The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-10

dences of growing -
From the census. takers ,p,ospeh1
the people were never MI. leain ibs
cheerful, and prospero" QUE nOpefa
largely wing to the snIa s This
raised last year. was snea. etop
learn from the eensts.tata.lp rSissdS \
many farmers gave tbe;r thats
yield of cotton last year al oa ase[asl
to the acre, One farmer ~ Uae : bas
lee, three miles northwest O oe SSabo. /
fonta.ne' raised twenty. niD !, Bels.
on thirty acres: Another, s;y Oas
miles west, raised eleven h P'I miles |
eight acres. These are NJ odleS o.
tional cases: | mention th. eScep
cause the two farmers ara l BE-
quaintances. The corn old &C
ghum crops were equally oo .u '0r-
This county, as an agricsltU, u
gion, is not properly apnrsr;a sal r.
the outside world. The Eue e
travel which traverse i
for the most part on d. r4
ridges, which are very poor ,.ts
the farms usually lie on the ~ I'm
and creek bottoms, and are sa'
productive as the MississinssI' I
tom. Of course, no large bd r.e'
these fertile lands can be fourd
small farms are the rule ana
part of the county is hillv and arg
and will never be brought int po :
tivation. Much of the bolton MY : 'O
also lie wild, and will require @
outlay for leveeing and drain;na'
bring them into cultivation ~
these wild lands, however. are ,, ~
timbered, and afford abundant n sr
~for thes~hegs, and excellent n, St's
age for cattle and sheep. T6ers
no part of the State better ad,n,.,
TO sheep raising, and a.. surnrissJ
that so few have turned their s .t,'.
non 10 tn's profitable industry
which offers Mississippi farms,
their only means to reap some h..
eft from the burdensome protect
tariff, which, it seems, is nerm.
nently saddled on the people Of A.
United States. VIZ
When a proper geological surv.,
shall unfold the mineral resonr,..
of Mississippi, Sumner county win
be found to be rich in miner,
Coal beds underlie about one. 6f5
OF the county, cropping out in msry
places. 1t is an inferior oualr
but fit for use. Red sand.sto5s
suitable for building, and beds Of
material suitable for white washing
are found at Greensboro, and five
or six miles west of that place is
hill where excellent grindstones mar
be quarried. The best Potter's cl,y
| ever saw is at Bellefontaine n
the neighborhood of the latter pIac,
are many mineral springs and wells
some impregnated with sulphur
only, others with sulphur. iron. and
magnesia. One large spring afford
ing an inexhaustible supply of wa.
ter, contains other ingredients, is Of
inc taste, and, in the opinion Of
physicians, possesses rare medical
virtues.
The Oranges, 1 regret to say, have
we'll nigh died out in this count
t is fine field for a Grange Lect.
lrer DESTROYS of doing good, and
lso for your excellent journal, The
'ATRoN OF HUsBANDRY. to incr.
ate those grand doctrines which
ave done so much to amelilrate
he condition of farmers and pro
note their interests. The farmers
ere need a stirring up-a vigoroS
of their lethargic, non. pro.
ressive dry bones. SO wanting
re they in public spirit that the
entleman who reports monthly
rom this county to the Agriculturd
department. can not find a man ia
ach neighborhood to keep him ad.
ised as to state of the crops
umner's twin sister, Choctaw, is
'r head of her in agricultural pro.
ress. She has several flourishing
ranges, cooperative store, and
about to build Clement Attach.
tent factory near Bankston. B.
Walthall, July s.