Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-16
The good people o, South Nissis.lpv,

report itself 10 nov out and the error
made has been corrected. Ia this latter
report Il Is argued tha, land should be
KEEP, In timber only 20 long as IL is not
needed for agricultural purposes. The
report contains something very in
teresssng in the way OF suggestion.
regarding the possibility Of securing .
second growth OF long leaf yellow pine.
IL Is generally recognized that large
portion OF the lands OF South Mi<sis-
s'ppi are especially favored with the
requisites TO successful handling for
agricultural and horticultural purposes.
The sotl Il warm and the seasons long.
Early vegetables are grown With the
creates, ease and the syrup and sweet
potato crop cannot be exceIled any
where Although they mar no, have .
strong iaye. OF soil, the greater por-
tion OF IL has . clay sue-.osg and will
retain a fertilizer until taken up By the
crops. South Mississippi will ye, cone
into her own as an importan. agricuI-
tural section Of our state.
This Is the minute to begin work on
the fairs to BE- held this fall The soocer
premium lists are given to the public
the quicker COOL citireus will begin
their preparations for an exhibit. sew
eral new fairs will be inaugurated this
fall, especially At Greenville and Boone
VILE. The older ones are working With
redoubled energy and the state Fair 70
be held at jackson from October - 10
November 8 will be larger and more
comprehensive than ever. The fair
spirit Is the proper spirit AMI the re-
vival OF interest /. such institutions
will make Mississippi blossom as n rus.-.
We need them for many reasons, more
especially to keep our young men and
women at home and prevent them seek
ing places in other States tha, have
been more progressive and inviting.
Push the fairs
Attala county proposes to tackle the
ruad proposition in q thoroughly sensi-
bic manner and will no doubt solve the
vexed problem so far as that county Is
cOseerned IL the plan proposed is per
sisted in IL Is proposed that. mile or
so OF good road be built and that the
experience gained here be used In
building other miles - the funds be-
come available. The srst stretch 10 pe
built has been surveyed BY United
States government expert, and the
work will be done under his super
vision The services OF this govern
.nent road builder do not cost the coun-
ty anything. he being furnished free Of
charge The result of this effort in
Attala will be watched with interest,
and will be given due publicity by this
department as soon as practicable.
An Aberdeen paper in speaking OF
alfalfa says: There are abou, J, 900
acres OF alfalfa in this county now and
the area Is rapidly increasing Within
the next two years this product will
claim large acreage on every farm in
the prairie and thoroughly solve the
labor problem. IL is now q staple crop
with US, and its Importance will steadily
increase. Foreign buyers are already
looking to the Ess, Mississippi prairie
for their supply, and il Is no longer
necessary for producers TO haul to mar
kes." And Monroe Is not the only
county in Mississippi that has already .
large alfalfa acreage. There are .
number Of them The prairie section
may lead In acreage, but the Delta 10
becoming close runner 1t Is an i'm
portant crop on lands suited for its pro
duc,iou, and we may expect TO see the
acreage largely increased during the
next few years.
While the State Live Stock Sanitary
board and the United States govern
ment are engaged in . campaign
against the cattle tick in the northern
tier OF counties the people all over tho
state might begin = campaign for their
eradication on their own farms. Where
the farm is all under fence and the
stock lau in force it would not be q diff
hcult job at all II three-tourths of
the farmers OF the state would do this
the time necessary TO bring the quarau-
tine line down 70 the waters edge
would be greatly lsssened. So soon as
the systems employed can be officially
gotten hold of they will be given pub
lisity In this department. Keepa look
out for the card of instructions and
give n . trial
Local unions could do no better work
than To offer premiums for the best
yield OF corn by It's members. County
unions might offer a handsome premium
for the banner county yield Tho edu-
cational features OF the union could nos
possibly be more rapidly advanced
than by the adoption OF a system o:
This character. Put on your studying
cap and look this suggestion over.
There is something in il.
Planting time Is fast passing in Mis-
sissippi. The most important subject
nov to be considered Is what shall the
harvest be and ~hat will il bringy
Presidents Hightower of the Union
and Clark Of the Cottou Association
have both issued urgent requests for
the people Of Mississippi to raise abun-
dsnt food crops this year and make the
cotton more of . surplus Are you
needing that advice? Shall our State
continue to draw upon Kansas for her
corn, Missouri her mules and Pork
opolis for her meal? Il should 10, be
so by any means We can and should
raise all OF these necessaries right here
at home
Farmers organizations are the life
boats that carry as ballast the food and