The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-01
MUCH GROUND is BEING BROKEN
NORMAL WEATHER Ex-
PECTED.
FERTILIZER SALES ARE HEAVY
Cotton Acreage Will Not be Reduced
According to Reports-A Larg-l :
er Corn Crop.

The return of normal weather has 1
brought about renewal Of activities
for the spring planting season. Much
ground is being broken, and, believing
that the last dangerous cold wave OF
the winter has been recorded, farm
ers are hoping that they will get their
crops planted somewhat earlier than
usual, especially the cotton acreage
in the boil weevil areas where SO
much depends on early maturing OF
the staple.
In the truck farming districts where
some vegetables were blighted by the
frost and freezing temperature last
week. replanting is in progress, and
the farmers believe that they will get
their products in readiness for man
ket in time to get advantages Of
profitable prices. AS is usually the
case, the early reports Of damage
were somewhat exaggerated, but many
farmers were cautious during the
abnormally warm weather of january
and did not transplant their crops
from cold frames to the fields. They
will therefore be able to make up for
the lost time.
Fertilizer sales are very heavy, ac-
cording to the managers of local fac
tories, and will perhaps exceed in
volume the sales of last year. Ship
ments are going out rapidly, and the
railroads are setting aside pI1~
rolling stock for this purpou
Financial readjustments
areas where the boil weevil -
progressing harmoniously. W
There is no reason to beli6f9I
ing from conservative reportsT1
here, that there will be reII
in cotton acreage in Missis s4itI
year. On the contrary, in sou4 4
northern and northeastern c6tintiel
there will be a decides tn<Iease n
cotton acreage, doubtless q fe tB &.
offsetting the reduction mad ecef
Try in the sections where the - W.
vii is expected to comnlit IL agey
Heavy shipments of pei fol
planting purposes are being <ivet
in the southwestern ,counties. ana tht
belief is expressed by those who ars
t in position to know that the aref
. devoted to this new crop will not b'
: less than 10000 acres. Seed peanut
: of the fancy varieties are sellini
= easily at $1.65 per bushel and th'
1 white Spanish is the favorite variety
: Reports from the northeastern coun
: ties show large increase in the acre
|. age of alfalfa, the most important 3
/, leguminous crops. The prairie land
v of the northeastern counties are ad
e mirably adapted to alfalfa growing
and farmers last year made remarka
: BILE profits ON this crop,
Another significant sign of tn
times is the continued heavy deman
for high-grade live stock for breedin
purposes. The farmers of the stat
are unquestionably going into tn
live stock industry in earnest.
This manifestation of interest !
the live stock industry, coupled VII
the fact that there will be larger 4
crease in corn acreage this year, pc
haps exceeding last seasons recor
by ten per cent, show conclusive ths
the doctrine of diversified farmm
that has been so persistently preacl
ed among the farmers for the pa
two or three years is having itsse
feet, and that the farmers are fuI
awake to all phases Of the new pro
lens with which they are confronte