The Tupelo journal., 1908-02-07

- StoP SySeSh's 4uSS'AOA
must be constantly agitated and kept
prominently before the minds of our
people.
"Our bales of cotton with their COW
ering are a disgrace, a reflection on
our intelligence, and the ridicule OF the
cotton-buying world. These conditions,
and the enormous leakage thereby In
CURED, can only be changed by organ
lied effort.
Tine interest Of every man in the
South is affected by the various cotton
exchanges, and yet we have never claim
ed the right to a voice in making the
rules and regulations which SO 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 it's 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 same.
The competitive crop-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 superintendent Interested in
the organization of corn clubs I
think the plan a very fine one 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 3 plan that I
think will stimulate an 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
so pounds to each county superintend-
ent of education and have him send
eight pounds to each one of ten good
farmers in different parts of the coun-
ty. Eight pounds will plant an acre, I
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-
tural 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 one grad
ing the highest to be given first prize
should there be one offered. These en-
tries should all 60 on exhibit free.
"Now, the ten selections grading the
highest should be distributed in thi!
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. & M. 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. & M. 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 e terminated kept
by the farmer"
This is a brief outline of Mr.. Had
don's plan which he explains further
in the communication, I'VE 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.
Lincoln, Jasper and Jones are the
latest converts to the corr club idea.
Which counties will be the next to fall
into line? This is generally acknowl-
edged as n of the most important
movements inaugurated in Mississippi
in years, and is deserving of the en-
couragement of the people from every
walk of life.
The suggestion that the State erect q
small plant for the manufacture of bag
ging from low grades of cotton is at
tracing attention, and the legislature
will begin the investigation of the feas-
Utility of the plan in a few days. Ala
bama has such a plant and finds it
profitable. Then why not Mississippi?
Jones county has entered the "corn
club" band and Superintendent Wal
drup is arranging fer the work already.
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