The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-06-09
CENTEISNIIIE, MISS.

Editor EXaminer--As many people
wish to know of the resources of this
part of Mississippi, III tell of what
I've seen and know to be true.
This is a great trucking country
and prices have been very good this
spring for all truck shipped from Cen
terrllle. Beans. peas and tomatoes
have been shipped and thus far Leans
are the leading truck crop, but am told
that tomatoes will exceed them
over $1,000 hampers of beans and
Irish potatoes have been shipped from
here hesidcs many potatoes are shipped
in sacks. Potatoes are at height of
season. The beans are nearly done for
the spring crop. MANY are grown in
the fall here for shipping.
one day last week three and a half
cars of truck We're loaded from here
The cars were great express cars.
Sometimes they use an old railway
mail car to ship truck in up north.
Last year an old soldier here sold
$1O5 worth of tomatoes from small
tract of one sixth of an acre. ANY
one can do as well as he if they use
as much energy and common sense
He is an old civil war veteran-haVen't
heard of confederates trying to grow
anything. Beans have not been below
one dollar a hamper aad have been
around $l.50 most of season. \ ham
per holds seven eighths of a bushel
Don't know the price of potatoes now
but one day they were paying S2.75
hamper for them on platform" They
haven't done as well as beans for it
has been too dry this spring for spuds.
Wish you could see the fields of
tomatoes tied to stakes and trimmed
to one stalk, loaded with tomatoes in
great clusters. Some have seven or
eight clusters. They are planted Is
or 20 inches apart and the rows are
three feet apart.
Many sweet potatoes are grown and
shipped from here, also peppers, melons
okra, egg plant, cucumbers, etc. A
wealthy merchant and farmer shipped
one carload of sweet potatoes in April
that netted him 5000 and shipped
another one later that I never heard
the results. Many more could be
grown here as they are very profitable
and easily grown, good for market and
excellent to feed all kinds Of stock.
All the DuSlneSS ptbplt III lOWH ONH
and conduct a farm with colored help.
A great improvement Is being made
this spring in the cattle herds of this
part of Mississippi We know of a
number of registered bulls that have
been purchased in radius of a few
miles. Some of the southern farmers
do not have a fixed purpose in breed
ing. One year they have a Jersey bull
and the next year perhaps a white
face. Can see Jerseys, white faces,
Holsteins and some mongrels in the
pasture of Centerville's banker. The
northern farmers have a better idea in
breeding up a herd Another southern
man has been raising Red Polled cat
tie but this year bought a registered
Guernsey.
There are quite a number of sheep
being raised here this year and many
farmers are going to purchase them
this summer. One company Is prepar-
ing to start herd of registered sheep,
probably the Cotswold.
Many common goats are raised here.
They thrive and increase like rabbits,
twice a year. Are used for food.
The weather has been very pleas
ant most of the spring only one day
was 1t very warm, So degrees for part
of the Cay and it is no warmer all sum
mer, only occa sionally does it get so
warm. Nights are quite cool with a
fine breeze usually. 1t has been dryer
and warmer this spring than usual,
but the corn and cotton crops are not
suffering from drought yet.