The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-10-29
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Old Holmes added laurels to her crown
when her manly sons came ~trudging to
Lexington last week, bringing their fam
lilies and loads of exhibits that would do
credit to the State Fair at jackson. As
is widely known, Holmes county took the
lead in the introduction of corn clubs,
and has maintained her place in the
front ever since. She lived up to her
reputation, and the exhibits excited
words of praise from the experts who
come for the occasion. 1t was supposed
to be Corn Club day, but as the day
fair.
Friday was corn club day for the
Yazoo county boys. There were 161 boys
m the original entry but several failed
to report. Commissioner II. e. Blakes-
lee and County Superintendent w. w.
Lockhard addressed the boys and reor-
gained them for next year. Forty
four entered for next year, but from the
interest that has been aroused there
probably will be 800 in the contest for
next year. Prof. j.. Il. Kicks came down
from the A. & NJ. college to judge the
corn for the boys.
The first cotton ship of the season
cleared from Gulfport last Monday. This
will be followed by a fleet of ten other
ships very soon. 1t is estimated that
this port will ship more cotton this sea-
son that the port of Mobile. Heretofore
the state of Mississippi has sent her
cotton to the ~neighboring states, Louisi-
ana and Alabama, to build up the ports
of New Orleans and Mobile, but now
with her own superb port she is turning
over a new leaf and will ship her cotton
through her OWL port.
That the cotton crop is very short
around Lexington is shown by the COM
press figures. The receipts this year up
to the present time are 1855 bales as
against 1888 bales to this date last year.
These figures would indicate that Lexing-
ton will get but little over 10000 bales,
when 10000 bales are usually received
annually .-,.,
The Pinev Woods Normal and Indus
trial Institute at BraXton opened its
doors to the public on last Thursday
morning. In every sort of vehicle, afoot
and horseback, negroes from every di-
%rection began to arrive with the dawn of
day, and by 10 o'clock the campus pre-
scented a picturesque throng in varie-
gated colors such as is characteristic of
the Southern negro.
Owing to the high price of flour a num-
Der of farmers in the Wesson community
are going to plant a few acres in wheat
this year and try to make their own
flour. They are sure that some energetic
men will put in a flour mill if sufficient
wheat is planted.
The regular September term of the
chancery court of Marion county was
p~retermitted by Chancellor Wood, acting
upon the petition signed by the local bar
at that time, and a special term of that
is called to convene in Columbia
the second Monday in November.
The Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
road c%ontemplates the building of an ex-
of it's line from Ellisville to
a distance of about eighteen
miles, passing through a very fertile Sec
ton of Jones and Covington counties.
-Four thousand or more paid admissions
into the grounds of the Mississippi and
West Alabama Fair association at Co.
.umbus. is the record for the closing day
Of the most successful ninth annual fair
the history of the organization.
Congressman Ben G.. Humphreys, act
on the request of the board of super
of Washington county, has Sc
cured a road expert from the office of
public roads of the department of agri-
Washington, to confer with
county Road Commissioner G.. R. Cock
md the public generally as to the best
Methods of building roads in the Delta.
T. E. Bailey, of Walnut, takes the
blue ribbon or long staple cotton this
'eason. On IS acres planted in Allen
cotton he has gathered fifty
,ales, weighing 500 pounds each, at 25c
yer pound, making a total of $6,25o or
1925 per bale. This cotton will measure
5-S inches. This estimate does not in
Jude the seed, which will sell for a fancy
rice.
Between 800 and 500 acres of wheat
will be planted in Monroe county. Near
Y every member of the Farmers Union,
which is very strong in the county, is
to give this new industry a trial.
f they are successful they expect to
the acreage next year and re-
luce cotton growing as much as posi-
lie.
County Commissioner of Agriculture
;. A. Markham has arranged for a series
f three farmers Institutes for Washing
on county. A number of subjects will
~ discussed and all of them of vital