The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-10-11

Ihe writer In MS Olllcld cdpaci1y
has been endeavoring to create an In
terest in the approach and sure ad-
vent Of the boil weevil; not to cause
any unnecessary uneasiness, but for
the purpose of acquainting our peo-
pie with the habits of the insect and
the proper methods of fighting him.
The Aberdeen Examiner along this
this same line offers the following
good advice: "Don't worry over the
approaching bolt weevll, simply put
your house in order and defy him.
The evil, almost inevitable unless
some strange phenomena arrests its
progress, will only be temporary.
With climate and soil like ours, all
things are practicable and profitable
in the way Of agriculture. The fact
is, you can piow prarie land deep,
harrow and roll them, and get more
out Of your hay crops than most OF
you can make on cotton, and as to the
labor question, that will cease to
worry you until the general revival
of cotton planting. Two years Of boil
weevil on the prairie will make that
section the greatest stock section OF
the Union. AS to the sand laud, We
do not believe that they will be invad-
ed by the weevil."
This is excellent advice, especially
thai part relating to getting your
house in order and defying the wee
Ill. The advent Of the weevil will
undoubtedly mean a diversIication of
,rops and necessarily rotation, and
nay after all prove blessing to our
tate if taken properly. 1t has pro-
zen so in Texas and it stands our peo-
Die in hand to profit by the experience
that great state. Don't worry but
oe prepared.
The Meridian Board Of Trade has
ecently established freight bureau
or the purpose of auditing freight
ills for its members, correcting er-
ors in rates and securing rates on GER
ain commodities. The manager will
-isit like institutions in other cities
nd learn from that what an expe-
ience of years has taught In the ham
ling of the business. The Jackson
Board of Trade has also perfected a
ike organization with Mr.. J. T. Saw
2ge an experienced railroad man in
'harge. The same service will be
>erformed for the jackson business
nan. The benefits to be derived from
such organizations is of value, in both
arge and small shipments. With an
experienced man In charge, incorrect
'atings will be discovered and the
,vercharge refunded, amounting 70
arge sums in the course of year.
The activity Of Mississippi towns
long this line goes to prove that our
BUSINESS people are adopting up-to-
late business methods that will in a
Few years mean a great saving to
hem in the way Of freights.
From your best fields of cotton Sc
ect the best portion, and in this
choice division, mark the most vigor-
Gus and productive plants, showing
short joint and fruit limbs near the
bottom. The entire plant should be
an exceptional fruit producer. Seed
should be selected from these marked
cotton stalks, but the top bolls and
bolls on the ends of the limbs should
not go into the lot for seed; they
tend to make the cotton later. The
bolls selected for seed should be pick
ed by special field hands sent in ad-
vance of the regular pickers. This
seed cotton should be stored In dry
place and watched to prevent mix
ing. Special care must be taken at
the gin, that the gin and floor are
free from all other cotton seed be-
fore ginning. Store this seed an a
dry place. Where greater length of
staple is desired, select for seed such
bolls only as show the longest staple.
By careful selection most any desired
qualities, or characteristics, can ul-
timately be secured.-Delta Demo-
crat.
At intervals during the past few
years the writer has called atten-
ton to the possibilities of guiseng cul-
ture in Mississippi. An acre of this
plant at seven or eight years of age
is said to be worth some $4,000
What it would cost to produce this
acre of ginseng is problematical, but
surely nothing like what it would be
worth. At Hickory Flat in Benton
county Rev. w. E. Crum is growing a
bed that is now four years old. Near
Aberdeen another planting was made
last year and in the course of time
we will know from actual experience
what can be done with the plant it
Mississippi. 1t grows wild in ths
northern section of the state and 1t
appears reasonable that it could be
cultivated successfully.
An Aberdeen paper calls attention
to the fact that Mississippi has long
been sorghum producing state and
that the movement now on foot Is tc