The Grenada sentinel., 1907-02-23
BY H.. E. BLAKEsLEE. jackson.

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The storm last fall damaged cotton to
such an extent in Mississippi that the
demand for sound seed for planting will
be great this spring. There is a. move
ment to bring in seed from sections
west of the Mississippi for planting
purposes, and in this there is an ele-
ment of danger from the boil weevil.
The legislature at it's session last year
did not see fit to continue the appropri-
| alton for boil weevil quarantine, and
the people. have no protection whatever
from the importation of seed from in
fected localities. 1t would be well for
all who purchase seed to insist on an
affidavit accompanying the seed that it
did not come from an infected district.
This will not be absolute protection,
but might prevent the importation OF
portance and worthy of careful coasid-
GRAFTON at the hands of our people.
Is ten cents fair price for cotton?
This subject follows that of what is a
fair price? The following figures are
offered as a trial ...,.....
Interest on 5000 invested in land
at 10 per cent. ,..S 5000
Labor of one man on market at
$3.50 per day 80. 46g. so
Interest on $3.50 invested In mule
alto per cent. t.... 1900
Tools and incidentais ... 1000
Ginning s bales of cotton at 81. 90 200
Bagging and ties at 92c per bale 1885
Horse feed for twelve monthS... $500
Two tons of fertilizer at $40 per
ton. 1000
Lotal ....... 5000. 90
Eight bales of cotton at $50 per
bale. ......... .S4O0.OO
-Four tons of seed at Sl2. so, ,...e 5000
-tfr .-. ---
-..... $4,000
Total loss. ................... 2lo.S6
Then the man who with one horse
makes eight bales of cotton must also
produce other stuff to the amount of
$2l5.S6. Can he do it? The answer is
yet to be supplied by those who know.
There has been great deal of appre-
hension felt by our people over the eff
feet of the boil weevil when it made its
advent into the rich delta section of the
State. Many have contended that cen
ditions were especially prcpitious in
that section for its propagation, and
that the effect would be something fear
ful. Be this true or not, the people OF
the delta undoubtedly have an effective
weapon With which to fight the weevil.
According to the theory of MIR. Rein
lcin of Illinois, who writes great deal
on the subject, all the delta people
have to do is to trap the adufts into hi
bernating in the fields and turn the
river loose for week or so. Thissmay
be good and it mayznot, ibut it is worthy
of investigation to say the least.
graz The planters of,@WeeEil-infested5d
tricts have been getting some cOnsola-
ton eut ef-the extremely mild weather
that prevailed until the middle Of jap
uary 1t is contended that the weevil
cannot stand sudden changes from tem-
perate to freezing cold, and that the
warm weather fooled him into coming
from his liibernating quarters and that
the freeze, got him. There may not be
so much consolation in this if the the
ory that onlyione left to. the acre. will
in the third generation, which requires
but a short time, provide q family big
enough to infest the whole acre, is COR
rect.
There seems to be good prospect for
removing the headquarters of the
United Fruit Companys line of fruit
steamers to aPascagoula. .. A wireless.
station for use in the handling of their
vessels is being established there, and
and it is believed that the business will
be diverted to that port as soon as
the several lines of road headed in
that direction are built. This would
be worth an incalculabe amount to
Pascagoula and the whole State for
that matter We should have two or
more great ports to share in the busi-
ness created by the building of the
Panama canal.
!, An extensive beach road will be built
In. Harrison county connecting the
towns along the coast. 1t will be con-
,strncted in accordance with plans made
ibv an experienced engineer and sur
'faced with shells. The old shell road
which has been in use so many years
Vas damaged by the construction of
the electric road, but the new one to
Replace it will be much better than the
old one ever was. The. movement for,
better roads is gainingf strength every
day and our people will not be satisfied
until we have att least q fairly gPd