The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-06

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as follows: There is now on exhibi,
ton at the Sentinel once a wonder in
the vegetable line-something, the like
Il OF which we believe has never beaen
produced before. 1t is the hugest Of
all the huge cucumberS. the daddy
Of them all, and in the absence of a
better name we dubbed it Jumbo for
truly, It's a jumbo in proportions. The
seed was Accidentally procured by Dr..
H. X. Butler, of this place, while he
was visiting in Louisiana last year,
and was raised in his garden, being
watched by several of our citizens S
II grew to maturity. Now listen!
This cucumber weighs exactly Is
pounds. is u inches long and meas,
ures I'll. inches in circumference at
it to the Mississippi exhibit at the
Fair (guess Hi Henry can raise enough
money to pay the eypressage and show
II as the boss of the cucumber
patches OF the world)."
Tippah county takes the cake for
bee trees, and has the honey to spread
on a large chunk of cake. 1t is re-
ported that a tree was found up there
not long since thnt netted the finder
50 gallons. While the amount might
possibly have bee1 intended by the
reporter as 80 pounds, in either case
il was a large lot of honey to get from
one swarm of bees. Now the question
naturally presents itself: If bees do
so well in the wild state, why not
give them the care attendant upon an
apiary and make them do better? 1t
has always been c%ontended that bees
would not do well here because there
was so little meadow land, clover. etc.
But a change is coming over the couN-
try In that respect, and along with the
Introduction Of stock raising with at
tendant hay rops. why not bring in
the bee to gather a harvest not avail
able otherwise?
a citizen Of Amite county wants to
know what the editor of this depart
ment knows about farming Well, to
be truthful about the matter, it must
be admitted that his experience has
been limited, but his observation has
been and is still working on full time,
Then, too II the gentleman will OBJ
serve closely. he will see that matters
pertaining to farming are demonstrate
ed by the experience of others, which
ia by far the safest plan for any man
to use on any subject. There are by
far too many farmers GU who do their
frming from the sixth story Of a city
building and write great quantities of
advice for the fellow between the pillow
handles. But the actual experiences
of men active in the work ia what
counts, and upon these will be predi'
Gated the predictions and advice fur
ntshed by the Greater Mississippi de-.
partment. The opinions and expert.
ence of ~sure-enouSh farmers will al.
ways be given the greatest considera'
ton.
The hill lands of Mississippi offer
great inducements for the raising Of
AUgora goats. This Is a hardy animal
and proves profitable to owners in the
States further North. The greatest
expense in that section Is protection
from me severe weather, and the win
ters are short and mild, with consider
able forage that is good the year
round Tho Afunrn is q mt I've nf
Turkey. a warm climate, and should
do better here than further pOrth.
These goats are being introduced in
the sand hills east of Aberdeen and
splendid sucC ass IS attending the eX-
pertinent, 1t is to be hoped that our
people will give this subject some
thought and investigation, There is
something in it.
Mississippi's prosperity has not yet
reached high tide. The resources Of
the State are as yet practically un-
touched, and the full measure Of the
States greatness will not be known
until the virgin forests, now untouched
by the woodlands axe, are converted
into fertile fields, The time is coming
on apace.
Although agriculture is Mississippis
leading industry. manufacturing in its
various branches seems likely to sur.
pass 1t in the near future. In 1880 the
value Of manufactured products was
only IL per cent Of that of agricultural
products. while in 1900 this ratio had
increased to 40 per cent. As this md
Gates, the growth of manufacturing in
Mississippi has been very rapid.
Push Mississippi" when occasion
affords.
The h~ustling little city of Pon@otoc
IS still doing things. The town is
showing a phenomenal growth since
the extension OF the railroad and
broadening the guage. Tie people are
determined that it shall be one of the
best In the State.
Mississippi is exporting peaches in
enormous quantities this year, and
threatens ere long to be a formidable
rival Of Delaware and Georgia in the
production anu export of this luciOrs
fruit.
70 the home-seeking, h~ome-making
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