The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-10
CANDLER MAKING
 FINE IMPRESSION

Jackson. Miss. September 9-(spe- cial)-Congressm Candler and his corps of government agricultural bu- reau experts are having a triumphal tour through his congressional district. They have filled quite a number of ap- pointments and at every place have been greeted by hundreds of the best farmers in the county, all of whom seemed to take a great interest in the work that Mir. Candler has arranged for them, and no doubt deriving a great deal of profit. The information they thus gain on scientific and intensive system of farming Is put to practical use will prove a powerful factor for good and the betterment of the con dition of the farmers generally in a very few years
 MT. Candler is prehaps the hardest working congressman from Mississippi. He looks closely after the interest of his constituents in the matter of gar den seed, fish eggs and young. has established twice as many free delivery routes in his district as are to be found in any other two congressional districts in the state and now that he has cured the services of half dozen book farmers from Washington to tell the farmers how to make two blades of grass grow where before there has been but one, he has endeared himself to his district in such a practical way that there is no combination of forces or circumstances that could wrest his job away.
 While the watermelon crop in this section has been very short and prices out of sight of the most worthless ne- gro. there is one farmer. A. H. Smith of Yazoo county, who has sold $104 05 worth from a small patch which pro- duced thousands, expects to sell $40 more, and has kept his hogs in good order on the unstable specimens. MT. Smith Is d farmer who believes in something besides cotton. and also goes very extensively itn cane and molasses. He expects to can or Jug 2000 gallons this fall, and for which he will find ready market at 60 to 70 cents each.
 Breeders Colt Show.
 The stock breeders of Holmes coun- ty, of whom there are quite number, propose to hold a colt show on the 17th of this month. and when 1t Is expected that hundreds of fine young animals horses as well as mules. will be ex- hibited. Stock raising has received great impetus in Holmes and few oth- CT counties of the state during the past
 
 each fall have had much to do with it as any other one agency.
 Evidence that wolves are not eX- tinct in this state is found every now and then in reports of the killing of one or more by farmers who sheep and other animals have suffered on ac- count of their visits. Some animal had been killing sheep in the civinity of Johnsons Bluff. Tishomingo county, county, in the north eastern part of the state for some time. and a few days since he was run down and killed. prov ing to be a large gray wolf. It has been but sh ort while since several cubs and one or two old wolves were ca blurred and killed in Lake county. .
 The condition of the cotton crop in Mississippi is Just about as good right now, save in the delta section of the state, any farmer could ask The son for the past month has been ideal. and the plant has grown and hourished and put on heavy fruitage. Boil and army worms are both reported in some sections, but so far they have done little damage. Some unknown in sect is killing the, cotton by the acre in several sections. but in each case reported the ravages have been con fined to small fields. The insect bores into the stalk near the bottom and goes up the pith to the top. killing the stoutest stalks in very short order The department at Washington has been appealed to for enlightenment. and 1t is understand an expert "bugologist' will be sent to Mississippi to investigate