Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-11-01

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could give his lecture on corn in each
OF - counties in Mississippi and to 90
farmers at each place, ii would be
worth q million dollars to the State the
first year. This Is broad assertion. it
Is true. but those who heard this great
expert will readily agree. His subject
Is not u important an oue here At pres
ent a. it will be later o. IL is safe to
assert that the man who will listen pa
tiently to him for the first five minutes,
would cheerfully remain for three hours
longer. He gave results from an ex-
animation of thousands Of fields of corn
that proved them to have from one-half
TO three-fourths of a perfect stand.
They were ordinary fields aud appear
ed TO be as good as the average. The
farmer was working from one-fourth to
one-half of his land with absolutely no
result He then told how they rene
died this evil in Iowa and other corn
States After selecting carefully enough
of the best and most perfect ears Of
corn for planting they were laid in 4
row and each numbered. Then n test
box vas eonstructed of about two BY
four feet and three inches deep. This
box was packed half full OF damp saw
dust \ stout white cloth of equal size
was checked into squares Of about two
inches AID numbered 20 correspond
with the ears of corn This cloth was
spread over the savdust in the ties, box
Then ear No. I was taken Up and six
grains taken from different parts of it
AMI placed in square No. on the cloth.
the next ear the same and 20 on through
the entire number Then a second
cloth was spread over the grains. tax
ing care not to disarrange them Damp
sawdust vas packed OF this to fll the
box IL was then placed in n warm
room or greenhouse and in about seven
or eight days opened The grains from
good ears of corn had thrown out
healthy shoots and we're ft for seed
Some ears had only started weak AMI
poor shoots. This ear Va cas-. aside
some ears started possibly three shoots
while the other three lax dormant
These were cast aside also. No ear va
accepted unless il aSo~ed perfect ger
ninAtion. By thil tneans Of testing
the production Of corn had almost been
doubled and the land was made 20 pro-
dGce an almost perfect crop A very
small matter socie Oce viii say. but 1n
important item Just the sane The
average for corn in Mississippi : les
than sixteen bushels 10 the acre II
this could be even raised - txeory
bushels would il not b. wcrth a million
dollars To our Ssate< Assuresily 90
and the idea Is get your heads IN the
game
That the good people Of Mississippi
are fast awakening 20 the fact that fairs
and competitive shows are great e1u-
Gators and stimula.ors gees sithouE
saying. The carnivals. which are 10th
ing in the world but embryo fairs. ~
Gently in held Brookhaven. Hazlshurss.
Yazoo City, Mt Olive and other points
mean something more than the bring
ing Of 4 crowd of people to toxn for n
day or 50. Some of these have already
begun TO make arrangements 10 effect a
permanent county fair organization,
stimulated by the success already AZ
tanned. Nothing that would have a
more beneficial effect could D. done.
Then. too, there Is anOCher eurourag-
ing note to be seen Sone weeks since
a colt show was held II Liberty with a
good attendance and creditabie dis
play of stock On September - AZ
Biggers' store. in Alcorn county. \ colt
show. which Was vel attended and en-
Enthusiastically received. was held On
October IL Ike esent was held At
Gloster with a dozen nice colfs from
one sire and large number OF others
were exhibited and created healthy
interest Holmes county has ai-eady
had two such events this fall and others
that cannot be recalled Just now. This
Is very gratifying indeed. and goes N
show that our people are not asleep 10
the benefits of raising good stock. and
there Is nothing that will stimulate this
feeling more than county fairs
Louisville will build 4 standard xare-
house for storing cotton next season.
and the farmer can leave his bale and
feel that it Is safe II every RESPECT II
be needs money he can borrow for 4
short time on the warehouse receipt
When these houses become general
over the South the farmer viii b. bet
ter able to TX the price TO be paid foe
his cotton. and not uatil he has 4 safe
and economical place for storage
7. ]. DYE OF near GLoster reports the
following yield from his seed cotton:
l3I3 pounds made bale weighing tsl
pounds. or nearly 10 per cent lint: 100
pounds made 30 pounGs. or - per cent.
IiI4 pounds made 5I0 pounsis, or 55 per
cent This i splendid turnout in
deed Mr.. Dye SAYS that he has pc
can tree on his place that II the nuts
we're sold n the market price they
would pay the taxes On his entire farm
of 800 acres Would II noS b. well for
every farmer 10 have cne or more such
pecan trees:
The recent storm demonstrated the
fact that excavated channels at our gull
coast harbors were deepened by such
disturbances instead of filed or shifted /
Horn Island Pass Is reported wider and
deeper than before. and no doubt the
same can be said of the channel AZ
Gulfport- With these favorable eondi-
tions there Is every reason for Us 10 ex-
pect to see TWO or more of the uo.t IEn-
portanf shipping ports in the world IN
Mississippi The building Of the c.snal
insures q change in TRAFFIC. and Mlssis-
sippi is in fine eonGiti0n 10 handle
largo share Of il