The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-08-09

The growing Importance OF Tue poul-
try industry in Mississippi caused Ed
itor Jonas of the Aberdeen Examiner
to publish the follwing: Mississippi
needs no pointer on that. 1t is
one of the leading poultry states OF
the Union. According to the census
report the value of its poultry pro-
duets in 1899 was $4,259, ,249, as
against $17,S4O,663 for Missouri; and
yet the white population Of Missouri
was nearly five times as great as that
of our state, and we all know that lit
tle attention was paid to obtaining
statistical reports from our negro
population, among whom the raising
of poultry is almost universal. Mis-
sissippi led all of the cotton states ex-
cept Texas, North Carolina and Ten
nessee, and led them all in proportion
to population. We do not believe that
there is a state in the Union where
poultry raising is as general as 1t Is
in ours, we know that We can boast as
many enthusiastic breeders as any oth-
er state. In the last census we led ~
other states in the number of chickens
including all Of the cotton states ex-
cept Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas.
In turkeys we led all cotton states
except Texas and Tennessee, making
close run for second place. In geese,
we passed all except Texas, Arkansas
and Tennessee, and in ducks are only
led in the cotton sisterhood by Tennes-
see, Texas, North Carolina and Ar
kansas. In turkeys we led all the
states in the Union except fourteen,
and only fell behind Missouri 70,344.
In number of eggs produced, we led
all of the states except eighteen. From
almost every depot and river landing
in the state, poultry and eggs are ex-
ported; in every poultry journal the
advertisements ofMississippi breed
ers can be found at all of the
great exhibits Mississippi fowls take
prizes, and at the annual meets Of
the Mississippi Poultry and Pet Stock
Association in Aberdeen, finer collec-
ton of fowls is assembled, than grac-
ed the world IS fair at Missouri's en-
porium. More than that, Mississippi s
high bred fowls are being sold at
handsome prices to 'fanclers IN many
distant states, and in the matter OF
choice feed for chickens, one Aber-
deem manufacturer makes shipments
in ton lots to numerous customers, and
cannot keep up with his orders. -
This instructive article should prove
a source of great pride and satisfae-
tion of those who are interested in the
welfare of. our State. The industry is
yet in its infancy, and it is confident
ly expected that the next few years
will show wonderful increase in the
production Of poultry and eggs. There
is money in it and the demand is still
far ahead of the supply, insuring ex-
eellent prices.
The Oxford Eagle still remembers
"a condition that is to be sought after
again. A good old time that should
not be forgotten: "With meat sell
ing at the present price the ante-bel-
lum smoke house, filled as it generally
was to overfowing with home-curei
middlings, shoulders, hams and adorn-
ed with strings of sausages and Jars
of homemade Lard, would have been
a fortune to the possessor. These
homely luxuries under the old regim e,
were used entirely for home consump-
ton, and were but small part of the
Southern planters self-sustaining re-
sources. Men who bought their sta
pie supplies in those days were great
| ly in the minority, and were consider
ed on the road to bankruptcy, which
was generally the mvarnished truth. +"
| A return to those good old days would
be a welcome change for our people,
and they will do it too. Interest in
| such matters is on the increase and
our people will finally produce the
bulk of everything used at home ON
| their farms.
The Farmers Union is growing very
| fast in the State and promises to be
a factor in the material advancement
| of agricultural and kindred interests.
M. A. Brown, state organizer, gives an
encouraging report of the work and
in a short while Mississippi will be
one of the strongest Union states in
the country. The organization at
present has something like 10000 or
CARNATIONS with 100000 members.
The building Of standard cotton ware
houses is just the now the subject OF
| much interest in the Union. 1t is
shown that by this means the cotton
crop can be stored safely and econ
nomically and given to the market as
demanded. There is good logic in the
scheme and the sooner the cotton pro-
ducer arranges to market his product
as other producers, the better for him.
/ Announcement is made that the w.
7. Adams Machine Company's plant
| at Corinth, and which was greatly
damaged by fire some time since will
j be rebuilt on a larger and more per-