The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-08
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'Diversification of crops will be gen.
eral throughout the southwestern section
of Mississippi, almost to the exclusion of
cotton, as compared with the acreage in
former years. according to Hon. G. II.
Afford, commissioner of agriculture OF
Claiborne county. "Our farmers are now
doing what they should have done forty
years ago." says Mr.. Afford. lin all of
the counties invaded by the boil weevil
Investigation is the order of the day
For instance, the farmers of the county
of Claiborne will grow fifty times more
corn than they have ever grown before.
Hog pastures are being built, and less
meat will be purchased from Northern
markets. Good stock for breeding pur-
poses is being imported. and more alter
ton will be devoted to stock raising
Hay and forage crops will be larger than
ever before, and the farmers generally
are taking very hopeful view of the
outlook"
One of the largest real estate transac-
tions to be recorded in Hattiesburg for
many months came to light, when deeds
were filed in the office of the chancery
clerk wherein the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad transfers to Capt. j. 7. Jones
thirteen thousand six hundred and eighty
acres of land, constituting practically all
of the holdings of that company in For
rest, Perry and Harrison counties. The
value of this land, great part of which
is timbered, is conservatively estimated
at $50 per acre.
The people of Natchez are greatly con-
cerned over the erosion of the river
banks, and when the Mississippi river
commission makes its semi-annual visit
in April a full presentation of the matter
will be made. Unless there is immediate
relief, it is feared that the river win
make cutoff into that part of the
town known as Natchez Under the Hill,
and destroy hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of property, including the
waterworks.
Postmaster Wood of Columbus an
nounced the gross receipts of his office
for the quarter ending March 81, which
is also the close of the government fiscal
year. as $21, 501.54. The close of the
fiscal year twelve months ago showed
the receipts to be $4,000. This gives a
net gain, caused from steady growth
of the town and exceptional business con-
ditions in the face of so much depres-
sion, of $1,000.
Oscar Grace of Jefferson Davis county,
reports the farmers very active, and his
information is that they are in as good
shape to make general diversified crops
as in any other year that he can recall.
They have an ideal farming country and
turn out as fine grade of the leading
staple as can be found in any part of
the State, but have long since discarded
the all-cotton system for the only kind
of small farming that pays.
Contractors who are boring a well for
Port Gibson, having gone down nearly
thousand feet for water sufficient to
fill all requirements in the way of a
gushing well, are now at a standstill,
having struck another rock, which will
necessitate delay until proper material
arrives to bore through this rock. A ru-
NOR has circulated about town that oil
had been reached through this boring.
After careful investigation by leading
citizens, the indications for oil are good,
and an actual test will be made.
Constable Abe Lofts, who fell from
the Southern Railway coal chute while
in search of miscreants, died at the Co
lumbus Hospital. At first the unfortu-
nate mans condition was regarded as
quite critical and immediate operation
was necessary. The attending plysi-
clans seemed to have been successful in
their work, but change to the adverse
condition set in.
Twelve teachers from the city schools
of Columbus will visit Birmingham some
time the latter part of this month on an
inspection visit to the public schools of
that city, in order that new, advanced
ideas pertaining to teaching, discipline
and other features of school work may
be learned.
James Bush, 20 years old, an employee
of the Southern Express Company, while
engaged in loading goods at the depot at
Laurel, accidentally dropped a revolver,
which exploded. The ball penetrated his
throat, ranging upward, and presumably |
cut the jugular vein.
The Farmers Union sold $50 bales OF
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