Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-10-04


The Silver Greek Star sees a brixh.
future for the farmers Of that section
and publishes the falloxius- There <
no Denying the fac, ,ha, the farmers OF
south Mississippi are more prosperuSns
than ever before In the first place
their lands have greatly tnc-easea in
value, and where land twenty years arr
could not be sold for $3.50 per acre
there Is ready market for Il DO. a,
from SO TO $50 per acre. These land
values alone have added greatly to the
wealth 9f our farmers Added 10 thu
Increase in land values Is The ircrs1S.
and quality Of the live stock Trer.y
years ago this country was fIled ur
With scrub stock. today every farmer
has his farm stocked with one or more
nne bruot mares. fne Jersey or other
good breeds Of cattle; Berkshire pig,
have taken the place Of razur-baess,
Plymouth Rocks and Legborus have
taken the place Of the old blue hen or
dunghill- the oli-fAshioued oue-hor<.
turning plo~ or half shovel has been
supplant~i with riding pSoxs, etc
n reccnt visit toCerrerriIie di<rlose.
the fact aha: the Red Snapper Saucs
Company OF ,hA, place had rebuilt their
factory destroyed by fire something ike
year ago. larger and better than ever.
A naguifeent two-stcried concrete
building has been erected and fitted
With modern machinery for the nauu-
fAcfure Of pepper sauce and cuudi-
nents- Thirty acres Of pepper vas
raised this year and the crop will be
increased next season The people in
the surrounding country are eneour-
aged to raise pepper and o1ioos for Use
in this factory, and it not only fur
nishes employment for laho< in the fac
tory proper. but provides market for
large quantities Of these txo products.
IL Is \ great institution and one that
should be and is appreciated BY the
people of that section
Our good newspaper brethren. An
derson of the Ripley Sentinel and
Brown OF the Guntovn Hos Times.
have . rather spirited contention that
5 attracting attention in that section
OF the State Politics does not figure
in this good-natured difference, bat tie
ability Of their respective counties TO
raise corn. melons, pumpkins. beets,
etc Anderson exhibited corn that
weighed almost two pounds to the ear
and beet that weighed seven pounds
and two ounces. being D inches in cir
eumterence- Brown has corn thai
weighs as much and contains ls,6 grains
TO the ear, load of watermelo1s tha,
weighed from 80 to 50 pounds, and other
products in proportion The differ
ences Of these editorial gentlemen are
20 be commended Pity us there are
noe more Of such
A prominent gentleman in Memphis
writing concerning the educational
work of this department concerning
the boil weevil has this TO say: lam
glad to notice in the papers that you
have arranged with the Department of
Agriculture 10 have boil weevil lectures
given in the State of Mississippi II
you should publish anything on TIE
subject please send me several copies Of
each publication, and I will pu. them
where they will do most good This
work you are doing will. in my iudy-
ment, save the State of Mississippi from
the surprise which cost the Texas
farmers so much The boil weevil EilI
be bad enough anyway bu, no, nearly
50 bad as in Texas"
The Register At ClArks.iale viii issue
q handsome fall trade edition early in
this mouth. Five thousand copies viii
be distributed in the territory adiaeen,
! to Clarksdale, and it will be worth .
great deal TO the business men Of that
thriving Delta metropolis
On Tuesday OF this week the "Di-
versifed Farming Special left Mem
phis for = trip over the entire lines Of
the Illinois Central and Y. and NJ v.
roads This train Is an innovation in
this section, but is the forerunner Of .
movement that has done untold good
for the farmers of the Northern and
Western States IL IS to be hoped that
the agricultural people viii accord Is =
hearty welcome and that others viii be
made feasible by the success attending
this initial movement
The surveyors OF the Edward Hines
Lumber Company are At work on .
road from Poplaryille to the south, with
its objective point at Gulfport- The
road will open up q splendid section Of
country and prove Of great benefit to
those living along the line Announce
ment is made that it viii be pushed to
an early completion
Brother Ills Of the Walnut Grove
Dawn of Light has struck oil-or rather
he has q well on his place that has been
declared by the State chemist TO be one
of the most valuable in mineral Guali-
ties to be found anywhere. 1t is to oe
hoped that he will realize ou the propo-
sition IS he deserves, and that when
the hotel Is built all OF the newspaper
fraternity will be cared for in the front
room free Of charge
Standard warehouses for the storing
Of cotton Is the means necessary for the
farmer to have = say in naming he
price of the staple Without these the
risk OF loss or expense OF holding Is too
great. Build warehouses and feed the
market when q good appetite has ese0
created.