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THE MARKETS.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
Quotations baaed on cotton sold on spot
terms.
Low ordinary- It 3-16
Ordinary. 13
Good ordinary. 13 7 16
Ix>w middling... 14
Middling.—. 14 H
Good middling..—..—-- 15
Middling lair.-... 15 5-16
Fair. 16 1-|6
MEMPHIS COTTON.
Good ordinary-13 H
I^iw middling---... 14 tti
Middling-14 %
Good middling—--- 15
GRAIN, FEEDSTUFF'S, ETC.
O0KN IN BULK Per llushcl No, 1 white
oty. ; No. 8 mixed 67Hc ; No 2 yellow r.se.
UK AN IVrCwt 3l 35
OATH Per Husho!-No. 3 white. 4»c.: No. f
mixed 47c.
Ray—Par Ton. in nale»~No 2 l?ooo. No 1
U3 00; choice. 323 <0
iXlKN MEAL bbl.-«S 35
FIAH’K. hard wheat. Kansas patent-® 75 to
K *
MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, AND
ALABAMA LIVE STOCK.
HF.EVE9
Choice.——■■■--■———— 6 toed.
Fair to food-4H to 5t*
Oxan Fat... ... a to it*
Ox*n Common to fair........ 3 tom
008 AND UK1FKKS —
Choice—.. ..... .. ......... a-4 to iH
Fair to good.. 3 to t
Old poor cows, per head..3HOO to 11.00
Breeder's Cards
AND
Farmers* Exchange
Wa Will in*art ada for pur 1‘rogrrealv* Far
mer and (huett* reader* in this iep*r Corot
and in Lhla *tyl* type at the rate of 4 rent* a
wart] far on* week, two weak*. 6 cent* a word:
three week*. a cent*: four week*, m cent*: 11
three month* 99 cent*: (is month*. 84' cent*;
or*# rear, (Dcent*. Kach word numler or initial
(including name and addna**) rcmntrd aa a aw.
parat* word. Send caeh with order. If the
rate wmi high, remember It would coat S&SO
for ptwlage alone to lend your ad. by letter to
each home to which we carry it at thi* low
rate. Stomp* accepted for amount* leaa than SI.
Wanted Ked ami Gray Fore*. Hoe* Drown. Mr
Fall Ala.
Ilarrwd Dock* Fgga. 12 CD per IS. J. A- Savage,
Ackerman. Mm.
K. C. H l. Had F-gga, 11.25 for 1A Mr* Kula
I. nnha. HaMwya. Ml**
First > '!*•* flarred Ktark Egg*. Si.00 per 1A Mrs.
II. K koa*. Midnight. Mia*
Family Mare. For Sale, guod condition, $ 150.00.
J I. Jorvea, tikahwi*. Mica.
Fure-bred Kami*•ullirt Kama. Graham A Mr
' <«vjuodale, Graham. Tama*.
ihiruc Jeraey 1‘iga (Ikl Whit* I'lytnouth Hock
I gg*. J no. II irgin. Mayl-cw, Miaa.
S C. llrxrwn l-cghorn* IS agga. II.OX espreaa
prepaid Ort* Smith. fVratur. Miaa.
Fur Sale Single ('<>mb illack Minorca Eggs
13.10 per 1A John Drcnnan. Durant. Miaa.
* Si ue is Comb I’kmlt I gland Ha! E*-g». lb ll.f**;
til.’ • Mr» l'^x> MrMurtry. Mountain Vlr#, Ark.
bifoft A llyat breeder# Knellth n*rt#hirae*
N'wie lirtnr. Sana on band now. Mt Herman*
lauMina.
Indian iiuaiHr liuck Kaya. from i»a u( .n>tadid
'•glair tlllty bird*, fl <) |wt d> i*n W.ryaide
> in-. Falrhope. Ala
for >:■> I'ura llnd Sliiaa loaib Khodo laland
K*d 1 i'aa at fl.60 per setting of lit Mra. Ora
I tolar r t a. til son. Miaa
for Sate W> arrea, level black land, all In fine
titular, muaily <*k uk. poplar, etc. tieo. C.
Ilotralaaam. Maalc. Miaa
First class llarreal Itorka Keaa from t*en So. 1.
