Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-04
Bees in Mississippi.

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fair trial Is sufficient evidence to war
rant the assertion that il offers . splen-
did neld for diversifcatlon and that our
state Is especially adapted to successful
Bookkeeping. There are the names and
addresses Of one thousand persons Who
keep Eve or more colonies on nle In
this offsce. and 1t 10 probable that the
number Is much larger than this A
new list will be made during the sum
mer, and il Is expected that IL will show
considerable increase over the old.
The cooperation OF bee-keepers Who
Rad this is earnestly desired In max
ing this list a. complete - possible.
While the eastern section OF the
state shows more development in the
vay OF bee-kseping thsa eshers. the
business thrives in every county more
or less The Delta has some extensive
keepers that have found the business
especially profitable. Thos. worthing-
ton OF Washington county wrote in
July last: Your letter received. Yes,
| am very much interested in keeping
bees. Your proposition to organize an
association IS good and I will gladly
become . member. | bought eighty
colonies OF bees and increased them TO
lsS colonies in one year. extracting
that year 1900 pounds Of honey.
have now 2l3 colonies and have ex-
tracted 90 far g7,ooo pounds Of honey
and the Gov is on. ought to get 4o,-
90 pounds Extensive keepers Of bees
in Washington county are: DR.. o. VI.
Blsnton, 20 colonies; Il J. Adams, 200
colonies; Joel Johnson, l55 colonies.
and Thos. Worthington, 3O3 colonies
The 'piney woods section is not be-
hind the others, and shows up well in
comparison. Along the small streams
there l. an abundance Of wild flowers
that afford splendid grazing for the
bees, producing a first-class grade of
honey. I. z. Bass & sons, at Lumber
ton, have made a success Of the indus
try and wrote an interesting article
that appeared in the October Bulletin
issued by the department. From in
formation received from all over the
state, II appears that every section of
five miles square will support from 300
to 300 colonies without growing crops
for them 10 Craze on. IL has been
shown that melilotus and other crops
can be grown with profit, but as . gen.
eral proposition too few OF our people
could be induced to take this precau-
tion, and it is not especially urged.
The Mississippi Bee-keepers' associa-
tion was organized during the last
State Fair at Jackson, and it u urged
upon all who are interested in the de-
velopment Of the industry to become
members Joel johnson Of Leoto Land
ing. Washington county, is president;
Ralph Bisland of Cannonsburg, Jener-
son county, e-president, and the
writer, secretary. In a general dis
cussion at the organization meeting i.
developed that . systematic method of
marketing was necessary, and il was
decided to hold . meeting at some time
In the future 10 devise . plan. This
meeting will be held within the next
two or three months and all OF the
larger keepers who will have . consid-
cradle amount Of honey to sell are urged
to be presen.
Are Times Harde
Editor Chapman of the Indianola En-
terprise recently published n able edi-
torial on Hard Times and the causes
which bring about this cry that sweeps
over the country periodically. His
contention Is that in every calling .
few years Of unusual prosperity pro-
duces . reckless expenditure that is no,
warranted by prevailing conditions.
He recites the fact that an average
clerk in store receives from $50 to SIS
per month, and the mad rush to shine
IN society and gallop with the gang,
spends more than that amount and is
found crying hard times. Men OF all
professions are found in the same boat
and they chorus in with hard luck cries.
Even the farmers get the contagion,
and when many Of them have experi-
enced q few years OF good crops and
fair prices forget that every day the
sun does not shine, and 60 beyond their
means In many ways, joining the hard
times band when the seasons are not
good and prices are low.
IL has ever been thus. A year of
prosperity causing q lapse of memory
concerning the bad years passed and
the bad ones developing forgetfulness
of the good oucs that have been expert
enced- Mississippi has likely felt the
general depression in business circles
As . whole less than any state in the
Union. and IL 10 possible that it might
have felt II even less II such advice as
that given by Editor Chapman had
been generally heeded.
Our country IS largely what we make
OF il, and when we live one year as an
integral part OF ten. depressions and
! hard times will come only TO the few
who do not adopt and put into execu-
tion such meshods
President Roosevelt should esteem
Capt w B. Ford OF Yalobusha county
very highly. Announcement is made
OF the arrival of young lady in the
captains family that numbers the
twenty-hfth- II that is not complying
With the Bible commandment ito re-
plenish, = what would you term il? We
not only grow from the soil OF Missis-
sippi literally OF the worlds needs, but
some of the healthiest. heartiest and
happiest families TO be found on the
face of the globe
Blackeyed peas are selling at grocery
stores throughout Mississippi at and