The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-10-11
Subsoil Survey for Monroe County

The following correspondence ex-
plains itself, and attests the great in
terest that Congressman Gambler is
manifesting in the progress and well
fare of his constituents of the First
District:
CoRINTH, Mss, Oct. 9, 1907.
EDITOR ABERDEEN WEEKLY, Aber-
deem, Miss.
Dear Sir-I recently made applica-
ton to the Department of Agricul-
ture to have an expert assigned to
my district to study the soil condi-
tions and crop adaptation and Guilt
walton throughout my district, and
also at the earnest request of some
the citizens of Monroe county, to
have a soil survey party assigned for
the purpose of making a soil survey
of Monroe county.
In response to my application /
have received a letter from the De-
partment of Agriculture of which the
inclOsed is a copy, which j hope will
be of genuine interest to the people
and especially to the citizens of Mon
roe county.
The DIR. BOnsteel referred to there
in was with me on my recent trip
through the district, and l am glad to
see that in him we have good friend
who is proving useful to US, With
assurances of best wishes and regards,
Truly your friend,
E. S. GAMBLER, JR.
United States Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Soils,
Washington, ID. c., Oct. ,, 1907
Hon. E. S. GAMBLER, JR., Corinth,
Miss:
Dear Sir I have discussed the
question of assignments of soil utiliza-
ton and soil survey parties to the
First Congressional District of Mis-
sissippi, with DIR. Bonsteel. 1t will
be possible to assign DIR. 7. ID. Rice
about Oct. 10, to make preliminary
trip through the First District of Mis-
sisssippi in order that he may become
thoroughly familiar with the agricul-
tural conditions of the entire district
and that he may get at least a bird s
eye-vieW of the soil conditions
throughout the nine counties. 1t
would probably not be possible for
him to do much this fall besides get
ting in touch with the problems which
will confront him for active solution
in the spring of 1908. | shall direct
Mr.. Rice to report to you at Corinth,
Miss, when he proceeds to the dis
trict in order that he may talk over
with you in detail the conditions
within the distric5.
The Bureau of Soils will detail its
last available party for soil survey
of Monroe county, Miss. 1t is not
probable that the party will be able
TO report in Monroe comfy before the
10th of November, as the men COM
posing the party will be occupied
with work in more northern area I'M
til that date. / shall desire to have
Mr.. Rice, who will be in charge of
the soil utilization work in your dis
trict, keep in close touch with the
work being done in Monroe county
by the soil survey party, particularly
as DIR. Bonsteel tells me that between
Smithville and Amory there is a re-
gion of improved agriculture. 1t will
be necessary for both the soil survey
party and for Mr.. Rice to become
thoroughly familiar with the soils on
which this improved agriculture is
being carried on and particularly the
methods employed and the results
obtained in order that the practical
knowledge derived from this district
may be made general for the benefit
of other portions of the county and
of the Congressional district where
these methods have not vet been
adopted. Mr.. Rice viii come to the
First Mississippi District with a thor
ough knowledge of cotton raising Sc
cured from practical experience in
his home State of North Carolina and
with knowledge of the production
of fruit and truck crops, secured from
actual practice in the vicinity of
Tampa, Fla. Mr.. Rice has also had
considerable experience in the north