H pen No ,iL fl.60. A few line ( o ka for aalc.
W It l> Hairston. Nettleton. Miaa.
Fees from rarefully-brrd S C. Khodo laland
Koala. 16 fl.Bo, i) t? Cuaranlerd freah. Miaa
Ibaci" Itryaon. (iuntuwn, Miaa. •
llarreal I tor k a, I'ura IHivll Caines. IVkln Ducka.
fancy Matings. frtac winning Strains. Fags fc.OO.
L. II. Keller, Cullman. Ala.. Itoute t.
Automobile for Sale i cylinder 20-horea i*iwt*r
Knaabout; al condition. Temoi : l'art cash,
part time H S. Scnlea. Mai on, Ml*e.
Barred Ilia k. White Wyandotte and HutT l.cg
Unrn Kgica fl On per 16; tl.76 per 30. Finest
atratna. Mrs. It. M. May. Hamburg. Miaa.
F**»! Kicks! Kicks! ThoroughbredSingle Comb
Itbiale laland Red I Kgs, ft.OU per 16; 10 chickens
guaranteed or reidare setting at half price. Mra.
fanny Weeka. Sallla, Miaa.
For Hale,— Hay Horae, black tail and mane,
seven yoara old, 16 hands blab Fu* trots « mllea
an hour, running walks. Trots square In har
ness ; aood style; none hotter for plantation man
ager. J. K Frasier, Canton, Miss.
BULLS AND STAGS
s££~:~—--p
_ --—.... 3 to o
YEARL1NUS
Cholcc. 850 to 500 lbs. per lb. 4 t0 514
fair to good. 250 to 350 lbs. per
head-«.00 to H OC
CALVES—
Choice. 800 to 300 lbs. per lb.. 8 to 7
i-nlr to good, per bead.t5 00 to 8.00
MILK COWS
.IIO.no to 65.00
Fair to good .. 20.00 to 36 00
SPRINGERS—
Choice—-----.$80.00 to 45 00
Common to fair.16.00 to is 00
HOGS—
Corn fed. per lb_—.. .. a to 9
Corn fed pigs »to 125 lbs., per lb. 8 to 9
Mast fed. per lb.... 6 to 8
SHEEP—
Good fat sheep, per lb. (H to 7
Common to fair, pet head—.$1.00 to 2.00
Rica.
clean-pkr pound
Honduras.. 2k to 5k
straights.. lk to 3k
screenings. . 1 to K
No. t. actual sales at.1 9 16 to 4
I spun. htad.. l's to 2k
straights.. is to 2
screenings. IS to lk
No. 1. actual sales at. IS to 8k
ROUGH.
Honduras <bbl. 163 lbs.).I_to 8. ..
actual sales at. to ....
J span. to
actual sales at. to ....
Klee Oran, according to analysis.. 16.00 to 18 0u
Rice polish, per ton from mills... 26.uo to te 00
m;w yoiik ritomJOK.
Potatoes, No. 1, new, per bbl.,$5
® 0; No. 2; $ I ® 4.50; Va., and Md.,
second crop, per bbl., $1 n 1.2 5; $1®
1.62 per 1 i>o lbs. Sweets, GOc. ®$1
per basket. White onions, per crate,
76c.® $1.5o; red, 5oc.®$2 per bag;
yellow, $2 .£ 3; Texas, per crate, $2;
Egyptian, per bag, $2.75. Cabbage,
per bbl, lor red or white, $1.25®2;
Fla., new, per crate, $2.50® 3.25.
Aoparagus, N. C., per doz. hunches,
$1®2.75; Va., $1.25® 3.50. Beets,
$1®2 per iou b(inches; per bbl.,
$2® 2.50. Anise, $2.50 per bbl.
Oafrots, $1 u2 per loo bunches; per
bbl., $2.50® 3.50. Celery, 75c.®
$1J > per 12-inch cu >e. Cucumbers.
$3f| 4 per crate. Chicory anti Ks
Carol. per bbl., $2.50® 3. Eggplants,
$2® 3 50 per bov. Horseradish, $2.50
/I per loo lbs. Kale, 40® 50c.
per bbl. Kohlrabi, $3® 1 per 100
bunches. Lettuce, 10c. i $1 per bas
ket for N G.. aud 50c.® $1.25 for S.
c. i.eeks, $2 p 3 per 100 bunches.
