Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

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either case money could a8 made
b. C.
Could not our Southern peopIa
make this traldc in Sumac make up.
amply Cor tie short crops this yearf
Iho surroundings Of almost
every farm would iuFnlsh several
tons, which, gathered end shipped,
would bring In 9 good supply %
money ameng uR-fW adesboro
Argus.
WHEAT.-EtatlstIcs show that
Alabama e the 6nh State in the
Union In the matter Of producing
wheat. A few years ego che was
not even mentioned In thls connee-
ton.
A PEANUT CRoP.-A writer in
the Norfolk Journal gives the fol.
lowing account Of this crop upon
the farm Of General Bryan Grimes,
near Washington, N. e.;
"The most remarkable feature
we noticed On the farm was an ex-
pertinent In raising peanuts, which
consisted In q field Of $40 acres de-
voted to this crop. We have sell
dom. witnessed Q prettier crop Of
any kind, or one that we think
will pay as well. Indeed the value
Of this peanut patch Is incredible.
Here Il > low estimate Of its value :
Fifty bushels TO one acre land this
estimate would be nearly right at
one hundred bushels an acre,) gives
us 1900 bushels, which at the
moderate price Of 81 per bushel,
will be $4,000. twenty-five
pounds Of long forage to the acre
will be lyS60y0N pounds, worth at
least fifty cents per cwt., making
$3.50. The peas that are leh in
the field with the 'pops' which are
unstable, will fatlen 600 head Of
hogs, averaging $50 pounds, win
be $1,000 pounds Of pork, which,
at So per thousand pOunds for faG.
tening, will give Us $4,000. To.
tal, $4,000.
We find the following prOpOsI-
ton In the Rural CArollnian, for 0.
donation Of landst TO encourage Inn
migration;
l. That the immigrant shall 90.
cnpy the land Eve years, and when
they sell, (if ct alp Il % be TO other
Immigrants.
2. That the dOners have no deal.
ings or intercourse with the AfEi.
can race.
3. That 90 long as illlterato no.
gr0es cit on juFies. they win never
have recourse TO law, Except when
compelled as defendants,) but win
settle among themselve ell dis.
puteS by means Of arbitration
courts, established In every town.
ship or neighborh0Od.
One Of my nelghb0rs writes me
that he viii give ct least 1400 aCres,
perhaps more, No doubt oil, or
nearly all, will eventually do like.
wise. The writer will donate three
fourths Of bis best cotton and rice
lands, and they are not surpassed
In value, according to their extent
In the country.
1900 acres TO Chinese fern
hands.
600 to 800 acres 70 certain Euro.
pean immigrants, Germans, swedes,
Norwegians, Danes, English, Scotch
Poles.
am ready, for one, to follow
any other plan that may appear
better. Can you not, Mr.. Editor,
suggest a better one7
BETTER THAN COTT0N.-RlveF
men tell US that near Riccos Bluff,
on the river, In Floridas there Is an
orange grove embracing about en-
acre Of ground, which has bOrne
this year 100000 oranges. These
at two cents apiece, would yield
5000. The average price Of over
100000 already cold was three Cents.
Four Of the trees yielded about
5000 oranges each.
The Morals Of the CottOn Plat
The following is from the pen
Of W. Gilmore SimmS;
was q pAltTy seed, a worthless weed.
In my OWE land, 10 soArce q usd douFeed;
Though rich In growth, neglected and des.
pissed,
| No culture lo1torsd. and no peoDia pFi.ad.