Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-04-28

one of the veteran industrial workers
of the State. has taken a great inter
est in the introduction of Spanish to-
bacco in the piney woods country, and
expresses himself as confident of the
success to attend its culture If at
tempted. Three years ago he secured
a small portion of seed and planted an
eighth of an acre. The yield was
abundant, being pronounced by those
versed in tobacco culture. as far bet
ter than they had even seen in West
Virginia or other tobacco producing
States. From the tobacco saved, Capt
Hardy had several thousand ci'
gars made for distribution among
his friends, and they were pro-
nounced by connoisseurs as equal
to anything they had ever smoked
at any price. A drawback to
the culture of tobacco with people not
versed in handling it is the trouble in
ascertaining the proper time to cut
and the handling of it afterwards. This
is proposed to be overcome if goodly
number of farmers or truckers would
plant a crop by employing an expert
in this line to take general supervision
of all the crops The plan is a feast
BILE one, and the writer hopes to see
it given a fair trial by the people of
the sandy belt throughout the State.
Every acre Of this land is especially
adapted to the culture of tobacco, and
experience has proven that it will pro-
duce superior to any other country
where it has been tried. What we need
is, for some of our people to branch
out on these new lines, make a sue
cess of it and set the example for
their initiative neighbors who are from
Missouri, and have to be shown.
Some of the newspapers in South
Mississippi are persistently urging the
growing of ribbon cane and the manu-
facture of syrup therefrom, proving
from actual experience that it is a
profitable crop and one that is espe-
cially adapted to that section OF the
State. The Times, at Gulfport, in it's
last issue, has some pertinent matter
on the subject 1t is shown that in
the piney woods asection the cane
grows we'll and produces abundantly
a splendid syrup that brings top notch
prices on the market. w. j. Quarles,
of Long Beach, says: Il do not know
how much cane syrup | get to the
acre; have never kept count, but L
know that as high as 700 gallons have
been made and sold right here from
single acre. although that is doubt
less above the average. This. syrup
brings from 40 to so cents per gallon
in barrel lots. Some fertilizer is re-
quired. but not more than $40 to $l5
per acre" Another gentleman from
Bay st. Louis says: Il had one half
acre in sugar cane that turned out 156
gallons of syrup, after saving seed for
an acre another year The syrup was
sold on the local market for so cents
per gallon Owing to the drouth |
do not consider this a fair average"
Another correspondent states that he
made from two acres of sugar cane 884
gallons, that brought him SAP, or $221
to the acre. The land on which this
cane is grown is not very well suited
to cotton, but has strong clay founda-
ton we'll adapted to the retention OF
fertilizers for the growing of nearly
all crops. 1t can be bought at very
reasonable figure and offers cheap
homes for thousands of families seek
ing such. The climate is very mild,
rarely ever being cold enough for ice,
and the atmosphere pure and healthy.
The section mentioned certainly offers
great inducements to people looking
for cheap homes in a great country,
where lands will appreciate in value
and a permanent market be assured
Ror the product
A friend in Blue Mountain, after
registering a kick for recognition OF
he wonderful advancement being
made by his town. concludes with the
following personal reference:
81 think your Greater Mississippi
department the best feature of the
newspapers, and calculated to do
great good in stimulating Mississip-
plans to greater efforts in building up
heir State. also to bring its resources
and advantages to the favorable notice
If people on the outside"
This is the object of the depart
nent exactly. If only one good family
,an be induced to locate here and
lelp bring some of our land into cul-
ivation, or one factory be located for
he use of our crude material, the
writer will feel fully repaid for the lit
lie trouble experienced in getting up
he matter.
Just after every disastrous fire in
he State there is big noise made
bout better means of combating the
lanes. Every town has had this ex-
,erience 1t is too late to lock the
ioor after the horse has been stolen.
4 system of waterworks costs but
title to the individual members of
/ municipality. is a great convenience
Is we'll as necessity, and the town
With one thousand people or more
without such system is a back num-
,er. Build water plants and be pre-
jared for any emergency that may |
rise. Winona is the latest sufferer
n this line and her people are now. /
aIking Of some means for fighting fire. |
rhe property loss in her recent fire
would have gone long ways toward
,utting in a plant If it would not have
,uilt it. There is no better invest !
nent that could be made and all towns |
hould have them.
There is little cause for complaint |
With great many Mississipians that
.ouId be easily corrected. They know
90 little about their State and when
Lsked for information are too slow or |
Uncertain in giving it. Post your
elves about it, get a gooaly store OF |
at your tongues end for |
lse on the instant, make up your mind |
hat we have the best State in the |
Union and have dozen reasons to |
,rove this always on hand. Then
yhen the opportunity affords you will
lot be at a loss for something to say
nd it can be said with zeal and con- |
.iction that will have weight with the |
,arty asking for it.
The oyster industry, one OF the |
.reatest in the State, will not play out |
n a few years for want Of the beds, as |
ONE people seem to think. While |
.reat inroads are made on the oyster |
very season. a plan of renewing the
,eds has been adopted and more |
.rown to take the place of those TAX
N out. Shells are planted every year
or the young to attach themselves to
n the grounds just fished over. This
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