Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1894-02-01
UKA MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1894.

| common sheep is from 81 80 to 81
the carcass weighing from go to 80
pounds. A cross direct of Cotswold
or Southdown and natives gives a
largo carcass and a great quantity
OF wool. This cross on the native
sheep we can produce = breed of
sheep healthier and better suited to
our climate soil and pasturage than
any of the improved breeds. Tho
half blOods are worth double their
dams. Sheep raising offers source OF
profit unsurpassed in any State.
All breeds can be raised in perfect
health, almost without feed and care,
and The yield of wool is of fine quail
ity. The raising of lambs for early
markets of the North and west, of
itself alone opens up :.ew and re-
munerauve field of pursuit.
STOCK RA SING AND DAIRYING.
Cattle like sheep do well here, ma
tive cows sell from So to Is dollars
per head and weigh from $50 TO 500
los neat. The Jersey and short
horn thrive in our climate and pro
duce large quantities ot purest gol-
den yellow outer of the finest fla
vor. The celebrated blue grass re-
glons of Ky. cannot excel II. The
large quantities Of root crops and
various kinds of forage raised aud
the large flow of pure sweet water
offer great inducement to dairying
industries az the demand Tor butter
to supply our markets is always
good.
RAISING OF HOGS
This Is an industry that is sadly
neglected, that OF raising pork for
market. The hog Is negiecteI and
allowed to run loose in the woods
and make their living from nuts,
/ acorns, Wild berries etc. 1t IS not
an uncommon thing 10 take hogs
from the WOODS aud after beng
dressed will weigh from 200 to $50
pounds. Hogs can be raised in THIS
county at very little expense of feed
! ing corn. Sweet potatoes and stock
| peas can be raised at very little ex-
pense and labor and by turning the
hogs in the field and let them gather
the peas and potatoes they will not
need t. be red com. Ten acres
should ftlen al iea-, 100 hogs ready
/ for market. There is u fne opea.
fing here tor an industry OF this kind
~ ready sale can be tound for
large lots At good prices.
VEGETABLE CROP.
Daring the last four years more
attention has been paid to the ca lii
vation Of vegetables and fruit, and
the result has been SO satisfactory
that there appears IA great disposition
to largely develop this branch of
/ industry. The cultivation Of Irish
p tatoes is drawing attent on AS two
cops can be raised in one year
ii 81 crop can be planted as early as
December and February and mature
IN May ard June and plant again IN
June and July for fall crop. Early
vegetables are shipped from AT ad-
inning county to tins 10 the ner~
taern markets and the producers re-
alizs from $50 to 100 per acre. Will!
fruits III abundance Strawberries,
black berries by the million, grapes
pelsimmnns aud many others.
COTTON AND CORN.
The great error of the people o. this
coauty is they raise too much corn and
cotton. Cotton was ut one time king
and those who produced the heecJ stu
pie owned large bodies of land and
drove, of mules and negroes aud were
called plantels and the custom OF The
1 country was cotton and all southern
f.l mers and their bands were educated
to this one industry the negro under
stands mules and the production of the
feecy staple and still banker after this
one crop. There are large bodies OF
hand now lying idle that were once
yielding the owners a large profit and
come of them haye not been cultivated
for the last thirfv years.
THE HOME SEEKER.
In order to answer the many letters
of enquiry FROM those who desire TO
come South, have compiled the above
giving an outline of the county and
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, receive no
paw from any one, 1t is done at my own
expense time and labor. II you desire
furlher information / will take great
pleasure in dong my best to answer all
questions, provided you send stamp for
reply. We can locate settlements oi
several families all adjoining.
The thinking man who contemplates
moving fiom an old to a new country to
improve his condition, in pursuit OF the
means of substance and support for
himself and family. canaot affosd 10
mako false movement. TO travel ex-
tensively is an expensive luxury, conss-
quently as man cannot AFFORD to waste
the value of farm 10 The frnitiess
search VI an ideal property, il IL best 10