The Aberdeen Examiner from Aberdeen, Mississippi • 1

7- 1 7 1938 TO THE RIGHT: NOR COURTING FAVOR, NOR FEARING CONDEMNATION. Aberdeen. Mississippi Friday, Aujr. II, IM22 'Vol 8 TYPES OF SOILS AKD CROPS CBJeTUUSU-KV MBERD DESCRIBES ABERDEEN AS "THE CITY BEAUTIFUL" Historian of the Woman's Club Tellt of the City's Many Attractions A. MONBOE COUNTY, MISS.

Commiuioner of Agriculture H. A. Carpenter, Give Full Summary of Farm Conditions' Htre. Monroe County has more fertile, black lime lands, and good loam soils than any other county in tha South, and cannot be surpassed for raising all kind of livestock. A ride through the county will convince the most skeptical that all kinds of clovers and grasses grow to perfection here.

All along the roadside and on uncultivated these clovers and grasses are growing; and not any of them were planted there except by nature alone. The Black Lands are derived from the Selma chalk formation, or Rotten Limestone, as it is sometimes called. This limestone is a blueish white color, and 5s decayed and rotten; being easilycrumbled. The -Kme soils have maximum amaiints of Dhosphorous and potas- rslum in them, necessary to grow crops indefinitely. Any sou tnai has as much phosphorous, potassium and lime as these soils, and as well rained as they are, cannot be sur passed in the United States, for pas- ures.

The climate and the rainiaii as near ideal as can be found any- here. The loam lands lie in the eastern of the county, and are well suit- to growing grains, red clover, rimson and many other clovers, iruck crops of all kinds, fruits and jerries, as well as cotton. Splendid f-v festureg are to be had, witn Bermuda Nr898' carPet grass, paspalum, white I Yfcver, and many other fclptftsr I There is an abundance of I T-l nJ good pure water, ueejj flowing wells are plentiful in roe County. CLIMATE Owine to our high elevation, and pintle, rolling nature of our lands, tre climate of this country is de- the year around, as we do -knre the excessire heat or cold hat other parts of the county have. unstroke is unknown here.

CORN Corn is, of course, the most im- Dortant grain crop grown in the county, and on our rich lime lands and loam soils, it yields crops equal to the corn belt. This section of the country is blessed with having such a long growing season for corn; it is planted from March 1st to July 10th, which enables a farmer to grow a crop of oats or clover, and then plant corn. Corn planted after a crop of crimson clover, or bur clover, produces record yields, and in this way te land is utilized the year round, the clovers furnish winter and ornzintr. a croD of seed, and then fertilizes the land for the corn crop. After the clover has been turned under, the land is planted to soy beans and corn, or field peas and corn; and two more crops are produced on this land.

One great advantage here is that some crop such as soy beans, peas, velvet beans, or peanuts can be crown with the corn, and a good I L.ii. lr.vrtArimpntit crop 01 uuui jjiuuuvcu. I have shown that the yield of corn is I decreased practically none by grow-I ing one of the above crops with the Vcorn, and the yield of feed, per acre, almost doubled, ana ra j.hhvj of the land is increased. OATS The oat crop is an important feed crop here, because it can be planted in September, October, and November, and harvested in June. This furnishes a cover and grazing crop for the winter and spring months, and a place to sow red clover, Japan clover, or lespedeza, and mellilotus, or sweet clover; all of which furnish an excellent hay crop.

Yields of from forty to sixty hnaliPlii tier acre are not at all un usual on both the lime and loam soils. WHEAT, RYE, AND BARLEY. Wheat grows well here on the stiff soils, and the yields compare favor ably with those in the grain belt. Rve and barley are grown lor lver crops and for winter pastures; these two crops will furmsn a Underfill amount of grazing through the winter and early spring. Bnmotimoo rnrA ia sown with these two crops, and the combination has made excellent pastures.

