Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-06-29

indeed. Several counties have gone
above tho million pound mark, notably
Lafayette with 1,36O,315 pounds, Mont
gomery with 1,05S,667 pounds, and
Union with 1,24S,521 pounds. While il
IS very likely that other counties will
show up with larger amounts, these
three give something of an idea of tho
amount Of hog and hominy produced in
Mississippi This being the first year
that the gathering of such statistics
has been attempted, and with the re,
luctance with which some people gave
them in, it is possible that even these
figures do not do the counties full JUS.
tiee. Suppose that each county in the
State produced a million pounds OF
meat, had thought been given as to
what that alone would mean in dollars
and cents? 1t would aggregate in the
neighborhood of eight million dollars.
And it is believed that this figure is
pretty nearly correct Quite fine show.
ing indeed,
Friars' Point is nOi content with or.
dinary improvements and the general
run of things, but goes in occasionally
for the best there is going. Announce
ment has been recently made that a
$1,000 staye plant is to be located in
that thriving town. The capital for its
construction and operation comes from
outside sources. Several hundred hands
will be employed and the pay roll of
Friars' Point greatly enlarged This is
mood ro,,, for +bo c;+;,ors og 4bo+ +otyr
ana 4 orl,, co,,Id bo botto. If Tho stovea
were 70 bo worlsod into barrels riobt
tboro bofors SHINING them ont Tb;.
viii Gonna alone Iater bowovor and all
will he wou
A great many people will say that
goats are profitable in Mississippi
and bring argument to prove the truth
of their assertion. OF the several coun-
ties that have forwarded blanks, Ben
nor4o5 tho men digtrict of tbof county
i;st;no 1oo rho onir,,Is bovc ro4 boon
,,;,.on ho ottont;on necessary to make
s th,,a w. nroetah1o 90 thov should bo
t,,4 .tan. :. ,,no,,i.o tbo+ n tbo frt,rn
,s,4a I ,,'1, s.l,,o e. 10 ono of tbo most
9roet,hlo af tho sto,I,.oro,virc lines
irna 1naora =. ho;no irtrodrcad in some
a,,,a,, or tho cta3o and ;s ro 1orht
o''' VI 'N' O'' '''.'' ''' ''''' '''''''
IN. nonortnon+ of Aoricu,tura and
,,..,,,,,,,.,, LII rl.o 10 Loor fran, tboso
;ntarosto1 j. +ho formotion of cono.
-. a.,aoi,t;on. and rood ;,,nroyo.
,,,ont a1,hs Go soo, 40 tbo camnoion
:. a,..,. n,a c,r,,,;ss;oro. horos +o or.
,,,,;,o ~ sororo1 oornn,nh;tios IN tbo state
ST So, ,sn, i;sa. rhinr. nhout tboso
r,o+tors s o9 and +o,, Il Nm AMONG yo,,r
.,ai,.hLa.a rhou aro 10th GOOD tbircs
hciShDoi'' IHSg "i' wv" 6''N 'o'
~ ''' w.
d WolIerstein. MANAGER of the fair
TO be held in Yazoo CITY this fall. con.
tinues to create interest by displaying
each week n sample of what will be
shown at the fair Last week he put
,.l;L;.;,,, 4,.o oohbo,,os chat ,,.o;ob.
cd eighteen and twenty mounds respect.
irolv ori+o , rrioro idoo for oroatirg
interest and one worthy of emulation.
A correspondent in the Gloster Rec
ord writes entertaininglv about crops
and roads. two of the most important
matters now under consideration by our
rood nrobIom such rs invited bv this
oorrosnordort would ba \ GOOD mems
of hr;rc;no ont tbo neonle and onttinp
an exnrossion from them. Talk about
better roads write about better roads.
and in the end build better roads.
NJ. -,,...;a,, h,. toor osloa ,,by do
.La ~ a.ato farn,s Inv uooI for broad
,..l.a ma oarn oou11 and sho,ld bo ro;s.
''''' ' a. - MI :. rort,non+
question, and one that applies to every
farmer in the State as well.
ii''','9O" ,,.
ham during the next several months.
There are already seven radiating lines
from that thriving city, as many as
any other city ia the State, ana 1t is
forthcoming in ample time.
Cotton seed meal sprinkled where tho
chickens take a dust bath is said to be