The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-08-18
FINE FARMERS.
Men of Lincoln and Lawrence
Counties Who Are Maxi
ing n Success of
Their Calling.
Home Supplies First-Cotton as
a Surplus, Their Policy.
Messrs. VIM. j. Dunaway, j. III.
Sutton and Irving Magec
Awarded The Lead
er's Premiums.
er's Premiums,

In Lincoln and Lawrence counties who
makes it rule to raise his own provis.
ions-corn, meat, molasses, etc.-at
home, leaving cotton as his surplus
crop. 1t also announced it would
publish them at future time
We kept this announcement stand.
ing until our last issue, with the
statement that the date for receiving
names would end with Aug. 18th. We
further announced that when the list
of names we're published THE LEADER
would award three small but useful
premiums to
l. The farmer who has raised the
largest number of articles for home.
consumption for the greatest number
o. years.
2. The one making the second best
showing in this respect.
3. The one who comes third.
We have the pleasure of publishing
below the names Of all those from whom
reports have been received, and we are
sure there are great many more who,
because of neglect or because they did
not see our request, have not been
heard from. AS it is, the showing is a
most encouraging one.
To economic space, the reports have
been condensed, but they contain eve
ry item and important fact mentioned
by each farmer, without exception. We
have not sought nor asked for any in.
formation in any case outside of that
recorded in the reports as they were
given to this office, relying solely on
the veracity and good faith of those
making the reports for their accuracy:
| FARMERS OF LINCOLN COUNTY.
| J. $. BURNS, Fair River Postofiice.- Has
raised enough corn. oats, COW peas sweet and
Irish potatoes, bacon, lard and molasses for
family use since 1880, and some for sale.
J. ID. BAILEY, Fair River Postofice.-Has
raised enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat, molas.
ses, peas, pinders, WOOL milk, butter and poul.
try for family use for years.
| &c. MAY, Malcum Postofiice-Has raised
enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat, molasses, SUI
gar, milk, butter and poultry for family use for
| ii years.
| w. T. CAMPBELL, BroOkhaven j. O.-Has
raised enough corn, peas, pinders, meat. moas-
SEES, poultry cattle, milk and butter for family
use for IL years.
J. Il. REED, Red Star P. O.-Ias raised
enough corn, oats, potatoes, molasses, vegeta-
bles fruit, poultry, milk and butter for family
use for % years, and has raised enough meat for
10 years.
JOHN W. WHITE, Malcum. 2. O.-Has rails
ed enough corn, oats, meat, molasses, sugar,
rice vegetables, fruit, fresh and canned, for fam
lily use for l6 years; having a surplus OF corn,
meat, molasseS and rice to sell.
w. T. LAMBRIGHT, Montgomery, p. O.-Has
raised enough corn, potatoes, meat and mOlas
SEES for family use for 10 years.
j. NJ. NEWTON, WeSsOn, =. O.-Has raised
enough corn, oats, potatoes meat, rice. peas
pinders, beans, fruit, melons, milk and butter
and poultry for family use for 20 years. Doesn't
owe dollar.
+. NJ NEWTON, Wesson, p. O.-Has raised
enough corn. oats, potatoes, meat, molasscs,
peas pnders, rice etc, for family use for %
years, and doesn't owe a dollar.
J. S. REEVES, Brookhaven. 2. O.-IIaS raised
enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat and moasses
for family use for 10 years.
PATTERSON CASE, CObb's L. O.-IIas raised
enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat and molasses
for family use for 43 years.
j. w. MAXWELL, Fair River, Z. O-Has
raised enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat and
mOlasses for % years. Besides every year has
sold more or less corn, meat potatoes and mo-
lasses
MONROE CALENDER, BrOOkhaven, 2. o.
Has raised enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat,
molasses, peas, pinders, poultry, milk and but
ter for family use for 20 years Bought one sack
of corn during this time and little meat, but
sold a good deal more than he bought.
f. NJ. REED, Red Star p. O.-Has raised
enough corn, oats, meat, potatoes and molasses
for family use for 20 years.
THOS. B. CASE, Red Star, 2. O.-Has raised
enough meat, corn. oats, potatoes and molasses
for family use for 81 years.
ROBERT CASE Red Star p. O.-Has raised
enough meat, corn, oats and molasses for family
use for 20 years.
WILFRED CASE, BroOkhaven, =. O.-Has
raised enough corn, meat, oats, potatoes and
molaSses for family use for 10 years.
c. w. MAXWELL, Fair River, 7. O.-Has
raised enough corn, oats, potatoes, meat, molas-
SEES and rice for family use for I2 years.
JAMES l.. SUTTON, Thayer, p. O.-Has
raised enough corn, oats, potatoes. meat, molas-
ses, fruit, vegetables and melons for family use
for 80 years. Part of the time has also raised
his own rice.
SAMUEL NJ. CHANDLER, Brookhaven, +.
O.-Has raised enough corn, meat, potatoes,
fruit, vegetables, cattle, milk, butter, poultry,
for 0ut al
| and pays as he goes.
A. W. WHITE. Malcum P. O.-Has raised
enough corn, rice, meat, oats, molasses, pota-
toes, fruit, poultry, cattle, milk and butter for
family use for 16 years.
l.. II. WHITE, wesson, p. O.-Has raised
enough corn, meat, potatoes, mOlasses vegeta-
bles, fruit, poultry, milk and butter for family
use for 80 years. Part Of this time have raised
| abundance of oats and made his own sugar. One
year sold as high as $50 worth of fall Irish pota-
toes
G. W. IVY. Fair River, p. O.-Has raised
enough corn, meat, oats, potatoes, molasses.
ETC.. for family use for Is years. Has sold from
% to 400 bushels of corn yearly, except 1 year.
when he bought one barrel of meal Barn has
not been clear Of oats since 1892, and sells more
or less meat and molasses every year.
V. N Ian, DOSuC thiteo Ia 'SCu
enough corn for home use every year except 2,
for 25 Then had to buy only few bushels.
Has raised enough potatoes and oats for home
use and some for sale every year. Has raised
his own meat most of the time and sold good
deal-mOre than he ever bought. Has raised
enough molasses for home use for lG years and
sold some every year. Makes own brick and
most of farm implements and cloth used by fam
lily. At Start, bought farm on credis, paid for 1t,
and doesn't owe dollar he couldn't pay on de-
mand.
wM. j. DUNAWAY. Ruth p. 0.-Bought land
In the woods on credit IL years ago and cleared
and settled 1t. Has since paid for 1t from pro-
duets raised on farm, and raised enough corn.
meat molasses and potatoes meanwhile for
home supply. Has also raised an abundance OF
vegetables fruit, milk, butter and poultry. Has
also raised few cattle to sell nearly eve.y year
and has a good supply on hand. Is odt Of debt