The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1906-08-24
The Ginning Census for 1900.


Third canvass. beginning October Is;
Fourth canvass beginning November /.
Fifth canvass beginning November II
sixth canvass. beginning December L;
Seventh canvass. beginning December Is;
Eighth canvass. beginning January ], 1906
Ninth canvass, beginning January 10;
Tenth canvass. beginning March /.
Cotton of the crop grown in 1906 only IS to be
enumerated in these canvasses. except at the
first canvass of September /. the gnners are re-
quested to report all old cotton their prem
ises on that date, and far practicable the
Census Agents are required to list all cotton of
the crop of 1905 in the hands Of producers. and
all that may be stored in warehouses and else
where. The Special Agents are also required to
make return Of cotton manufactured or consum-
cd in any manner in their respective counties;
to report Iinters from reginning the seed at oil
mills. to report all baled cotton burned during
the season at gins or elsewhere; and at three in
tervals during the season to report the individ-
ual weights Of all bales from records OF cotton
weighers. cotton.merchants, and ginners who
weigh their bales. These individual weights viii
be obtained for this county from the warehouse
records in Aberdeen and Amory
For convenience of taking the census the
county is divided into three subdivisions as
heretofore. One of these, the First and Fifth
Supervisors Districts. will be taken by Mr. J. r.
Baker while the work in the Second and Third
Districts viii be executed by deputy L. C. Taylor
both of whom worthy and reliable gentle
men. aud the ginners respectfully requested
to extend to them the same hearty cooperation
| that has been bestowed in former seasons.
The Census Bureaus system of reporting the
quantity of cotton produced each year. through
| its periodical ginning bulletins, has become the
only recognized source of authority among man
| ufacturers. dealers producers and others inter
ested and is OF incaIculable value TO the farmers.
In times gone by the one thing above all Others
yearned for by the agricultural community was
/ a system by which definite information as to
the size of cotton crop could be obtained before
| entering upon the next years venture. The
| enumeratiOns by the Census bureau from time to
time through the season and in complete and ac-
curate form at its close. supplies the information
and enables the planter to pitch his new crop
| with thorough intelligence of the the situation
/ This system is being continually perfected and
/ improved upon, aud the Government is extend
! ing every possible aid to the promotion Of the
cotton growing industry and TO the development
| of the fields for its consumption. During the
last season / endeavored to have the bulletins
| announcing the number of bales ginnCd to the
| several dates forwarded to the Special Agents
| for general distribution among the farmers, but
| this was declined owing to insuffciency of the
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| It resulted, however. in a request from the Blu
rean to to the several ginners to post the bulle-
! tin cards conspicuously at their premises.
! The ginning industry of Monroe county is OF
| greater magnitude than is apparent to the casual
/ observer. There are in the Fourth District for
this seasons business 20 ginning establishments
! in the Second and Third 25 and in the First and
Fifth, %. Total 6s These gins last year oper-
ated aggregate of I24 gin-stands and go gin
| stands.
The total number of running bales reported
from the crop OF 1906 including A bales estima-
ted to be ginned after the close Of the last can
vass March /. and bales of oil mill linters, was
20,6l1 which the Census Bureau reported as
%. 736 bales reduced to the standard weight of
500 pounds, against 36 287 standard bales for l9O4
Monroe county last season stood fourteenth in
quantity of production. being surpassed only by
the Delta and Mississippi river bottom counties.
Following is a roster of our ginning establish
ments:
b. Overwhelmingly.
Ferguson & Young. James c. Brock, operator
/ Near Aberdeen.
T. A. Williams-Near Strong's.
Lake & Co.-Aberdeen
Clay County Cotton Oil Co. J. R Mize Mana
/ ger-Aberdeen.
f. W. Moore-Aberdeen.
NJ. II. Sanders & Son-Aberdeen.
b. b. & r. f. Bradley-Corinne
W w. Kirk-Near West Point.
| Okolona Cotton Oil Co. A F. Wamble Mana
| ger-Gibson.
! W 5 Decentralization.
Clay County Cotton Oil Company. J. f. Evans.
Manager Aluldon.
j. II. Haughton-Prairie.
Elkin & Mcfarland r. O. Box Manager
Prairie.
Elkin & Mcfarland, Henry jackson. Manager
/ Prairie.
Prairie Gin & Manufacturing Co. NJ. " Gath
| ings, Manager-Prairie.
B. H. Strong-Strong's.
Nose Williams-Near Stroug's
T. f. McNeice-Near Athens
| Ambrose WilIiams-Near Amory.
| Edgworth & Adair-Near Gattman.
| P. NJ. West & Bro.-Near Gattman.
c. G.. Garner-Third District
J. b. Easter & Co.-Sartor's Mill
! j. c. Thomas-Gattman.
Alex Hathcock-Greenwood Springs
| Dan Crenshaw-Greenwood Springs.
J. b. Hughes-Second District
5. P. Cockerham-Third District
c. H. Verner-Near Hamilton.
A. L. Bowen. Stages & Son. Managers-Ne
| Hamilton.
c. c. Ewing J. 5. Longmire, Manager-Near
Hamilton.
l.. WINS, W. ID. Walton, Jr., Manager-Near
Hgmilton.
J. q. Wright-Near Hamilton
| Crosby 81 KolbHThird District.
n. F. Puckett-Third District
j. NJ. Horton-Greenwood Springs.
Fair Posey-Near Quincy.
! H P. Pace-Near Hamilton
| A c. Stewart-Near Hamilton.
| Tubb & Smith-Athens.
w. A. s. II. ID. Howell-Athens.
| D. L. Jones-Near Athens.
| Sam Baker-Bakerville.
| d. f, Cantrell. Geo. F. Harris. Manager-Flfth
| District.
z. A Ferguson, R. L. Kidd. Manager-Fifth
| District.
| John c. Notwithstanding.
| j. H. Dean-Splunge.
Amory Gin & Manufacturing Co., R P. Dill
worth. Manager-Amory.
| W. r. Weaver-Near Amory.
| w. j. Fears-Near Amory.
| j. G.. Parham-Amory.
/ J. j. Cother-Wren.
/ W. f. Buchanan-Centre Grove.
! j. F. ConwiIl-Nettleton.
! J. NJ. Kirkpatrick-Near Amory
! b. :. Jones-Near. Amory.
| William Lewis-Splunge.
Nettleton Gin Company, n w. Roberts. Man
| ager-Nettleton.
/ C. B. Sisk-Near Nettleton.