The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-04-08
STOCK IN MssIssIPpI.

lows: Horses, 1S2, III, valued NJ
~, 800, 553; mules, l53,S7I valued
at 81, 1924, O27 mich cows, 2a3,Slo'
valued at "a, O5S, 345; other cattle
1885, 95, valued at SS,686, 69li
sheep, a48, 1906, valued ut 423, 10;
swine, / $40, 1855, valued at 70, 99l,-
SIS; total $29'303.619.
We quote from a late stock pub
LEGATION in regard to stock-ralslng
in Mississippi;
''Horses and mules can be bred
in Mississippi with far greater
ease and profit than in the North
and the number of farmers who
are engaged in raising them for
the market is increasing at a rapid
rate. Many planters who have
been engaged in the business since
/ 1880 claim that the total expense OF
raising mule until it is ready for
work at three years old does not
exceed S25. Many of the mule
colts run in the pasture from the
time they are born until they are
broken for work, and have abso-
lutely no shelter and no food be-
yond what they find in the fields,
with our abundant and nu-
tritious pastures and cheap lumber
for building barns and shews, the
cost of raising either horses or
mulos is less than in any Other
part of the country, while, from
the relatively small number OF
engaged in raising them, they al
ways sell for good prices. The
climate is certainly very fine. The
thermometer rises no higher on
the open lands in Mississippi than
| it does in the hottest weather in
Central New York. Land is very
low at the present time, but Is
steadily rising"
What is true of horses and
mules is equally applicable to cat
tie and sheep raising.
State has a valuable sheep husban-
dry. mississippi has an enviable
record in wool-growing due to the
climate and soil, the pasturage,
water, shade, sunshine and geo
logical formation-a mystery not
now so easily explained, though
recognized wherever fine, soft,
luxurious woods are grown. l."
1t will be seen by the statements
herein made that stock can be
raised on the lands along the
Southern Railway at much less
cost than in the North, owing to
short winters, splendid climate,
cheap lands, cheap labor and
cheap foodstuffs. This with cot
tonseed bulls and cottonseed meal
to fatten stock fer market makes
these States a great stock-ralslng
and stock fattenlng section.
MARKETS FOR LIVE STOCK.
All OF the great markets OF the
country are in easy reach OF the
eight Southern Railway states. 1t
is 64S miles from Washington City
to Atlanta, Ga, and 815 miles
from Washington City to Birm-
ingham, Ala. 1t is 1,106 miles
from Washington City to Green
vile, Miss, one of the Mississippi
river terminals of the Southern
Raii-sv. 1t is 239 miles from
WASHING tor EtV To panyille, Va,
near the North Carolina line. H
Virginia and North Carolina are
in easy reach of the markets of
W ashington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York, while
South Carolina, and even Missis-
sippi can reach those markets.
From GreenyilIe and Meridian,
Mississippi, the New Orleans mar
ket Is in easy reach.
From Memphis, the shipper of
cattle is in touch with the st.
Louis and other markets. From
the Louisville terminal Of the
Southern it is only a short run to
reach the Cincinnati and the great
Chicago markets. Then there is
a splendid home market in all
these States, and the wonderful
development in manufacturing in
dustries increases that demand to
a great extent. These States are
importing quantities of beef, pork
and hog products and butter. Nor
folk, Va, and Brunswick, Ga,
are the Southern's Atlantic term