The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-10-22


the principles Of policies AID aoass-
tic economy
Noxnbee county has thousands ot
acres OF land within her borders thAE
will grow alfalfa equal 70 az Erown
in America And In ad6igion. the al
falfa grown here l. worth CO the
market from two To- three ttmes aS
much as that grown In Seora- - and
the other Sorthwe. sern States Al
the ST. Louis exposition alfalfa fron
this section OF Mississippi (though
not from this county. as 10 exhioit
with alfalfa was madel. IN comp r.
ton with alfalfa grown o. Western
lands, irrigated and non irI igated.
but special comment waS ma1s BY
the judges concerning tts nneaeSs
and its freedom FROM wocdIness and
from stem.
On our twenty-five 20 forty dollar
per acre land. alfalfa i raised that
sells for from two 20 three times as
much as alfalfa raised or Western
lands selling for tao o. three tines
as much per acre as cur iand- Whea
one takes this fact irto consideration
and compares our climatic advan-
tages OF mild winters and pleasant
springs. summers and autamns. oar
abundance OF water and the ether
blessings OF nature showered on this
section. there is but one coacinslo1-
our lands viii soon seek and End
their proper level
The lands OF Noxubee county. As
will appear from the printed Stats
tics published BY the respective ex-
pertinent stations OF the States OF
Mississippi and Illinois. are richer IN
plant food than the black lands o.
Illinois. which sell for sIee per acre
and more. The following ANALYSTS
shows a type OF NoNabee cclnty prai-
RE lands Pounds
Phosphoric acid ....-.-.-- 3.soo
Potash assu&
Lime iS.s00
Nitrogen 1.Seo
These figures are from Bulletin
No 6e OF the experiment station at
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
Iege at Starkville- Another sample
OF Noxubee land. improved by nellie
tus. shows the following remarkable
figures. per acre 10 the depth of four
inches
Phosphorus acid .-..--..-- s.See
~TR
Lime ---- ~. zee
Prof. Hutchinson. 0g the a. and
Nj. College. saws that the East Mlssis-
sippi prairie lands. conslterinE the
quality OF alfalfa grown and the priee
it brings. as compared With Western
hay OF the same klud. conslderins
also its yield and its proximity co
market. is the most desirable alfalfa
land in America Profs- Saith and
Spillman. alfalfa experts FROM The
national department Of agriculture ia
Washington. recently visited and ex-
amined the East Mississippi alfalfa
lands Prof Smith pronounced
specimen or our alfalfa. planted Ehis
spring. as the finest oE It's aEe D.
had ever seen and ne has visited and
examined ali the alfalfa districts in
the United States and IS kno~n as
a leading authority. Prof SplllmA1
made the statement that our black [
belt was natural alfalfa land. ana
predicted a wonderful future for the :
industry OF growing alfalfa here
Our prevailing weather conditions
as affecting the cure of alfalfa hAy
are favorable. Despite the fact that
local showers often oecnr il the late Z
spring and early summer monrhs. 4
practically every cutting ot hay can
be gathered under modern methods 4
And even should the rain and the
alfalfa cut on the ground. the aam- (
age is slight In fact. its food xalue (
and therefore its worth fer hume
is unimpaired- It's mar
ket value is hurt some. bar o1ly
slightly the hay is o. color. hEt
this affects il only in distant markets Z
The annual rainfall here IS sivea ~
the United States government az g
inches. very evenly distributed dur
ing the year. Our Winters are ntid.
and there Is no danger OF cold severe
enough TO injure alfalfa or a1Eeet the
alfalfa stand.
Having dwelt upon the value q
alfalfa as a commercial crop and a
Iand-builder and having showE <ox-
ubee county's adaptabiiity 70 grow-
ing IL most successfully. this article
would hardly be complete without
some reference 20 the county as \
stock-raising country. The largest
OK ever grown in the world Vas bora