28 Oct 1909
Page 1
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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
1
A brief market snippet shows unit prices with shifts to 1.20 dollars, 25 cents, and a 10 to 20 cent range, indicating a mixed movement in cost per pound and volume discounts reflected in the page’s tiny shop tally.
Rankin County celebrates Trades Day with strong merchant turnout, abundant farm exhibits, and lively contests. Premier pig and hog weights draw attention, with Albert Hughes' Berkshire at 265 pounds and numerous prize awards to local exhibitors, amid speeches on road building and community progress.
Messrs T G Ross E S Barksdale and Dan Ward served on the awards committee for poultry farm products live stock saddle and harness horses most graceful riders ugly men etc their duties were splendid and satisfactory to contestants and the community thanks are due to the estimable gentlemen and capable judges for this excellent work.
Farmers and prominent residents in Rankin County Brandon advocate an annual Brandon county fair to boost livestock and diversified farming. Plans include ground and buildings, prizes for needlework, pantry goods, chickens, and saddle horses. Boll weevil Arrival discussed as a prompt to intelligent farming and tenant accountability. A related meeting in Braxton opens Pine Ridge Line school for negro agricultural and domestic instruction led by L. C. Jones urging farm education and rural advancement.
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