Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-07-15

The following description Of unique
Mississippi farm is furnished by friend
at Hazelhurst, and is well worth read
ing:
"In response to an Invitation by Mr.. B.
f. Nelson, visited his Red Hog Farm
near Hazelhurst. My first question,
after pleasant drive OF four miles over
good roads. was, where does your farm
derive its Lame? In reply he carried
me to his hog pasture. There 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 we're certainly
pictures. Mr.. Nelson showed me pigs
six months old that would easily weigh
$50 pounds. He remarked, i don't be-
lieve those hogs know how to eat corn,
as they have never been fed grain OF
any kind
" He is great believer in sorghum
for hogs, also as 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, and turns his hogs
from one patch to the other He says
that hogs are very wasteful, that they
will bite of and tear down 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 $40
yearling would.
He also showed me fine herd of
Angora goats, some Of the full bloods
and y great many grades. The Kids
are equal to venison 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. He
considers them the best for mutton and
other purposes and well adpated to
climate and other conditions.
Mr. Nelson is believer in the
jersey COW and showed me some excellent
ones. Says that he occasionally sells an
animal or two but is not 50 deeply in
terested in cattle as he is in mules and
hogs.
'He makes about sixty bales of cot
ton with an abundance of corn, hay,
oats, peas, potatoes, etc, for home
consumption, is member of the Coplah
County Cotton Association and has car
ried out his pledge to the letter
B. H. BRANDON.
The following anent a fresh colony
located near Winona, and taken from
the Times of this place, will prove in
terestlng:
"Just this side of Tomnolen, and
about twenty miles east of Winona on
the Southern is the small French col
ony that is opening the eyes OF the ma
tives OF that section to the real possl-
bilities OF their soil and resources.
In an incredibly short time, they
have possessed and brought into cut-
walton large tract Of land, and in the
meanwhile have operated mill indus
try. They purchased their gOodly acres
in the virgin form almost at song and
by skill and industry have raised the
vaiuo Ln, Iure,a' ai uoiiars pet all 1ahn,s ,,o',
were my 10 aorloge Iiiclr iaool' np",
anu ~ oaIh W 'ne oiu ooun.lS NY
woulu ,ahe nack no liieonsnie."'o
aho,',o .nt VI prom on lheli iuHesu,'o,,, w., n,o
NY laise co'loh, puV nv, 1,o ~. man
~ ,Ii,ad oni,, ~, ,e I'D ,bat il Is in.
,, uu1' nna b,, r rVn'au,e MANI " ~ tbs m sources ~
Ja,th w., ~ ha, az, 9ese, - a. - pro,idsnce @ b.a
than exhaust by cultiyatinp one crop, the
fertility of their soil. thev increase its
fertility by n we'll nlanted rotation of
crops. Virgin fertility can be main
tained nv nroner rotation without even
,he ,se If mnrh commercial fertilizer.
"a largo v;nevard visible from the
railroad. has been planted bv the leader
of the colony Others are following
fore lhe name OF lhe ilt'ie toiohSi
assocluteu as IL Is WIN tie iru1V anu
vintage ol the luscious grape, WIN serVc
TO produce some Involuntary contract,
IONS ana expansions Oh lhe niuso'cs VI
the Ups ana palate.
III our people VIII only use tnelr
eyes 10 see ana their ears 10 near tney
VIII learn several proiitaple lruus'rlal
lessons IRON this Little France near
Wlnoha'
Greenwood is building twenty new
brick business houses and large num-
Der of handsome dwellings as well as
smaller ones,
nicipal improvements, the order for is
suance of bonds being made at recent
meeting OF the city council. me money
WIZ IN pG oseu lor various inp'ofe'ien.' ,,',,
,arnrisino ~ nlaoa o"S Nora money i haing
used in the State for municipal improve
ments than ever before. $500
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