The new South-news., 1909-02-13

Course of Study for The uiou.
AZ Is pretty generally known. thc
educational features of the Farmers
Union. IS one oi It's strongest ica-
turcs. That the farmer mgst quality
himself 70 inteilrcntiy handle his
business as do those ip other pro
fcSsions. none can deny Newt Crcs-
ham saw this need when BE- under
took to found ercat organization
Of The agricultural people and made
Il one OF the heading principles Of
the order The writer has stated time
and again in public addrcsscs that
IN another decade the farmers of Nis-
sissippl win be just a. weli educated
and trained Ia their profession az Is
the lawyer the doctor. the preacher
and members OF other professions
today. while managaing the Union
Advocate two years ago frequently
In the Greater Mississippi depart
mcnt and in the Bulletin. the sugges-
tion has been frequently made by
him that the locals take up some sub
ject OF importance to the farmers
and give " twenty or thirty minutes
OF thought study and discussion.
The State Union last month 10y res
olutlon authorized President nieh-
tower TO appoint committee OF three
70 map out a course OF study for the
locals for the present year. The mat
ter was carefully considered hy the
t.s........ "a .ist. .....,.. 4..t4.4 A. ia.
on. President Hlshtower has acted
upon tho resolution aud appointed
Supt w u. Smith of Holmes county,
Prof. T.. r. Lloyd. Director OF Farm
ers Institutes and the writer as the
committee TO map out and suggest a
program for the year. This commit.
tee viii hoid a meeting Ia a few
days for the purpose OF going into the
matter fully and making suggcstiona
for each month until the State Union
meets again. Some subject OF zen.
eral Importance TO the farmers viii
be taken up each month for consid'
GRAFTON by the locals ani half an
hour devoted 20 discussion and
study OF the same.
Subjects that will he OF general In.
tcrest 90 all the people will be sug
gestcd and made public through the
usual channels. Now II it were pos
siblc or probable that one thousand
OF the more than seventeen hundred
locals In Mississippi would take thes'
subjects up, appoint in advance mel
TO talk upon them and then for th'
membership In general to take ham
II would be the greatest system O
farmers Institutes ever organized 1
state. III every local would taxi
an active interest. the result woul
4. still be more far reaching and effe
!, tive II these meetings were no,
: Ing more or icss than cxpericn
J, meetings. the result would be goo
+, III our people met once month an
!. exchanged experiences on any give
I, subject OF importance to the farme
some one would profit by the exper
. ence given. Then too. an actual exp'
, riencc from a man who ls know go.
long way toward convincing hl
neignbor.
This is a highly commendabl
move on the part OF the union. an
IT is to be sincerely Hoped that
large majority OF the locals throug gl
out the state Will take advantage 9
the opportunity To conduct the meet
p ipgs as suggested. Information COZ
cerninr the subject viii be sent K
cal secretaries and given 10 the IN
/ ion members through the Create
p Mississippi" department In the couf
5 ty papers. the Bulletin Issued monti
/ ly by the Department OF Agricultur
( and Commerce. the Official organs {
/ the Union and in every other manns
. possible