The Kemper herald., 1908-02-27

per acre, the benefit to Mississippi IN
actual dollars would be more than
one million. Pretty good investmen.
this. 1t is highly probable that the
result will be still greater, but this
figure will do for the present. Is it
not worth trying for7
The House has passed the Afford
bill providing county departments Of
agriculture and the Senate commit
tee has favorably reported it. A bill
| by the same author is being sonsider-
ed to establish an agricultural high
! school in each of the eight congress
sional districts. Bills for the protec-
tion of cotton from the time it leaves
the gin until i. is loaded on the ship
for export have been introduced and
it looks as if the present lawmaking
body would do something of a sub
stantial nature for the agricultural
masses Of Mississippi. 1t is too fire.,
quently said that the professional
men are compelled to pass the laws
favorable to the farmer but this rule
does not hold good with the present
body. The farmers themselves are
taking an interest and looking after
their affairs. They fully appreciate
the necessity for such reforS1s and a
large number in both houses are Civ
ing the measures looking toward them
all assistance possible.
A friend in conversation with the
writer few days since said that he
had measure in mind to encourage
fairs and competitive exhibitions of
agricultural, horticultural ,and live
stock, but that he would not attempt
to get it through on account of the
rough road he knew it would encoun-
ter from the very persons most to be
benefited. The present body is COM
posed Of men who apparently realize
the fact that Mississippi must expect
her future greatness to come from
the development of her agricultural
resources and have shown more
liberal spirit toward measures look
ing to that end. They appreciate the
fact that our state is being contin-
ually drained of good citizens by
states that are more liberal in en-
couraging them in their chosen avo-
cations and are continually offering
inducements for good settlers to come
and live with them.
If Mississippi had been as wide
awake as Texas, had established and
maintained fairs at the principal cen
ters, lent the proper encouragement
to agricultural pursuits, stimulated
the live stock industry, helped to
place the poultry industry where it
belongs and other matters of equal
Importance. Texas would not have
taken from us more than one humid
red thousand of our good citizens, the
best they have today. Again let it
be urged that we arrange to keep our
people in Mississippi. Our conditions
cannot be excelled and no state can
truthfully offer more for the man who
seeks home and the attendant pleas
ant environments.
The Laurel Chronicle sounds note
Of warning to the Union brethren
through out the state that it might
be well worthy to heed. 1t seems from
a perusal of the Chronicle article,
that a fertilizer concern in neigh
boring state has made contracts with
Sie Unions throughout Mississippi to
furnish them with fertilizers for the
year and takes in exchange a note
that falls due in about twelve months.
The contract is signed by each Of
those buying with the amount bought
opposite the name, then joint note
is signed by all for the payment of
the obligation. The trouble likely to
be experienced lies in the fact that
possibly some of those who buy the
fertilizer and sign the note will not
be able to pay in the fall or when it
becomes due, then it will fall upon
those who have property above ex-
emption to foot the bills. Notes of
this character have been offered to
the Laurel banks for sale by the COM
pany accepting them. The Chronicle
is edited by loyal Union man and
the warning is given for the best in
terests of the organization. 1t would
be well for members to note what has
been said and carefully avoid any
thing that would likely cause trouble
in the future. The Union is too large
and has too much ahead of it to en-
counter anything that might cause
dissensions and interference in the
future. Remember this when making
contracts.
Commercial fertilizers are all right
after every possible fertilizer at home
has been made use of. Read the bull
letin recently published by the sta
ton at Stoneville for the proof of
this assertion. 1t gives the result of
number of interesting experiments.
There is statute proposed for the
inspection of coal oil. The people of
the rural districts will be the greatest