The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-04-05
COUNTY NEWS.
Joseph, Miss, March 80, 1895.

tor this week--sprlng weathcr-and
it looks as if it has come to stay.
Farm work is progressing finely,
/ blowing, planting corn and sugar
cane is the order of the day.
We have had cotton growers
conventions and other meetings
that have met and adopted resolu-
tons, etc. Gin which | have very
little confidence), but just now |
think there should be some indi-
vidual resoluting done in regard to
the question Of reduction of cot
ton acreage and as to what crops
farmers can grow most protltably,
question that must be settled
by each farmer and | not think it
is a question that should be avoid
ed. Let's3 take a plain practl-
cal view of it. Reason thus: Can |
grow cotton at present prices to
buy my meat, corn, molasSes, etc.
witho If so, then cotton is the
crop for me to plant; but if on the
other hand it pays me best to make
living at home and little to
spare, why then it is a plain bust
ness matter that | should pursue
this course. My observation is
that farmers who have practiced
the former plan have failed while
those who have practiced the lat
ter have succeeded. The idea of a
man buying his farm supplies from
some one else, perhaps thousand
miles away. My Ideals that farm
ers should be sellers of farm sup
plies and not buyers. believe
the time is coming (and perhaps
the sooner the better when meat
and bread will be made basis Of
of credit. Then, brother farmers,
let's resolve individually to raise
more corn, meat. molasscs, pota-
toes, peas, hay and in short, more
of everything needed to make a
farm self-sustaining and after we
have done this my advice is to
raise every pound Of cotton we
can as surplus crop. You may
talk about relief from this or that
source, but if we arc ever saved
we must work out our own saliva
ton and | believe along the lines
indicated above. | heard a gen
tleman say that if the old hens
were given a chance, they would
lay this country out of debt and |
believe he is about half right as
they are furnishing a good per
cent of the circulating medium :"
From the way eggs are going to
market, | don't think many OF the
hens are spreading themselves
now. You know the boy said he
set his hen on one hundred
eggs and when asked why he set
her on SO many eggs, said he want
ed to see her "spread" herself.
We would just now recommend a
little spreading,
| On last Monday the good peo-
pie OF Good Hope and Bethel com.
munities met at Mrs. Annie
Steele's (widow Of the late ]. X.
Steele and planted her corn crop
and furnished substantial aid in
other ways. | take the liberty OF
saying for Mrs. Steele that these
good people have her heartfelt
thanks. On the following Thurs
day these same people went to Mr..
Henry Hartman and gave him a
days work. Mr.. Hartman has been
on the sick list for three or four
months. 1t is hoped that as the
weather improves, he will be re-
stored to health.
The dining at Mr.. J. w. S.
Guytons' on the 10Th inst. in hon
or of Mrs. Guyton's birthday as
well as the 2Ist anniversary we'd
ding day, was a very enjoyable
affair Mr.. Steele Guyton, their
son, who is a student at the A. 4
NJ. Cole &c, was present to add to
the JOY of the occasion
AS the next Legislature is to
elect U. S. Senator, how would
it do for the people to express a
choice at the primary elcctiono