The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-03-20

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DrAH siH,--I have been here, q
citizen of IIsaxII, Province n San
faulc, fcr nearly two years, and con
sequensly can give some reliable and
correct opinions from observation and
actual experience, about The country,
climate, soII, health, water, and pro-
ducsIcns Of the county--which is
about all that we expect 10 find In
any country on this earth. God never
made q country thstsuiicd everybody.
Well, now, my dear sir, as 10 the
climate, I will say we arc Just within
the frost line; we have just sufficient
frost TO kill vegetation, and Il only
frosts about one week In all during
the year. II falls on the night Of
the 22d Of June invariably, conse-
quently exactly the reverse Of your
winter. June, July and August are
our winter months; September, Oc-
tober, November, December, and
January we plant our crops. II be-
gins to rain the latter part Of August
or the first Of September and con-
tinucs to rain during all Of the
planting and cultivating season regu-
larly once or twice a wcek-never
longer than two weeks without O
good season, and everything grows
like magic. The rains ascend gently
no storms Of wind or rain; no tor.
nadoes; no earthquakes; universal
calm, peace, and plenty and general
satisfaction is the order Of the day in
this country. l know Of no North
American who has settled in this part
Of the country who is dissatisfied
We are all making as much or more
than we can gather. The land Is az
rich as land can be-as rich and more
durable and productive than the best
Mississippi, Red River, Brazos, or
Colorado bottom Of Texas. 1t Is the
best natural country / ever saw, and
the finest timber in the world, and
out Of a population in a circumfsr-
encc Of twenty miles, Of over one
thousand persons from all parts and
States Of the South U. 81 there has
been little or no sickness for the last
two years. We can raise almost
every crop that you can think Of or
name-ootton, corn, rice, tobacco,
sugar cane, vegetables Of all kinds,
and fruits Of every sort, apples,
peaches, pears, ounces, oranges, lem
ons, grapes, bananas, pine-apples, and
Il Is the native coffee country.
The Braxilial mode Of cultivation
Is premature and very deficient. They
plant their corn with the hoe, never
use . plow, and seldom ever work it
st all, and In that way generally
gather forty or ffty bushels Of corn
per acre. They are surprised at the
superior cultivation we use; the plow
Is a novelty, and It's introduction Is
q new era in the history Of Brazilian
agriculture. We can make from one
year TO another, and a succession Of
years, In my opinion, from seventy to
one hundred bushels Of corn and Eve
hundred pounds Of lint cotton per
acre, and forty to 6fiy bushels Of
rice, as fne tobacco as the world pro-
duces--(the worms do not eat the
tobacco in this county)-we do not
have TO worm Il, and Il Is as easily
raised as corn. Sugar cane will last
on the poorest land that they plant
in this country without planting Il
over four 70. Ave years; the seccnd
quality eight to twelve years. the
best quality thirty to ffsy years, and
viii produce from two to three ihous-
and pounds per acre. The best Texas
aud Louisiana lands only produc,
one thousand pounds per acre, q
best, and cofee viii last almost in.
definitely, and give 6ne crops. WI
have good horses, mules and cattle
goais. sheep, hog Of The finest and
most superior quality, poultry o
every kind and In the greatest abun'
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