Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-04-13
MISSISSIPPI CROPS.


pruSress over or. greater pc-raau Il
the state. Farming OPERATIONS are
nos - far advanced a. usual Tor this
tiue Of wear. although Weattsr con-
diuons hIv, generally been favort-
BE sincr March I. with the evcrp-
ton II some heavv rams. Corn
planting J. abput completed s1rih.
where the early planted l. coming
mp 70 good stands. and u generally
IN progress n tn middle and north
ern couutie-. The preparation for
cotton planting ha> ouIv fairly
commenced. although a little cotton
has BEN planted in some sections.
\ fair sized crop of spring oats
shous a good stand and > growing
nicely Considerable sugar can
has been planted south and some i
coming up. IRISH Potatoes an5 gar
dens arr growing we'll and vcgvta-
BE shipments have commenced
from some southern counties. Fruit
prospects are good. except over the
northern portion of the state. where
many peach trecs failed 10 bloom.
nEIrN CoUNrrrS
Coahoma Heavy rains. very little
corn planted small grain iookiuE
vel. 70 cotton planted yet. J.
Henry
Talllhatchie - Weather favorabIa-
corn planting cUmmencess. verv little
cotton land prepared for planting
A J Rylee
Lefnrs-Rain on 18th remainder q
vpol fair and warn farm Wurk BE-
tuS pushed but I'd ri1ntinr has been
done yes--E r Savre
Sunfowsr-Eaia On eSth- farmiu=
op.srarious three weeks later than las-
season. very little corn rlaured.-I.
D Davis.
Bolivar-Faru work nluch bchind
very little corn planted. uuch cotton
i1nf unrreparei frr planting alfalfa
<Dod- gary.ens dOin< we'll ~
Brown
Washinr rtnu - Excellent weather
rains heneicisl. some earIv planted
corn coming 70. pl1vins AMI planting
generally larer-t- W HaI
H1imcs-Gruund too Wet TO ploa
first part u wees bur conditions more
favorable past few davs- -lme corn
being Dlsntei-R- G. Wentworth.
Sharssy-Nerv little pl1wing Ant
practically NJ planting dome. farm
wors backward w e. Sharh-nugh
Warren-The weather generally IA
vorabls- rain on -Srh and esth early
planted corn coming up. zsuf-ns and
potatoes fHe. some Ia1d nein= pre-
pared for cotton " , Harris
VogruEsv Cuf-yrIr~
ripnah-Souie c1ru pl1ntrt farm
work generally Zen t1ys laEa weather
NATE w p wtsaulan.
slcoru-Lisht min on eSfh y asher
favorable. cats NJ 70 4 <1ad stand
sud loosirS w~i. psoNiH< f1r e1ru
ant cotton N pr1gress.-L- B NtfeiL
TishouinEo-Farn wurk prugress-
Ing nicely Sruunst pioNinE UP In god
condition vegetsfion xelI aalvaucesI
for season- gardens zoln= uieelF-
fruit PROMISING except PEACHES "
G. Anderson
Tnior-Favurahre weather. rurh
land has been p,9Ne,I and snu1s corn
planted. lar-e arreaE~ q oats sovu
eruD shows a gnost stanf hzht frlss
on snth. peach crop 4 failu-e-A I
HOLLOWAY
Lafayette - Much ploNfu- done
ccru planting in progress -1rfsns
late but very promising -Pruf John
W johnson
Panola-Farm WORK late garden
ami Irish Potatoes planted small
aereaSe of oats mp % good stand
sonls. psaeh orchards failed t0 bloom
while others were fuII of blooms x
A Dean
POutot0c-Favursbis. weather some
upland corn planted oats up 10 4 fine
stsnd.-W- T STeSaIi. II
NO1roe - Favorable weather for
farm work which i backward. Irish
potatoes up 20 good stands gardens
very backward II. J Mcdonald
NEiBofE NNn soerHEES engNTTEs.
Carrull-Wearher fne. caru plant
Ing IN progress farm work generally
backward W H. Brock
ManrSC mery-Iight rain on ssth.
light frost on sath- weather generally
favorable. very few crops growing
j. p Flowers
Chocraw-Very little land prepared
for planting spring cats fine fall
oats not booking well srands poor
W VI Woodward
oktibbsha-Farm work two weeks
later than last season. soil rather
wet: some corn planted, labor scarce
u Z Brown
Noxuhee-Much corr and some cot
ton planted. considerable cotton land
to BE- ploWesi yet. corn sugar cane
and Irish potatoes coming Up. oats
and gardens looking we'll Y
Campbell
Winston Fine spring weather.
blowing Just counsncsd--V- 3. Mas
ssy-
Leake-FavorabIe weather. some
ground too wet to ploW. farmers BE-
hind; some corn planted-J- Y.
Blocker.
Msdison-Heavy rain on egth stop
ped farm work for two days corn
planting in progress, farm work
about two weeks later than last year
a W Gray
Hinds-FayorabIe week god prog-
resS made IN preparing cotton ground,
some corn planted early IS nOw u2 10
good stand; much corn planted during
past few days unusually good stand
OF spring cats doing welL-R- 5
witherS
Scott-Oats Iookinx well. cor
planting in progress--C- Z Mann
Rarkin-Rain on night OF 18th. IA
vorahls weather corn planting n
progress: some preparation for cotton
planting, gardens doing WE'LL T.
Jones.
Newtou-LiSht rain on 18th. Hns
growing weather corn planting well
advanced. cotton land being prepared
J. 2 Gibhon-
LaaGsrtale-Corn planting IN prog
ress. Eand being prepared for cotton.
-zrSien< GOOD " Parker
Claihorne-Nuch plOEing done ami