The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-01-06

Yours etc,
We take it for granted tina our eoi-
respondent is farmer
The Yazoo.Mlssissippi delta is .
country in which active out-doo. work
can be pursued on every day Of the
365, unless 1t Is pouring down rain, By
the middle of March the enlerprising
farmer should have his ground ready
for planting, and he need fear no
damage from the late froSts alter the
goth Of that month. If he chooses,
he can do his blowing in the winter,
after the last of the crop is gathered.
1t will be a strange thing for De
cember to pass in which as much
blowing could not be done us in
March. lie can turn bis cattle into
the woods in the fall, if he does, not
care to keep them up and feed them,
aud they will come out fat and healthy
in the spring without the expenditure
OF uOlldls L Clt 10 Nv h'HN'''"'''E
done in this country, in the winter
no necessity for housing farm stock in
barns for four or six months and let
ting them eat their heads oil. We
don't consider ii necessary to consume
everything we produce during the
summer to keep soul and body to-
gether until new crop can be made.
The Delta Will raise almost any farm
crop which is known to other sections
OF the Union. Wheat is the only i'm
portant crop which Is not grown here.
Corn, hay, grasses, peas, pumpkins,
potatoes, turnips, and all the yaliues
of fruits aud vegetables grow here
with far less care and in greater abun'
dance than IN Indiana, because the
seasons are so long that il is alwa!
possible to raise two crops Of products
which il takes q whole season to ma
ture in the North. Garden vege
tables .oan be produced throughout
the entire wIn'er The most delicate
OF course are killed by the frosts, but
cabbage, onions, beets, turnlps, etc,
remain without harm In the open
ground from one season to another
The warmth of the summers has been
greatly overrated and the spells Of
sudden aud intense heat common 70
The Northern States are unknown, |
The summers are very long and the
temperature, while never excessively
nigh, is evenly sustained during the
months of June, July August and
part of September. The autumn
season IL very delightful, and is geu-
orally prolonged, with frosts in the
latter part until Christmas The
months of January and February are |
generally rainy, chilly and disagree
able, but with many days Of summer
like mildness. July and August are
euervating and trying on account of
the continuous heat. Frankly and
sincerely, the seeker for home, cspe.
cially If be be farmer, could make
no better selection than the Naz0o
delta. The few Disadvantages which
exist, as in every country, are iusg
nifcant when compared with the many
aud great claims to superiority in soil, |
climate, cheapuess of valuable land, |
and facilities for the speedy making |
Of a home and competence The |
country is comparatively new, aud in
the remoter districts the settler must |
be somewhat Isolated but along the
railroads, he rivers, and the older
portions, the advantages Of schools, |
churches aud society are very nearly |
the same as are found in the country |
in Indiana, The lard is cheap be-
cause there is so much Of it, and the
population is comparatively sparse.
The great mistake made by Northern |
men is in purchasing larger quantity |
than they are accustomed TO handle
or than they can prodlably cultivate
by the methods generally in use by
them, aud in falling Iuto the rather
careless aud eXtrRvagant habits Of the
natives The Delta possesses a very
large negro population, which il uu.
questionably the chief reason why it,
rich land has not long ago become the
home Of All army Of settlers, but the
relations between the two races are Of
such character that friction seldom q
occurs; and lnfractions Of tho law are c
rs rare in Washington county as auy {
other part Of the Union The stori,s /
)i political intolerance are the mercst {
;tuT No mans politics are ever ques-
Toned; nor does bis place Of birth or C
belief affect his position in
my degree. A warm welcome iG cx {
ended to the honest worker. where y
yer be may come from and such a
Welcome, we hope, awaits our friend n
rom Pierceton, ind. ,
Another terrific blizzard Is howl
ng aud raging over the Northwest,
nd "a UsuaI yVr may pyDnot a foetc cF ~