Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-10-20

j. well worthy OF reproduction and the
careful reading by all who are Interested
in such matters Mississippi has a
number of excellent men who are per
icdiug their farms and supplying them
wrhaIl convcnicnccs, several having been
described in this department. in the past
few weeks. This Holmes county farm
is undoubtedly model and the example
Of Mr. Imdy is worthy of emuIation;
"Edlor Of the Timcs-It was my pleas
me last Sunday morning, in company
With my nephew, Sam Stiglcr, to visit
the homie and farm Of Mr.. W, B. Lmdy,
on the west side of the corporate limits
Of Lexington, who took pleasure in show
ing u, around his premises
"llr. Lundy bought this place five
year, ago, has built nice scycn.room
cottage Mrs. Lndy has nice flower
ward that would bo an honor to the
King, palace; has. one inenayorcd
orange tree, two lemon trees, one with
seven lemons, several measuring thir-
teen inches in circumference. The back
yard has about Il dozen nice pecan trees,
few mulbcrries, Japan wanuts and
brown figs. lnclospd in a net wire fence
wa, ii pair of large mule-carcd rabbits
sent him from Texas. We next noticed
hi, magnificent barn and the surround
inc o-. wired Off into different depart
mcut, lur convenience; barn l6XN6 feet.
Nu' Ike the rlch man, he dld not tear
down and build new barns, but simply
added TO- Under this same roof he keeps
his fine stock, wagons and harness. Here
we So" Prince Albert, Jr., ms hlsh-br'd
saddle stallion l6'2 hands high per
feet brauty, kind and gentle, Just such
horse as farmer needs. Next we no
tinol the two mcks-Cortcz, his Tenncs-
see @rN, ana Nanduke, ms Kentucky
jack, o'jh me ana good size we also
"a" % number ol me mares ana colts.
Mr. LonI} is hog raiser, too; showed
u, % Tine lot ol Berkshire ana Poland
emma hogs, mixed breeds.
"Ilo has an orchard of five acres, in
cl.,rI with net wire fence in which
he M- five hundred choice fruit trees,
intending grapes and English wanuts
one acre I'm strawberries. Mr.. lundy gath
cred .I this orchard -four tons of fine
ppalwr hay. He has about three acres
of thu hnd adjoining his ward south
of ll- .ur,-c he I'm. sown in meas for
four luar- I'm succession: emf first wear
four .ad. second wear eipht third wear
twelve. auI thc fourth wear eighteen
loads INat shows the increase In tha
tcnHit, of ucayincs
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considerable ,monnt nf nInuinr on his
rhn,.tior five milo. .outbwpsf of Tcv-
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.t"' '"H"' TO mention 'naO we were
'"'"N along the edge OF the woods a