Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
FERTILIZER FoR SEED.
Another Company Offers to Seed
Mississippi Farmers.


jackson concern recently mentioned
as arranging TO exchange fertilizer
and cotton seed meal with farmers
for cotton seed. Farmers have re-
sponded TO the offer OF cooperation
and the cotton oil products companies
have found 1t to their advantage TO
secure In this way the cotton seed
that the farmers would otherwise have
used for fertilizer with considerable
economic loss.
Blue Mountain.-Capt- Paul J. Raj
ney, New York capitalist and sports
man, who has been passing much of
the present winter in his Tippah
huze4ng lodge near Cotton Plant, this
county, has left his Mississippi estate.
where he has been enjoying fox hunt
ing with some of his eongenial guests.
Capt. Rainey, whose Jersey dairy con-
tains some OF the finest cattle to be
found in the state, has devoted much
Of his time and attention to his Tip
pah and Union holdings recently, but
finds 1t necessary from time to time
to return to the east, where he has
large business interests.
Blue Mountain.-W. T. Pollard.
county farm agent in Tippah, who has
done much constructive work for the
agricultural interests Of the county,
mas left Tippah, going ito his home in
Alcorn county. AS a matter Of re-
trenchment, the board of supervisors
of Tippah failed to appropriate funds
for the retention Of a county agent
this year, and the farmers are there
fore left without a scientifically train
ed leader at time which demands
the wisest of agricultural direction.
Greenville.-The Mississippi state
highway commission held an impor.
tant meeting here instead Of the reg
ular meeting place, jackson. The
members attending were ]. M. Mo
Beath, Col. R. H. Henry. s. w. Null.
Inns, D. w. Robbins, w. A. Boone and
J. 6. Roberts. The state commission
met in the office of the Washington
county highway commission here,
which is composed of E. w. Wood, w.
P. Kretschmar and P. L. Mann.
misunderstanding and buying has
been very plentiful in this town. One
merchant discovered that the others
we're short on items he was long oh.
and that they we're long ON items ne
was short on; when this condition OF
stocks was considered by all parties
the buying and selling began. and
now those short are supplied and
those long-are shorter, without any
one having incurred obligations which
are supposed to be met with cash.
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Jacksonville governor has return
ed from Parchman prison farm, where
he went on an inspection trip. He
reports that practically all Of the farm
has been broken up and is ready for
planting. Under the plans of the
trustees for planting this year there
will be material reduction in cotton
acreage, net over so per cent of the
farm being planted in cotton. There
will be a Substantial increase In the
acreage of corn and peas, etc.
Charleston.-L. A. Higgins, state
dairy specialist from Mississippi Agri
cultural and Mechanical College, and
A. r. Gwinn. development agent for
the Illinois Central railroad, spent
our days in Tallahatchie county. as.
sisting in the dairy campaign of II
meetings. Both Mr.. Higgins and Mr..
Gwinn have rendered valuable assist.
ance in the campaign, and have given
helpful information to those who are
engaged in dairying.
ss@as
Jacksonville governor has appoint.
I'd Mrs. ]. c. McNair of Fayette JEFF.
'erson county, as member of the board
Of trustees Of universities and col.
eyes, to succeed r. p Linfield de-
ceased. This appointment is new
departure and is recognition Of the
lights of women under the new order
Of things. Mrs. McNair is the only
woman on the board. She is a lady of
high intellect and splendid ability.
enatobia.-According to the off.
cial gin report, Tate county had ginned
up to Feb. /, 1886 bales of cotton
his being an increase OF 1.159 bales
over the amount ginned to that date
4 year ago. Last years crop was
slightly over 10000 bales, and unless
the boil weevil or some other pest or
weather conditions seriously inter.
feres the crop this year will run over
1900 bales.
Hazlehurst.-A deal of considerable
proportion was effected here whe1
NJ. S. Mcneil, a local attorney, ex
changed 2S0-acre farm for the largc
two-story stone building on Estell
street, in West Hazlehurst. The 9th
er party was A. A. Hood, who hat
owned the store building and opera
ed a garage there for the past year
Magnolia--H w. Robinson Of New
Ny.Iaape and Mrs Eraeo VVrIo+hA n