The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-04-18
VISIT TO MR.. MENELAS.
What a New Citizen is Doing In Lin
coin County.
An Inviting Ffeld for Immigran Is

Mr.. bennett, who spent several days in
our county, the guest of Mr.. Menelas, has
sent the following notes Of his trip to The
New Orleans Picayune'
The portion of Mississippi that borders
on the great railroad that extends from
New Orleans TO Chicago is as present un.
der a cloud, but occasionally we find an
opening in that cloud through which we
can see its silver lining and the clear blue
sky beyond.
Mr. G. Menelas, a Greek gentleman. of
great enterprise, last fall bought the Whit.
worth plantation, situated OIL the railroad
two miles from Brookhaven, and with his
brother aud nephew commenced farming
here last January. The estate consists of
1900 acres of pine and bottom land, with a
comfortable dwelling, a saw mill, cotton
gin, corn mill and a liberal supply of
barnes, sheds and outhouses. The out
house, and fences needed pretty extensive
repairs, and most of the old fields, like
scores Of thousands of other fields In this
State, were much impoverished and great
ly the worse for wear.
TIE new proprietor, charmed with his
new home, has undertaken the regenera-
ton of this estate with resolution, energy
and intelligence. With his simplicity of
living anG strict irnsality so much eeded
in this country, he can hardly fail of ultI-
mate success. He is a merchant farmer, new.
er having followed farming bsfsr;and::m er-
chants and doctors appear to make better
farmers than many who have had a leng-
thy experience in agricultural pursuits,
but find it hard to throw of old prejudices
and adapt themselves to the new order OF
things, Mr.. Menelas has the -agacity to
hunt up the beat practical farmers in this
country and to draw from them facts which
he turns to good account. He will this
season SOW a pretty bread surface in corn
and a moderate amount of cotton.
This year will be a season Of cautious, but
judicious experiments on his estate in re-
gard to some of his crops, to he pursued
or abandoned IN coming years according
to his success or failure the present year.
He has ,,lanted about fifty acres of oats.
thirteen of Irish potatoes, three of barley.
one of rye, one of Alfalfa, one each Of
chufas and peanuts, eight of sweet potatoes,
FIVE Of red clover, three of Haxseed, some
jute, three-quarters of an acre OF buck
wheat, a few artichokes, some strawberries,
sugar cane, fifteen acres gooseneck sugar
cane, rice, German millet, etc. He has
planted thirty seven thousand cuttings OF
grape vines, thirteen varieties, including
the Devereanx, Louisiana, psrbement
Cunnenghan, Hsrtfort prolific, Ives seed
lings, Clinton, Bland and Concord. He
has planted two hundred and ak scuppsr-
nong vines, which, at the proper distance,
forty-fve feet each way, would cover be-
tween four and Eve acres.
He has also two hundred plum trees and
a large number of pear, apple, peach and
6g trees. He has an orchard of bearing
peach, apple and pear trees, and they
promise a fine yield the present season.
They comprise seme of the best varieties of
fruit in the South.
Mr.. Menelas has three breeds of hogs
but he will give ,pecial attention to the
raising of Berkshire hogs. He is conf
dentthat every good farmer in this country
may supply himself with plenty of home
made bacon for hi. own use at a small cost.
! He intends to test the capacity of this soil
for mixed farming. If the season proves
favorable, and the reason of this years la
Dor are satisfactory, he will i" a good
work for this railroad, this country, and
the State. The railroad and this country
need emigrants and enterprising men who
prove the real and innate value Of this
soil, attractimmigration and give an in
creased market value to the lands that now
have hardly any market value a tall. =
Mr.. Menelas was in the East Indies eight
years, und has lived and done business III
Europe and New York, has examined Cal
i~fornia witt, much care with a view to
settling in that country, and like the Brit
ish drum, "has beat around the world" tc
arrive at the conclusion that no part o.
the world SUITS his fancy and tastes so vel
as the country bordering onthe New Or
leans, St. Louis and Chicago Railroad.
UALCYoN.