The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-18

ltaDie~ industry under favorable cOndi
tons, which arc largely under the con
troll OF the people in any particular
community. Mention has frequently
been made in this department of in
stances where individuals have made
money from their sheep. Interest i.
increasing in some sections of the
State; with a thinning out of the dogs
it will again come in favor as a mean.
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.
l am glad of the opportunity you accord
me. l have always been anxious to say
something for my part of creation. /
consider it n of the finest places for
sheep raising III 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 60 lambs to the
100 old sheep. l consider the burning
of the woods the principal drawback to
u sheep culture.
1--WE have not sold our wool this year
Last year the clip averaged 81. Is to the
head. Jackson county sells at least
10000 pounds annually, Harrison about
the same and Hancock about 10000
pounds. Tom Ramsey, Yves 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 OWL small focks.
Nance Broadus, Rufe Broadus,
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 l am not acquaint-
ed with them.
II think Hancock is about as good q
sheep range rs jackson or Harrison.
to the territory, there is plenty in
the three counties, though I think
there is more in Jackson county than
there is in either Harrison or Jackson"
A decisive vote in the enterprising
little city of Poplarville was recently
aiken on the proposition to issue bonds
or the purpose of installing a munich
pal water plant. Ninety-eight voted
or the proposed bonds and only eight
This clearly indicates that
ooplarville is determined to have the
of everything, even if it is not a
'reat city as yet. A movement is on
cot to increase the issue and build a
light plant in conjunction, and there is
strong likelihood that it will ter
innate successfully. Both plants could
re operated at a very slight increase
n the cost of one, and the light plant
a quicker source of revenue than
be water plant. At any rate Poplar
lille is progressive and prosperous, and
he other towns in section had better
eep a keen eye on this lively COM
etitOr for trade.
The Howerton Brothers at Guntown,
1 Lee county, report an exceptionally
season with their peach crop.
hey have shipped a great many cars
nd realized excellent prices. Over
DO people were required to handle the
rop and the enterprise is one worthy
{ mention. Fruit from this orchard
ways commands the top-notch price
n the Northern markets, going to
low that North Mississippi is truly !
lie home of the Elberta peach. They
i'll continue to enlarge the business
ON year to year and in a little while I
will be shipping hundreds of
hrs where they now ship tens. The
1terprise is proving a wonderful sue
,sS.
j. E. & J. e. Evans of Muldon, Mon I
re county, some time since had on ex- !
.bition at their store a stalk of cotton '
caring $50 bolls, squares and blooms. q
it would appear that the prairie re-
is in line for a good crop if the re-
MT rains have not damaged it seri- :
lsly. The land in that section is very :,
'oductive, and of PURSE valuable. :
In offering assistance to the varied .
dustries over the State the answer is c
most universal ''send us labor" There
a dearth of labor in all lines, the de-
and far exceeding the supply. There
e openings for thousands of good Il
miles in Mississippi today. .
Mississippi stone quarried at West
lint is being used to pave the streets
Baton Rouge, and the excellence Of
e material is the subject on a great :,
al of favorable comment. Mississippi :,
blessed with immense quantities of :,
me that has value for many purposes. :,
An $4,000 real estate .'eal was con- b,