The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-11-28
a Birds Eye View
of Grenada And of
Grenada County
The Character of the Citizens. Some
Statistics from Census Reports.
The Soil and What Grows Here.
Live Stock and What the
Future Promises

1Hc OcHIihci pAcoeHto tiiiS ISSUE
to it's readers as fairly representative
of Grenada County. The population
given at the last census was, 1927
but it is confidently believed that now
10000 will very nearly be the cor
rect tabulation.
The citizenship Of any community
is the first thing that the prospective
home-seeker inquiries about. There is
no more law-abiding, peace-loving,
home-devoted, loyal and better think
ing people in the land than those of
this County. A due regard for the
rights and prerogatives of others
seems to have been thoroughly
grounded into the very life of the
citizenship of the present day In
the days long past, this County went
through the crucible, but the people
have been wise enough to profit by
any excesses of the long ago, so it
is for the years that they have walk
ed the paths of peace and the olive
branch has hung upon every door
step and waves at every cross road.
The people are churchgoing. They
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manhood, their schools, their chill
dren, and the Holy Bible furnishes the
bases for the rule and guide of their
conduct.
In another article in this issue Mr.
w. M. Mitchell has very beautifully
told the story of the town of Gre
nada's beginning and very attractive
ly portrayed in succinct manner
its history for years. From an
other article which appeared in
recent issue of the Mississippian,
south Mississippi journal, is also
rather charmingly told something of
Grenada and of Grenada County
these two articles make it unneces-
sary to refer to number of matters
advefted by these writer's. 1t is real
ly unnecessary to state that farming
is the chief occupation of the citizen
ship of the County and it is also un-
necessary to state that King Cot
ton" is the chief money crop, how
ever, during the past few years the
farmers have been getting further
away from ''all cotton" They are
now raising great deal of hay and
other food crops for stock; they are
raising potatoes, both sweet and Ir-
ish, and there is great deal of reg
istered live stock, both swine and cat
tie, and select poultry being raised.
This year. Grenada County has ship
ped out SO car loads of hogs-more
than was raised in the County for
five years twenty years ago. The
census of 1910, showed only 1889
hogs in the County.
The census of 1910 showed that
the approximate land of the County
in farms was 2S2,880 acres and that
the improved land in farms, was 94,-
328 acres, while there were 108,7S7
of woodland and other unlmprov-
ed lands in farms. The total value
of all farm property was then given
at $3,78O,6O6, but it is double that
now, easily $7,OOO,OOO.
The same census gave the follow
ing as the total number of domestic
or farm animals: Cattle, $500;
horses, 2,31O; mules, 2,052;' sheep,
35S and goats, 233.
The census to be taken next year
will show a great increase in all farm
animals with the possible exception
of sheep. And right here it might
be well to observe that the sheep in
dustry is most inviting field, and is
destined within the next few years
to receive that attention in Mississip-
pi that it's Importance deserves. There
is money in it. What is now fOrsak-
en- hill sides and neglected gullies is
destined to be growing bermuda
grass. which, by the way, will -four
ish anywhere in Mississippi and there
is hardly any better all time pasture
Grass, and to be furnishing browsing
for great droves of sheep and goats
and big herds of cattle.
The soil of the County will grow
corn, cotton, peas, potatoes, molas-
ses cane, alfalfa, clover, oats, wheat,
soy beans and indeed almost any
thing that can be grown in the Unit
ed States. The average crop of cot
ton to the acre in the County is
about three fifths of bale while
the average yield Of corn is about
35 bushels, however, one and half
bales of cotton and $50 bushels of
corn per acre are not infrequent
yields. Three different crops have
been grown in one year on one piece
of land. The average sweet potato
yield is 200 bushels.
The County is well watered. The
Yalobusha river wends it's way from
the eastern border to the western and
into this stream flows many
creeks and branches upon the banks
of which is soil equal to the most al
luvial in the delta. There are abund-
ant springs. The artesian well solves
many water problems-these are
numerous all over the County.
In the town of Grenada there is
a high school of over 500 pupils for