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Show . Worthless , - < - - Swamp Converted into Productive Producfii I'nrl'l Inrll ' ' ! I.nn Inn . . : ! .w\ .w . .wmany \ many iany years ago much of , _ theL the I southeastern . . - - part . . of i ui MIssouri mussouri was as a great wooded Swampeast swamp Swamp east It sembles was called _ Todav Today itrr it rr re reworldFirst Yazoo valley of M sslss ppl wIth wIthsome some of the nchest soU world in the worldFirst FIrst came the th . .oodsmen oodsmen who down cut the trees In the swampland Next came - a - few . . settlers oelucrs who were successful weresuccessful with divers In farmingIn 192360uthern 1923 southern 60uthern fled fted farming planter planters s ; andshare and ndshare share share- share - - . croppers running away from the theboll theboll boll v eevil discovered the 10credlble 10credlblerichness incrediblerichness richness of S vampeast where in inpbces Inpl pbces " > ces the alluvial muck had beenas been as muchas much as . 200 .lOO lOO feet thIckMore thick thickMore More than two mill on acres of ofSwampeast Swampeast bygreat today are drained dramed by great worthless ditches dltches What was once worth . less swamp land is now worth up to $1 1 to$1 to1 $ almosttwice 000 an acre acrel I It produces almost tWIce as much cotton to the acre acreas acre1 as any other non irrlga Irrigated ted land - - - - - - - - - . . . la k1 acresIn own Today it has 400 000 acres in twoper cotton . which hich hichalthough although only two per cent ot of landmakes M ssoun SSOUri s farm land makes cotton the state s lead ng cash ngcash cropOne crop cropOne I One ol of the largest developments CDnslstmg developmentsconsisting developmentsCDnslstmg of I of milesof ditches more which than 1 000 miles dram 550 000 acres 000acres is the Little LltUe d drainaged striCt trict _ bUIlt huilt- huilt huilth - by h River - - - - dramage - enterprisewIthout private enterprise wIthout a penny of money statemoney federal or state |
