The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-08

and some In their virgin vigo
There is but very small are
but what is susceptible Of cultivs
ton. The soils of no country o
the globe have been SO wilfully
Persistently and wastefully cultivated
without fertilization, or efforts to pre-
vent washing. 1t is a great wonde
that under all these conditions the.
yield as well as they do now. The.
respond quickly to good treatment ant
under proper culture and manurint
will produce abundantly and quickly,
Productions.
Nearly or quite all the production.
of the rest of the world have been o,
can be raised except the semi-tropical
and sub-tropical. The principal crops
are corn, cotton, peas. potatoes-Irish
and sweet, oats, hay, rye, barley and
wheat will grow and have been sue
cessfullv raised. Red clover has not SO
far succeeded here on an extended
area. White and Japan clover grow to
great perfection. The COW pea is the
equal of red clover as soil renovator
and superior to it as a food product and
grows in the rankest and widest lux
uriance. Sorghum and Louisiana cane
grow we'll, the latter having to be
protected during winter. Burmuda,
sedge and crab grass, conjeined with
the pea vines make the finest and most
abundant and cheap materials for hay
that is unsurpassed. Peaches, apples,
plums, pears and all kinds of veget-
ables and MELONS grow finely.
Trucking.
This industry has recently assumed
BILE proportions near the rail-
roads and has been successfully pur-
sued and a considera BILE source of rev.
enue to large number of our people.
Madison county tomatoes have special
quotations in Chicago. The main crops
ire tomatoes, beets, cucum bers, rad
shes, cabbage, strawberries, aspara-
gus and all kinds of MELONS and fruits.
Stock Raising.
While all kinds of stock including
horses, mules, cows, hogs, sheep and
goats can be raised here, and as fine
md healthy as anywhere, yet it has
lot been done for export, simply,
because the people have never
urned their ate ntion in this direction.
The mild winters and long grazing sea.
on from the lst April, to the LIST of
November gives us every advantage to
,row stock of all kinds cheaply, espec-
ally as hay and grain can be produced
o cheaply, statistics proving corn can
'e produced here cheaper than any
where in the United States. The fact
hat this industry has been so neg.
ected, renders it an inviting field for
nterprising men with experience and
nergy. Dairying the close congenor
# stockraisIng is also neglected and
must prove a successful industry for
many of the above mentioned reasons.
took of all kinds are remarkably free
rom disease, but are troubled with
arasites from neglect, especially ticks
q the summer when running in pas
ures. Free access to equal parts of
ulphur and salt. however, rids them
+ this pest.
Transportation.
The illinois Central Railroad runs
lmost directly through the center of
he county in northly and southerly
ERECTION, and branch of the same
Dad. Yazoo & Mississippi Valley, runs
the western part. Pearl river
long the eastern border is navigated
" small craft In winter from north
yard in Leake, an adjoining county,
S far south as Jackson, the capital of
he State.
Canton. the capital of the county. is
ituated near the central portion, on
he Illinois Central Railroad and has a
population of about 5000; has fine
chools and churches representing the
arious denominations, as we'll as all
he business accessories of town of
UGH size.
Flora, the next largest, is on the
ranch road in the western part, and
5 a thriving little village.
Madison Station. is next, located on
he illinois Central Railroad, about 12
niles south of Canton; Sharon and
,amden in the north and Livingston in
he west, with a number of country