Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-15
BY II. +. BLAKEsLEE. Jackson

John Amaker. of Poplarville. killed
n ''razor-back" hog few days since
that tipped the beam at 336 pounds,
and rendered 166 pounds of lard That
is remarkable showing for the razor
back, and possibly there Is more good
in him than he is given credit for
Greenwood's death rate of only "a
little over eight to the thousand for
the past five years is a splendid show
ing for that equally splendid city.
The delta Is showing a great advance
in healthfulness Lately, and now COM
pares favorablyA with any section of
the Union.
Protect your timber Be slow to sell
unless you are made sure that 1t
will be worked into the finished ar
ticle right here In Mississippi. Too
many large bodies of our splendid
timber lands are coming into the
hands of foreigners, who cut 1t into
rough lumber here and ship to other
places for manufacture. Right now
is the time to stop this. Already too
much of 1t Is in alien hands. We are
glad to welcome any one who will
come and help us in the great work
of development, but we do not want
others to get the best crude material
We have and carry 1t away, thereby
losing to us the cost of TRANSFORMATION
and the price paid for skilled labor
in its manufacture. Hold your tim.
ber lands until Won know fully The
purpose of the intending purchaser.
Too much fine timber land in the
State worth 500 per acre or more ia
on the assessment rolls at 50 per acre.
This is not as IL should he Boards
of supervisors ought to see that II is
assessed at something like what II
L. ,,o,th n, do,, .t.;s
Will be made tn nav a little something
of the cost of developing the country
and making their lands worth more
money. Otherwise they nav nothing
and reap the larger portion of the
benefits. This matter Is well worthy
careful Investigation at the hands
Of our people, and 1t is to be hoped
that some action will be taken along
the lines suggested herein.
W. j. Quarles. Of Long Beach, has
sugar cane that averages over nine
feet OF matured stalk. On OF one ana
half acres ne made over eight nun
dred gallons OF syrup. lie only used
on the land Soo POUNDS Oh aciu phos-
phate ana cotton SEED meal hlAeu.
This shows what can De done on MIS-
sissippi SOIL II only common sense
ana lttie energy Is oispiayeo' lhere
Is no place IN the world where the
husbandman can get such hperai re-
turn FOR MS laDor write Mr. Quaries
and prove the truthiulness OIL 'ne as
sertions heren made.
Few people IN mississippi reaiiAe
the attention the state IS atuac.ihs
abroad, ana the demand ior our cheap
lands Dy moneyed men seeking proht-
able investments, as wen as nolie-
seekers from other states. MOI
week passes that announcement is not
made that large Dody OF lahd mas
been SOid 10 some NoTtherH syhuichte'
ana rish' ne'e 'no w,i'e' resNe' ~
souhu no'e VI wan ~" '
your iahu 10 speeuia'ois wno WIN nv
agree 10 i,npio'o :. "nu ~. ~ =" w.
~ 80 ,. M. ,,,,a..o.
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,s ,'sa,.s a,a sa,, on ;rstatIr,arts
.'' ~ sSao,. D.'s ons M 100 oytan thav
~ ao"ss 49,. o.. ~ s,ro.ss a., ,,.;ao,.
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80 ,a.o,,a. T., .,,o,,. At, e.
oni.'"'e 90 .,.,,.,r u ,ans ta,onrt,,, .,
e'e"'i' 90 ,,a;, ~ ~ t.v
So ,usn =, a. aauras sor which II was
'oH' 90 ~, .,hot !, ,,o,,Ia
~on,dl,. advancing in price and hardly
tsrad at all offer temntins induce-
nants 10 investors Make such lands
,.v ror,ion os tho cost of develop-
roent nv assessing them at something
M tha,r real vane This is notbinp
hnt r,ybt and ennitable and the own.
ers shoujd not object IN such n course.
u,u,.o so, s,;.nd o,,sido ., tho
sxssa ~ ,ha wonderf,l reso,,rces os
~ sstnn, M ,h;s at ,east once a
anI a,oh tho rasn1,
T na. .ooo,,.o, .,uso .o
from narties inouirinr for bodies of
land IN Miss,ss,nni for the nurnose of
,acstins colonies Of farmers thereon.
Tbere Il n growing tendency in the
crowded sections Of the North and
Vast 10 get out from the cities and
own small nieces Of land and live
tbereon Our state Is securing many
desirable settlers in this manner.