The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13

Although laboring under the most
unfavorable conditions for the past
several weeks, continuous rains, ruin
ing the crops, Good weather reta-ding
plant growth etc., the good people OF
Mississippi have retained reasona-
bly, cheerful view Of the situation and
lived continually in the hope that
the clouds would cluear the next day
and all would be well. Some contln-
ued to work portion of the time
despite the weather, and gave forth
few words Of complaint. And right
here, occasion is taken to remark that
our people are not given to complain
ing to any extent, but generally have
sheerful faces and make the best OF
things. Optimism prevails throughout
kickers are becoming few and far
between. 1t is generally conceded that
man gets out Of Life what he needs
and is entitled to, and that there is
little use to complain of that over
which he has no control. Several have
brought forward the fact that equal
ly as bad or worse conditions prevail
ed at times in the past and that the
country lived and prospered in spite
Of these drawbacks, and If it has
done 90 once it is possible again.
The Clarksdale Register notes that
. cabbage raised by the Aston Land
Company, Of Coahoma county that
was three feet and six inches In diam
eter and would make fair load for
an ordinary one-horse wagon. 1t was
sent to the reunion at Richmond to
show the assembled thousands there
what Mississippi could do in the veg
etable line while not half trying. The
fact is fast coming to the front that
the Delta can raise anything produc-.
ed at other points in the State, straw
berries and truck Of every charac-
ter, hay crops Of all kinds and meat
at less than three cents per pound.
Diversifcation is doing great deal
For that rich section of our great
state and in the very near future we
may expect to see it coming into its
own Is one Of the most desirable
places in which to make a home that
y to be found anywhere in the whole
Union.
This is the year when the seven
year locusts come from their long pc
Rod OF confinement In mother earth.
Prof. Herrick Of the A. & M. Col
lege says that there is no need for
alarm at their presence and that they
will soon gY away after laying eggs
which make a small larvae that then
goes into the ground to appear in
thirteen years and so on. Mississippi
has never suffered from invaslons OF
vast hordes Of locusts as have some
of the Western States and there IS
no need for alarm at this time.
Jack Cox, farmer living near
County Line, Copiah county, is not
troubled by the scarcity of cotton
seed Is far as one fve-acre field is
concerned. He has good stand that
came from the stubble left over from
the crop Of last year. This is uncom-
mon but not entirely unknown, be-
ing one of the results of an exceed
ingly mild winter.
Bolivar county reports to the Com
missioner Of Agriculture and Com
MERGE that 291 AGA pounds of meat
was killed last winter, whish is not
such a bad showing for a county
where little attention has been paid
TO hogs in the past. It is safe to say
that it viii only be two or three years
until twice that amount will be re-
ported. Prof. Cox is demonstrating
at the Stoneville Experiment Station
that meat can be produced for three
cents per pound, and this fact should
induce the Delta people to give this
important matter increased attention
in the future. Lafayette reports l.
3O,315 pounds killed, which is an
excellent showing for that good coun-
ty in the hill section Of the state.
a vessel was recently loaded in the
Pascagoula harbor that had capac-
ity Of 100000 superficial feet Of
lumber. This was an enormous cargo
when viewed from all directions.
Counting $4,000 feet as q car load.
this vessel carried as much as 285|
ears could haul. Estimating an ordi-
nary freight train at twenty loaded
cars, this was fourteen such trains
and three cars to spare If the length
Of q car together with the coupling
Is feet, it would take q train 10, 1888
feet dong, or almost two miles. Take
it all in all that was . pretty fair
load Of lumber.
A custom not heretofore in general
use, the celebration of July 4th, in
Mississippi, vii be taken up pretty
generally this year. A number OF
towns and communities are now ar
ranging Cor celebrations for that day