,
team, have his wheat harvested an
stacked for u per scre, and thnshe'
at 10 cents per busbel. Wheat he
never been worth less than 65 cent
per busheI, asitcomes from the thrssh
er, and if the farmer will sack II On
, can hold il during the simmer an
. fall he can safely calculate upon 0
, cents per bushel, besides enough owe
that amount to pay for the sacks. l
my sixteen years Of experience v
!, have had one year Of total failure ,
|. fcrcps. Leaving out this year an
calculating for all partial failure
the lands which ] have Described wi
, average Cor the pest sixteen yea'
ffon 3 70 20 bushels Of wheat 70 II
. srs, and IN many favored sposs u
. average is more than double ths'
{ figures. Tsks the average produ'
/, tioa Of IL bushels 70 the scrs, IN
e ihs lowest priee Of 6Sesass Pss busbs
. and sss bow ssssds the farmers .
. cssss for the year. EzPsnsss
4 plsusing, $500; harvesting 800 scrs
: 600, shsshisg 3, 900 bsshsls, ess'
|, Io.al diabannesta On ssup aescuu
. el,O60; market value d the crol
= $3.50; = aes preas Of i.aso {
: far, be has oaly eultivssed ose-ha
q Of his 600 s<res. The second ys'
4 be vill ssv the ether 900 ssses %
. hsrvess Il ss he rsas szPssss . &
'ftihs frrt year bus % addition to iha
= and vishsss plssghiss, sssaiss,
b sny eskes- szpsase sxeept he 90 10
) l.y pey sers n harve11i6x an1 q