Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-02
Br u. T.. BLAKEsLEE. JAcKsou.


IL u pleasure to receive such let
ters rs that which follows. An experi.
snce Is given that should prove of prof,
to all who may have an opportunity tn
read. Mr.. Sledge gives a conclusion
that has been reached after a long ex-
perience. Read and carefully consider
what he says:
II have a plat OF red corn OF three
and one-half acres which am breeding
Tor seed. have been breeding it for
several years and a decided improve
ment has been noted in that time. II
V deep red and especially well formed.
broke the land as deep as two horses
could pull pillow and narrowed several
times before planting. 1t was checked
and narrowed again soon after coming
up, being planted on level. 1t has
been cultivated on a level and without
use OF hoe. Laid by with a sweep
ana narrow with dust board attached.
never save an ear unless there are
two good ears to the stalk. Every stalk
without two good silks will be detassel-
ed. am too old to raise cotton. There
10 much hard work and too little profit
In 1t. There is larger per cent Of
prodt in lamb four months old than q
bale OF cotton, and q great deal more
pleasure. | have today 1.-THE 10th OF
Junel finished gathering 80 bushels OF
Irish potatoes from one-half an acre OF
ground and am planting the ground in
my red corn. | have not bought .
horse or mule for many years. Raise
them At home. think all farmers
ought TO raise their own stock.
sc. w. SLEDGE, Duck Hill"
Yazoo City furnished an incident
some days since that should prove Of
interest. The city council offered for
sale bonds In the amount OF els, 600 for
the purpose OF constructing a school
building for the negroes. When the
bids for these bonds were opened it was
found that a. ]. Oakes, . negro citizen
Of Yazoo county, had the best bid.
They we're promptly awarded him.
Oskes is said 10 be a hard-working ne
gro who eschews politics, attends TO his
own business and has succeeded in
gathering together q considerable sup
ply Of this worlds goods. While this
was taking place in Mississippi there
WAS another bunch Of negroes from the
State in Chicago who were attempting
70 gain recognition by the Republican
convention. Mississippi needs more
such negroes like Oakes and fewer OF
the other kind. The good negro will
always have place here.
The agitation in behalf Of agricul-
tural high schools goes rigFa along,
gathering interest as the summer grows
older. The Alcorn county Union re-
Gently gave the movement endorsement
In regular meeting and sent up q reso-
luton to the county school board urging
the location of one and providing for its
maintenance. With the endorsement
Of this splendid organization there can
be little doubt of Alcorn falling into
line IS one of the first counties in the
State to authorize the building OF a
school.
The numerous drainage districts be-
ing formed throughout Mississippi will
bring into cultivation many thousands
OF acres OF rich land that is not avail
able ct present for agricultural pur-
poses. Il was q wise provision OF the
legislative bodies to allow this to be
lone. The plan is one purely local IN
its application, the land TO be benefited
being taxed TO pay the expense in
CURED. Under q previous law several
Of these districts were formed and
proved signally successful, thereby en-
couraging the lawmakers to pass an act
general in its application.
President Kolb OF the Monroe county
Union Is still agitating the question OF
road Improvement and is backing the
proposition TO issue bonds. He Is
great road enthusiast and will no doubt
have a great deal OF force in bringing
about progressive movements In TINS
section.
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