The Lexington advertiser., 1933-10-26
NEWS-VIEWS
BY RAIFORD KILLEBREW

A few of the farmers of the county
are taking advantage In using some VI
the money derived from this years crop
| in buving one or more mares that were
recently brought into the county ny
Messrs. Walton and Thurmond. MOST
Of these mares will bring little colts
next spring and the purchasers are TO
be congratulated. Several young colts
were in the lot. 1t is unfortunate that
! this step was not taken several years
400 when money was plentiful. Inc
purchasers of mules and horses will pay
dearly for them next spring. A great
scarcity of workstock exists and mules
will be mules when they are needed to
make the next crop with.
1t is very unusual to see young
colt, either horse or mule, because we
| have been educated to the idea that 1t
| is cheaper to buy mules than 1t IS to
raise them. The fallacy of this assertion
is proven by the fact that the chief ad-
yocates of this policy are all broke IL
nancially. 1t has reached the point that
a lack, the father of the faithful mule,
is almost unknown, and when one is
accidentally brought into the community
ana SGUuS lOi I'll no e'NeNNi'iiis
the breaking of day, his sonorous bray
ing is often mistaken for some KIND o1 a
bugle by grown people.
The popularity of foreign mules is
so thoroughly instilled into the pubic
mind that there is prejudice against
home grown mules. 1t is generally be-
lieved that they are inferior to the I'M
ported mules. If farmers will provide
themselves with the right kind of mares
and jacks, there is no reason why Mis-
sissippi mules should not rank with the
mules of any other state. The mules
that are imported into Mississippi are
homegrown in their own native COM
munity, and the farmers of this state
are just as intelligent as the farmers
that grew these mules. These farmers
will raise their mules when we discard
the idea that it does not pay to raise
them.
Mules should be raised cheaper in
Mississippi than the same type of mules
can be raised in Northern states. We
have warmer climate and the period
in which they can make their own liv-
ing in the pasture is much longer. 1t
costs less to build barns in this state
than it does in Northern states. Only
this week a farmer near West stated
that he has a home raised mule that has
been plowed in the last three crops.
This mule was four years old in June
Of this year This mule did light plow- |
ing when it was two years of age, and
did more plowing last year when it was
three years old. This year it did regu-
lar work. We have thousands of acres
Of land that are not fit for cultivation
and these acres could be utilized in
pastures.
The advantages eff horse and mule
raising is recalled when we consider the
case of a widow in Holmes county sew
eral years ago. This woman succeeded
IN getting one mare and proceeded to
raise her own work stock. This mare
was bred to horse and the first colt
was mare. colt was born to this
mare each succeeding year and she was
also the sole dependent in producing
crop. The breeding of this mare and
her colts were kept up until eventually
total of fifteen work-stock was raise
This family famed financial independ
ence by raising its own work-stock.
Governor Conner has issued anotbar
reprieve to Mrs. Sauer, formerly of
Brookhaven but now of Greenville, who
was convicted of trying to kill her hus-
band. This makes a total of six re-
prieves that has been granted in this
case. AS to whether Mrs. Sauer is
guilty or not only she and the Almighty
are certain. but if she deserves a con-
tlnuous liberty, the governor should give
her an outright pardon. 1t seems rather
foolish to grant short reprieves and
keep her under constant dread about
what the future outcome will be. Gov
ernor Conner has been rather careful
in issuing pardons in the past, and the
few that he has issued had the approval
of the district attorney that served as
the prosecutor in these cases. Very few |
people will critcise Governor Conner if |
he grants pardon to Mrs Sauer
At a meeting of school superinten-
dents recently, more than three hundred |
concurred in a motion to ask the leg !
lsiature to increase the sales tax another
cent to raise a million dollars as addi
uonal appropriation to schools. 1t is |
panlons by the careless use of firearms. |
Hunting accidents are not always
fatal. Lacerated wounds and scratches
call for prompt and competent atten-
ton. Hunters will do we'll to think of
of their fellow hunters before starting
hunt, all the while remembering
that an ounce of prevention is worth a