The Tupelo journal., 1906-11-09

SEED the proposition 10 organize the
producers for a better price:
II have recently received several let
tiers asking me to call to the attention
OF u farmers the present low price of
cotton seed, and ask their cooperation
In raising the price. I 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
A large number of farmers i'll many sec
tions of Mississippi have put their money
in oil mills and succeeded in advancing
the price of seed materially. OF recent
years the mills have not made money;
in 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 nc doubt that good
seed are easily worth from SIS 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 as a fer
tilizer SIS to SIT per ton, and yet, thou
sands of our farmers are selling their
seed-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 u children
will inherit a barren waste unless we
stop this insane policy. Again, one
pound of cotton seed judiciously fed to
cattle is worth as much as one and one
quarter pounds of corn. One ton of corn
at so cents per busheI. 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, thus
making a combined feeding and fertilizer
value of $1,000 per ton, as compared to
corn. which has no fertilizer value and Il
feed value of only $17.S5; and yet, u
farmers will sell this valuable product
for from SIS to SIS per ton. The price OF
seed would be easily solved if our farm
ers would pursue a rational course II
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
result? I sincerely hope that our vari-
GUS county organizations will take this
matter up, which is 50 Easy of solution,
and solve it in a rational manner
A correspondent of the Southern Plan
tation writes as follows about the flower
of a well known plant: Il have dis
covered a remedy for pulmonary con-
sumption. 1t has cured a number OF
cases after they had commenced bleeding
at the lungs, and the hectic flush was
already on the cheek. After trying this
remedy to my own satisfaction, have
thought philanthropy required that L
should let it be known to the world.
1t is the common MULLEN, stepped strong
and sweetened with coffee sugar, and
drank freely. The herb should be gath
cred before the end of July, if conven-
lent.
"Young or old plants are good dried in
the shade and kept in clean bags. The
medicine must be continued from three
to six months, according to the nature
of the disease. 1t is very good for the
blood vessels also. 1t strengthens and
builds up the system, instead OF taking
away strength. It makes good blood
and takes inflammation away from the
lungs. 1t is the wish of the writer that
every periodical in the United States,
Canada and Europe should publish this
receipt for the benefit of the human fam
ily. Lay this up and keep 1t In the
house ready for use"
The writer by invitation spent a day
as the guest of the McComb City Fair
last week. This is the third year of the
fair and the promoters are well pleased
with the showing made. A number OF
the agricultural exhibits were exception
ally good, as was also several i'll each OF
the other departments. The attendance
was very lattering, indeed, and more es-
p~ecially when it is taken into consldera-
lion that the storm and bad weather had
mt the farmers behind with their crops.
and that every effort was being made to
catch up with the gathering. The fair
in Pike is on a firm basis, and already
MANS for next year are being perfected.
Extra inducements will be offered for
exhibits of agricultural, horticultural,
stock and other farm products. 1t is ex-
pected that the present building will be
entirely filled with these and that others
will be erected to take care of the over
flow. The people are enthusiastic in the
effort to make the fair next year twice
as good as this, which insures it being
among the very best in the whole State.
The commercial and manufacturing in
forests of jackson, Meridian n other
Mississippi towns are calling for en-
forcement of the law with respect to
blind tigers and vagraney, claiming that
if this was lone it would not be SO hard
to get labor for all purposes. While the
complaint made by these interests is no
doubt well founded, they themselves are
TO blame for the condition OF affairs.
The laws of any community are just as
we'll executed as the communities want
them to be. When the people elect men
who they know to be in sympathy with
tbe gambling and blind tiger element,
tbey NAV expect that these v%iolators will
not be disturbed. There is an increasing
demand throughout the State for men
who are fearless in doing the right, and
when men of this character are elected
70 fiji the offices then will lawlessness be
nut down and the Migrants put to work,
and not until this is done.