The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-07-12


the splendid syrup crop of the state
for summer use is bearing fruit. Let
ters have been received from number
of persons with regard to the plan
suggested two weeks since. 1t seems
that it has been tried, with slight va
riations, and found successful. Sew
eral parties have offered samples two
and three years old for confirmation
that can be perfectly kept, and 1t has
been decided that all who can fur
nish few bottles or cans and will do
so, they will be received with thanks
and comprehensive exhibit VIII be
made at the Exposition this fall to-
gether with all information necessary
to enable others to go and do like
wise Orabge Harrington in his =" Far
mers Page" for Laurel paper makes
the following reply to a request from
the writer for his experience on this
subject: "We have practiced heat
ing the jugs and bottles but find that
it does little or no good compared with
tflling them right from the pan. We
have been juggling and bottling our
syrup for three years and have never
heard of but one jug being sour-fer-
mented, and l believe that was a
mistake---a le One man has ham
died over 400 gallons for me since the
last of February. Cleanliness is the
main thing to keep the syrup from
fermenting. An old barrel that has
had syrup in it is unfit for syrup
again. AS for me, | never expect to
put syrup in a barrel for my own use.
Cleanliness will not prevent syrup
fermenting but does its share. jugs
and bottles Should be just as clean as
clean hot water will make them and
taken right from the wash and filled
and eorked. | prefer dark bottles
to light colored. | find that dark bot
ties sugar less than the light. The
only trouble that l have ever heard of
in bottling, was keeping the syrup
from erystalizing. The only reliable
remedy for preventing this is, to skim
the syrup on the pan as little as pos
sible; say scarcely any for one-third
the distance of the pan from where
the syrup is turned off. The syrup
should have only a few inches to run
to a receptacle and be stirred just as
little as possible while getting into
your Jug or bottle. After the vessel
is filed and corked it should be set
aside with the care with which you
would handle an egg and not moved
for at least one month. Dr. Stock
bride Of the Florida Experiment Sta
tion recommends tin cans for putting
up syrup; and for preventing crystal
izing, from four to eight drops oil of
vitrol to the gallon" Mr.. Herring
ton emphasizes the point of absolute
cleanliness in the handling Of the syr-
up as have others. While he does not
think it absolutely necessary to have
the jugs, bottle or cans hot for filling,
he recommends that they be taken
from a wash of hot water and filed
Immediately. Would be pleased to
hear from others on the subject.
"A novel and sensible scheme has
been adopted by the Finkbine Lum
ber Co., of Virgins to people their
mills. The establishment Of an exper-
mental farm has demonstrated that
the soil in that vicinity is of superior
quality and that after the timber has
been removed from the land it can
then be made a fine farming cou1-
try. The scheme is described in the
following which was published as a
news item from Virgins: GAS a re-
suit of the experimental farm, the
Mississippi Insterstate Colonizing Co.,
of Gulfport, has recently been form
ed and have purchased from the Fink
bine Co., all their cut over lands, con-
sisting of about 10000 acres, and
have placed them on the market and
are. selling them out to people with
but little means Oh very easy terms.
The Finkbines, for the purpose of
aiding in carrying out their ideas of
colonization and agriculture, have
agreed to give employment in their
mills to every purchaser of forty acres
or more, at wages ranging from $3.50
to $275 per day, and the company
owning these lands sell them at $12.50
per acre, one-fourth cash and one
fourth each year until paid for with
six per cent on all deferred payments.
The Finkbina Lumber Co., is furnish
ing building material for these settlers
at one-third cash and the balance in
one and two years with six per cent
on deferred payments" !"
Through the efforts of Vice-Pres-
ident Washington Of the Cotton As
sociation, Starkville is to have cot
ton warehouse for the purpose of car
ing for cotton safely and cheapiy
while being held for a fair price.
Mississippi has fattering prospect;
for crops Of ever kind just at pres
ent and indications are that the year
will prove most prosperous one
There will be little emigration to west
ern states under such conditions and
there is no occasion for aay at all