The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-07-15

The following description of a unique
Mississippi farm is furnished by a friend
at Hazelhurst, and is well worth read
ing:
"In response to an invitation by Mr.. B.
F. Nelson, l visited his Red Hog Farm
near Hazelhurst. My first question,
after a pleasant drive of four miles over
good roads, was, where does your farm
derive its name? In reply he carried
me to his hog pasture. There L saw
numbers OF Red Duroc hogs grazing on
| young sorghum. He told me that he
had tried all kinds of hogs and found
this hog will fatten on less feed than
any other breed. They were certainly
pictures. Mr.. Nelson showed me pigs
six months old that would easily weigh
$50 pounds. He remarked, L don't be-
lieve those hogs know how to eat corn,
as they have never been fed grain OF
any kind
for hogs, also as a hay crop In the early
spring.
"He called my attention to his mules,
also mule colts. He don't feed them
grain of any kind and they come through
winter fat and sleek He claims that
one acre of sorghum will keep twenty
head of hogs. He has his sorghum in
patches adjoining, aud turns his hogs
from one patch TO the other. He says
that hogs are very wasteful, that they
will bite off and tear down a lot Of feed
that they do not eat, and by turning
his saddle horses in at night they will
pick up the sorghum that has been
torn down during the day and become
partially cured. Horses will eat very
little sorghum when green.
"Mr. Nelson raises three or four
mule colts each year. He now has on
hand ten or more and says they have
not cost him more to raise than a Sle
yearling would.
HE also showed me a fine herd OF
Angora goats, some of the full blo0ds
and a great many grades. The kldS
are equal to venlsOn for the table,
and my appetite at the table that day
was in substantiation of this theory
"Southdown sheep are raised by
Nelson with the best of success. lie
considers them the best for mutton anC
other purposes and we'll adpated tt
climate and other conditions.
"Mr. Nelson is Il believer IN the
Jersey COW and showed me some eXcellen
ones. Says that he occasionally sells IA
animal or two but is not so deeply IN
terested in cattle as he is IN mules ant
hogs.
"He makes about sixty bales OF cot
ton with an abundance OF corn, hay
oats, peas, potatoes, etc., for nome
consumption, is a member OF the Coplaf
County Cotton Association and has car
ried,out his pledge to the letter"
b. L. BRANDON.
The following anent a fresh colon.
located near Winona, and taken iron
the Times of this place, will prove In
teresting:
Gust this side of Tomnolen, anC
about twentym miles east of Winona OF
the Southern, is the small French col
ony that is opening the eyes OF the ma
tiyes of that section to the real posi-
bilities of their soil and resources.
I'm an incredibly short time, the.
have possessed and brought into cuItl
walton a large tract of land, n In tn
meanwhile have operated a mill indus
try. They purchased their goodly acre
in the virgin form almost at a song an
by skill and industry have raised TIT
value several dollars per acre. Ever
were they to abridge their labors now
and go back to the old country, the.
would take back no in~cOnslderat
amount of profit on their Investment,
''They raise cotton, but do not max
it their only money crop. They reailz'
in practical experience what we haV'
realized only III our minds, that 1t Is III
dustrially profitable to use, not simpl.
lust one, u several of the sources o
wealth that a generous Providence ha
so lavishly bestowed upon us. Rathe
than exhaust by cultivatlng one crop, tn
fertility of their soil, they increase 1t
fertility by a well planted rotation o
crops. Virgin fertility can be main
tanned by proper rotation without ever
the use OF much commercial fertilizer
ga large vineyard visible from tn
railroad, has been planted by the leade
of the colony. Others are fOllowin!
his example and it will not be long De
fore the name of the little colony
associated as it is with the fruit AM
vintage of the luscious grape, will serv
to produce some involuntary contract
ions and expansions of the muscles @
the lips and palate.
If our people will only use thei
eyes to see and their ears to hear, the,
will learn several profitable lnduStrla
lessons from this Little France nea
Winona."
Greenwood is building twenty ne'
brick business houses and q large nun
Der of handsome dwellings as well a
smaller ones.
Hazelhurst will spend $4,000 on mt
nicipal improvements, the order for is
suance of bonds being made at a recen
. meeting of the city council. The none
will be used for various improvement
r and will be of great benefit to that er
: terprising place. More money is beln
used in the State for municipal improve
ments than ever before.
A The local-option fight in Yazoe com
ty was won before the Board OF Supel
visors and the election viii not be cal
> ed. The prohibitionists secured enoug
Withdrawals from the petition to pre-
I vent the election. This will prevent
r hot fight and the attendant bad feelln
usually engendered and the people
0 Yazoo are TO be congratulated on na'
: ing escaped the campaign during u
summer months.