Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-28
,rcbaple that the result would be still

begin to do better is right now. This
Is one of the means to be employed in
keeping our young men at home and m
surfing their services for the develop
nent of our resources. More than one
hundred thousand Mississippians have
gone to Texas and made their homes
when we needed them right here and
offered just as much. or more for the
expenditure of energy and the exercise
of brains. Let's put a stop to this and
the bill offered by Judge Norrell is a
step in that direction should it become
"a law. ,.s.p
The house has passed the Afford bill
providing for county departments Of
agriculture and the senate committee
has favorably reported IT. "A bill by
the same author is being considered to
establish an agricultural high school in
each of the eight congressional dis
tricts. Bills for the protection of cot
ton from the time it leaves the gin un-
til 1t is loaded on the ship for export
have been introduced and it looks as If
the present law-making body Would do
something of a substantial nature for
the agricultural masses of Mississippi.
1t is too frequently said that the, pro-
fessional men are compelled to pass the
laws favorable to the farmer, but this
rule does not hold good with the pres
ent body. The farmers themselves are
taking an interest and looking after
their affairs. They fully appreciate
the necessity for such reforms and a
large number in both houses are giving
the measures looking, toward them al
assistance possible. e.
A friend In conversation with the
writer a few days since said that he had
measure in mind to encourage fairs
and competitive exhibitions of .agricul-
ture, horticulture and live stock, but
that he would not attempt to. get it
through on account of the rough road
he knew that it would encounter from
the very persons most TO be benefited
The present body il composed of men
who apparently realize the fact that
Mississippi must expect her future
greatness to come from the develop
ment Of her agricultural resources and
have shown more liberal spirit toward
measures looking to that end. They
appreciate the fact that our State is be-
ing continually drained of good citi-'
zens by States that are more liberal
in encouraging them in their chosen
vocations and are continually offering
inducements for good settlers TO come
and live with them.
If Mississippi had been as wide-awake
as Texas, had established and main
tanned fairs at the principal centers,
lent the proper encouragement to agrir
cultural pursuits, stimulated the live
stock industry, helped to place the
poultry industry where it belongs and
other matters OF equal Importance,
Texas would not have taken from US
more than one hundred thousand of eur
citizens, the best they have today. Again
let it be urged that wep arrange to keep
our people in Mississippi. Our condi-
tions cannot be excelled and no State
can truthtully offer more for the man
who seeks a home and the attendant
pleasant environments.
The campaign for hog and hominy
goes merrily along, gathering strength
day by day. The officials of the farm
ers' organizations are preaching the
doctrine from one end of the State to
the other and many privates in the rear
ranks are pushing the movement along.
1t is undoubtedly. the proper fortifica-
tion for holding campaign, and when
the good people of Mississippi are we'll
provided with necessaries of life that
can be provided at home, the fight for
an equitable price for cotton is already
half won. The men who are making
this campaign are deserving of the aid
and cooperation of good citizens every
where, be they farmers or not.
Commercial fertilizers are all right
after every possible fertilizer at home
has been made use of. Read the bulle-
tin recently published by the station at
Stoneville for the proof of this asser-
lion. 1t gives result of number of
interesting experiments.
tf*
The man who has nothing to say of
the community in which he lives owes
it to himself to get into one that he can
speak well of or else keep his speaker
in sealed or closed condition There
might be such place if it was diligent-
ly sought for.
so''eu, but urges that while sooroh,.