The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-27
LARGE PEANUT CROP
 FOR MISSISSIPPI
Good Profits for Farmers Are
 Generally Predicted
MANY MULES FOR SALE
Farmers in Boil Weevii District Are Offering Their stock for Sale Cheap Because of
 Cotton Pest

| Jackson, Miss, January 26.-(Special.)- President John A. Webb of the Railroad Commission has been doing some figur- l ing on the peanut crop in Mississippi fol this year, and has made it very attrac. tive to the farmers as well as the rail- roads.
 During the discussion of the peanut proposition and the demand of the grow CTS and the oil mills for cheap freight rate on peanuts several days ago, it was stated by the manager of the Gloster oil Mill that about 10000 acres of peanuts would be planted in Mississippi this year, and those figures Captain Webb uses as the basis of his calculations.
 The 15O,OO acres would average 30 bush- els per acre. and that would mean 4,5Oo, OC0 bushels of the fruit, or 45o0 carloads.
 These 4,5oo,oOO bushels would sell at at least 75 cents per bushel, according to the Gloster authority, or s, ,S75,000 cash for the farmers of the state.
 The railroads would get $24 per car for hauling a distance of 50 miles or more at the rate on cotton seed, and which is the rate asked by the oil mill men and the farmers-and that means more than s1O000o for sthe railroads.
 In view of the fact that the railroads are not hauling any cotton seed or cot ton in the boil weevil district along the Yazoo and Mississippi valley, in the southwestern portion of the state, the coming of the peanut business would be . Godsend to them, and the commission does not seem to doubt that the grow CTS will be given the rate they demand.
 The Clarke County Corn club has in- vited Commissioner of Agriculture Blakes- lee to meet with them on February for the purpose of assisting in getting every thing in shape for the coming season The secretary of the club writes Mr Blakeslee that he was of great benefit to them last year, gave them great encour- agement, and was the means of organiz- ing not only their corn club, but their county fair, which proved great suc- cess. Mir. Blakeslee will be present if possible to get away from his office du- ties.
 Farmers and merchants in the boil weevil district of southwest Mississippi are writing the Commissioner of Agri- culture to know where is the best mar kets for the sale of mules They declare that they have a great many fine anil mals for sale, many of them too small to suit the cotton planters of the delta, and want to know what section of the state will be apt to purchase mules of IA to 16 hands high, most of them being too light for the delta. The presence of the weevil has killed the mule market in many places.
 The Oktibbeha County Pig club an nounces that it will offer prizes amount ing to $50 this year for the best porkers, and urges the farmers to enlist under their banner. Last year the Pig club gave $50 in prizes, and a young lady, Miss Fannie Sykes, won the first prize, s25. Such prizes are worth striving for, and once the Pig clubs are started in every county in the state, as are the Boys Corn clubs, Mississippi will be on the road to prosperity with big crops of corn and crops of fine shoats-the two going together.
 The Department of Agriculture, Blu reau of Animal Industry, gives notice that farmers and all others interested may, by applying to that department pro- cure bulletins issued by the government on the eradication of the cattle tick-an insect that has been a millstone around their necks for years.
 The bulletins tells how dipping vats may be built, and advises that every cat tie raiser may and should be his own cattle inspector, especially those in the quaranteened districts, as is almost every county in Mississippi. It is advised that farmers in one locality unite in building a vat, which when charged with arsenic solution has proven very satisfactory and at small cost to the individual. Thus it would seem there is no use for the farmer to sit down and hold his hands tnl the government inspector comes around. They can help themselves out of this trouble.
 Thursday of each week has come to be a very busy day in Woodvlle, the farm CTS of that section having agreed among themselves to haul their hogs to town on that day, preparatory to being sold and shipped to the Natchez Packing com pany the following day. The Republican, the local paper, says "It brings to mem- ory the times when cotton was king and a like number of wagons came to town 
 may be that those times have gone for ever from Wilkinson and other counties in the heart of the boil weevil territory. but the farmers are to be congratulated that they have taken hold of something 'just as good
 During the past three days Treasurer Edwards has paid out more than a quar- ter of a million dollars on account of the salaries of the school teachers. the pay ments today amounting to about $150,000.
 At this rate 1t will not be many days before the states strong box is emptied of most of it's contents. The teachers warrants call for more than s9O0.00 There is cash on hand to pay all of them, but very little will be left after that claim is squared.
 Treasurer Edwards states that he has been forced to draw heavily on the de- positories over the state, but he is scat tering his demands around so that hc will equalize payments as much as poss- ble among the bankers,
 
 Capt. F.. l.. Cope Dies
 New Orleans, January 26.-Capt. E. L.