Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-19

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Mississippi held on to old methods o.
~ Ugrowing cotton after the weevlls hat
D infested the fields and of course they
y made ruinous failures, financially; ther
they gave Up and said, "lt is impossl
fble to make money growing cotton with
2the weevil present" In Mississippi il
>seems that that Is true with 80 per cent
lof the farmers who continue to plant
cotton. Should it be that way! Is II
lsimpossible to make money out OF cotton
tunler weevil conditions? With the pres
Sent method in Noxubee county it GER
4 sStain ruin if kept up long enough 1T Il
N impossible. There are men, though In
e ESouth Mississippi who are growing cot
(ton and making good money at IT,
lThsre are numbers Of men in Madison
fcounty-apout the same latitude as
ANoxubee-who are making cotton their
kmoney crop.
IN company with Mr.. Gus Mcleod, OF
lMacon, went. September 3rd, to Ray
RHille, La, and then across the country
kfo Gilbert In franklin parish, forty
Sniles south of Rayville. We went to
3Aee what those people are doing. They
khave had the weevil nine years, ana
Mad more this year than ever before.
>So that does away with some OF cur
Mariners theory, that after three to
live years the weevils leave. We talked
with banker at Rayville and he said
fhe people, especially the farmers, are
In, much better condition than they
were nine years ago. They have quit
buying corn, syrup, peas, potatoes ano'
No large extent, meat. They grow
Mood peas in ALL the corn and follow on
That land with cotton, then the next
[Eear corn and peas again.
We went through the country ana
etopped at several places and talked
pith small farmers. large planters sup.
" merchants and other people. Huns
NJ Bros, IL MEograham work Ssa''s'
1;le thousand negroes ca their farm.
{ney plant the largest acreage per
|nule Of any farmer we talked with
Ibout twelve acres. According to their
y|lwn statement they are making more
Mooney than they ever made before the
keevil reached that section. At Wins
pro we talked with a merchant who
k4oes very large credit furnishing bus
e.ess. The first bad year he had ne
tArned off his working force, hired
BOYS, instructed them to sell Tor
k3othing but cash and left for Europe
didn't want to see his business go to
hthing When he returned in the fan
nd learned that few people did not
\ dow up their cotton in the spring, but
laved it and made fight on the weevll
(,d that these men made very good
] tops. he began business anew. Last
8 lar and this his sales have been larger
h san ever before-his collections are
Meter. Every farmer we talked with
/ lated that he is making more money
nan before he reduced his acreage.
4 Re visited the farm of Mr.. L. M. Cal
PUN and son near Gilbert. We were
ut in cotton-long staple-that will
/ lake 1900 to 1900 pounds per acre.
4 r.. Calhoun's son told US that he had
N, acres of cotton and feels sure of 7S
ales. Through that section the peo-
he expect this year about one-half
: Ale to the acre and about ~ to Az
@shels of corn.
4 ,Tbe roads are being graded, concrene
Efnlyerts and iron bridges are being put
! !, large business houses are gong up
{ \ Winsboro. and many things suggest
4 stosnerity. When the weevil tirst ap-
\ cared, though, they made failures.
Sey discouraged their labor ana most
Y It left, but now their same laDor Is
\ lack and is content. we were warheu
Iainst frightening our labor. :,
'f91o vou want to know how all this
las been done and how they are dong
y Well. it is a story you aireaoy
How. Every man in this county knows
tauv to make cotton under weevll condl-
t,ons. but very few of you are gong TO
y II Isn't i strange that men Will
trht their own interests? ! know
farmers in other counties who are plant
No cotton just as they used TO, tney
! G,t up no fight against the weevil ana
Ibev fail every year to make cotton,
i'Sy Tvaru man we talked with empha-
BOD q few things that are necessary
a the production of profitable cotton;
fon have already heard it all again ana
gain. ..o;. ,ond we'll and
ti.v Wanting until about the 10th to
Eh Of April. For several years they
Ned March planting, but. they nave
HI that. They reason that if the cot.
kr ia not planted until the mlddie OF
gr;, q large percentage Of the hi6er-
b ft;ng weeviIs come out OF hiding our
e the warm days the last OF Marcn
4 v first weeks Of April and perish 1or
b / want Of food. .or;e
v / Thew plant early maturing varie-
y Nose Of the cotton seemed 70 ne
\ tSiiumto large boiled y2sletlSSs;n ~; San Hn, Sa,
csn has Cleyeland's Big BON Vo'