Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-07-03

The cotton crop gathered in Missts-
sippi for the year 1907 was not quite
what it was the. year before, but was,
pretty good when the disadvantages
were considered. Bolivar leads again
with 6S,593 bales, Washington comes
second with 65,197 bales, Yazoo with
$3.50, Kinds 51,767, Holmes 5O,8O2,
Coahoma 1918. Otherocounties come
along with Jackson in the rear, only
reporting 81 bales. The total acreage
for last year was 3,252,000, which pro-
duced Az, 1881 commercial bales, or
requirement of 2.3 acres to produce a
bale. This was the same average as
required for the year before as shown
by statistics compiled in the depart
ment of agriculture and commerce..
The acreage as shown by government
reports for Mississippi is the same as
last year, although from reports re-
ceived at the department OF agriculture
and commerce it is slightly less.
Plans have been made for special
poultry building at the Mississippi
State Fair to take care of the twelve or
fifteen hundred birds that will be shown
this fall from Oct. q to Nov. 6, inclu-
sive. More than six hundred of the
finest ever shown anywhere were on
exhibition last year, but space has
already been asked for to the amount
of twice what it was formerly. Missis-
sippi is one of the best situated poultry
States in the Union for several reasons,
and it is gratifying to note that our
people are taking more interest in the
industry. In 1905 we were eighteenth
in poultry production, our products for
that year amounting to S7,7I3, 7o6.
There can be little doubt but that it
has shown healthy increase for the
past three years and is now nearer nine
million than eight million dollars.
With proper encouragement it should
reach ten million by the time Uncle
Sam again sends his enumerators abroad
in 1910.
The school census of Laurel proved
the population of that THRIVING metrop-
oils to be s, 40i, an increase of g. 2ll, or
263 per cent since the census was taken
in 1900. BY 1910 it is expected that it
will go beyond the 10000 mark, or a
gain of over 300 per cent. Hattiesburg,
Jackson and possibly other towns will
show phenomenal increase of some
thing like 300 per cent. 1t is safe to
predict that in percentage of gain in
population and wealth Mississippi will
be right up at the head of the process
sion, if not leading. Put forth every
effort to bring about that state of affairs.
The Farmers Union officials have
planned an extensive educational cam
paign that embraces almost every
county in the State and will put it into
execution right away. The educational
features of the Union, one of its strong
est points, is never lost sight of for a
single moment and the officials are
always active and alert along that line.
Every other interest conducts cam
paigus of education for its members,
and this provision in the Union is espe-
cially cornmendable. Unframed sol
diers would stand but poor show be-
fore drilled army, hence the neces-
sity of preparing the farmers for bus
mess battle.
Prof. E. r. Lloyd, director of farm
ers' Institutes at the A, q M. college,
will accompany President Hightower
of the Union in an educational cam,
1aign of Mississippi this summer. Mis-
sissippi never had more popular and
competent man than Prof Lloyd, and
this fact is testified to by the people in
general His interest in the Union, as
we'll as all other matters pertaining to
the agricultural prosperity of Missis-
sippi, is most highly appreciated by the
citizens, be they Union or non-Union.
Adams county recently let the con-
tract for working her public roads for
term of two years for the sum Of $780,
23c, or an average $55 so per mile. Glib
son g. Hale, contractors for a goodly
portion of the grading on the Missis-
sippi Central railroad, secured the con-
tract and will begin upon it immediate
ly. Good results should be secured
from such an expenditure and espe-
cial y when placed in the hands of such
experienced contractors. 1t is perfect
~. safe to assume that Albums will take
her place in the forefront of the good
roads counties of Mississippi.
-. Mrs.e James Davis was burned tn