Mushrooms, white, 20® 25c. per lb.
Okra, $ 1.50 4c 4 per carrier. Oyster
plants, $2®3.5u per loo bunches.
Poppers, $2 r3 per large box. I’urs
lev, $1.76® 2 per bbl , for curly, anti
$2 <t 2.50 for plain. Parsnips, 50c.®
) l per bbl. Peas. $1 n 3 per basket.
Kt in.tine, 60c. o'-$ 1 per basket. Kad
lshes.$136 Khubarb, $1.50475 per
100 hanche*. Shallots, $1 it 2.50 per
Lit . « (I - e » . _ A » A - _ .. . 4 .
UUI| iUltuiir, « Ut. Ill i .Ad I V » iUV.
String beans, $1.60y3 per basket
for wax. Spinach, 30'll »;r>c. per bbl.
for Norfolk. Squash, $ 1 ((. 1.50 per
box. Rutabagas, per hhl., 75c. o■ $ 1.
Tomato, s, per carrier, $150<i2f3.
Watercress. $lQj 175 per 100
hunches.
Apples p.*r bill., $2.50 it 1.25 per
bbl. Strawberries, lay 25c. per qt.
Mutter tinu. Creamery specials,
30c.; creamery held, 30fu31c.; imi
tation creamery, 23 *<£ Of 25e.; fac
tory, 22 <ii 23c.
Kggs, less active. Western and
Southern, regular pock, 21 Mr#
22 H* c ; second, 2 1c. Duck eggs, 3 1
(>i 82c.; goose, 35c.
Forestry, on the whole, is the art
of making the forests of highest use
to man, and of making that use last
over the longest possible time. It
may he that the best use of the forest
will he to grow wood, or to hold the
soil on steep hillsides, or to shelter
the home of man, and his fields; but
whatever the vise is, the forests can
not serve It unless man cares for
thorn and keop<j thorn growing.—
Uristow Aduiua
I SE OF HARROWS AND WEEDER.
A Letter to Demonstration Agents
and to Farmers Generally.
At this season of the year and a
little later harrows and weeders
should play a very important part in
farm economy. As fast as land is
broken, each half day’s breaking
should be harowed to pulverize any
clods that may be present before
they dry out and become hard. Pul
verizing is easily done at the proper
time, but if clods are left to become
hard, they may be in the way of
planting and cultivating for a con
siderable time. The harrowing also
helps to keep the moisture in the
soil and make it m> llow. The
thoughtful and observant farmer in
this section of the country knows
that we almost invariably have a
drouth during the summer, so he be
gins thus early to keep the moisture
in the soil for future use. Since
plants take their food only when dis
solved in water, we know that if
there is no moisture in the soil, used
by the plants. Of course, the yield
of the crop is cut off under such
conditions.
T_ _... __ m • mm
in Luaixj cases, anu especially UU
light soils, the weeder may be used
as effectively as the harrow after
breaking. The best time for the use
of the weeder, however, Is after the
seed are planted. Even before the
young plants are out of the ground,
weed and grass seed are getting
ready to come up with them. Th'e
weeder dislodges the seed, destroys
them, and at the same time helps
the young plants to get through.
Thus we have the crop ahead of Its
enemies. By repeated use of the
weeder every time a rain starts nox
ious seed to germinate, we may nev
or see the much-dreaded coat of
young, vigorous grass. The work of
tho weeder Is economical. A man
and a horse can easily cultivate 10
acres or more per day. Further
more, the teeth, or fingers, of the
weeder work among the young plants
ind destroy weeds that would later
have to be gotten out by expensive
hand hoeing if a side plow' had been
used instead of a weeder. On the
stifT, heavy soils a spike-toothed har
row sometimes does better work
than the weeder.
Probably the greatest caution to
observe in the use of these Imple
ments is to run them at the proper
time. After the grass forms a green
carpet over the field, it Is then too
late for the weeder. The Implement
will destroy some of the grass, but
will cultivate the remainder so that
It will grow all the faster. Just
as soon after a rain as the soli Is
dry enough to admit the weight of
the horse without packing, the weed
er should be run over ever acre that
needs It. We may thus do two or
three days’ good work before the soli
is dry enough to admit the culti
vator or deepor running Implements.
