The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-05-14
Cane Syrup Prices.

Cane Syrup Prices. .
At what price can cane syrup be sold
and net the producer a profit There is
a diversity of opinion on this subject.
The writer has talked to a large number
seeking information. One man said that
so cents would only net the producer a
small margin, while another insists that
it can be sold at 25 cents and equal
cotton at 10 cents per pound. Here is a
short letter from the gentleman referred
to last month who made $50 gallon bar
rels from ten acres and sold In bulk to
a mixer for 25 cents:
Yours of the goth inst. to hand, and
will say in reply that l only received
25 cents per gallon for my syrup and
made a fair profit at that. l made a lit
tie over $4OO net on the ten acres. L
am sure that syrup at 25 cents will beat
cotton at 10 cents. | sold all that l
made last season at 60 cents and could
have sold twice as much at the same
price if | had had it. l put mine up IN
o~ne-gallon cans. 1t makes "a nice package
and will keep fresh all through the sum-
mer if properly made. There is no place
in the South that will equal South Mis-
sissippi on good syrup"
The work of this department has been
to induce our people to put their syrup
up in cans, ready for use, thereby insur-
ing a better price than if sold to the
- nrl:- .,I,oo@ l,c Ioor fhcrorub-
lv threshed out time and again and there
is no need of again explaining, but there
is something in it for u people if they
will handle it properly.
Walter Robertson of the Wesson En-
~terprise tells of a successful farmer IN
his community, as follows: "One of the
most successful farmers in this vicinity Is
Lee Boyd. He uns a small farm in the
edge of Wesson and lives at home. He
never buys anything on credit. He has
been farming twelve years and during
that time has only gone in debt $40.
Talk about controlling the cotton mar
ket: that's the way for the farmers to
do it. STAY out of debt" And that's
lust what the Farmers Union is teach
ing its members to do, not only to stay
out of debt, but to raise the things at
home that they have so long been IN the
habit of sending their money away for.
1t is a good work that deserves the aid
of every man, woman and child in Mis-
- IL 4lo,, forp,orc or not
The meeting of the Supervisors Asso'
| citation this fall promises to be much
more largely attended than the meeting
last fall. Dozens of supervisors have told
the writer that they did not come last
wear, but would be on hand this fall.
There is not a county in the State but
should nave one or more representatives.
1t is an organization that promises to
become of as much value as any ever
formed in the State. Make up your
mind to be on hand this fall and bring
YOUR fellow-member with you. Not only
attend, but take a part in the discus
sions and aid in making it the success it
should be.
Remember that the meeting of the Live
Stock Association will be held at the
Agricultural College during the round
up" in September. This organization
ought to have at least 500 members. If
you have neglected to join, don't put it
off any longer. Write the secretary,
Prof. Archibald Smith, Agricultural Col
lege, Miss, today and give him your
name.
A poultry association will be organ
ICED during the State Fair this fall, exact
date to be announced a little later on.
If you are interested in poultry raising,
decide to attend the meeting and become