The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-17

community. Mention has frequently
been made in this department OF in
stances where individuals have made
money from their sheep. Interest is
increasing in some sections OF the
State; with a thinning out of the dogs
it will again come in favor as a means
of profit. F. F. Krohn of Harrison
county some time ago wrote the Biloxi
Herald as follows concerning sheep
raising in Harrison, Jackson and Han
cock:
"Yours to hand and contents noted.
1 am glad of the opportunity you accord
me. / have always been anxioust to say
something for my part of creation. L
consider it one of the finest places for
sheep raising in the State. Sheep rails
ing at large among hogs, dogs and bare
burned woods will average from 30 to
IS lambs to the 100 old sheep, rams,
wethers and ewes, where if the woods
were kept rough and the hogs and dogs
kept from among them there would be
a yield of at least so to 80 lambs to the
100 old sheep. l consider the burning
of the woods the principal drawback to
our sheep culture.
"We have not sold our wool this year.
Last year the clip averaged $l.l3 to the
head. Jackson county sells at least
10000 pounds annually, Harrison about
the same and Hancock about 10000
pounds. Tom Ramsey, Wes Ramsey,
Gage O'Neal, Rube Byrd, Henry Ha-
vens, Bill Rouse and Sarden Ramsey
are the principal sheep owners in Jack
son county. There are many others
who own small iocks.
Nance BroaduS, Rufe BrOadus,
Philip Saucier and John Krohn are the
principal sheep owners in Harrison
county, while John Quave and Jim Nc
Queen are about the only sheep owners
l know in Hancock. OF course there
are many others but 1 am not acquaint-
ed with them.
~ think Hancock is about as good a
sheep range as Jackson or Harrison.
AS to the territory, there is plenty in
the three counties, though | think
there is more in Jackson county than
there is in either Harrison or Jackson"
A decisive vote in the enterprisina
little city of Pop~larville was recently
taken on the proposition to issue bonds
for the purpose of installing a munich
pal water plant. N~inety-eight voted
for the proposed bonds and only eight
against. This clearly indicates that
/ Po%plarville is determined to have the
best of everything, even if it is not a
great city as yet. A movement is on
foot to increase the issue and build a
light plant in conjunction, and there is
a strong likelihood that it will ter
inmate successfully. Both plants could
be operated at a very slight increase
on the cost of one, and the light plant
offers a quicker source of revenue than
the water plant. AT any rate Poplar
vile is progressive and prosperous, and
the other towns in section had better
keep a keen eye on this lively COM
petitor for trade.
The Howerton Brothers at Guntown,
in Lee county, report an exceptionally
profitable season with their peach crop.
They have shipped a great many cars
/ and realized excellent prices. Over
100 people we're required to handle the
crop and the enterprise is one worthy
of mention. Fruit from this orchard
always commands the top-notch price
on the Northern markets, going to
show that North Mississippi is truly
the home of the liberia peach. They
will continue to enlarge the business
from veal to year and in a little while
longer will be shipping hundreds OF
cars where they now ship ems. The
enterprise is proving a wonderful sue
cess.
J. E. & J. E. Evans of Muldon, Mon
roe county, some time since had IN Elk.
hibition at their store a stalk of cotton
bearing $50 bolls, squares and blooms.
So it would appear that the prairie re-
gion is in line for a good crop if the re-
cent rains have not damaged it seri-
ously. The land in that section is very
productive, and of course valuable.
The little city of Woodland, in Chick
asaw county, on the line of the new M.
J. and K. C. railroad, the
location of a bank at that point. While
it will be a branch of the bank at
Grenada, the convenience to the citi.
zens will be none the less. Woodland
is prospecting, has an excellent newspa-
per, a number of business houses re.
/ Gently erected, and is reaching out for
business with the air of a veteran.
1t becomes necessary for. the writer
to visit many of the country commune
ii es of the State in an official capacity,
and he is more impressed than ever
with the that are awaiting
the hand of man to develop them into
paying proportions. 1t is well worth
the while for anyone to know something
of our State and to make a trip of in
vestigation for that purpose, The peo-
pie are h~ospitable and show the stranger
every courtesy and attention, impart-
ing freely any information that they
may have and is desired.
D. M. Anderson of Lake City, Yazoo
county, recently exhibited on the streets