Harrows and weeders are not In
tended for breaking land, but for
cultivating the surface of plowed
soil. When a weight has to be placed
on the harrow to force it Into the
soil, then we kuow the land has not
been properly broken, or that it has
become too hard for the use of the
harrow. C. It. HUDSON,
How the World’s Uiggcst Corn (Jrow
er Does It.
To raise a good corn crop I follow
this method:
Keep my ground rich. Feed cattle
and hogs on It, and use the manure
spreader.
Plow deep and turn the ground
completely over—leave no skips.
Have the ground well pulverized
before planting- either by harrow
ing or disking.
Plant the corn at a uniform depth.
Early planting, shallow; late plant
ing, deeper.
Harrow thoroughly before the corn
comes up, once at least, but twice is
bette.v
Cultivate as soon as possible, and
as often and thoroughly as I can.
Never less than four or five times.
Corn should be gone over with culti
vator at least once a week. Stirring
the ground conserves the moisture.
—D. Rankin, in Country Life.
Here y ou iai t»
MR. FARMER
when yon buy a machine for
p setting out
t TOMATO, CABBAGE. TOBACCO,
Sweet Potato, Onion Slips, Etc.
VOU ought to get the best there is
Masters
Plant Setter
Is the one that puts the plantdown
to its proper depth and given It h* If
a tea cup of water or liquid fertllti' r
right at the root and then scoops .
the dirt up around the plant, aii
done at the one operation, without
any stooping whatever. Wrte to
day for price and full partloulata.
Comtj Agency to First Parchastr
MASTERS PLAr TER CO.
180 So. Water St., Chicago. Ii»
Farming Is Profitable In
The Southeast
There la mo better occupation
for the Average Mam than Farm
ing amd no Section la Superior to
the South for a Good Farmer.
Farming la a Great Busimeaa amd
should be carried om by the Appli
cation of the Beat Business Princi
ples. The Proper Location, thl
Study of Bolls, Seed Selectlom, the
Wise Choice amd Rotation of Crops
and Careful Cultivation will bring
Assured Success.
We are lm position to Aid You
In the Selectlom of the Proper Lo
cation In Districts which Present
Splendid Advantages amd Oppor
tunities. In writing tell us what
You Want
. M. V. RICHARDS,
Land and Industrial Agent. Southern Rail
wag. and Mobile A Ohio R. R.
Washington, : s :: :: D. O.
GULF & SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD CO.
GENERAL PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
PASSENGER SERVICE.
No. 6. No. 8.
Ly Jackson 6:00 a. m. 3:36 p. m.
Lv Hattiesburg 9:43 a. m. 7:13 p. m*
Ar Gulfport 12:30 p. m. 10:00 p. m.
No. 4. No.«.
Lv Gulfport 7:40 a. m. 4:26 p. m.
Lv Hattiesburg 10:30 a. m. 7:43 p. m.
Ar Jackson 1:66 p. m. 11.-00 p. m.
Columbia Division (Via Silver Creek and Columbia.)
No. 101 No. 102.
7:20 a. m. Lv Mendenhall Ar 9:26 p. m.
1:40 p. m. Ar Gulfport Lv 2:46 p. m.
No. 109. Na 110.
2:30 p. m. Lv Jackson Ar 10:16 a. m.
6:20 p. m. Ar Columbia Lv 6:10 a. m.
Connections at Jackson, Hattiesburg and Gulf
port with all lines. For further information apply
to J. L HAWLEY. General Passenger Agent.
Gulfport. Miss. Effective January 1.1910.
Low Excursion Rates
TO
California, Washington, Oregon and
British Columbia. For information
as to Dates of sale, limits, stopovers,
routes, sleeping car reservations,
schedules, etc., apply,
H. R. WESTON, A. S. HAINES.
Local Agent. D. P. A.
Jackson, Miss.
JNO. A. SCOTT. A. Q. P. A..
Memphis, Tenn.
■ ■ ||>k ■ anas* GroundLimes to ns.
LAND LIME
Also all grades flne
BHaaaaaagggi iy rook
VHOSl’UATR.
Write for prices. Agent* wanted.
SOUTHERN:LIME AND. PHOSPHATE CO..
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