The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-01-05

jackson county was awarded the
grand prize at the Corn and Cotton
Carnival for the best and the most
complete county exhibit and well was
the honor deserved. The old Secreta-
ry of States office was transformed
into veritable dream of semi-trop-
ical fruits and products. The various
articles were artisically displayed and
the effect was most pleasing through
out. No doubt great many citizens
of that county would have been sur
prised at the excellent showing made
and wondered if it could all have
come from home. Mr.. Frank Ell. Lew
is and Hon. M. HI. Dees, of the Pas
cagoula Commercial Club were the ac-
tive spirits in the exhibit and they did
themselves proud. In the exhibit OF
cane syrup they produced fine va
riety, some of the stalks being seven
or eight feet in height, and the syr-
up was clear and delicious. This crop
is fast becoming a leading factor In
that section and canneries are being
built to keep the syrup sweet and
good during the hot weather. The
largest turnips at the Carnival were
In this exhibit the last two days, not
being awarded the prize because the
large ones were not there when the
Judges investigated There were
number that one would make meal
for good sized family. New radishes
were shown in profusion and the state
ment made that shipments were going
forward to northern markets every
day. AS good corn as could be pro-
duced in the United States was shown
grown on sandy land with little com
mercial fertilizer and with yield
highly satisfactory. Rice was another
part of the exhibit that attracted at
tention and of he best quality. The
principal part of the exhibit however,
was in the line of fruits, such as
oranges, grapefruit, lemons, grapes,
figs, pecans, cumquats, perslmmons
and others too numerous to mention.
There were fine native oranges and
quantity of the celebrated Satsuma
oranges that are hardy and not dam
aged by the cold weather. This varie-
ty is being grown extensively and is
proving highly satisfactory. Many
large groves are coming into bearing
and thousands of trees being planted
every wear. It is undoubtedly the
orange for successful growth In South
Mississippi. Grape fruit is another
fruit that is being largely grown and
with much success. 1t very much re-
sembles a large orange and is close
akin to that family. Figs are import
ant in the crops grown and those DIS
PLAYED were exceedingly fine. Fig
orchards pay well and the demand is
unlimited. japanese persimmons are
beginning to plan an important part
in the commerce of that section. They
are MANY times larger than the wild
variety and possess a distinctive fla
vor that is very pleasant. The cum
ouat is a small orange or lemon, be-
ing a cross between these two fruits.
It very much resembles an orange on
the surface but the meat is more like
a lemon. They are eaten without tax
ing off the rind, having splendid ha-
yor. This is the home OF the paper
shell pecan and those shown were I'M
mense in size and quality. The pecan
orchards are being extended from year
to wear and ere long this will be one
of the very best producers OF pecans
in the world. The trees are hardy and
of fairly quick growth, beginning to
bear at five years old and coming into
full producing season at about ten or
twelve. The display of native TIM
ber polished to show the grain, was
a distinctive feature of the jackson
county exhibit and was the means OIL
attracting a great deal OF attention
and favorable comment. Much care
had been shown in preparing this ex-
bibit and it made grand showing for
that county. Fresh snap beans were
an attractive feature also and went to
show that the garden could be made to
produce twelve months in The year IN
that favored section. A large number
of small bottles of matchless cane syr-
nm were distributed among the thous-
ands of visitors who saw the exhibit
The people of Jackson are to be given
great credit for the enterprise shown
in making this magnificent display Of
what could be accomplished on then
soil and there will no doubt be hand
some return for the time and money
expended. All who saw it were louc
ia their praise, and it should be the
means N of adding many good people tc
those already there.
Laurel has set its figures as ter
thousand inhabitants to be secured b,
the end of this year. 1t is commun
ity of hustlers and viii pretty nearly
accomplish what it goes after.
Ripley is contemplating the build
ing of a canning factory. The coun
try adjacent to that town would max.
a fine trucking community and witt