The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16
BY II. E. BLAKEsLEE. Jackson.

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nil over the State without processing it
until you would hardly recognize in it
the Old-fashioned molasses made on the
common sorghum pan. The following
| has been offered by a reliable gentleman
NJ q safe and effective means of hand
ling the syrup, he stating that there is
now in his possession molasses three
years old that has not fermented in the
least. That it is just as good as when
it comes from the evaporation. Have
bottles for holding the syrup, preferably
of quart size, ready when the crushing
season begins. Place them in a re-
c~eptacle of water close beside the evap-
orator and keep the water at boiling
| heat. When the molasses comes from
the pan and while boiling hot, pour into
the hot bottle, push cOrks below top
of bottle "a little way and seal with wax.
This is all there is to it. Now if there
are others who see this article and have
tried it with or without success, let me
hear from you If not, it is especially
desired that it be given a trial at sew
eral places in the State this summer
when the crushing season begins. Ii
you will try it with Il dozen or more
bottles of syrup, let the writer know at
once, and he will keep in touch with you
and gladly report the success attained.
Would like to have two or three i'll the
southern part of the State with sugar
cane and the same number Ill the north
ern part with sorghum cane. If the crop
can be preserved for summer use with
out losing its delicious flavor or going
through with a fermenting process the
syrup crop of the State could be made
to bring millions of dollars. No syrup
in the world compares with the cane
syrup made from Louisiana cane on a
common sorghum pan, and not far be-
hind is the molasses made from sor-
ghum cane. The man who will furnish
a means of keeping it for summer use
will have done a great service to the
people of the State. If you are at all
interested please let it be known, so
that your cooperation can be depended
upon. Every assistance possible will be
given by this department and general
publicity guaranteed should the means
be found. 1t is a subject worthy of at
~tention at the hands of our people.
On the 1st instant the writer's aged
mother passed away at his home III
Jackson. The remains were carried to
the old home at New Albany for inter
ment. Many who read this notice will
understand, having experienced the ire
parable loss of the one who brought
them into the world, tenderly cared for
the infant, counseled and guided the
youth and blessed the man. After %
years of joys, SORROWS, anticipatlohs and
disappointments, this is the end of the
present and the beginning of a brighter
existence. Friends in Jackson and New
Albany were attentive and sympathetic.
The language with this word omitted
would leave the world a blank. The
good. old before-the-war black nanny,
God bless her, was faithful to the end,
and in this connection it Is said to con-
template that in q few more years these
good old negroes will all have passed
from the scene of action and the new
crop is not capacitated to take their
places. Our Southerners know how to
appreciate these old mammies and will
miss them in the future.
Within the past ten days the writer
has travelled over a large portion of the
State north of the A.. & '. railroad, and
was very much gratified to find the crops
up there in a splendid condition. Both
cotton and corn were clean and healthy,
cotton rather small for the time of year,
but growing nicely. Rains had fallen
almost over the entire district, and
while it was somewhat heavy in spots,
generally proved to be excellent sea
sons The oat crop was being harvested
and yielding about as usual. Other
crops were in a condition equally as
favorable. Prospects are flattering, and
with an ordinary JUNE the yield prom
ises to be above the average. \ far
price for cotton this fall will insure
the period of prosperity being expert
enced by the State for another year.
A greater Investigation of interests will
require less to be bought from the out
side and leave a greater portion of the
money at home. Mississippi is doing
s~plendidly and our people have a great
deal to be thankful for. No State IN
the Union offers more for the eXpendl-
ture of a moderate amount of energy
and fair management. Impress this fact
upon the young men and induce them
to stay with us.
j. B. Martin of Yazoo county recently
hauled a load of stuff to Yazoo City for
1t was all raised at home, and
brought the best of prices. The load
consisted of home cured hams, shoulders,
bacon, sweet potatoes and peas. There
were fifty hams that averaged Is pounds
each and brought Is cents per pound.
The shoulders he sold at 1919 cents, the
bacon at 10 cents, the potatoes at $1.0O
per bushel and the peas at $500 per
bushel. The load brought $225.00. This
is not the first load of the kind Mr.. Mar
tin has sold in Yazoo City this year..
He has been to town several times and
never fails to bring in a load of market
able stuff. Next year he says that he
will butcher so hogs, and have more
meat to sell than ever.
Orange Harrington. of Jones county,
D prominent and educated farmer, does
not believe that geese would be worth
4 great deal to cotton fields infested
johnson grass, from the fact that
it gets tough so soon that they could
not eat it. However, he cites experiences
to show that crab grass can be kept
down in this way. He cites the expert
ence of Mr. c. H. Bush, who lives near
Mr.. Bush planted a piece of
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