The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-14

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establishment Of an agricultural Ok
pertinent Station in the hill sectisn
Of Nsrth Mississippi. Afrer = spir-
tied eoatest The station was located
on something over two hundred acres
sf hand near Holly Springs. It was
especially fortunate that the ststion
was located at this point, as Marshall
county is one of the arst settled in the
state and the lands are badly eroded
by tine and lack of attention. It
was eren urged that it was useless
waste Of time and money to try to
reclaim these lands, but what has al
ready been accomplished there shows
the erroneousness Of such conten-
tion. Prof. C.. T. Ames is IN charge of
the station and the excellent progress
made Is monument 10 his ability.
What three years since was verti-
BILE area of red gullies is today fast
becoming a model farm and produc-
ing aavishly of the worlds needs. The
Land has been properly terraced and
drained, the gullies smoothed over and
filled, the bushes cleared away, and
in a short time Prof. Ames will show
that Marshall and the surrounding
section is still one of the rachess and
best in the state. The old Normal
School for negroes abandoned In 1904,
has been remodeIed and made into Il,
splendid residence. A commodhous
barn has been erected and the stock
carefully cared for. Tine land is
planted in varied crops and the yield
rs being brought up to q high tand-
ard. Fruit trees command a central
place at the station and several acres
are planted in Strawberries. Demon
stration plats show the relative value
Of varied fertilizers and methods Of
handling as well as the adaptability
Of certain crops to that section. This
spring the station will be ready for
visitors and it is the purpose Of Prof
Ames 30 invite the public ct large to
come and see for itself what he has
accomplished. Excursions Will be ar
ranged On the railroads entering Holly
Springs and thousands should take
advantage of the opportunity TO visit
the station. The writer recently spent
a day at this station and saw for HIM
self something Of the work being done
by Prof. Anes and his assistant, Mr..
Flowers. Those Interested IN the de-
ve0opment Of agriculture, horticulture
and stock raising should visit this
station by all means. It will prove
an inestimade value to the section in
which it is located If the people will
only bake the proper interest and
profit by the example set.
The great meeting of the Farmers
Union was held in jackson last week
with an attendance Of several hun
dred delegates from almost every
county in the state. 1t was a truly
representative body of men, coming
from that great class Of agriculturdsts
that are the wealth producers of the
country. They were sincere and earn
est IN their endeavors to do some
thing TO ameliorate the condition of
the farmer and none could have fail
ed TO have been so impressed. The
Union is doing splendid work in our
state. It is growing rapidly m
strength from day to day and safe
men are at its head. The warehouse
proposition for handling cotton is one
OF the many commendable reforms
urged by the organization. By this
method the farmer will be able to
store his cotton in an absolutely safe
place at a minimum cost and place
It on the market as occasion demands.
With standard warehouses In each
oo1nty the man who has cotton can
store it and If ne needs ready money
Il cam be borrowed on the warehouse
receipt ct at a moderate rate of in
terest. This is undoubtedly the only
genuinely sensible way to handle our
great staple crop. Then too, the cam
paign for education among the masses
is an object that is highly commend
a5le. With proper education and adj
vanced methods of doing that which is
necessary, the life ON a farm will be
far more inviting than at present.
The organized effort to curb the pow
ar of monopolies and corporations is
especially 10 he endorsed by all. Their
actions IN this matter, backed by near
~ 10000 sovereign people cannot b
disregarded by those in power. Their
is a great field for the operations OF
this Union and the writer hopes to see
It grow stronger from year to year I'M
til every farmer in the state will be
standing shoulder to shoulder in an
effort to secure what is justly and
equitably his.