The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-04-01
APRIL.
Farm Implements and Work Stock

a. 70 lower the cost of production
we must have more and better nipple
ments and more and better work stock
AS local union, what can we do to
bring this about?
b. What implements should be used
in preparing the soil? Place and value
of disc pillow, disc harrow, roller, smooth
ing harrow? Compare the amount, quail
ity and cost of work done by 5000
pounds of mule flesh hitched to good
disc or turning pillow, turning from ~
to 16 inches, to the amount, quality and
cost of work done by $50 pounds of
mule flesh hitched to a six-inch, one
horse pillow.
c. What implements should be used
in cultivating the growing crop? Place
and value of the harrow, weeder, heel
sweep, single and double cultivators
Compare the amount, quality and cost
of work done when it takes from two to
four burrows to complete a row, to when
better implement is used and the row
is completed with one furrow.
The Family Garden.
a. Planting, cultivation and general
management of the garden and orchard.
Improving the home grounds with flow
ers, shrubs, lawn grasses and shade trees.
Community Public School,
Each local union is or should be, deep
ly interested in the community school.
Why not discuss the needs and the weak
points of the school? Value to the
community, what the union can do to
increase the efficiency of the school, du-
ties of the trustees, duties of the patrons,
buildings and equipment, salaries OF
teachers, the teachers relation to the
community, intellectually, socially and
industrially. Where should the child get
its preparatory education?
The first section of the suggestions
offered embraces one of the most impor-
tant subjects before the people of Mis-
sissippi-human or man-power versus
mule power. 1t has been the practice
in Mississippi to put one-man power
against one-mule power, for the man to
use small single pillow and make from
two to four burrows to finish up row.
In some other States, especially those
where the production per farm hand
shows up to be. three, four and five
times that of the farm hand here, two
and four mules are hitched to a large
cultivator and row finished up by 60
ing over it one time. We are using too
much man-power and too little mule
power. Take this matter up and talk
about it, have suggestions made as to
what implements are suitable to increas-
ing the efficiency of the man.
OF course Mississippi has too much
stumpy land to allow of doing practical
ly what is done in the prairie States,
but it is an undisputable fact that we
waste too much man-power in the pro-
duction of crops. Many are adopting
labor-saving implements and should give
the result of their experiments for the
benefit of their brethren.
How many people in Mississippi make
their family gardens produce at the rate
of a thousand dollars per acre? Great
numbers of them. Many do not give the
garden credit for what it produces, TAX
ing it more as matter of course. The
several crops raised and large quantities
consumed, if bought in the stores at pre-
valing prices, would soon wreck fam
lily, be it ever so small Any home with
out well cared for garden is lacking
in an important essential and doubly 30
the farm home.
Counsel among yourselves as to how
the garden can be made still more valu-
able. Suggest the rotation of crops that
will give the best results as well as the
easiest and simplest to handle. Let the
ladies be heard on this subject, as they
are frequently the best gardeners.
Proper education is subject too ex-
pensive to go into here, but it is, if any
thing, more important to the farmers
than any Others The suggestions OF
the committee as to matters for discus
sion are certainly well worthy of atten-
ton at the hands of the locals. Give
this subject the time and attention it
demands, carrying it over to the second
meeting of the month if necessary.
w. II. SMITH.
E. r. LLOYD.
II. f. BLAKESLEE.
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Tobacco in Mississippi.
Since time when the mind of man run
meth not to the contrary, the people OF
Mississippi have raised more or less to-
baaco for home consumption. Very few
attempts have been made to establish
tobacco as a staple crop and these only
in very small way. During the past
few months, inquiries have come to this