The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-25

dollars In an acre that would raise the
bale without the fertilizer. while
this may be true, It must be borne in
mind that the t~en.dollar acre that with
five dollars Ia fertilizer would make
a bale Of cotton, must be fed with the
fertilizer each year, although after the
first year or two probably not st much
as at first. Good land Ia all right II
you happen to have II, but If you
haven't, then 60 to work 90 make what
You have good
with as good stock raising facilt.
ties as Mississippi has, II is strange
that farmers will import plug horses
from other States and pay fancy
prices for them. There IL enough
grazing land in Mississippi, now lying
idle, to raise all the mules and horses
that the farmers of the State "A use
and they can be raised here at much
less cost than further North. where
the winters are severe and the stock
requires heavy feeding for more thnn
out of the rut of having their stock
pens in the North, and raise not only
what they need at home, but a few
surplus ones every year to supply the
needs OF their less frugal neIghbora
Harmony Ia to be appreciated In all
undertakings and especially where the
interests Of town or community are at
stake. The following from the New
tran DAaapJ pautafnp uNIipb that will
be applicable to every community OF
interests: "The most prosperous
and progressive towns are those
whose every citizen Is willing to lend
aid to any movement that will hene'
At his town as a whole, NJ matter
whether It Is directly beneficial ia
him or not. No one can be Classod
as a valuable citizen who only thinks
of his own welfare and takes no pride
in seeing the town advance unless he
Is individually rcaping the greater
portion Of the prosperity"
L. G.. Ford Of near Charleston. pro
duced a turnip that measured thirty
three inches in circumference and
weighed full thirteen pounds. ITALIA
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ping %pcnnant.
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thora n,aro no5o onn,ntbIno IiLe
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ionnd nans and viii koon in summer
nnEirg n doeirahIo tahln INJURY
n coils eadi1 at from dfty to aiyty
conts nor Gallon and rntbino ttke
onorgb r. ]smnnIv thc domand 10 made
rho industry has nroypn sn profitable
tkot nrr,hor - Iard oororo wiu
The manufacturing city Of Corinth
in the northeastern norton of the
State Is endeayoripg 10 nut I'm a com
llete system OF watnrwoTkrs, to be
,wned bv the municipality. with an
abundance of fire plugs and every
thing necessary for commercial anf
fire uses. Corlnth IA taking a wise
step and one that should be taken by
every town Of five hundred or more
Nothing pays better thar
s*t
Tho first spike IN Gulfport's new
rnad wag driven A few DAYS
and active work of construction
"a now I'm progress, The line will ex
fond In the manufacturing plapts and
carry freight and passengers, Several
manifestations NJ the town will be made
and ]propertv along the line
thereby enhanced In value largely
gulrport ia fast becoming a city and
will ere long be one of the principa,
$50
Tho oroo, nouocrstlc state ~corven.
ton w. hoen boId AMI vac entirely
arrnnior,a cnnd and trun mon have
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esIanaI oanyontton apd ,yo aho,,id ho
'a,isg"d vim .boIr actian m there
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y sn' H. - ' =
,annIo -, Irdtanoia hottor han
5ood ld.fasbIoped county fair. II ia
great stimulus to the farmers and
took raisers to grow better crops and
lot all come In the way OF dividends
iirectly.
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tsainn; bnId q largely attandsd and
n,bnptoo,jc noottng IN TocLsnn tbis
80 ~ t. n-annngod ~ Tho nro,ni