The Tupelo journal., 1908-06-19
As is we'll known, the department Of

ment than otherwise, although Missis-
sippi was the last State in the South to
do this for the agricultural and stock
raising interests. 1t is gratifying in
deed to the commissioner to note the
interest being shown by the receipt Of
hundreds OF letters from all parts of the
State commencing or recommending
action for the relief and benefit of the
farmers. A Tunica county planter asks
for bulletins and says: 81 am cultivat-
ing, and have been for many years,
1000 acres in corn and cotton and on
account Of the growing scarcity of ne
gro labor concluded to change my plan
tation from q cotton farm to stock and
hay. Some ten years ago 1 began with
alfalfa and have not had the success I
hoped for, but am sure that it will do
we'll here If handled right. I hope to
get the advice OF Prof. Fox at the Delta
experiment station. Will put in fifty
acres this August and September and
increase the acreage every year." An
Amite farmer says: II could not fill
the last order for syrup because I am
out. Sold all at a good price. We
want to thank you for your interest in
syrup growing and valuable assistance
In marketing. Will want more labels
next year as l will plant three acres
more in cane." A Noxubee bee-keeper
writes: 1--WE appreciate the sugges-
tons made in your letter and l will see
the men in this section who have bees
and will let you hear from M as soon
as possible. We have kept track of
your work and are proud to know that
you are doing 30 much for the people,"
A Clay county friend says: "My family
looks for your column every week and
reads it all. 1t is one Of the best parts
of the Leader and makes a nan feel
ore like sticking to Mississippi"
More could be quoted, but this will do.
The work is appreciated by lots of good
people and that is encouragement for
renewed efforts in the future.
A suggestion has been made, and is
being generally commended, that in
the future appropriations for the sup
port of state institutions be made avail
able only as demanded by the month.
This matter has been brought to the
attention of legislators and the public
by the practice of some of the institu-
tions of drawing all of the moneys
available and placing in a local bank
until used. 1t is frequently the case
that the state treasury is empty and
important bills must go without being
paid promptly when some of the insti-
buttons have large sums of money in
local banks doing nobody any good ex-
cept the bank holding the deposit. For
two years the writer was secretary and
treasurer of the Alcorn A. and M. col
lege, and the draft for money on the
state treasurer was not made until the
end of the month when all bills had
been audited, and only enough drawn
from each fund to pay the outstanding
bills against it. Captain Burkitt could
get in another splendid rider right
along this line and save money for the
taxpayers again.
The work of tick eradication has been
actively commenced by the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board and the United
States department of agriculture in .
number of counties bordering on Ten
nessee. This is q great work and one
that will save to the people of Missis-
sippi millions of dollars when the whole
State can be placed above the quaran-
tine line. The rules and regulations
will be made as reasonable as possible,
there being no desire to work hard
ships or inconvenience on any one. 1t
is a movement that demands the hearty
cooperation of the people to make it
effective at a rapid rate. DR.. w. J.
Murphy is in active charge of the work
with headquarters at Holly Springs.
He has been successful in bringing the
line down to Mississippi and now hopes
within the next few years to carry
it down through this State to the
waters of the Gulf.
The trucking association formed this
year at Senatobia reports fair success
for the initial season. Cabbage is be-
ing shipped in a lots and considera-
BILE quantities of beans have been han
died. Although a late start was made,
those engaged r encouraged to ex-
tend the industry for next year with
prospects for greater things in the
future. While trucking has disadvan-
tages as does other lines of farming,
those who have persisted in conducting
it along progressive and sensible lines,
have found it especially profitable, tax
ing one year with another. 1t assures
to . community two money seasons
during the year; first the truck crop
and then the regular crops. When the
cattle industry is made to supplement
these at all seasons Mississippi will be
the greatest agricultural State in the
Union.
Adams was the first county in the
state to take advantage of the lei law
authorizing the creation Of county de-
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