The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-11-23
WITH THE EDITORS
OF MISSISSIPPI
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enough to allot one hundred thousand
dollars to the HattiesburS Harbor in
1907, it should be willing TO restore
that allotment without further delay.
Virgins Enterprise-Withs sweet po-
tatoes in the bank as big as footballs
and possums in the "simmon tree as
big as a bull dog, what's the use talk
ing hard times?
Jones County News-Business in
Eilisville is better than at this time
last year. The News believes that
every year henceforth will show the
same marked improvement.
Greenwood Chronicle-The season
of the year is coming when the wise
planter and farmer is going to make
plans for the coming year. He is 60
ing to see to it that he raises more
live stock; he is going to have higher
grade of stock; and he is going to see
to it that nothing that he can possibly
produce will have to be bought from
the stores next spring and summer
and next fall. When the major por-
ton of all the planters in LeHore coun-
ty begin to work on this principle,
then will the country come into its
own.
Gulfport Herald-H. NJ. Daniel OF
the Security Oil and development Co.,
who has'been in the North for the past
two months, and who returned to Gulf
port Wednesday night, states that the
number of persons coming South look
ing for lands and homes is almost I'M
believable. He came down on one of
the homeseekers' trains out of Gin
cinnati and said there were at least
$50 persons looking to invest in the
South and seven or eight of these
homeseekers trains left Cincinnati on
that day.
Aberdeen Examiner-It is well
enough to plant large areas in peanuts
If you propose to feed them to hogs,
or consent to sell the nuts at 80 cents
a bushel, and feed or market the hay
But you must bear in mind the fact
that the present high price is due to
the near balance of supply and de-
mand, and that if an immense South
ern area is added to the acreage in
advance of the construction of peanut
oil mills, a glut in the market is in
evitable.
If you are going into this industry
commence on a small acreage, say
from two to five acres; then if you
lack remunerative market, you will
win by putting the nuts into pork and
the hay into cattle, horses, mules,
sheep and goats.
Lexington Advertiser-A surprising
ly large acreage in peanuts in Holmes
county will be evidenced as one of
the progressive efforts at diversified
ton next year. Dealers inform us
that it has been difficult to meet the
unexpected demand. The splendid
peanut exhibits from various sections
Of the state at the fair in jackson
were great eye-openers and gave a
great impetus to the culture of the
iowly COOLERS. The many and diverse
uses to which the peanut can be put
will ever maintain it as a highly profit
able crop and no overproduction need
be feared. That it can be grown very
successfully in Holmes county has
been amply demonstrated by expert
ence. In the present year we have
seen many peanut vines grown right
here that were marvels of productive
ty.
Columbus Dispatch-Mr. T. W.
Townsend, prosperous young planter
of the Steens neighborhood, this year
made 496 gallons of Georgia cane
syrup on one acre of land. This syrur
sold for 70 cents a gallon, bringing in
an income of 1872 from one acre OF
land. So it seems that this industry
is more profitable than raising cotton
Yazoo City Herald-Mr. A. D. Pyles
of the Benton neighborhood, is not one
of the largest planters of Yazoo, Blu,
the Herald knows of none more sue
cessful. With his son, Mr.. Pyles cul
tivated this year II acres of ground
From that they have gathered 25C