The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-12-01
BY H. E. BT.AKESLEE. Jackson, Miss.

H. E. BT-AKESLEE, Jackson, Miss. ]
A well known stock raiser says
that "The $50 pound hog is the prof
liable hog. The hog that will grow
with a smetrical form to $50 pounds
is tho hog for pork. Successful breed
|ers no longer grow hogs to 600 and
I700 pounds. The most successful
grow hogs at nine months to weigh
250 pounds. Razor-backs are not the
hogs for farmers. Pure bred pigs
built for pork can be obtained for a
small sum of money. There is no ex-
cuse for breeding scrub hogs. Good
hogs and good pastues combine to
make cheap pork. There is good log
ic in this.
A movement is on foot at Water Val
ley to expend a considerable fund in
identifying the city by setting out
shade trees, planting small parks and
in a number of other ways making
the town more attractive to citizens
and visitors alike. There is room for
improvement along this line in all
Mississippi towns. Money could not
be better expended than to make the
towns more pleasant to the eye. A
little money properly expended would
go a long ways and nc doubt the Oldest
croakers would be proud of the trans
formation wrought.
The coast country of Mississippi is
beginning to fill up with people from
the colder sections of the country who
would enjoy our balmy breezes and
temperate climate during the months.
The only thing lacking to make it the
greatest winter resort in the world is
plenty of accommodations and good
ones. A number of large hotels would
prove a paying investment for some
man with money and the tact to man
age them. All conditions are favora-
BILE and it is to be hoped that the
attention of capitalists will be called
to this opening ere long.
Dan P. Brewer of Monroe county,
raised this year from sixteen acres
of ground, eight big bales of cotton,
$50 bushels of corn, a good oat crop,
plenty of pea vine hay, 100 bushels
of sweet potatoes, a big pumpkin crop
and an abundance of meat. How is
this for a good yield? Is there a
section in the whole country that will
give to the husbandman so much for
his labor? Mississippi has millions
of acres of just such land waiting the
advent Of the energetic settler.
Calhoun county reports a splendid
state of affairs over there. A CORES
pondent says there are more fat chill
dren, pretty girls, round and sleek
horses and hogs, cattle and mules, and
more independent men than any
ty in the state. While the Calhoun
ties are very optimistic, they have nc
monopoly of such conditions. They
exist everywhere in Mississippi and
are a rule instead of an exception.
Monroe county has furnished many
splendid examples in intensive farm
ing and prodigious production, but the
report that yellow yam and long red
sweet potatoes have been grown or
the same vine and at the same time,
caps the climax. I a few goober peas
could be gathered from that at the
same time the wonder would be at a
premium in the dime museum ring.
Mississippi is all right.
Quite a large number of homeseek-
ers who came down on Capt. Merry's
excursion have bought land and will
move soon. These will be the means
of bringing many more in the future.
A little energy displayed by u peo-
pie at the present will be the result
of much good. We need good peo-
pie to help in the work Of developing
our resources and must have them.
The railroads of Mississippi are do
ing a great work in developing the
wild sections Of the state, and it is a
pity that the Legislature does not
make some provision to aid them in
the c~ommendable enterprise. Other
states have bureaus for that purpose
and find them we'll worth the money
expended. Mississippi should profit by
their example and do likewise.
Mrs. T. L. Gilmer Of Belzoni has
some lemons on exhibition that she
raised and which weigh two and one
half pounds each and measure eleven
and one-half inches in circumference.
These lemons are said to be finely flaw
ored and extremely rich in juice.
Eupora is to have an oil mill and
electric lights in the near future. The
town is hustling for business and
seems to be progressive along all lines.
Keeping pushing and the result will be