COTTON Cotton has always been, and will continue to be one of the leading money crops of the for no other section of the world can compete with this country when it come 1 IG II 5 alattiteM ONE OF ABERDEEN'S to growing cotton. Monroe County has thousands of acres of broad open fields that are ideal for growing this crop, and with our abundance of cheap labor, we will continue to grow i However, we do not, and should not, depend on cotton as our only source of money, because the largest creamery in the Souih. and the largest hog-feeding plar.t are located here; and this county can boast of the fact that it has more alfalfa, and 1 alfalfa-lands, than any other county in the state. The dairy cows, hogs, beef cattle, chickens, alfalfa, lespedeza, other clovers and grass hays, along with our wonderful climate, and evenly distributed rainfall, furnishes this section of the country with sources of income that cannot be equalled elsewhere. ALFALFA Monroe county has more good alfalfa land than any other county in the state, and ships more of this hay than any other section; but we should continue to increase the acreage in this crop, because there is no crop that can equal it as a money crop.

December and January are the only two months that we cannot graze alfalfa, and the fact that we have this long grazing season, enables farmers to produce as cheap meat, of all kinds as can be done anywhere. There are farmers in this county who top the market every year with their hogs and lambs. Early fall-sown alfalfa usually gives better results than that sown in the spring. MELLILOTUS, or SWEET CLOVER Many years before alfalfa was planted in this country, sweet clover grew wild all along the roadsides, ditch banks, and on lime rock hills, and very few farmers realized that it was any good as a pasture plant, or hay plant. It is now considered to be one of our best pasture plants, for it is a biennial, making seed the second year.

-7) BALfNG mm, .1 'j, 'T WLi ML BEAUTIFUL BOULEVARDS, SHOWING BANANA PLANTS GROWING As a honey producer, sweet clover is second to none in the South, and one of the largest apiaries and queen bee rearing establishments in the South is located not far from Aberdeen. j. LESPEDEZA, or JAPAN CLOVER. Lespedeza is the most important hay and pasture plant in the loam soils of the county, and it takes the place cf aifalfa on these coils. On the rich bottom so Is, it will produce three tons of good hay, it being by far the best hay plant for this land.

It grows naturally on the loam soils, spreading over all the mmm mmmm a FIELD OF OATS YIELDING 60 BUSHELS PER ACRE RED CLOVER YIELDING 2 TONS PER ACRE ALFALFA HAY IN THE PRAIRIE Of 9rTJ lands that are not in cultivation. GRASSES OF MONROE COUNTY. As a pasture grass, Bermuda stands at the top, as it furnishes an abundance of nutritious grazing, and fiti in well with all other clovers and'! grasses. Dallis grass, or Paspalum, is a oonrser grass than Bermuda, has a longer growing B3ason, and on the lime soils it is liked by many farmers better than Bermuda. Crab grass is used for hay and pasture, and grows best on the loam soils of the county.

SECTION NEAR ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI ON THE PARKWAY Carpet grass is found growing on the loam soils, and on these soils it is as good as Bermuda. Johnson grass is found growing on the prairie soils, and it is used for hay and pasture. As a hay plant, it is equal to timothy in feeding value, and from three to four tons per acre can be cut annually. It is one of our money crops, many of our farmers having become wealthy from growing it. Sudan grass is used for hay, and is very similar to Johnson grass, except that it must be reseeded every year.

There are several other grasses that grow well here, that are not native to this section, and they help to make good pastures. Some of these are: blue grass, orchard grass, red top, and rye grasses. SOY BEANS Soy beans is one of the best summer legume crops to grow, as they produce well on all types of soil, and can be planted from March until July, and mature seed. To get the maximum yield from land, soy beans should be planted with the corn at the rate of one peck of seed per acre, and by doing this, two good crops are grown on the land at once. This is one of the best ways to produce pork as the two crops furnish a well bal anced ration, and by hogging it down, the cost is keot at a minimum.

