Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-03-30

anu me thfh iFffsftr~ a. an arr1e mtfural
explorrr. has r~snrn~.i ~ w.-Aiag.aa
snd rrf~artsza 90 ><xr-szry wii-an fhr
r~-nits II hts ialrar- Hr sas ins'rurf-
81 b. investigate surh prz-iurss - th~
farms. hri,i~ nh forests ~ fhss~s. s.ssfs,-
tri-~ might ~ ads autaFrous 20 tn
agricultural insiuSfriss uf the nits,l
Siair>. ~snr - IN olr-@r, ation. q
lpr. Knapp waiting 20 ih~ pr,s.l,icis ~
Ispan airs-ady has- h~~u pui,iish.,i IN
q preliminary refsorf On thi. hrans-h
81 investigation. hov~r~r h. has he
follow ing additional 20 -zv-
y" F-sr 81 J.p.-~.~ cs-p-stsI..-
-Nil far % competition fru1n Iapaa
along agricultural lin-= lnav 10 dis
missed. tn the contrary IL must -
c~m~ a larEr rnn~unlsr - farm prs=i-
nets drawn FROM the tnite,i Sfaf.-s
7 b. al fusian - kno4Si.,i-. and the in
irusiurfion of new indu-frirs in japan
have had fhe effect - mar~ than
douhiiul- th- c,ssf - laior in the last
ten var ard in prsportian - sfimu-
iafirE consumption hs fh~ eummon
psople Fssnrr pr,lrrc.s musi ~ main
lv mad. in the dirs~tiun ~ uanmfar-
fur-s- In surh -,~nf the foosi for th~
up~rafitss. fh- ruttnn AMI nsh~r 6i-~r
bacterial for fh~ fahrieS. ~. iumf.~r
and iron fur the rau~frslrfinn 81 fh-
fartariss and murh ~ th= machinery
Wiil ~ drawn frurn th~ ui;~sI State
~ a---- >,-s~- Of us--f-~s-r-.
--rf the fahrir~. cui-an aud vsuoi
Hloue have made ulerh progress IN lsr
ihr fsrfora sf~t~n. and thi. is owing
80 th~ fart that th~s wer- not pro-
duc~d 20 any rvt~nt in 'h~ ~mpir- and
h-u~e m hurn~ -xst~ru 80 rnauufacfur~
hai t~~n established Tor thern
rrt-~spaI Agricultural rr-s--s--
IT b. principll agricultural FTr-ias-f~
iuporte,i into japan arr y hTat Soar
sucar. cutfnu. batter. rh-~-e and mat
The annuai taiu. of ths-~ articles Is a
pr'--.nt t-rfwern Se4.ooa.a11 AMI szi.-
ossa.ooa in l-pid. Under fsserah.- tr-aty
regulations Japan viii im-.lrt fru.n the
I nitsd STATE nesriy all hs- aaar. bait
ter. eh--Se and meat. thr-s-faurths -
thu raw cotton rr,guirrd aud frnm fhs
Philippines nsariy ihrir .nsinc sul-er-
fBon- output % sugar
Lad. .sa r.paistioa sf ehs.a-
Regarding China. the report slvS the
great ARA the large p-rc~ntag- Of FER
~. lands and the Immense population
If thina Stawg.rs the ofs>rrvers ON the
threshold Of Investigation. However.
a. in Japan. radical changes in agri-
cultural methods or produrt= must te
uiss,ls very slowly if At all. because the
fc--i supply can nat h. materially re-
dur-si ar even changed with safety.
large areas devoted fo fiher plants for
the promotion % manufacturers would
- dangerous invasion Of the ar-as
n.-,-sS-ary for the foo,i supply. and
must ~ sp-~,iiiy followed bv imparta-
tinns from the nifsi Stst~s. Dr.
Knapp wsS de~ply impressed bs the
alert Industrious and frugal character
Of thu Chine~~
Rs-- c.issr- d. ts- rsiIippss~.-
From China DR. Knapp prnc~esis,i 20
sh- Philippines Arriving At Manila
he went hy rail a. far a. san Fernando.
pa sing through the ric- scc'ion to tho
eaSt and north of Manila on TO the
sugar lands 70 the north The yield
pr acrr. acrorsiing 10 the best authori-
". j. aloat .ao pounsis ~ hull-si ric~
on lands under rainfall irrigation sole
ly. and 2.nao pounds ON lands artificial
" irrigaied. This shows VERY csr-i-ss
Lusilansiry.
TIE s.g.r Iass ss.sry.
The rich ciay loam ~pil s,out San
Fernando iS well adapted 20 sugar
can~. In Luzon the methods of sugar
farming are quite different from tho=e
praeticed in the United States. while
the factories arr the erual~st eonc-ivs-
bic The sugar 4. drained upon the
op-n-keifie plan. The proprietor fur
nishes land and factory and the tenant
furnishes s-e,i. does all the work in the
field. delivers the can~ 70 the mill and
| supplies most of the hands for making
the sugar. Tho proprietor receives
one-half the sugar and all the molassss-
The tenant. in theory. is allowed the
remainder. hut in practice he usually
receives about two-fifihs of the sugar.
Dr. Knapp was informed that in the
4 t~AAAAstr " aAa kARr ar NNHF-~
the sugar farms and factories are much
more improved that in Luzon-
Sugar lands produce from 1000 To
5000 pounds per aere. depending upon
the cultivation and the factory The
| Filipino<. A. far as he observed. do not
give as much attention 10 the produe-
tion of heterogeneous foodS a. the Jap
an-Se. hence are less muscular.
ysIsasI~ Weeas and Public L.ad.-
The Philippine islands abound in
valuable woods for building. furniture.
dye woods and some Welding costly
gums According to the authority
nearly twO-thiris of the land Is still
public and passes TO the United States
with the title. II opened for settle
ment to soldiers. many OF our young
men will remain and become perma-
nent settlers Some associations of
this kind have already been organized.
| The price Of improved land ranges
from - 10 SEQ per acre (goldl. depend
ing upon the location and value Of the
improvements
Tobacco .za H~.e Culture
| Spanish statistical reports and inter
views with Manila exporters satisfied
the doctor of the prosperity of the to
baeco and hemp Industries ander
normal conditions
| other Agricultural Predseta-
MiIIet. maize, sago and indigo do well
and are ordinarily profitable crops
Philippine coffee. of which there were
formerly many plantations. has a pc
culiarIy rich and pleasant favor. Co
eoanuis. pineaples. oranges. bananas
Igrapes. hgs and many others fruits
grow almost spontaneously.