The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1915-07-09

A the Grown in Mississippi meet
ing held at jackson on June 10th and
18th, there were many good and true
sayings by the able men on the pro-
gram. Ideas really worth while were
advanced and definite action on several
important subjects taken. 1t vas a
great meeting insofar as the future of
the state of Mississippi was concerned.
But when it came to an actual record
Of accomplishment, the good county of
Madison must be unanimously voted
the winner. In a carefully prepared
paper by J. F. Flournoy. Jr.. of Can
ton. a statement of actual accomplish
ment was made that should be told in
every part of the state and held up to
all as an example worthy of emulation.
Madison county imported in 1907
the following: oats, II cars: hay, IS
cars: corn, "a cars; meal, Sc cars:
chops, : cars; or a total of 279 cars.
Whereas, in 1914 this county shipped
out a surplus of oats, 81 cars; hay, PCS
cars; corn, l6l cars; cattle, ia cars:
hogs, l6 cars; cotton ginned, Is, 1857
bales: lespedeza seed sold, 9. 200 bushels.
Taking the figures of the cattle in
spectors We have about 10, coo head of
good cattle, having imported in 1914,
l56 pure bred and high grade bulls and
|. 100 cows, principally Shorthorns ard
Herefords."
Readers can you realize what this
means? 1t is a most wonderful exem-
pliication of Grown in Mississippi.
Suppose that every county in the state
could say as much, or even half as
much, what would it mean TO our
people?
Good cotton dollars were sent out of
Madison county in 1907 to buy 279 cars
of oats, hay. corn, meal and chops,
items that could have been produced in
that identical section for less than the
man up north who grew them and sold
them at a profit, to say nothing of
middle men and the transportation COM
paries that must make a profit.
In 1914. just seven years later, this
demand has been supplied by home pro-
duction and $50 cars of oats. hay and
corn produced to supply the needs of
the other fellow. Instead of sending
out perfectly good dollars to buy these
things that should have been Grown
in Mississippi" the needs of home
were literally supplied and real dollars
gotten from the fellow on the outside
TOT a surplus OF 4OU cars.
There is more to tell. Only a limited
number of ears of cattle were shipped
out in 1907, but in 1914 ia cars of cat
tie and Is cars of hogs were exported.
Look at the good bulls and cows bought
in that county last year. 1t means that
in another year or two, Madison will
ship hundreds of cars of cattle each
year, and a class of cattle that will
command the highest market price.
And L~espeGezia seed. Look at tir
record. Who would have thought O;
trying to market this seed seven yeas
ago? Approximately $50. 900 of the
other mans money brought into the
county for a product that only a few
years ago would not nave been seriously
considered. And while these crops
were growing the land was getting
better every year instead of poorer as
it did under the one-crop system.
What Madison county has accorl-
plished. practically every county in
Mississippi can equal if they WILL.
This system will quickly rebuild the
tired cotton lands and make them as
valuable as any acres in the whole
country, and at the same time make
our people the most prosperous in ths
civilized world.
This is the greatest exemplifcation
of Grown in Mississippi" hat has
come to the writer's attention as yet.
There are possibly others almost if not
quite so good. Would be only too glad
to hear from them and will endeavor
to give their example to the Mississippi
farmers. H, E. Blakeslee,
Commissioner.