The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-04-15
MISSISSIPPI CROPS.

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progress over the greater portion of
the State. Farming operations are
not SO far advanced as usual for this
time of year, although weather con-
ditions have generally been f~avora-
BILE since March /, with the excep-
ton of some heavy rains. Corn
planting is about completed south,
wnere the early planted is coming
up to good stands, and is generally
in progress in the middle and north
ern counties. The preparation for
cotton planting has only fairly
commenced, although a little cotton
has been planted in some sections.
A fair sized crop of spring oats
shows a good stand and is growing
nicely. Considerable sugar cans
has been planted south and some is
coming up. Irish potatoes and gar
dens are growing well and vegeta-
bic shipments have commenced
from some southern counties. Fruit
prospects are good, except over the
northern portion,of the State, where
many peach trees failed to bloom.
ELT COUNTIES.
Coahoma-Heavy rains; very little
corn planted; small grain looking
well; no cotton planted ret. J..
Henry.
Tallahatchie - Weather favorable:
corn planting commenced; very little
cotton land prepared for planting
A. j. Rylee.
Leflore-Rain on 10Th, remainder Of
wook fair M warm; farm work be-
ing pushed but, no planting has been
done yet.-B. T. Sayre.
SunlOwer-Rain on 28th; farming
operations three weeks later than last
season; very little corn planted.
B. Davis.
BOlivar-Farm work much behind;
very little corn planted; much cotton
land unprepared for planting; alfalfa
good; gardens doing well.--I. O..
Brown.
Washington Excellent weather:
rains beneficial; some early planted
corn coming up; blowing and planting
generally later.-G. w. Hall.
Holmes-GrCund too wet to plow
first part of week but conditions more
favorable past few days; some corn
being planted.-R. G. Wentworth.
Sharkey-Very little blowing and
practically no planting done; farm
work backward.-W. C.. Scarborough.
Warren-Tho weather generally IA
vorable; rain on 2Sth and 29th; early
planted corn coming up; gardens and
potatoes fine; some land being pre-
pared for cotton.-M, J. Harris.
NORTHERN COUNTIES.
Tippah-Some corn planted; farm
work generally ten days late; weather
warm.-W. P. Wiseman.
Acorn-Light rain on 2Sth weather
favorable; oats UP to a good stand
and looking well; blowing for corn
and cotton in prOgress.--L. B. Mitell-
TishomingO-Farm work progress
ing nicely, ground piowing up in good
condition; vegetation we'll advanced
for season; gardens doing nicely;
fruit promising, except peaches.-W.
G. Anderson.
Uncomfortable weather; much
land has been plowed and some corn
DldANCu, q So lea I'll OoNo
crop shows a good stand; light frost
on Both; peach crop a failure.-A. l.
Holloway.
Lafayette - Much blowing done;
corn planting in progress: gardens
late, but very prOmising-Prof. John
w. Johnson.
Panola-Farm work late; gardens
and Irish potatoes planted; small
acreage of oats up to good stand;
some peach orchards failed to bloom
while others were full of blooms.-R.
A. Dean.
Pontotoc-Favorable weather; some
upland corn planted; oats up to a fine
stand.-W. T. Stegall, Jr.
Monroe Favorable weather for
farm work which is backward; Irish
potatoes up to good stands; gardens
very backward.-J. J. Mcdonald.
MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES.
Carroll-Weather fine; corn plant
ing in progress; farm work generally
backward.-W. D. Brock.
Montgomery-Light rain on 28th;
light frost on Goth; weather generally
favorable; very few crops growing
j. E. Flowers.
Choctaw-Very little land prepared
for planting; spring oats fine; fall
oats not looking well, stands poor
w. M. Woodward.
Oktibbeha-Farm work two weeks
later than last season; soil rather
vet; some corn planted; labor scarce.
j. e. Brown.
Noxubee-Much corn and some cot
ton planted; considerable cotton land
TO be plowed yet; corn, sugar cana
and Irish potatoes coming up; oats
and gardens looking WE'LL. Y.
Campbell.
Winston Fine spring weather;
blowing just commercially. B. Mas
sey.
Leake-Favorable weather; some
ground too wet to pillow; farmers be-
hind; some corn planted. Y.
Blocker.
Madison-Heavy rain or 18th STOP
ped farm work for two days; cOrn
planting in progress; farm work
about two weeks later than last year.
"A. w. Gray.
Hinds-Favorable week; good prog
ress made in preparing cotton ground;
some corn planted early is now up to
oood stand: much corn planted during