Two Hundred Head Aberdeen Angus Cattle 



BLACK PRAIRIE BELT 



In the northeast portion of Mississippi, adjoining the Northeast Highlands, 

 is a stretch of country known as the Black Soil Prairie Belt. Its greatest length is 

 about 100 miles and its width is from 10 to 26 miles. It is one of the most affluent 

 and prosperous sections of the State, which is directly traceable to the fertility of 

 this soil, the basis of all wealth, when combined with climate and moisture. The 

 prevailing soil is deep, dark loam, rich in carbonate of lime. Outcropping at 

 places are lighter soils, clay and sandy loams. The black soils yield abundant 

 crops of corn and cotton, oats, alfalfa, cow peas, velvet beans, Lespedeza and all 

 other clovers. With these crops, the dairy and live-stock industries are closely 

 allied. Several creameries have already been established in this section, thus 

 providing a ready market for the dairy farmer's milk and cream. 



Green Fields All the Year Mean a Good Herd of Dairy Cattle 



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