The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-09-11
A DELIGHTED FARMER.
Tells What He Saw and Heard at the A.
and N. College Institute.

Editor Leader:-As one of the
delegation of farmers from Lin
coin county to visit the great
roundup Institute at the A. e M.
College, thought | would drop
a few lines for the encouragement
of those who did not attend. We
just simply had feast of good
things during the three days we
spent there. We had lectures
from the very best men that our
Southern States, and our North
ern States as we'll, have produced,
in the way of stock raising, dairy
ing, the selection of seed, the
fertilization of the soil, prepara-
tion Of the soil, the building up Of
worn out lands, by growing of
leguminous plants that will take
nitrogen from the air to build up
the soil, the rotation of crops, the
showing how the average farmer
IS robbing his own soil, by the
continuous growth of the same
crop, etc. We were shown how
we can reap the same value from
feeding of cotton seed meal to
our cattle, in the way of fertil-
izer, and then also have the milk
and butter value extra, also beef
value. We were shown the awful
mistake of keeping scrub cows for
dairy purposes. We were shown
the great value of having plenty
of good cattle, and having plenty
of good pasture, the raising of
plenty of feed stuffs, hays, corn
salvage, how to build silos, the
great value of good sheds and
bedding for stock. We we're
shown the thorough bred horses
and cows, also the nice hogs, York
shires, Berkshires, etc. We were
shown how cows are MIXED by
the new methods, that is, by milk
ing machines. We were also
shown how they get the butter
ready for the market, the manu-
facture of cheese, etc. We also
saw what was being done in poul-
try raising; how to manage fowls
to keep of insects, disease, etc.
We also had the pleasure of seeing
the great variety of farm imple-
ments OF B. F. Avery. He show
ed US what could be done with the
steam plow, by breaking con.
siderable amount with these
plows which had three disks to
the stock, making 8 plows, drawn
by twenty five horse power en-
gine. He proved they would be
alright for level land with stumps
out We found growing seven or
eight varieties of cotton where
the farmers could see for them
selves how it grew and fruited.
We had quite number of lectures
on the growing of Alfalfa, white
clover, burr cluver, etc., and their
value as hay producing crop.
In fact, we had few days of
the very best instruction for the
modern farmer to absorb and get
we'll into his agricultural system,
and we hope our farmers, and
especially Lincoln county farm
ers, will begin at once to make a
personal application of these
splendid helps. In fact, the farm
er who doesn't take hold of these
new methods-that is, make more
to the acre, by better selection of
seed more thorough cultivation
and the raising of more and bet
ter stock, more feed stuffs, etc.,
will soon be left in the rear.
So now let's profit by what we
have received, let US do what we
can to encourage the farmers
around US to get more out of
their labor, and to use their brain
as we'll as brawn. Let's try and
get more farmers to attend the
county Institutes, and then all go
to the general round up at the A.
& NJ. College. Our government
is sending out good men to lee
ture to US and encourage farming
in systematic way, so let's all
fall in to line and be a farmer
worth while.
~ ID DAIIT