The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-08-13
y \. : BLAKIsLEI. Jaeass., Ma.

vember 2, at 10 a. m. at the county
court house. This will be during The
State Fair. and the half rates granted
for that occasion can be taken adj
vartaRe RI.
An csss citation Of this character can
be made of great benefit. At this
initial meeting program OF ton
minute talks on matters Of import
ance and interest to bee-keepers by
men who know will be arranged, and
those In attendance are expected to
join in the discussion. There are
over one hundred persons In he State
who make Bookkeeping an important
part of their business. as well as
thousands who keep from Ave to fifty
colonies. These people are not con-
fined to any particular SETON for that
matter. although the prairie region
OF East Mississippi report more bees
than any other. The Delta is not
without men who have and care for
considerable numbers. The follow
lowing extract from letter from Mr..
Thos. Worthington, Of Leoto, Wash
ington county, is offered in support
of this:
Your letter received. Yes, / Am
very much interested in bees. Your
proposition to organize an association
is good. / will become member. /
hop ght eighty colonies Of bees and in
creased thep to 145 colonies In one
year and extracted that year "a, 1000
pounds Of honey. / have now 2o3
colonies and have extracted $1,000
pounds of honey and the honey flow
is still oil. ought to get 10000
po.'ndl. Extensi se Ike. pers of bees
In Washington county are: DR.. o. NJ.
Blanton, 290 colonies; r. J.. Adams,
zoe colonies; Joel johnson, ITS coll
onies and 1hos. Worthington, 20s
colonies" There are dozen others
in Washington county who keep con-
siderable quantities. Noxubte likely
leads in the production of honey, re-
porting folty-eight extensive bee
keeps; Jones reports thirty-seven;
Yallabusha, thirty-two; Smith, TWEEN
ty-nine; Oktibbeha, twenty-eight;
Simpson, twenty-six, and so on down
the line.
1t will likely be a revelation to u
great majority of the people of Mis-
sissippi to know the importance of
this Industry. IT IS one CAPABLE Of
enlargement, and the proposed organi-
zation will be one Of the moves to en-
courage It's extension. Several manu-
facturers of bee-keepers supplies have
been invited to make exhibits of their
goods and it is expected that some of
them will do SO. A special premium
list will be offered by the Fair Asso-
citation and a larger showing made
of this particular line than hereto
fore. In the meantime, if you read
this notice and know of parties in
yours or adjoining counties who keep
bees in any quantities, let the writer
have their names and addresses
please.
Time and again has the writer sug-
gested and urged the organization of
agricultural clubs in every communi-
ty of Mississippi, believing them to
be especially valuable in bringin.,
about betterment of conditions
among the farmers of cur State. The
suggestion has been made that the
Farmers Union in their local meet
ings once or twice month, select
some subject of importance and name
men who have had experience to give
ten or fifteen minute talks aud invite
everybody to join in the discussion
This would make the Union doubly
educat ional, one of its strongest feat
tres. There is club of this character
in the lower poruon of Pike county
that should be model for all aspir-
ing communities. It is called. the
Cross Reads Agricultural Club" and
numbers the best farmers of that Sec
ton as its members. he meetings
are largely attended and the program
arranged to suit the occasion. The
ladies take part as we'll as the men,
and add no little by their presence.
1t has been a success. since it's organi-
zation and pity It's, that there are not
more like it in our state.
o.
Again, attention is especially called
to the value of small home canning
outfits to care for the surplus frJit
and vegetables on fa,m. They can
be had at from So up and are easily
operated. Thousands Of cans of stun
could be put up each year for use III
the winter and the surplus sold in
the nearby markets. D. d. Jeffcoat.
of $3.50, Jones county, has one and
was in Laurel recently engaging g.
600 cans of figs that he had put up.
Mr.. Jeffcoat has canned great deal
OF fruit and vegetables from his farm
this year, and will not only have the
greatest abundance for his family
during the winter, but will have con-
siderable for sale.
o.
Reports from seven Localities in
Coahoma county on crop conditions
and published in the local papers, 10
to prove that more corn has beer