Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-08-12

MISREPRESENTATION &HHH&&s
Writing lrit II tsplvsaIsy Er publirz-
sion. kas sever baen my Recial farte. bus
realinr ass<nilsely yoar ma yaluable Ta-
= during G. paA lxo yeasss | have heen
apprs<pl 10 noie n at@enos a. ihe good
3oss& sIsokea In slhe sez<sn --xhicl others
nsare capable than myself shaasif have
-spreak notwithstanding some of the
nlany advantages this porsion Of Texas o.
EFs 81 the insinzirious ilnmigEans- Won
win. ihereEse. pans0a this siesuitoxy s1-
sesnp4 10 eaumerate 3 few afihese many sd
vaniages. and. thuugh your wsarly -cirru
lated paper, ies those who are seeking a
home and farm know that Harrison county
has room fssF many moFe. 4
In The first place. the land d rs good and
as cheap as in aAy other county in the east
ern part Of abe State. While much az the
Old land l. worn and thin from constant and
improper tiIlsge, yet Il can lie easily and
quickly renewed by blowing in peas, cats,
rye, etc, and by pasturing, and in no other
country have seen the handful Of ma
nure judiciously applied" give better ne
turns.
There l. also an abundance Of new linz
Der land, whose virgin soil would quickly
repay, i'm abundant crops Of cotton and
corn, all expenses Of clearing. The old
land, with the imperfect, lick prom
ise cultivation Of the freedman, yi"lds about
one fourth Of q bale OF cotton 20 the acre;
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agement can, i'm two or three years. he
made "a yield a bale 10 the acre.
Good farms Of any convenient size, COM
posed Of cleared and timbered land. can be
bought for from So To 90 per acre, and II
would he difficult to obtain farm Of any
size through which one or more streams 81
water does not flow. Many Of the hanks
and bottoms are covered with cane. where
cattle live without other food or care the
entire winter. Japan clover and the "a
nous Bermuda grass are fast spending over
the eastern part Of this county, thus ma
king il par excellence cattle country
summer and winter.
The forests and bottoms seldom fail d
yield an abundant mas, crop, making the
raising and faiiening Of hogs easy and in
expensive.
The t. & 2. railroad runs east and west
through the center OF the county, with con-
venient depots at different points, making
markets at Marshall, and Shreveport, La,
within easy reach, and through them TO St
Louis, Houston, Galveston, New Orleans,
Vicksburg, etc. This county is as healthy
as any i'm eastern Texas; only near the lake
and river bottoms do we find much mala-
rial fever We are also blessed with album
dance of good drinking-wat wells are
easily dug, and there are many fine springs
Of cool water in every neighborhood; also.
strong chalybeate and other mineral springs
abound all over the county. Nor can any
other country excel this in fine fruits, es-
peciaily peaches. apples, pears, plums,
grapes, straw berries, etc.
This Is only an imperfect summary ofthe
most prominent inducements offered by a
country, hitherto neglected by the seeker
for new home. but which wcnld gladly
hCtCOulc All vino dtc uOucst anu htluSIt-
ous. A number Of families could unite and
buy sufficient land i'm a body, or in the inn
mediate neighborhood, and divide into suit
able farms for each, thus securing "old
neighbors in n new country"
We will make fair corn crop this year,
Gnd the cotton now promises 20 be excel
lent, as we are having fine rains every week.
-DR II. NJ. JONES, in Home and Farm"
Waskom's Postoffice