Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-06-18

DO this Tor the Agricultural and stock
raising interests. Il is gratifying in
deed 70 the commissioner TO note the
interest being shown by the -eceip, Of
hundreds OF letters from all parts OF the
state commencing or recommending
acsiou for the relief aud benefit Of the
farmers. A Tunica county planter asks
for bulletins and says: ~ am cultivss-
ing, add have been for many years,
600 acres in corn and cotton and on
secoun, Of the growing scarcity OF ne-
gro labor concluded to change my plan
tation from . cotton farm TO stock and
bay. Some ten years ago began With
alfalfa snd have not had the success
hoped for, bot an sure that IL will do
veil here IL handled right. hope TO
get the advice Of Prof For at the Delta
experiment station VIII put in ifty
acres this August and September and
increase the acreage every year" An
Anite farmer says. ~ could 10, oil
the last order for syrup because l am
out Sold al a. . good price. We
want 70 thank you for your interest IN
syrup groving and valuable assistance
in marketing. viii want more labels
next year - | viii plant three acres
more IN cane" A Noxubee bee-keeper
writes: We appreciate the sugges-
tons made in your letter and / will see
the men Ia this section Who have bees
zrd will let you hear from me as soon
as possible. We have kept track OF
Jour work and are proud to know that
you are doing 80 much for the people "
A Clay county friend says: My family
LOOKS for Jour column every week and
reads il all Il 10 one Of the best parts
OF the Leader and makes q .nan feel
more like sticking to Mississippi"
More could Be quoted, but this will do.
The work IS appreciated by lots Of good
people snd tina, is encouragement for
renewed efforts in the future.
A suggestion has been made, and is
being generally commended, that in
the future appropriations for the sup
port Of state institutions be made avail
able only As demanded By the month.
This matter has been brought to the
attention Of legislators and thu public
By the practice of some Of the institu-
tions OF drawing all Of the moneys
available and placing in local bank
until used l. is frequently the case
that the state treasury 10 empty and
important bills mus, 20 without being
paid promptly when some OF the insti-
tutions have large sums Of money in
local banks doing nobody any good ex-
ceps the bank holding the deposit. For
two years the writer Vas secretary and
treasurer Of the Alcorn A and NJ. col
lege, and tSe draft for money on the
state treasurer was not made until the
end Of the month when all bills had
been audited, and only enough drawn
from each fund to pay the outstanding
bills against It. Captain Burxitt could
get in another splendid rider right
along this line and save money for the
taxpayers again
The work Of tick eradication has been
actively commenced by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board and the United
States department Of agriculture in .
number OF counties bordering on Ten
nessee. This Is . great work and one
that will save to the people Of Missis-
sippi millions Of dollars when the whole
State can be placed above the quaran-
tine line. The rules and regulations
will bs made - reasonable as possible,
there being no desire to work hard
ships or inconvenience on any one. Il
il . movement that demands the hearty
cooperation Of the people TO make it
effective ct . rapid rate. DIR. ". J.
Murphy is in active charge Of the work
with headquarters st Holly Springs.
He has been successful in bringing the
line down to Mississippi and nov hopes
within the next few years TO carry
it down through this State to the
waters Of the Gull.
The trucking association formed this
year At Senatobia reports fair success
for the initial season. Cabbage Is be-
ing shipped in car lots and considera-
BILE quantities Of beans have been han
died. Although late start was made,
those engaged are encouraged TO ex-
tend the industry for next year with
prospects for greater things in the
future. While trucking has disadvan-
tages ~ does other lines Of farming,
those who have persisted in couducting
it along progressive and sensible lines,
have found it especially profitable, tax
ing one year with another. It assures
TO . community two money seasons
during the year; nrst the truck crop
and then the regular crops. When the
cattle industry Is made to supplement
these at all seasons Mississippi VIII be
the greatest agricultural State in the
Union
Adams was the first county in the
state to take advantage Of the new law
authorizing the creation of county de-
partments Of agriculture at the discre-
tion Of the board OF supervisors. w.
D. Clayton Of Louisiana was appointed
ss the commissioner, and at once en-
tered actively into the discharge Of his
duties. Adams has the boil weevil in
considerable numbers, having first
made their appearance last fall. and
will do everything possible to stay the
r.vages of the insect. II is to be
hoped that other counties will take ad-
vantage Of the progressive action OF
the Adams supervisors and provide
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