Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-04-26

hogs in the field and let them gather
the peas and potatoes they will not
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 ready sale can be found for
large lots at good prices.
VEGETABLE CROP.
During the Last four years more
attention has been paid to the cult
walton 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
crops can be raised 10 one year
first crop can be planted as early as
December and February and mature
in May and June and plant again 10
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 straw berries,
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 fleecJ sta
pie owned large bodies of land and
droves of mules and negroes and we're
called planters; and the custom Of the
country was cotton and all southern
farmers and their hands were educated
to this one industrv-.he negro under
stands mules and the production of tn,
fleecy staple and still banker after thu
one crop. There are large bodies o
land now lylng idle that were one
| yielding the owners large profit IN,
some of them haye not been cultivate
for the last thirty years.
THE HOME SEEKER.
In order to answer the many Letter
OF enquiry from those who desire I
come South, have compiled the abov
/ giving an outline of the county an
what it will produce, climate, health
fulness, etc. In SO dong, | have con
fined myself entirely to facts, whicl
have come under ms own observatio,
| after residence here for the past sIx
teen years. In this work, / receive nc
pav from any one, it Is done at my 0wr
toi~ n
further information / will take great
pleasure in doing my best to answer I'll
questions provided you send stamp for
reply. We can locate settlements u
several families all adjoining.
The thinking man who contemplates
moving flom an old to d new country
to improve his condition, in pursuit oi
the means OF substance and support tol
himself and family, cannot make false
movement. 70 travel extensively il an
expensive luxury consequently as 4 man
cannot afford to waste the value of 4
farm IN the fruitless search of IA ideal
property II NJ best to carefully study the
information obtained from reliable sour.
ces, and only after the Information ID
OF practical value in determining the
selection Of y homestead.
The Wild animals have disappeared.
The wild men-the desperados, have
gone stsll further 70 the west. The lava
are enforced. The taxation u low
The markets are good. Tho attitude
y high and healthy, and not 10 hIGh
Tor cold. Tho native grasses - y
markably good. Tame Gras6es ~ 6ro-
ceeefulig cultivated. Tho rolnfhil y
ample and evenly dic(r.Huted u nprlnSs
eumuor and iall. LAID t<I6o ~ no7I
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