Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-11-16

vestigation that few locations in
Mississippi aud Louisiana will pay
much better, though on a smaller
scale. For several years have stud
led this question closely, and know
pretty well whereof | speak. Five
years ago a Chicagoan offered me an
interest in large stock and pasture
il / would find cheap land in good
location. / looked, was offered a
dozen, but thought ought to do bet
ter, and failed to make the invest
ment. 1t would have paid US 400 per
cent. in this time had L done as he
wished. Now, for $4,000 l could
buy, fence and stock 10000 acres OF
better pasture, winter and summer,
than have yet seen in Texas. This,
too, where the cattle are in market,
and worth three times the price OF
the plains in Texas. But, alas! for
-the so 900 Should any OF your
readers wish, 1 could refer them to
such location. There are few,
where safe from overflow, but very
desirable when found. Texas has its
drawbacks as d grazing country
from which Mississippi and Louisi-
ana are free.
L. Cattle lose in winter. generally,
what they gain in summer, save
growth.
fly-bite draws blood. The green fly
blows it instantly, and the maggot
begins to work; il where the COW can
lick, she will keep them out; il not,
they surely kill, unless the owner
chances to see, catch and doctor her
till well,-an immense loss and la
Dor.
3. The summer droughts often kill
the grass so that they cannot fatten.
Cattle, at such times, eat all the
lands bare for five to ten miles
around water, and hence have % pass
over that distance TO water and feed,
when, OF course, they fall away in
| flesh
4. The winter "northers" chill to
death very many poor cattle, and re-
duce those that are fatter.
5. Beeves are only worth sl5 to $40
there. at years old when fat, while
in Mississippi and Louisiana they
bring $40 to S75, without any OF the
above drawbacks, and where corn
and grass are abundant and green all
winter.
These points are well worth con-
sidering by any one wishing to go
into stock in Texas, as they lessen
the receipts and cause four times the
labor in handling. True, there are
but few location in Mississippi and
Louisiana free from overthrow where
5000 to 10000 head OF cattle could be
safely handled every year. but when
such locations are found, are vastly
more profitable aud with less labor
than in Texas. One must watch the
inevitable "nigger," or he will oc-
casionally kill beef, but the drovers
and branders OF Texas are far more
to be feared.
Mares will increase 75 per cent
with attention, COWS 80, ewes 100,
and sows 1000 with care induced
northern man to experiment i'm
hogs. He bought seven pigs in Ind
lana and brought them to Mississippi,
at cost OF s19. He had a good
range and never fed them. 1 saw
his stock nine months afterward, and,
at Illinois prices for stock hogs esti-
mated them to be worth $3.50. He
had, meanwhile, lost four litters OF
pigs from carelessness. This was
over 100 per cent. on his investment
in less than one year. Still this coun-
try buys all its pork, and beef, and
mules, and -four, and most OF its corn
This country needs and must have |
diversity Of crops, and raise stock;
and immense fortunes are awaiting |
the energetic pioneer in stock, who |
secures some of the few good loca- |
tions. l am from the north, and the |
idea that a northern man Is unsafe |
or unwelcome in the south is without |
foundation in fact. / find them ev-
erywhere 1 go, and all here tell me |
to urge moIe to come and settle
among them regardless OF political
proclivities. They say that all who
want to invest and work will, to the
best OF their judgment, vote for the
best interest OF the state, and to all
such they say, "Come and settle
among u.s." / have travelled this
country over for seven years, noticed
it closely, and think few know il bet
ter. and would be glad to correspond
with any wanting information. have
written this at the instance OF many
OF your readers; and more specific
information will be given If desired
on application. J. W. HUGHES.
New York, with a population ap-
proximating 100000 has 800 sa-
l.