The Tupelo journal., 1904-08-12
Mississippi State News
Weather and Crop Report.

Weather and Crop Report.
The weather crop report for the
past week is as follows:
The mean temperature for the week
averaged about 3 degrees below nor
NAL. Moderate to heavy showers fell
but generally fair weather prevailed
the remainder of the week.
Hail did some damage in Washington
county. On the whole there has been
an Improvement in crop conditions,
over the central and north
ern portions of the State, where crops
are about all laid by. On lowlands
cotton has grown o. much stalk at
the expense of fruiting, and over the
southern portion of the State there is
considerable complaint Of plants turn
ing yellow and shedding, but on up
lands the crop is losing the sappy ap-
pearance and is fruiting quite well. AS
a rule, fields continue more or less
grassy in all sections. Young corn is
generally developing nicely. although
some lowland fields have been dam
aged by too much moisture. Old corn
is maturing finely and in the southern
counties fodder pulling has COM
menced. Sugar cane, sorghum, peas
and sweet potatoes are doing well.
Melons are plentiful, but of only fair
quality. Turnip seeding has com
menced. Hay crops are fine and pas
lures continue in excellent condition.
Boil WeeviI In Mississippi.
What promised to be the best cot
ton crop that vas ever produced IN
county is now threatened
with ruin. 1t is said the boil weevil
has made its appearance in two sec
tons Of the county and blight,
caused by the wet weather, is get
ting in its work. There is hardly
a doubt but that the genuine Texas
boil weevil is at work, as the speci-
mems brought in are pronounced
genuine by parties who have had
two years experience with these de-
structiye pests in Texas. At the
of attack they are literally
destroying the cotton, and grave
fears are entertained by the farmers
for the safety of the cotton crop.
A String to II.
The Cumberland Telephone Com
pany has promised the people of
Hattiesburg a new and ~up-to-date
switchboard and a service second to
none in the country, but this prom
ise is to be realized when the town
Of Hattiesburg and the company
to an agreement relative to
the length of time Of the franchise
asked by the company.
Fruit and Vegetable Shipments.
West Point boasts of having
shipped $3.50 crates Of vegetables
and fruits this season, which have
netted the shippers S11,15o. The
town has ALSO shipped six carloads,
valued at $4,000, and thousands OF
new fruit trees are being set out, in
dicating that the business is going
to be brisk there some of these days.
Bids Not Satisfactory.
The board of mayor and aldermen
of Macon have rejected all bids for
the erection of their waterworks
plant. and will readvertise. The
town has voted 100000 for the pur-
pose, and $4,000 to purchase the
electric light plant.
Big Mill Starts Up at Hattiesburs.
The Eastman Gardner sawpills
started up a few days ago at Hat
tiesburg, with 800 men on the pay
rolls, and that means a great e
vival of business for that section Of
the State. This mill turns out $780,
600 feet Of lumber per day.
Enforcing Agricultural Contracts.
The DeSoto county authorities
are falling people for violating agrl-
cultural contracts. One Lucius Hall
violated his contract with E. l..
Bass in hat county a few days ago,
and has been turned over to the
county convict contractor to work
out his fine and costs.
An Unsettled Question.
Simpson county is at a loss to
know where its court house will he
located. 1t was at Westville, but
election moved it to Mendenhall.
and now the Circuit Court has
moved it back again to Westvill2,
while the Supreme Court points its
finger toward M~endenhall.
To Be Selected by Drawing.
County superintendent of educa-
ton throughout the State are giving
notice that new students at the A.
& M. College will be selected this
year by drawings instead of by COM
petitive examinations, as per act of
the late Legislature.
Bonneville on a Boom.