The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-19

returns for the investment than a prop
erly managed barn yard of poultry.
Chickens pay well under almost any ex-
listing conditions, but of course better
if handled in an intelligent manner. A
friend in Simpson county writes that 2
neighbor of his with only twenty lay
ing hens sold in three months SO dozen
eggs, used all needed at home for the
table and Matching. The eggs sold
brought him 1892 and the cost OF iced
ing the hens vas practically nothing.
This twenty hens made as much clear
money for the owner in three months
as they were worth on the market. in
what other line is there SO much profit!
The energetic housewife has for years
kept a few hens for pin money and 1T
is safe to assert that the returns she
received equaled anything her husband
had that cost ten times as much. Mis-
sissippi is peculiarly adapted to the rails
ing of chickens of all kinds, and those
handling them profitably find the in
vestment excellent. Mr.. L. U. Hutchin-
son at Crystal Springs is a successful
raiser of fine poultry and derives good
profits from the sale of birds as well as
eggs for setting. Will Taylo4 at Jack
son is another breeder that is making
money and there are dozens of others
that can be named in support of the con-
~tention.
Those who are wondering what kind
of weather is in store for us during the
present year, may be surprised to learn
that the year 1916 was generally known
as the year withoutsa summer Not a
month of that year, SO it Is SAID, was
without ice and snow at some point IN
the United States, and crops were a DIS
NAL failure except in isolated spots.
February was as warm as July and oth-
er months also changed places. The
weather so far this year has been de-
cidedly freakish, but there is yet no &C.
casion for alarm. The greatest trouble
is a shortage of moisture that would
make a drought later on especially dan
gerous. Keep in good cheer and all Will
be well.
In selecting men for the offices this
year, first believe that your candidate
is thoroughly honest and answering,
then figure on his ability. Better to
have a man who is not SO brilliant
- - x.lo LII allow hipnSalf fO no
handled in the interest of any scheme
by the use of money or the promise OF
power. This subject may be getting a
little threadbare, but it is of enough i'm
p%ortance to bear repetition a number OF
times. Consider this matter carefully
before casting you ballot.
Jackson is to have two new banks
with a capital stock each of half a MIL
lion dollars, while two of the older ones
have consolidated, giving to the merged
bank a capital of the same amount on
which to operate. 1t seems that the
day when the South must go to Wall
street for financial aid is fast dlsap-
pearing. The money necessary Tor de-
veloping our country and handling our
resources is right here at home.
Although the Lafayette County Corn
Club was a little late in getting a start,
more than fifty boys have planted for
prize winning fields and they evidence
a spirit of Suitability that means all
of them will be in at the finish. Pro-
~fessors Hurst and Odom deserve the en-
"couragcment and cooperation of the
good people of that section in this COM
mendable work, and it goes without say
ing that they will get it.
Alfalfa in the prairie and delta re-
oions is said to be unusually good this
season so far. Dir. Gathings of Monroe
county has between eighty and ninety
acres and got his first cutting this
week. Delta raisers are well pleased
with the crop and the acreage will be
doubled for next season. 1t is undoubt-
eddy a great hog and hominy crop that
is destined to prove of great value and
exceedingly popular in Mississippi.
Summit has organized a league for the
promotion of the interests of that town
and the surrounding country. Mayor
J.. B. Holden is president and Mr.. E. H.
Bradshaw secretary. Matters of interest
and benefit to the community will be
handled during the year and the result
should be gratifying to those interested
in the movement.
Lyon, a thriving burg near Clarksdale,
is clamoring for an extension of the wa
ter and light service of Clarksdale and
the prospects of getting what they want
seems to be unusually good.
The management of the State Fair is
preparing for doubling the size of the
event this fall. Applications for space
Indicate that it will be more than twice
as large as in former years.
Hog and hominy is the w%atchword Of
progressive Mississippians at the pres
ent period more than ever, and the re-
suit will be shown by increasing pros
perity in the very near future.
If you have anything of interest, write
the editor of this department. about it.
IT at others knows Os Vour successes.
They may try it too.