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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
3
The ad proclaims Mademoiselle Dainty flour is back in the south with the same high standard Valier's Dainty Flour has long offered. War constraints paused production, but now readers are invited to bake lightest and whitest biscuits again with the familiar quality. N est ce pas merveilleux.
The report highlights the sheep industry decline as war needs lift prices in 1918 and shows sheep concentrated in open range counties with low yields. Hog numbers jumped 80 percent year over year with improved breed and prices averaging 16.00 per head. Goats rise rapidly due to reproduction, grazing, dog immunity, and a 400 percent price increase. goat numbers grew from 50,000 to 69,000 within a year.
The 1918 Mississippi farm animal values rose overall by 31.7 million dollars, led by mules valued at 43.9 million and hogs at 36.5 million. Milch cows reached 32.9 million, sheep edge back amid dog issues, and total horse and mule numbers set historical highs.
Franklin county will issue 200000 in bonds to build roads with Meadville to Turner link connecting with Adams county. The Adams county supervisors will improve the Turner link. Franklin county seeks federal aid through the state highway department. Jefferson county reportedly issued bonds for similar highway improvements.
Mississippi farmers using cooperative hog shipments report near record activity. Holmes county moved 313677.85 dollars in January while Yazoo state shipments valued around 40000 dollars. Holmes last year totaled 76000 dollars and Yazoo surpassed 200000 in 1918, aiming at 500000 this year as many counties continue regular shipments to big markets.
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