Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1906-06-16

oFer tne ILLINOIS Central and YazOo &
Mississippi Valley railroads this fall,
leaving Memphis for commencing the
trip on October 2. This train will be-
htted with two or more regular passen-
ger coaches, with raised platforms at the
end Tor the speakers; Pullman sleepers
for the gentlemen who will compose the
party and a dining car for their use.
All stations on both systems will be
visited and the time required will be
something more than two weeks. The
train is furnished absolutely free by the
great Illinois Central system, and is in
keeping with their extremely liberal pol
lcy toward the sections trsversed by
their roads. Mr.. j. c. Claire, industrial
commissioner, and Capt. j. +. Merry,
immigration agent, will be in charge Of
the train. Speakers upon all pertinent
topics connected with the farm will be
furnished by the A. & M. College, United
States Department of Agriculture, Mis-
sissippi division Of the Southern Cotton
Association and others. 1t will be the
purpose of the promoters to secure only
such men as are competent to give prac.
tlcal and comprehensive talks, easily
understood and readily applicable to the
everyday business of farming. No theo.
rists or impracticable men will be in tho
party, and the people can feel that they
are listening to gentlemen worthy and
competent to tell them something of
value. This train will run upon well
advertised schedule, and will make stops
at all stations where there are enough
people congregatCd to justify talks. If
only a few respond to the invitation
they will be carried to the next station
and then furnished transportation to
come back home. Subjects to be handled
| by the various speakers will be promi-
nently placarded on the car and should
a man desire to hear something on fer
tilizers he will 60 into the car marked
fertilizers" Should he desire to learn
something on subsoiling, the sign will
be prominently displayed letting him
know where to Co. At some stations
where the crowd would be too large for
comfort in the cars, open air meetings
on the platforms or under the trees will
be held and in number of places pub
! lie buildings will be used. 1t is expected |
and hoped that Secretary Wilson of the
| United States Department of Agricul' |
ture will be on the trip for a part of
the time, and that he will speak at a
number of the more important points. |
So soon as the details of the movement |
develop it will be made known through |
this department. The movement is un-
doubtedly a good one and deserves the |
interest of the agricultural classes. 1t |
can be made the source of great good, |
and with the cooperation of the farm
ers it will be. Watch this department |
for further announcements.
j. B. Martin Of Yazoo county recently
hauled load of stuff to Yazoo City for
market. 1t was all raised at home, and
brought the best of prices. The load
consisted of home cured hams, shoulders,
bacon, sweet potatoes and peas. There
were fifty hams that averaged Is pounds
each and brought Is cents per pound.
The shoulders he sold at 1871 cents, the
bacon at 10 cents, the potatoes at $10o
per bushel and the peas at $500 per
hushel. The load brought $225.00. This
is not the first load of the kind Mr.. Mar
tin has sold in Yazoo City this year
He has been to town several times and
never fails to bring in load of market
able stuff. Next year he says that he
will butcher so hogs, and have more
meat to sell than ever.
Orange Harrington, of Jones county,
a prominent and educated farmer, does
not believe that geese would be worth
n great deal to cotton fields infested
with Johnson grass, from the fact that
it gets tough so soon that they could
not eat it. However he cites experiences
to show that crab grass can be kept
down in this way. He cites the expert
ence of Mr. c. H. Bush, who lives near
Laurel. Mr.. Bush planted a piece of
land in cotton; made four bales the
first wear. five the next and six the third,
and there was never a hoe put into it.
II was kept clean by the geese.
Assessor J. G. FAINT OF Tippah county
makes a remarkable report to this de-
partment of a section of his county, re-
Gently encountered in making his as
sessment. Within a radius of three
miles he found four pairs of twins, one
boy eleven years of age weighing 1876
pounds and another twelve years OF
age weighing 225 pounds. How is this
for a healthy and productive section of
-, 4 Ia hoat |
equaled, it is up to some man to let
himself be heard from. Tippah holds
the belt until it is wrested from her
by some worthy competitor.
The Newton compress handled last /
season 57,760 bales of cotton against ,
"a 600 for the season before, This goes ,
TO show that Newton is increasing her
trade territory, and that the section OF
country around that enterprising city |
is increasing the production of cotton. I
Both ore good and Newton is to be con- Q
graduated upon the excellent showing
made.
The trucking season is on throughout
tbe State and train loads of vegetables
are going North every day to help feed
tbe hungry multitude. This industry
brings a large amount of money to the e
State between the cotton seasons and is +
a great help. Prices are ruling fair and s
the growers are realizing nice profits on !
their stuff. a
The railroad commission has ordered
tho erection of new depots at Blue t
Maintain, Ripley, Falkner, Brownfeld, +
Tipplersville, Walnut and Cotton Plant a
on the upper division of the NJ, j. q t
K @ railroad. This on the old part OF
the "Doodle Bug" where the depoots
have become too old and otherwise made
ouate to the demand. The road is ex,
ner;eneinp an excellent bueiness and will
Soon become one of the most important !
in the State.
A marty of surveyors and prospectors a
have inst been over the proposed route
Of the Canton, Aberdeen 4 Nashville
railroad from Aberdeen to some point in
Alabama. and profess to find great in +
ducements for the building. of the road. |
The section of country to be opened up {
"a rich in timber and mineral wealth and {
ia a fairly good farming country: 1t I
- - ho boned that the project will be 4