The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1876-05-05
low. Letter Of Inquiry.

Des Moines, Iowa, in which he saic
that any inquiries concerning your
country would be answered by address
ing the Editor Of the VINDIcAToR; and
as | am intending to move South this
fall, / would like to have you answer
the following questions. If favorably
/ may make Mississippi my future
home:
l. What kinds of soil have you, and
what the yield per acre in various
crops?
2. What is the price of products
and where are your marketsY
3. What is the price per acre of i'm
proved and unimproved lands, and
how does land rent?
4. What are the kinds and quality
of your timber?
5. How about water, and the health
of your State?
Yours, respectfully,
A. D. BIsHoP.
Iowa Falls, Iowa, April q, 1876.
In answer to the above interrogato.
ries, we respectfully submit the fol.
lowing, IN the order in which the ques.
tons are propounded:
l. Mississippi has all kinds Of soil,
from the richest alluvial river bottoms
to the poorest pine hills. The rich
river and creek bottom lands will pro-
duce from forty to sixty bushels ofcorn
and from a bale 600 pounds of lint
cotton) to bale and half per acre.
2. Corn sells now at from Toe to 81
per bushel, and cotton from SC to 1910
per pound, cash. We find market
in any town, depot, or railroad or
steamboat landing. Memphis, New
Orleans and Mobile are the general
markets. In large portion of the
State we raise wheat, from ten to
twenty bushels to the acre, and oats,
all over the State, from thirty to
fifty bushels to the acre. Wheat is
generally ground for home consump-
ton, and the oats fed to the stock on
the farm.
3. Improved lands sell from S. to
500 per acre, according to fertility of
soil and locality; unimproved lands,
from 81 to$10 per acre.
4. We have all kinds of timber,
such as pines and oaks Of all kinds,
hickory, gum. poplar, dogwood, elm,
pecan, cypress, walnut, ash, etc. For
fruits, we grow successfully apples,
pears, peaches, figs, grapes, strawber-
ries, raspberries, dewberries, etc.
5. In large portion of the State,
especially in the hill country, the
water from springs and wells is abund-
ant and Of good quality generally free
stone). Where we have no springs,
cistern water is used. The health Of
the State is generally good; on the
water courses, some chills and fever,
but as State, Mississippi is as healthy
as any in the Union.
In addition, we will state that the
and steamboat facilities for
transportation are very good. Aglance
1T the map will show you the New
Orleans, st. Louis and Chicago Rail-
'oad running through the centre and
he whole length of the State for over
300 miles; the Vicksburg and Meridian
Railroad across the centre for 146
niles; the Mobile and Ohio Railroad
uns along the eastern border for over
100 miles; the Mississippi and Tennes.
ee, from Grenada to Memphis, 100
niles; the Memphis and Charleston
railroad runs along the northern
oundary for $50 miles. There are
everal branch roads, already con-
tructed and in the course of construc-
on, that will increase our transporta-
on facilities.
The whole State is dotted over with
nurches of the various Christian de.
ominatlons. The school system is
DIV an excellent one. The public, or
zee, schools are required by law to be
opt up five months in the year, and
Tery magisterial district has one or
ore free schools.
Mississippi is no,O under achite rule in
er government, and on the high road '
prosperity again, for which the Lord |
; thanked. The farmers of Missis- I