The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-09-08
ISSISSIPPIMATTER

The Governments weekly crop re-
pHt iofthis State foil0ws.
-FAe mean temperature FOR the week
We, considerably above normal. being
extremely h0t On the 24ih and 18th.
Rainfall va. yey uBeFenly distributed
0Fer tbs State. being heagy over The
es,t-egntral and Northeastern counties.
Over The western portion Of the State
Only light scattered showers Rerc re-
parted.
While there j. a general complaint
OF shedding IL cotton, due 70 the rains
Of The past t@O or three Heeks being
f0lloas1 bg excessive hot seathef, the
erop A. a Nhose shows some slight i'm.
p]ryyclnent. especially ia The northern
half Of the state. Worms. rust and
blight are still reported, but their dam
aging effect Is not 20 noticeable a
iast week. BONs arr beginning TO open
Ia portions II the northern section aud
preparations are being made to com
meuce picking, while throughout the
middle and southern counties bolls are
opening rapidly ana picking II general.
General opinion j. that tho yield viii
b .igilt, a. crop has grown ton muah
rt
weed and j. comparatively small. The
lover b0ll- on the i0wland cotton are
Injured considerably by rotting.
'tOTa ia aboGt made, crop shows
more favorable condition in northern
than IN southern counties. Hay and
fodder being saved witb from fair to
good yield reported. Pastures fine.
,Aj minor crops doing sci and grow
ing nicely
The Mississippi Industrial Ezposi-
ton has had application for The privi-
leEe 81 exhibiting a cotton picker dur
ing the fair week in Jackson. and
wants ton 10 fifteen acres OF cotton on
which 10 demonstrate the workings Of
the machine. The representative Of
IL. picking machine company WAS 10
Jackson recently 70 see Manager Me
Kay and assured hin that he would
bring tho machine to Jackson during
the exposition Il the cotton c9gld be
secured To pick. The agent Of tho picker
states that it takes five men to operate
the machine, and that they will aver
age so pounds per day each. The
average picking b. hand is less than
100 pounds per day. though occasion
aily one hears Of men who on a wager |
picked a. much a. the machine claims
to pick.
Capt. Rainey, manager of the States
big convict farm in Rankin county. re-
ports that crop conditions there are
gOod. That farm does not plant much
cotton. II j, the farm where the great
majority Of the white conyicts ara kept,
and the operations there are quite dif.
tereut from what they are on the Delta
farms, where cotton is the chief pro-
duct. Capt, RaincF has q 7O9-acrc crop
Of corr that il the pride aud the ad-
miratgon OF every patriotic Misgissip
plan vino see. it. It has been estimated
that it j., certain for 80 bushels to the
acre. The corn is all Of the prolific
variety, and every stalk has from two
" five ears. The State OF Mississippi
l. very proud of this corn crop, and also
Of The magnificent crop OF cowpeas
that II covering every stalk Of corn.
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At a picnic ut Hudson Springs, KEN
per county, Frank and Manson Chisulr,
hrit copainz. engaged in a fight, both
being fatally wounded. During q per-
s0nai alteration in the presence OF a
crowd 81 ladies, Manson ChisOlm adj
vanced on his cousin with a knife. stab
bing him on either side of the neck.
inhicting mortal wounds and attempting
the third cut, but Frank Chis0ln. wl1iie
falling, pulled his pistol and shot twice,
both bullets taking effect in the breast
and stomach. Manson Chiso!m died al
most instantly and Frank the next day.
Capt, ]. f. Merry of the Illinois Gem
trail railroad writes Manager Mckay
that he has by no means abandoned Iii,
idea OF running o great excursion to
Jackson during the exposition week.
and that he il now working il up for all
is worth. By that time. Nov. 10. all
danger of fever will have passed. and
no one need be afraid to visit the South.
At least that is the idea Of the manage
ment Of the exposition, and they are
going right ahead with their arrange
mersts for the biggest and best show
Mississippi has eve seen.
There viii he no County Institute in
Bolivar county, the county Superin-
tendcut and the health board having
it of OF account Of the quaran-
tine restrictions.
The Capitol Commissioner have re-
received a large shipmcntof fur
niture for the Capitol. most of which
has been installed in the several offices.
and which adds greatly TO the appear
ancc of the establishment. In the LOT
Is an outfit for a postoiiice, and here
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