VELVET BEANS The velvet bean is one of the greatest soil building crops that can be grown, and at the same time it produces an abundance of nutritious feed that is almost as rich as cotton seed meal. The beans can be harvested and stored away for winter feed or left in the field for the cattle and hogs to graze throughout the winter. One of the best dairymen in the county makes this his principal crop for his cows in the winter, letting them graze it until March. COWPEAS Cowpeas is an important feed and (Continued on Last Page) -1 Harmony finds its expression is beauty. Nowhere in all of the beau-tilul "Magnolia State" has the above axiom been more beautifully wrought out to its fullest extent than in the "Sunsh ne Laboratory" of Aberdeen fair Aberdeen! Beautiful to look upon with its "Great White Way" to lifcht your path by niht, and its enchanting "Parkway" lsdcn with banana trees, magnolia trees, and cannas, interspersed wit's artesian wells of health giving waters, all up and down th3 maia thoroughfare of thi3 magnificent little city magic in its rejuvenating effects.

Since "like begets like" who wiB say that to be constantly surrounded by the beautiful will not produce tht beautiful in thought, word, and deedl As a beautiful face is the expressior of noble thought, so a "City Beautiful" is the expression of high ideals, aspirations, interested citizens, and progress-loving leadership! A good environment to dwell among! Witt 85 of the people owning their owe property, the problem is easily diagnosed. "Whence these beautiftL homes well-kept lawns rose arbon pecan and fig groves, etc. Wonderful how "business cobwebs" disappear as you pass down the "Parkway" drink at the Artesiat "fountain of youth," realize the joy of living in Aberdeen. Irresistible in its invitation, enchanting in iu beauty, superb in its opportunities. Aberdeen bids you Stop! Look! Listen Schools? The best in the state! Churches? Yes, six of them Methodist, Baptist, Christian, Presbyterian, Episcopal and CaUioIic.

Clubs? Yes, 17 of them! Rotary, Lions, Womans Club, Golf Club, Gun, Base Ball, Foot Ball, Basket Ball, Country Club, Elks. Parent-Teachers' Asociation, Masonic Order, Eastern Star; Woodmen; Odd Fellows, D. A. U. D.

Boy Scouts, Campfire Girls. In short everything to be desired for your edification and entertainment. Aberdeen has a Public Library of 2,500 volumes; a City Hall whiok surpasses that of any city twice itt size in the entire state; a Federal building which bears witness to i state of civic pride endorsing all for ward movement; a theatre building-at which place you may find higlr-class entertainment amost every night in the week (Sunday excepted) In short, if you are looking for new home, a place where qualitjr comes first; a first-class town surrounded by "God's best," when it comes to the country Aberdees swings wide its. portals, and bids you "WELCOME B3 LABOR CONDITIONS IN 'SOUTH. In Monroe County, we fortunate in having more farm and house labor, and cheaper labor tha any section of the Union.

In tbc. first place, our labor boards themselves, thereby saving our housewives many long hours of cooking We have both white and negro labor, Our negroes live to Hhemselve. They are old-fashioned 'negroes, well trained to all kinds of farm and house work; have their own separate schools and churches; ride in their own separate railroad coaches, ani have separate sections in the theatres, etc. They are very obed ient, cause us no trouble, and attend to their own business at all times. They make good mechanics, carpenters, brick-layers and masons.

They are very religious, have their own lodges, etc. ft OIL POSSIBILITIES Oil men and geologists believe that underlying North-Eastern Mississippi there are great hidden deposits of oil and gas; and being determined to develop these deposit several wells are now being drilled in this section. The indications here for oil are considered good by all oil experts who have looked over this section carefully. ELECTRIC POWER AVAILABLE The Aberdeen Municipal Power Plant, E.A. Stinson, Superintendent, is one of she best equipped electrical power plants in the South.

Mirr small manufacturing plants in flk city are furnished with motive power night and day from, th crtc central power plant. Bates for electrical energy" are quite.