Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

the department OF agriculture from
Senator Simmons Of smith ssys that
one has Just been located at Beer. in
his county, and that he Is so happy
lie has something TO be happy about
The schools definitely located n this
time are as follows:
Noxuoee e-............M .Mashulayille
fike-. Walkers Bridge
fesrl River. Poplarville
Chic<asaw. ..... Beuua Vista
Jasper er------..........Bs Bay Springs
Asnoningo -..-...........Iu Iuka
Smith - Bay.r
newton .----.--........ Decatur
More than thirty other counties are
agi,a,ing the question, and il is reason
able to expect tha, a dozen will decide
TO have the school. I, is also possible
that scne that have or will be located.
Will not be built when il comes 10
action, but il nou looks a. 10 something
ike twenty would be ready for the ap-
preparation when the legislature meets
in January, 1910. This will be far
ahead OF any other state in the South,
and Il means that in the future Mis,i,-
sippi will pay more attention to the de-
velopmeut OF her Agricultural resources
than any OF them. This is veil. Ours
always has been an agricultural state
and always will be. This is the begin
ming OF practical Agricultural educa-
ton for the young men who will make
the state great and bring about IN era
of agricultural prosperity.
.. D. Anderson OF Mouroe county has
already shipped 5000 pounds Of honey
this season and will have Approximate
ly 500 pounds more TO 20. lie is one
OF the largest keepers in the state. The
department, Of agriculture is already in
possession o, the names o, more than
100 bee keepers in the state and adj
tional names are still coming. AZ
effort will De male to Organize an As
sOciatiou OF bee keepers on November
,. which will be during the State Fair,
allowing those Who attend tO ge. ad-
vantage o, the half rate made by the
railroads for the benefit OF the fair.
Replies received from = large number
OF those written On the subject Indicate
that an interest can be worked Up aud
that such An organization can be effect
ed IL Is proposed to have a program
that will bs instructive and entertain
ing. The exhibit OF honey a. the fair
this fall viii be much more eoupre-
hensive than heretofore. Several spe-
eial premiums will be announced IN =
short while and other inducements o.
fered the bee keepers TO make tis-
play OF their products and to attend
this meeting.
The road improvement question was
given \ decided boos. by the super
visors in their recent meeting AZ Jack
son The proposition for state aid WAS
made in the last legislative session in
bill introduced by Mr.. Johnston of
Coahoma. but i, was no, acted upon
| fayorably. A resolution introduced in
the meeting unanimously passed mem
o-;,Ii,.4 a.. Is.,isl.,,-, 20 .nn,on-;.,.
$4,000, to be supplemented by the
counties and used in constructing an
object lesson road for the purpose of
sdur.,inu the paon,. "a To the benefits
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sr,rlovs5 in ,hsir rons,r,c,ior This
nro,osi,ion IA an e-csIient ope. and is
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III - :, n,.xihla 70 b,ild and
maintain GOOD roads throughou: the
entire state
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Vi 'Ie
and VI. college, and one OF the recog-
nized authorities OF the SCUM IN agri-
cultural matters, has puolisned WORK
on agriculture for the public schools
that is considered one OF the best OF It's
kind that ever came from the press IL
has been adopted for use in the schools
OF Texas and VIII ne oHereo IN oenes
aoulnern ss1e' ~ - - r,
Adoption rol.s $50 a',, 80
work 'oe 'ou.nesu -. -, " -. -.
ern Au'hor 81 Hno.. - .s.- -, = ~,
ed 70 eoodi'loas -
sod'he1n SoN- s, =. -
Know 'nAe ~ - .h.,. 90
-. ,,,nra our peopls can do
.way with the boo<s offered ;ha. are
not a, all adapted to our section OF the
country.
Do not become alseos.s1 80
wrong overeones rign'. ioe y
tecsly safe TO assume tnaI risns VIZ
come out or top after wniie-