The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-12-08
Mississinni Weathnr.

Or adYlSableH Gen. Fridge is DESTROYS
>t having the matter cleared up.
Mississippi Weather.
The following data, covering q period
of seventeen years, have been compiled
from the weather bureau records at
tifty-five observation stations in Missis-
Sippi. They are issued to show the con
ditions that have prevailed in the State,
during December, for the above period
of years, but must not be construed as
a forecast of the weather conditions for
the present month:
Mean or normal temperature, As.
The warmest month was that of 1889,
with an average Of 60.
The coolest month was that of 1903,
with an average of 43.
Some Of the highest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: SO at Port
Gibson in 1892 and So at Crystal Springs
in 1904.
Some OF the lowest temperatures re-
corded were as follows; Zero at Ripley
and Holly Springs in 1901.
Average rain for the month 4.Sl
inches.
Average number Of days with 0.0l
inch or more 6.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was S.4 inches in 1897
The least ayerage monthly nrecinito-
ton was O.94 inch in 1899.
Some OF 1.-THE greatest monthly amounts
of precipitation recorded were as fol-
lows: HIS inches at Edwards in 1897
and II IN inphn1 at Ri,ln,- l., ln0t
Some OF the least monthly amounts Of
precipitation recorded were as follows:
0.50 men at Batesvllle in lSS9 and 0.29
men ut HreenVllle and OBI inch at
ater Naliey IN ls'6.
me average snowfall ranges from
ABOUT TWO lllcileo III the extreme north
erll toulOlc5 70 . trace IN the gun
Coulit'eS' II l'ccelnpef' 1917 snow
lrt y" "7P'n VI i''ciieS LII 'iay
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,o nietSSU mpLn'oor 0. cieaF uayS' l1'
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Should Encourage Cattle Raising.
Two years ago the State OF Mississippi
changed its system of buying fresh meat
for the Mississippi Hospital for the In.
sane at Jackson, and Since that time
there has been considerable kicking" on
The part of farmers, butchers, hide buy.
ers and others interested in the old plan.
The fact that the insane hospital pur.
chased about 1000 head of cattle per
raor uova u,ito an ;mnatus 10 tho o
,Ie-raising and the cattIe-fecding indus.
try in the vicinity of Jackson, and made
business for a considerable number of
the citizens Of the State. Now, how.
ever, the insane hospital is feeding more
than 1000 patients on beef that is pur.
chased from a Chicago packer, who Is
considered one of the chief spirits in the
beef trust"
The mount of fresh meat purchased
Der dav from the Chicago concern il said
TO be $50 pounds. That means 200, $50
pounds for one year, and which. at $40
per pound. amounts to St0,840,5O.
The price of native cattle ON foot il
2 IL cents per pound. so that A steer
weighing 1000 pounds would cost the
State 30. me Ialue OF the mae tal-
'o"' cue, Is paced at S''fo' so nat tie
Of a l,OoO-pound steer would be only
net. The 1000 pound steer
VIII dress, net meat, $50 pounds, making
the average cost per pound, 800.
200, $50 pounds OF Chicago
meat at $40 means ...,.. .$10,8i0.5O
200. $50 pounds of Mississippi
meat aft 2 40 ia = 900 o.
The excess of cost Of the Chicago
meat over the native meat in one wear
is. therefore. in the n~eiphborbooi of
s3o1t25. at present prices If Z 40 for
the foreion t%rist meat Iast vear Tho
State mid $50 for its chicago meat
n II aro,,od an III otbor tand th,+