The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-07-30

handling paupers, pensions, schools,
courts, and dozens of other matters
that have to be attended to, could
be given and others profit by their
success. 1t can, and should, be made
the most important organization in
| the state. Every board is urged to
| take this matter up in thei.' regular
sessions and discuss it fully and
| freely, and then arrange To have at
| least one member present IL it is
not possible for all to attend. Let us
hope that ct least $50 of the $50 SUI
vervisors will answer to the roll of
counties when it is called on the
morning of October 28th, next.
| That we viii! have large number
of agricultural high schools estab-
lished by the time the legislature
convenes again, there can be no
doubt. That these schools will be
conducted properly, goes without
saying. The people are intensely in
terested and are determined that
they shall be agricultural schools in
every sense of the word. Up to the
| time this is written, July 18th, eight
have been definitely located and a
number of others are almost ready
for the announcement. letter lust
! received at tie Department of Agri-
| culture from Senator Simmons of
! Smith saws that one has inst been
/ located at Beer in his county and
that he is $50 hanpy.' He has some
thing to be happy about. These
schools definitely located at this
i time are as follows.
Nc.9noe Mashulapi,le
pin, Walker,sRridge
Pearl River Pon,arville
Chickasaw. Reuna Vista
Tishiminao Iuka
Smith Beer
Newton Deca,ur
More than thirty other counties
are agitating the question and If is
reasonable tn aynect that 5ozan
will decide to have tho school # is
also possihle that Some that have mr.
will he located will not he built
when if comes r., action hu+ II now
looks as if something like twentv
would no raadv for tbe annronria t;on
when the legislature meets in Ian
nary 1910 This will be far ahead
of anv other state in tbe south and
If means that in tho future Nissis-
sinni Will nav more attentions to
/ rho develonment of her apriou1tural
resources than anv of them This
is we'll. Ours ALWAYS has been an
agricultural state and ALWAYS will
be. This is the beg1nning of nrac-
teal agricultural ez.ucation for the
Young men who VIZ, make the state
great and an era of agricultural
prosperity.
o.
0. u. Anderson of Monroe county
has already shipped 5000 pounds of
honey this season and win approx
mately have $500 more pounds to
go He is one Of the largest bee
| keepers in the state. The Depart
ment of Agriculture is already in
Lossession Of the names of more
than 100 bee keepcrs in the state
and additional names are still com
/ ing. An EFFORT will ~, laade "a or
ganize an association of bee keepers
OH November End. which will be dur
! ing the State Fair, allowing those
who attend to ges advantage of the
half rate made by the railroads for
the benefit of the Fair. Replies re-
ceived from a large number of those
written on the subject indicate that
an interest can be worked .up and
that such an organization can be
effected It is proposed to have a
program that will be instructive and
entertaining. The exhibit of honey
at the Fair this fall will be much
more comprehensive than hereto
fore. Several special premiums vii,
be announced in short while and
/ other inducements offered
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