The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-04-16
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a correspondent Of tbD Nou
York Sun, who thinks there % 'oo
much attention paid loIuia'ng oa. .
ton in the South, says:
"What thc white people ~ d..
South need is q luJla uaJa ..u
they ought 10 cunt IA. Da..
and llse what ,uy, War. 81.
and then eat il, aud not toll twelve
months to make cotton tu bue IN
iomeal and bread which thcv ,h.m
selves can produce. The farmer
OF the South have. Tor the last dl-
teen years, made cotton to pur-
chase all they use until il las
brought them to the verge OF ruin
While it has enriched the mcl
Chant and those who live in cities
it has made them poor indeed. 10
give your readers an idea OF oH
farming is conducted down South
i,will make a comparison OF lhc
profits OF cotton and corn raising.
taking the river bottom OF the Mis-
sissippi. The labor Of Il hrs,-r,c
working man who viii put in all
his time in making cotton VOL be-
1000 pounds OF cptlon (the aver
age Of the South is less Than l.oco.
pounds), worth now abou, 800,
less ginning, shipping and selling.
say $50, leayirg him as lis pr5d,
for his cotton $3.50, and 200 bush
els Of corn, yielding a profit ol
$ioo. in all $3.50 for his years
work, To do this will require his
whole time, leaving ma time to pro-
dice what hseats. The same Ia
Dor applied TO raising corn with die
impro,e ed tools now in use viii pro-
duee on an average, a,cootu5hels
oil corn, worth here now rs cent,
per bushel, and il shipped to New
Orleans will net 10 the producer
so cents per bushel, OF $1,000.
Besides the corn, can be sown peas
nj the last blowing, which will pay
to fatten hogs, SIS per acre, or
for the years work. The
same farmer can take care OF and
feed 200 head of sheep, which will
pay $500 more. The trouble with
the South is a disease called scot
ton on the BRAIN il they will quit
that, then all will be lovely and
quiet along the South"
There Is a great geal Of truth in
these observations. Sheep hus-
bandry IN the southern states will
pay as well as cotton, and it will
not take as much capital. There
are better grasses for sheep in the
South than in the North, and in
many of the states there is Eide or
no winter feeding to be done, as
bermuda grass furnishes pasturage
throughout the year, which fully
saistains the sheep and keeps them
IN good condition. In the states
Of North and South Carolina, Geor
gia. Florida, Alabama, Louisiana.
Arkansas, Tennessee and Missis-
sippi there is an area Of a61, 400 40
acres Of land, and the number OF
sheep Is reported to be only about
100000. or about one sheep 10
every 90 acres. In Ohio there is
sheep for every seven acres OF
land. These figures show the vast
field for sheep husbandry in IN.
South outside the state OF TeNa,
and emitting Kentucky, recogniz.
ed rs a first class sheep husbandr,
state. Testimony received at III,
Agricultural Bureau from sheer
men in the South shows that sheer
husbandry pays from 90 10 100 pei
cent. and more on The investment
Sheep husbandry, unite | with corr
and cotton growing, viii undoubt
edly prove Ear more rcmuneratiy,
than exclusive cotton culture.
Immigrant should be made &C
quaintcd with such facts rs these
In Kentucky farmers make iron
500 to 500 an acre planting til.
Burnley tobacco, and our climate !
infinitely preferable to that Of III.
Northwest. whittier so many for
e'gners go to contend with hliz
ard and grasshoppers.
We are satisfied that in \ f.,
[onlv The attractions ofthc South
-1zie and agricultural and pa.
Vi divert : large pereen,
fmmiernfion thithcf