The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-03-07


tv has cause to be proud of the auspic
ious beginning given the movement
for the promotion Of corn groWlns
among the boys of the public schoofs
of that county. The meeting held at
Lexington, on the 23rd was spleh-
did success. Nearly two hundred
boys besides an equal number ol
ladies and gentlemen were present
Addresses were made by Prof. Fer
kin of the A. & NJ A. S. Meharg
of the U. S. department of agrlcul-
ture, State Supt. Henry Withheld
and the writer. Unusual interest was
shown by all concerned and there Is Is
little doubt of the success that VIII
attend the venture being made by
Supt. Smith. This is the first cllb
of the kind to be permanently organ
lied in the state, but a number viii
closely follow. 1t is movement
significant Of a great deal. Interest
in a betterment of conditions III gen
raj along agricultural lines Is fast
rowing in magnitude and the result
i'll no doubt be gratifying III the eX-
RENE. Our people are awakening 10
he necessity Of an education to make
GOOD farmers and are demanding IN
creased facilities from year to year
'he proposition for an agricultural
high school in each congressional dis
trict will be strongly backed when
the legislature meets again, and Ii
should be. With the establishment
of such schools, the education OF our
farmer boys in the right way and
improved methods employed, Missls
sIppi would bloom as rose. Then too.
promises to take away from life the
.rudeery that has characterized ii
for years and make it more inviting.
Farmers will eventually be just as
we'll educated as lawyers or doctors
and as able to look out for them
selves, a condition that is fast coming
about. When this is fact, the farm
will be more inviting than the crow
ed. professions and more than crowd
ed commercial fields. Speed the day
In though accord with the spirit
so prevalent for the betterment along
agricultural lines, the management o.
the state fair to be held IN jackson
from Nov. 9TH to 10th, have arranged
for an, experimental station to be II.
Gated on the fair grounds. The thoa
sands who will attend the fair this
esall will have the opportunity ol
earning something practical concern
;rg cultural methods, fertilizing and
seed breeding. A tract of land II
ne fair grounds has been selected
and preparations are under way foi
outing the project into execution. il
was first broken during the fair last
fall by traction engine of thirty
horse power pulling ten big plows. Ii
has been broken again and narrowed
shooth.. The demonstration plates
will be something lik half an acre
in area. Nearly a dozen different
p varieties Of corn, cotton and Others
crops will be planted; some without
fertilizer, some with moderate amo
unit and others with a great deal ane
also with combinations. Cultura
methods approved by various authol
ities will be used and he who comes
to the fair this fall can visit mode
experiment station as we'll. Placards
will be placed on each plat giving III
formation concerning the variety, m'
thods Of preparation of the soil an
planting cultivating, feartilizing AM
etc. This move will no DOUBT be pro
ductive of great good as the immens'
number of people who will see j
during. the fair will be more or les
interested in agricultural matters. /
is bound TO teach valuable practi
cal lession.
The education Of our people .alon'
seed breeding will cause a large par
of the seed corn purchased nixt yea
to be in the ear. Two selected ear
of the same variet y Of corn from th'
same field will not produce corn il
equal amounts. Than if we are i
test it before planting it must neces
sarily be bought in the ear. Than toe
in selecting on the farm, it would B
better to preserve the ears unit
spring and test them before plantin
Corn in the shelled state is not near
so easily judged as when it is on th
ear. The best is none too good TO
our people who are becoming so wild
awake to improved methods in every
thing.
There should be telephone in tn
home of every farmer in the stat
It is no longer luxury but has b|
come a NECESSITY The arbitrary pric
being charged for the service wi
greatly retard, if not altogether pr
vent the extension of the servic
to the rural communities. Elect
legislature that will correct the evil.