The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-04-04


Gradin,
The Mississippi readers OF The Southern Farm
Gazette have reason To congratulate themselves
for tho hearty way In which they co-operatcd with
The Gazette In getting laws to have feed inspect.
cd and To work for the eradication OF the Texas
fever tick Concerning each OF these two matters
Tho Gazette asked tia readers TO write postais to
their members OF the Legislature and 10 tho Gov
crnor. requesting that such laws DO passed. The
response was all that could be expected. Both
laws have become realities. There were other
progressive and ruhlic#pirited forces working for
The same lass. bu, tho postal card petition
scheme of The Gazette put on pressure from many
inin's at tho very time IL would do mnat good.
aud Tho t.asrttr congra,ulat"a and thanks It's pro.
sreasive readers for tho part they played.
To Teach Farmer I,oys How tn Grade Cotton
Il will be dangerous no~ In sell adulscrascd feed
In Mississippi. and purchasers will DO the gamers
by tho change. Tho saving effected will amount
20 many thousand dollars every year. tuat IA tho
l.gal inspection Of fertilizers has made sellers In
almost every caan deliver what they claim 10 sell
Tho tick eradication law and tho provision for n
chair Of cotton grading and classification u, tho
\. a. NJ. College. TAO measures introduced by
Hon. John II. Wclhorn. Of oksihbeha coun,y.
~iil likewise he fruitful of much good Grow
eEs Of cotton ought Ia hao~ what grade Of cotton
they hare 10 Hrli. no that y reasonable rr.c. can
grading and classification oush, 10 hare many
students.
The Law fr Fighting tho Fever Tick.-rndcr
tho tick eradication iaw. about $4,000 wtli be-
spent by tho United States Department; OF Agri.
culture and ahou, -. 900 By the State Of Mlsais-
ssppi In nghtins tho fever stick. during The n-rt
tao Years. The sucrcaa OF aimllsr work In other
States makes IL certain that success can be attain
I'D b. ~oll.soasc5 methods In mhascyrr Mississippi
territory the residents show n Willingness 10 CO.
opora,~ with the authorities for that end A ilr.
stock board Is created BY Tho act. 10 consist OF
i've members. three being named IN tho bill tn be
Coma missioner Of Agriculture nlak-sicc. OF Jack
son. President: Professor of Animal fiuahandry.
Archibald Smith. and Veterinarian. ]. G, Roberts.
10th Of tho \. & VI. College, Governor Noel has
III. selection Of III. other two members: and I,
Is stated that they will DO Mr.. r VI. Aidrlch. OF
Michigan City. and Mr.. John Day. OF Crystal
Springs. All are men who should give aailafae.
sion and arc known TO most readers of The
Cas~ts~. through tho articles they have contrib
ut~d 10 this paper or through their positions.
Farmers should Cooperate Hcartiiy.-With
chicancry IN selling stock feed being made NOR.
dtracuit and with n prospect OF III" nltima'"
eradication OF the fever tick. the live stock indus
Try ahouid take on now III. In Aisnihatppi. IL will
take some years before the tick is disposed OF In
all the State. and none should prepare himself
for disappointment by expecting II all 10 be nc-
complinhod Immediately. hut In those sections
Of the State where tho residents will do what is
necessary. they will. In due time. b" able 80 got
the quarantine ngnins, them raised and VIII thot.
br ire. 10 ship cattle 10 Northern markets almost
ma freely aa II they lived In some Northern state,
Even II surrounding territory may not get rrd OF
m. fever tick. from whatever considerable. terri
tory may be made and kept free OF ticks. cattle
can be shipped as from territory north OF the
quarantine line. Al an advanced price OF hal u
cent. IL would mean 80 more Tor every 1.ooo