Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-06-21

hogs in the field and let them gathe,
the peas and potatoes they will no'
need TO be ted corn. Ten acres
should fatten at least 100 hogs ready
for market. There is a fine open.
ing here for an industry of this kind
as a ready sale can be found for
large lots at good prices.
VEGETABLE CROP.
During the last four years more
attention has been paid 10 the cuiti-
vation of vegetables and fruit, and
the result has been SO satisfactory
that there appears great disposition
to largely develop this branch Of
industry. The cultivation of Irish
potatoes is drawing attention as two
clops can be raised in one year
first crop can be planted as early as
December and February and mature
in May ard June and plant agaln In
June and July for fall crop. Early
vegetables are shipped from an adj
joining county to this to the ner-
thern markets and the producers re-
alize from $50 to 100 per acre. Wild
fruits in abundance strawberries,
black berries by the million, grapes
persimmons and many others.
COTTON AND CORN.
The great error of the people Of this
county is they raise too much corn and
cotton. Cotton was at one time king
and those who proouced the ileec7 sta
pie owned large bodies Of land and
droves Of mules and negroes and were
called planters; and the custom OF the
country was cotton and uil southern
farmers and their hands were educated
to this one lndustry-.he negro under
stands mules and the production of the
tleecy staple and still banker after this
one crop. There are large bodies of
land now lylng idle that were once
| yielding the owners a large profit and
| some of them have not been cultivated
for the last thirty years.
| THE HOME SEEKER.
In order to answer the many Testers
OF enquiry from those who desire tc
come South, have compiled the above
giving an outline of the county anc
what it will produce, climate, health.
fulness, etc. In so dong, have con
fined myself entirely to facts, which
have come under my own observation
after residence here for the past SIX
teen years. In this work, l receive n.
paw from any one, it is done at my owl
expense time and labor. If you desir
further infoi NATION | will take grca
pleasure in doing my best to answer al
questions, provided you send stamp TO
reply. We can locate settlements =
/ several families all adjoining
The thinking man who contemplate.
moving f,om an old to rev countr,
70 improve his condition, in pursuit 81
the means of subsistence and support toI
himself and family, cannot make q false
movement. TO travel extensively il an
expensive luxury consequently as man
cannot afford to waste the value of a
farm In the fruitless search of an ideal
property, il is best to carefully stud " The
information obtained from reliable sour.
ces, and only after the information is
OF practical value in determining the
selection Of a homestead.
The wild animals have disappeared
The wild men-the desperados, have
gone still further to the west. The laws
are enforced. The taxation is low
The markets are good. The altitude
is high and healthy, and not too hi0h
for cold. The native grasses are re .
markably good. Tame grasses are snc :
cessfully cultivated. The rainfall =
ample and evenly distributed ~ spr,nc.
summer and fall. Land titles are Der.
tect and secure. The climate 4 fayoera-