The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-02-08

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rules and reg ulations which 80 vitality
affect the price of our product, and
now, one of these institutions, after so
many years Of everything their Own
way sets up the plea that it is a pri-
vate institution and only responsible to
its members for its acts The work.
ings of these institutions should de-
mand at our hands very careful and
thoughtful consideration"
The campaign being waged by Pres
ident Clarke Of the Cotton Association
and President Hightower of the Farm
ers' Union, both having splendid arti-
cles this week, will undoubtedly result
in great good. They are both able
men, ~consecrated to the work of i'm
proving conditions in Mississippi; are
thoroughly identified with the agricul-
tural people and competent to speak
upon subjects pertaining to their well
fare. Read what both have to say and
carefully consider the
The competitive cr%op-growing Idea Is
extending to older persons than the
pupils of the public schools as it was
inaugurated last year The following
letter from John w Haddon Of Har-
perville, Scott county, is well worthy
OF reproduction, containing excellent
ideas and many practical suggestions:
II notice that you have some of the
county superintendents Interested in
the organization Of corn clubs 1
think the plan a very fine n to create
an interest among the young boys for
such work. That is the best way to
teach them TO love the farm. Every
county superintendent should organize
them.
''If you will pardon me for Offering a
suggestion I'll give you a plan that l
think will stimulate al interest among
the older men, the real farmers. You
select the variety of corn you think best
adapted to this State and get the seed
from a reliable seed house or from some
farmer whom you know to be raising
corn from carefully selected seed. Send
80 pounds to each county superintend-
ent of education and have him send
eight pounds I'd each one of ten good
farmers in different parts Of the coun-
ty. Eight pounds will plant an acre, L
believe.
"After~ harvesting time these men are
to have a twenty-ear selection on ex-
hibit at their county site, or at their
county fair if one is held, and be judged
by some competent person-an agricul-
tnral college student, where one is
available. The best selection from each
county to be put on exhibit at Jackson
at our State fair and these entries
judged. The yield per acre should be
shown with each entry. The n grad
ing the highest to be given first prize
should there be one offered. These en-
tries should all go on exhibit free.
"Now, the ten selections grading the
highest should be distributed In this
way: The owner of the exhibit should
be given the best two ears from his 20
ears and the remainder sent, two ears
to each of the contestants and the re-
naming ears to the A. & Nj. College.
The remainder Of the exhibit to be
given back to the exhibitor and he
turn it over to the county superintend-
ent for distribution for the following
year. The A. & NJ. College is allowed
to exhibit but not to contest for the
prizes. From these ears ten grains
from each are to be tested for germina-
tion and the per cent terminated kept
by the farmer"
This is a brief outline of Mr.. Had.
don's plan which he explains further
in the communication, ever going so
far as to offer to bear one-half of the
expense necessary to put the plan in
operation. The suggestion is a good
one and this department will do every
thing to help make it a winner.
The three days institute held by the
Local Union was a success,
although n of the principal speakers
died a few days before the meeting and
was uudfOludOly dUSCuO. xuo
example is one we'll worthy of emula-
ton by Unions throughout the State.
The educational feature of the Union Is
one of its strongest tenets, and these
Institutes are of the best educational
that can be employed. The
A. & M. college, the department. of
agriculture and commerce, department
of public education and the United
States department of agriculture's DEM
onstration workers in the State are
ever willing to assist in such events.
is to be hoped that more of the local
Unions will follow the example of
Local, one of the youngest
in the State, and hold Institutes. Even
If there were no regular lecturers on
hand, the meetings could be made use-
ful and interesting by taking up soma
subject for thirty minutes aftes
the regular routine had been finished.
Try this plan and let the result ba
nv a communicative RI +b;c do.