The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-08-18
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lily use for AZ years, and doesn't owe any man q
dollar.
$. 2. WHITE, Malcum p. O.-Has raised
enough corn, oats; potatoes, meat, molasses and
peas for family use for 30 years. The principal
part OF this time he has also raised his own stock,
| horses and cattle and owes no man a dollar.
X. =. FURH, Wesson 2. O.-Has raised enough
corn. oats, potatoes, meat, rice, molasses, pin
ders, fruit, vegetables, poultry milk and butter,
horses ahd cattle for family use Tor AZ years, and
doesn't owe dollar he couldn't pay on short
| notice.
| A. c. ARLINGTON, Brookhaven P. O.-Has
| raised enough corn, oats. potatoes. peas, mOlas-
ses, vegetables, fruit, cattle, milk, butter and
poultry for home use ever since he started to
farming 20 years ago. Has also sold good deal
| OF corn, potatoes, molasses etc. Two years the
cholera has Filled his hogs and he had to buy
some meat but altogether has sold good deal
more meat than he ever bought. Doesn't owe a
dollar. Is satisfied from personal experience
and observation that the "Hog and Homny'
| policy is the only safe rule Of farming for the
| farmers of this section.
| VERNON SMITH, Brookhaven 2. Q.-s'.Am a
| farmer without side helps. Father settled the
the farm, he said he never bought.corn or meat,
but always sold, besides raising minor crops
such as oats potatoes, cane peanuts, peas rice,
etc. in abundarce. Cotton. little or none. Since
l bes:u In 1865 have raised the crops mention
ed In Gla1t'ticS Tore than needed for home use.
Have Always sold OF the crops more or less ev-
cry year. Cotton always surplus. Have never
been in Debt"
postoffice reports that for 20 years he has raised
enough corn, potatoes, meat, mOlasses, peas,
vegetables. fruit, poultry, milk, butter, cattle.
horses and mules for his own use, but his name
is not signed to his report. That Is fine show
Ing, and we hope he will send MS his name so we
can give him proper credit In next week S paper.
FARMERS OF LAWRENCE COUNTY.
TIIOS. ALEXANDER, Boyd, p. O-Has lived
on the same farm 50 years. and during that
time has never had to buy II bushe Of corn or
pound of meat, but has sold some of both every
year. Has also raised enough oats, potatoes,
peas, molasses, vegetables, cattle, milk and but
ter for 80 years for home use.
F. M. FURR, Bracket p. O.-Has raised
enough corn oats, potatoes. meat, molasseS and
rice for family use for l6 years.
+. ID. WYLIE, Bracket 7. O.-Has raised
enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat, melasses, veg
etabes, poultry, milk and butter for family use
for 81 years.
j. c. JOHNSON, Fair River =. O.-Has raised
enough corn oats, potatoes, meat and mOlasses
for home use for the last 8 years. Mr.. johnson,
like all the rest of the farmers reported In this
column, raises cotton as surplus crop, but he
was the first man to bring a new bale to Brook
haven this season, and besides getting Scents n
pound for it, carried off John McGrath & Sons
premium of $50 in gold.
NOLA WHITE, Malcum, 7. O.-Started to
arming years ago, and had to buy corn and
meat the first year. Since then has sold corn
and molasses every year and some peas, pinderS,
potatoes and water melons. Bought some meat
every year, but sold enough produce to more
than pay for 1t. Bought farm on credit at the
start; now owns 40 acres, all paid for. Does
his own building. repairing and shop work, but
has no time to fish, hAnt or go to town, except
on business. Married 0 years ago and has
young Whites, all boys but one.
tThe last item mentioned above was added by
Mr.. White as a sort Of postscript, and was not
considered by the committee In rendering their
decision, as properly coming within the range
of THE LEADERS, proposition; but we publish
it nevertheless as an item of interest going to
show that while Mr. White has been success as
farmer, he has had a full average of family re-
sponsbities on his hands.-ED. LEADER.
The three premiums offered for the
farmers making the best showing were
Storm Side Harrow, Planet Junior
Cultivator and a 2-years' subscription
to THE LEADER
Mistrusting his own judgment in
making correct decision, the editor
of The LEADER decided to submit the
question to a competent committee.
Capt. j. F. White, Circuit Clerk S. p.
Oliver and Chancery Clerk Felix May,
with Capt. White as chairman, kindly
consented to act as the committee, all
of them being men who were born and
reared on farms and have a. practical
knowledge of the business. This COM
mittee performed the duty of careful
ly comparing all of the reports and on
yesterday rendered their decision,
awarding the first premium to Mr..
VIM. j. Dunaway, the second to Mr..
j. ID. Sutton, and the third to MIR. Irv-
ing Magee, all of Lincoln. The LEAD
Err will therefore present the premiums
accordingly. In handing in their re-
port, the committee made the follow
ing statement, with which we heartily
agree:
"There isn't name on the list but
what is eminently worthy Of special
mention, and their example, if initial
ed by our Southern farmers, would
make our Sunny South what it really
is, the best land the sun shines on. We
believe the publication of this list will
stimulate many to an endeavor to make
their farms self-sustaining."
In week or two The LEADER will
offer other premiums for good farming
so that the younger farmers will have
q mora anual ehapea