The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-08-13

Lev NJtlLg has Itt we tbIiI at lbE
another canal for retaining swamp
land, and it will be completed in about
a year. This canal viii be twelve
miles In length and furnish drainage
for several thousand acres OF as hne
land as the State affords. This is the
third II for Lee county and the PEG.
pie find the experiment n success.
Bonds are issued for the work and re,
| paid by a tax of % cents per acre on
the land benefited each year. Large
quantities of fine land are brought into
cultivation in this way ard. TO be
worth good sums to the owners where
it would be practically worth nothing
otherwise. Other counties with low.
wet lands might try the experiment
with profit. A letter addressed to
any Of the officials Of lee county
would bring information as to the
proper method of procedure.
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The farmers of T]ylertown. Pike
county, have organized a club for the
purpose of meeting, discussing meth,
DDS, exchanging experiences, etc. a
large number OF the best people in the
neighborhood have joined the organt.
zation, and they will go at the bust
ness in the right way. There are just
as many reasons why farmers should
organize and attempt to improve con.
ditions as other business or profession.
al men. No man yet has accumulated
50 much knowledge that he can't be
taught something. The experience o.
one man along a certain line might aid
with something on another subject.
These armcrs clubs are good things
anu the "7ritor hopes TO see more OF
them formed.
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An excursion was run to the expert,
ment station at Mcneil on the 30th OF
last month, to give the people an op.
portunity to inspect the work being
done there. Quite a large crowd took
advantage Of the opportunity to visit
the station and expressed themselves
as we'll pleased with what they saw.
There is something to be learned on
an excursion OF this kind, and after all
of our stations are under way it would
not be a bad idea to inaugurate regu'
lar excursions so that the farmers
could visit them at various times and
take advantage of the experience and
education to be received. There is a
demand for educated farmers and
these stations are the means OF edu,
eating them.
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Machinery has been ordered and
work begun on a lime brick plant at
I,r,n 800, : i''"u -
H.. ,n,,oL 49, : '"au !"
CLAW and hoona cbon11 tta"u Hon,
come m IN tLr avnantotian 'l ~ p'ali.@
,hH h,;aL - 'om, . o"n'
y. 'u"t'S VIZ Ot le'oi"'
~ "i'''"u" Is ho' asleep az
~ 'n'S announcement anu the
."ot VI ot'eF iac'orles pellg gotten on
c
rino ~'e"u' A"H Wv largest en-
purinu % ""U "'41L'n'ry Hlanulae
p'"''' ~ ''o south ana 10" an
no ~ II S 81, one VIII 500
10 tha - ,"e n@" pldut WIZ
IA ,,fu i'5'uG " boIIeF WORKS
,nnd, tn iuie' NUMBER OF
49,, angn '9eo''c good wages
ra"iu 9one,','S ueSiraOle ciCl2ens.
D't'"'h IL last bHcunlng 4 manutac.
n.y. p'oD'oly iesing more peo'
,,,, 81 t '"m i'ne 'Aah any
'"o AZ ING 9'ate'
i"@oo county mas the contract sys-
VI WORKING the public roads under
"nSlaerst'oh and Will likely try it.
ne people are very much in favor Of -,
- q" 'ho people IL MIS-
nj ~ I.e',eu aiohs TINS llne ,
saI,tt'n WI ne kept up until T
''''"eo s' iast' {
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Farmers throughout the State are .
Stunning 10 realize that in union 6
ere Is strength. A number of clubs =
III associations have been formed =
Gently Tor the purpose of exchang. g
y experiences. discussing pertinent !,
'olects' etc. II interest is kept up =
csc organizations are productive of -
'od' N It is with pleasure that we :.
their formation. II
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Mississippi is awake industriauy as u
yer before, While the present pc. p,
III OF activity may only be the be. VI
ming. it is so much better than ~
or before that We are apt to think
perfect. Don't let this idea GET nos. by
;sion q, rop h,t st;n - o. pos to