The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-02


of the beautiful sunshine by sowing
oats. There will be more oats planted
this spring than has been planted in
several years, there is also more land
planted in hay crops than ever be-
fore.
Some have finished sowing oats
and are preparing their cotton and
corn land. We notice that our neigh
Dor, Hon. H. II. Walters has his land
all ready to plant. Our farmers are
all hustling early and late preparing
their land and hauling out their
homemade fertilizers. There is al
ways plenty of work to be done on
the farm all the time, winter and
summer. There is no rest for the
wicked says the Good Book, " neither
is there any rest for the farmer or
any other man who loves his work
and is on his job all the time. The
business man or woman who makes a
success are on their jobs from early
morning until late at night, and the
farmer should be to make success
of farming as a business. The win
ter also gives the farmer an excellent
chance to be in his farm shop repair
ing his farm machinery and getting
everything in ship shape for the
Spring blowing. So that there will
be nothing to do when the weather
clears up in the Spring but hitch
up to his big double pillow and start
off turning the earth.
A great many have their gardens
all planted DR.. b. Owens has his
garden all planted, he has everything
but his beans, guess he will plant
them the next warm spell. He says
when you hear the doves singing
their doleful song it is time to plant,
and as they have been singing for
several days it is time to garden.
Mr.. C. w. Jernigan, one Of the
successful farmers and stock raiscrs
of beat one, slaughtered fine pork
er last week which netted him 568
pounds. The hams weighed rs pounds
each. He sold lao pounds Of sausage
in Columbus Saturday. M. Jernigan
says that there is more money in
hogs than in any thing a farmer has
for the market.
The Hon. II. II. Walters comes to
the front with over three thousand
pounds of home raised meat in his
smoke-house. Friend Bud says that
he will have plenty of ham and red
gravy mixed in with two hundred
red island chickens to fry, smother
and bake all along through the year.
Rev. B. f. Lawrence, of Starkville,
was the guest of his brother, Mr..
l.. B. Lawrence. Rev. Lawrence has
a most of friends IN the Caledonia.
section, who are always glad to bid
him a most hearty welcome. He and
the writer are old school mates of
the long ago.
Mr.. Bud Smiths garden reminds
one of the spring time. He has part
of his garden in collards all headed
up, some of which measure three feet
across, he also has fine lot Of tur-
nips and plenty of home raised meat
to cook with these fine vegetables.
He also informed the writer that
he never made better crop Of corn.
Mr.. w. f. Wood ald family have
moved to Alabama, where he has
accepted a position. We wish him
much success.
The many friends of Mrs. e. w.
Myers will be glad to learn that she
is out again after quite . serious ill
ness.
Mr.. Tom Wells spent last week in
Birmingham visiting his sister, who
accompanied him home on last Sun
day.
Mr.. f. B. Smith and family. of the
Grub Springs section, were the week
end guests of Mr.. G, w. Cockerham.
Mr.. Smith is one of the progressive
farmers of Monroe county.
Mrs. Ruby Springfield was en-
tcrtained at dinned Sunday by her
friend Mrs. Ellen Jameson. Come
again you always bring the sunshine.
Mr.. w. d. Stephenson is welcomed
home from Texas, where he has been
spending the winter with his sister,
Mrs. Mollie Miller.
Mrs. l.. c. Brown spent the past
week in the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Roy Fuqua of Columbus. Mr.
and Mrs. Fuqua returned home with
her Saturday.
Mr.. w. II. Moore. of Birmingham.