The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-27
A. AND M, COLLEGE
 TRUSTEES TO MET
Governor Noel Goes To Preside
 Over The Meeting
HARDY WILL BE UPHELD
Farmers Report That Cotton Is She'd ding Badly on Account of Rains and Boil Worms Are Get
 ting In Their Work.

Jackson, Miss, August 26-(Special.) ) Governor Noel and Superintendent of Education Powers left here today for Starkdale to attend a meeting of the board of trustees of the A. and M. col lege, called for tomorrow. This meet ing has not been called, as some few perhaps would hope, to demand or re- cetve the resignation of President Hardy. It is known that the governor and majority of the, members of the board have on four different oc- casions declined to vote President Hardy guilty of the charges mado against him by certain disgruntled members of the faculty and discharged employees. The governor states that tho sion of several matters, and among them may be the acceptance of the resignation of more than one member or the faculty. who does not seem to be able to get along peaceably with the head of the institution. The object is to remove all friction, and in the event 1t Is found there are members of the faculty who propose to continue to keep up the fight on President Hardy. they will be removed. The governor does not think there will be more than one or two such cases-perhaps none-but the decision of the board will perhaps depend on the result of a conference President Hardy is to have with tho members of the faculty.
 couple of handsome new buildings are to be erected on the campus, and the working plans are to be looked after at this meeting.
 Farmers who have been in town the past day or two report that cotton is shedding badly on account of the daily rains, and that the boil worm is getting in his work in all low places where the cotton stalk is the rankest. and where ordinarily the best returns would be ex- pected The stalks are full of new blooms every morning, and these are almost invariably killed when rain strikes them their first or second da v and they fall off before the young bol; has an opportunity to form. The loss on this account has not been serious Tor the simple reason that the stalk bids fair, or did, to bear more fruit than it could support. and A certain loss in this way is always expected.
 Among the attractions planned for the state fair this fall is a stalk of cotton that is already more than 16 feet high and 10 feet in circumference In view of the fact that this stalk of cotton is still grow ing, and has yet nearly two months to put on weed, it is confidently believed if will be 20 feet high by the time the gates to the big fair are thrown open. This monster stalk of cotton is growing on the farm of MT. William S. Hull three miles out from Jackson. His experimental acre was carefully prepared and the cotton seed planted in checks nine feet apart, so that each and every stalk has plenty of room in which to grow just as tall and large as possible. Of course, MT. Hull has picked out the finest specimen for exhibition, but it does not tower over the balance of the crop to any great extent every stalk in the patch being constructed on liberal lines.
 This particular stalk has 200 large bolls on that portion that Is above a mans head. Those below the head were not counted. As it takes about 75 bols to make a pound, that means two and two- thirds pounds of seed cotton from one stalk. and not taking into consideration the bottom crop, would mean more than 1900 pounds to the acre, or one bale of lint
 MT. Hull has not explained how 5-foot 1O-inch negro is going to pick the cotton off these 16-foot stalks, but being an arch itect of long experience and considerable ability he will no doubt be able to plan a cheap scaffo1ding.
 Mississippis depository law, which pro- vides for distributing the cash from the state treasury among the banks of the state that are selected as Repositories on deposit of proper securities, is at last in force and effect. Thirty-one banks which put up United States; state. county. levee or municipal bonds got the money those banks that offered surety bonds only got nothing.
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