The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12

near near the maximum figure. The same h
tbs tes sn 2, oats qf which 20 70 60 bushels q
wheat Is to 30 bushsI. 70 ns sss record 70,
tnls Is branch OF farming which is suh
i,shms iNrdinste 70 other crops. With the estsS
VIII give more attention TO wheat an
grow a larger acreage and get better ~.
sradnspPsyr Taas Per acre, acre Lee county farmers ssv
other than cotton and the cereal. AZ
the result n increased prosperity. There
are good markets within a radius OF Z
fruits and truck %e' Il f0S a aa Ssrs s.ss
prooucts with attention are pienteously
gpowa mensn a ~ Lee county. The annual ship
are now OF a money value equal to Tupss
cotton. Over 5000 dozen OF eggs have bssn
shipped In one day. One shipper lasi
snd f fP1la sSoSuc, s1eS tSr exPfessaEs on poultry
Southern points; Some $50 carloads Of
corn are shipped each year. All this Il
srvee as eSasnse Sns shat Lee county T. not
Tupelo are too enterprising to put al
their eggs In one basket
Stock raising is a business that Is rap
IDLY increasing in Mississippi. and as an
adjunct 10 the farm is productive Of
much money TO those who make use OF
their opportunities. Horses. mules. miloh
cows, sheep and swine need but LITTLE
care during, any period OF the year. Pas
turage. soil. water and the ease with
which forage crops can be raised make
the section OF Mississippi In which Tupe-
10 is situated highly favored for stock
raising. Bermuda grass. which. grow!
luxuriously near Tupelo, will easily feed
three head OF stock TO the acre: Thh
Is what the bluegrass and Western
ranges will do. Beside the grasses therS
are corn. oats sorghum and cotton see4
cake for feed. The cotton seed cake FED
to stock for fattening Is more profita-
bic 20 the farmer than for any other pur
~ Ia
are the lambs and mutton fresh meat
which finds n ready sale right at home
Then tho products OF the dairy. which
bring excellent prices are to De consid.
nearby markets. The horses, mules and
all matured stock bring good prices, NJ
matter where sold or for what purs
pose. For all these purposes good lands
Manufncturfng.
with coal and iron near at hand and
lim,less quantities Of Sf raw V,rS %atfria r,n.,o
impress every person who has inquired
into them. Cheap fuel is the backbons
Tupelo is especially favored. as the coal
fields of Alabama are only short dis
tance away and the best steam coal can
be dumped into bins OF factories at not
moro than sl.25 a ton. With fuel at this
price and the premium cotton OF the dis
trict brought to the door IN the farmers
carts, less all the customary charges. .
cotton mill should have a good dividend
advantage over mills in other sections
without enumerating other advantages
or figuring manufacturing profit. The
saving In q freight alone Is $500 per bale
compared with Northern mills, and then
there are compressing and other ex-
penses saved. The very finest quality Of
goods can be made tust as well as the
cheaper grades. The great lumber output
OF the district, nearly all OF which 10
shipped away. can be used in every kind
OF woodworking establishment. Parlor
and chamber suites. lounges. couches.
tables. sideboards and everything in the
furniture line. high grade and low grade.
can be cheaply turned out All the
woods necessary are handled right In the
city. A sash, door and blind factory
would pay The ironwork which enters
as the iron furnaces OF Alabama are
within easy reaching distance. This. too,
gives a good opportunity for foundry and
machine shops, for all of whose output
there is q good home demand. The great
increase In the wool crop Of Mississippi
leader In the production OF well. Wooden
mills are sure 10 be established every
where. There Is no better place for one
than Tupelo. IL ought 10 pay from the
maFc 1iaEt Il. %hea, %t is ., PrSSp0'eS tSD S,trs
home n large amount OF money that
goes abroad. There Is room for several
OF these mills in Tupelo. Tupelo now has
a corn meal mill in connection with the
factory making scales for weighing cot
ton, whose product is sold all over the
South. IL has a foundry and a grain
elevator An Ice factory, and q cotton