The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-11-10


Il have recently received several let
ters asking me to call to the attention
of our farmers the present low price of
cotton seed, and ask their cooperation
in raising the price. 1 find that on the
basis of good sound seed the mills are
paying from $12 to $13 per ton. The
seed damaged by recent rains are bring
ing from S. to So per ton, and, think OF
it, our farmers are selling seed at these
prices! Are the mills to blame for this 3?
A large number of farmers in many sec
tions of Mississippi have put their money
in oil mills and succeeded in advancing
the price of seed materially. or recent
years the mills have not made money;
III fact, they all lost money, due to the
low price of oil and the comparatively
high price for seed. At the present price
for oil, there can be no doubt that good
seed are easily worth from $15 to SIG
per ton; but the mill men having lost
money by too much competition, like
sensible men, got together and by some
mysterious process of cooperation, sue
ceeded in buying seed for less than the
market value, and the farmer, fool that
he is. supplies the demand. How long
will it be before our farmers learn the
value and necessity of cooperation?
Aside from this, what are seed worth to
the lands? The chemical analysis of cot
ton seed shows a fertilizer value of $12.20
per ton; this does not take into consider
alton the vegetable matter in seed, which
is worth from So to s. per ton of seed,
making the seed easily worth az a fer
tilizer $15 to SIT per ton, and vet, thou
sands of our farmers are selling their
sced-robbing the soil of its fertility
and decreasing its productive capacity
each and every year by this process of
robbery. The soils of Mississippi are
growing less productive, and our children
will inherit a barren waste unless we
stop this insane policy. Again, one
pound of cotton seed iudiciously fed to
cattle is worth as much as one and one-
quarter pounds of corn. One ton of corn
at so cents per bushel. when fed to cat
tie is worth $17.S5. One ton of cotton
seed fed to cattle is worth $3.50. Again,
after the cattle have been fed on cotton
seed and the manure properly saved and
returned to the land, it has a fertilizer
value of SIS per ton of cotton seed. thu
making a combined feeding and fertilizer
value of $1,000 per ton, as compared to
corn. which has no fertilizer value and n
feed value of only $17.S5; and yet, our
farmers will sell this valuable product
for from s. to SIS per ton. The price of
seed would be easily solved if our farm
ers would pursue a rational course ana
sell one-half of the seed at $40 per ton
and return the other half to the land.
Can we, by organization, bring about this
I sincerely hope that Il vari-
Gus county organizations will take this
matter up, which is so easy Of solution,
and solve it in a rational manner"
A correspondent of the Southern Plan
tation writes az follows about the flower
Of a we'll known plant: Il have dis
covered a remedy for pulmonary con-
sumption. 1t has cured n number OF
eases after they had commenced bleeding
Mt the lungs, and the hectic flush was
already on the cheek. After trying this
to my W satisfaction, | have
thought philanthropy required that |
should let it be known to the world.
It is the common MULLEN, stepped strong
and sweetened with coffee sugar, and
frank freely. The herb should be gath
cred before the end of July, if conven-
.ent.
young or old plants are good dried IN
he shade and kept in clean bags. The
medicine must be continued from three
70 six months, according to the nature
the disease. 1t is very good for the
blood vessels also. 1t strengthens and
builds up the system. instead of taking
away strength. 1t makes good blood
md takes inflammation away from the
mos. It is the wish Of the writer that
very periodical in the United States,
and Europe should publish this
eceipt for the benefit of the human fam
lv. Lay this up and keep it in the
ready for use"
The writer by invitation spent a day
IS the guest of. the NIcComb City Fair
asst week. This is the third year of the
air and the promoters are we'll pleased
With tho showing made. "A number of
he agricultural exhibits were exception
,llv good. aSiWas also several in each of
he other departments. The attendance
vas very nattering, indeed, and more es-
when. lit is taken into considera-
ion that the Storm and bad weather had
nut the farmers behind with their crops,
nd that, every effort was being made to
atch up. with the gathering. The fair
n Pike is on a firm basis, and already
for. next year are being perfected.
extra inducements will be offered for
Exhibits. of agricultural. horticultural,
took and. other farm products. 1t is ex-
,ected that the present building will be
ntirelv filled with these and that Others
vilT' be erected to take care of the over
low. The people are enthusiastic in the
fort tetmake the. fair next year twice
8 good as this, which insures it being
mong the very beet III the whole State,
The fifth annual meeting of the Ma
ional ~Nut' Growers Association was
,eld at Scranton last week and was
attended. An excellent pro-
ramme had been provided and afforded
ull opportunity for the discussion of
he varied features of the nut industry.
| splendid exhibit of nuts was a feature
f the meeting, and the Mississippi grow
rs were right up in the front ranks.
he fact of this meeting being held in
Mississippi demonstrates the interest be-
no taken by our people in this impor-
branch of business. Pecan grow
10 is becoming an important interest in
,r State and is growing in Importance