The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-28

the pure country made sorghum In
preference to the manufactured stuff
that Is put on the market under the
various names. AS to the putting up
OF syrup In cans as you suggest, /
have never put up any yet in that
way. | use jugs, one gallon prefera-
bly,, but | some times use two and
three gallon jugs. The smaller jugs
are easier handled and are not as
easily broken as the larger ones and
the most of my customers would rath-
er have the syrup in the smaller jugs
because they can use the syrup before
it can undergo any change. Ny rea-
son Tor using jugs in preference 20
cans IS, that | can get them very
much cheaper than cans and by ex-
ercising small amount of care the
jugs are seldom broken. Very prob
ably you will wonder why, if / can
get good prices and find ready sale
for 1t, | do not raise more of the
syrup. It was not until last year.
that | began to realize the profit in
syrup making and this year on az
count of the weather early in the
spring and the drought later, at least
eight per cent of my crop was unfit
for making and was cut for hay. Ny
intention IS to raise one thousand or
probably fifteen hundred gallons next
year and | am expecting to find q
sale for all or the most Of it at home
or at my nearest town. Where one
will make good syrup and live up 70
a guarantee to make good in cash
any that is not good and does not
stay good, he will find no trouble
whatever in selling sorghum syrup
when there is a demand for syrup Of
any kind"
This letter from Mr.. Brown should
be worth one hundred thousand dol
lars to the people Of North Missis-
sippi during the year 1908. If two
hundred farmers in the forty counties
interested, or only five to the coun-
ty would make one thousand galoas
of sorghum syrup and handle it prop
erly, it would mean just one hundred
thousand dollars saved at home that
now goes out of the state for glucose
compounds in the guise Of syrups and
molasses. What would this mean to
the farmer? Figure it out for your
self. It is just such movements as
this that the Department of Agricll-
ture and Commerce desires to help
along. Every aid possible will ',e
given such undertakings and the peo-
pie are urged to call on the Commits
sioner without hesitation when SER
vice can be rendered. Keep our
money at home by raising what we
need here and financial flurries will
trouble us but little. Let's hear from
| others along this line.
The demonstration Of road build
ing machinery at the State Fair on
the 9th and 9th was attended by
about $50 members of the various
| boards of supervisors throughout the
state. The amount Of machinery on
hand was not as large as expected,
but was very comprehensive III the
MAN. The smaller machines attract
ed the larger amount Of attention, al
though there were those who held .
the larger ones and more than one
traction engine for road building pur-
poses was contracted for. The sue
cess Of the movement encourages the
writer to try again next year and
plans are now being formulated for
the meeting. It is in this manner
that those interested in improving
the public roads can get together ard
exchange experiences, learn what 9th
ers are doing and what the manu-
facturers Of machinery have to offer.
In a multitude of counsel there is
wisdom, etc.
The Tocsin says that the burned
roads just North Of Indianola is an
unqualified success and the predic-
ton is freely made that it is the
road for the Delta and all sections
where there is ,gumbo and buckshot
and wood is available for the buring.
| The United States Department of Ag-
riculture is doing splendid work in
exploiting this and other methods Of
road building in Mississippi.
The man with plenty Of hog and
hoaniny is in splendid condition to
hold his cotton until the bears have
all busted and gone up the fume,
which they will do unless some Of the
people turn loose goodly quantity
pretty soon. Fertilization for such
a campaign as we are up against now
is necessary to make it absolutely sue
cessful.
M MirS;crir,r,i ho,,lxc houn &c vet