The Grenada sentinel., 1910-01-07

j. | ~AMOiiS ChO poWSIS anu uulicS CbIl
ferred upon the Governor by our consti
tuition are that she shall, from time t,
time, give the legislature information o
the state of the government and rec
ommend for consideration such measures
as may be deemed necessary and expe
dient." Among those statutory are: III,
is to supervise the official conduct of al
executive and ministerial officers"
(c) He is to see that all offices art
filled and the duties thereof performed
or, in default thereof, apply such rem
edy as the law allows; and if the rem
edy be imperfect, he shall acquaint the
legislature Herewith at it's next ses
sion"
l shall not, at this time, cover the en-
tire field embraced in the provisions men
toned, but shall, at my discretion, from
time to time, submit special messages,
celebrating the subjects here presented,
or others.
General Conditions
AS known to all, Mississippi is the
most strictly agricultural state in the
| aiiOH, Oolh do uS Cdpltdl iuN CoCCu
and the employment of its citizenship.
Prosperity or adversely of all other avo-
cations and industries is directly depend
ent upon farming conditions. These con-
ditions, through the invasion of the boil
weevil, are seriously threatened with a
| great misfortune, which can only be
| averted by a revolution in our farm
| ing methods. Disaster awaits those who
will not abandon the practice of lone
crop" farming system, whereby cotton
is expected to provide, through purchases
from others, all that is needed for farm
or family. Crop dversifcation, improved
variety of seed and agricultural meth
DDS, stock raising, truck growing and
the development of new industrial enter
prises should be encouraged by every
reasonable and constitutional means
Some specific methods are here sub
mitted, and others may be evolved, af
ter opportunity is had of learning your
views. Except where poor drainage, or
other exceedingly adverse conditions pre-
vent, the damage from the boil weevil
can be largely reduced, and cotton sue
cessfully grown, by strictly adhering to
approved by farmers of sections in which
the weevil has been long but lessen
ing affliction. The efforts of the fed
eral government to alleviate the boil wee
vii situation should receive our hearty
cooperation. Counties should be author
lied, if regarded by them advisable, to
employ county commissioner, for each
supervisors district, thus meeting the
necessity for constant, helpful sugges
tions and encouragement to those who |
are so largely welded to the old and |
now fatally defective methods, as to
need much persuasion for such rapid |
and radical changes as will enable them
to produce, on their own lands, nearly |
everything needed for a comfortable liv-
ing.
Our climate, soil and weather condi-
tions, if our advantages are wisely utl-
lied, give us unparalleled opportunities
for the production of nearly all kinds of
crops, vegetables, stock and fruits
Book farming" was once regarded, not
without reason, as visionary,
for then no accurate tests of the produc-
tivity of plants and animals. under vary
ing conditions had been made and veri-
fed. The great and useful United
States Department of Agriculture is
thoroughly investigating all the methods
and results of husbandry in the civil
zed world; and, especially, the varying
possibilities and needs of the different
rural sections of the United States
Through the experimental stations,
federal and state, a vast and val
liable experience, thoroughly tested, has
oeen accumulated, and this work, under {
killed. scientific oversight and direction, {
s continuing its discovery and dissem- {
nation OF all important facts that help t
" hurt rural life Our Agricultural and I
Mechanical College, at Starkville, and f
is four experimental stations, are rem I
ering magnificent service. Notwith- 7
tanding the very adverse weather, of G
his year, their agricultural products, in {
luding cotton, far surpassed those S
rown, under different methods, with like /
pportunities. Two additional expert i
1ental stations should be created-one +
n the heart of the boil weevl territory, a
nd another in the prairie lands. a
Mississippi should produce horses, a
lules, cattle and hogs for its own use,
nd for export, thus furnishing a means
f converting farm products into COM O
lodities that are always salable and !,
constantly increasing value. !,
The cattle tick which carries Texas h
ever, was unknown, as a cause of the !,
,ouble, until quite recently. Our loss n
trough death, decreased value, limita .
ons on marketing, arrested growth and d
ecreased milk production amount, in II
lis state, to millions of dollars a year. i,
his curse can be readily remedied and 6
le tick exterminated by cooperation q,
ith the United States Agricultural De- !,
lrtment. Hog cholera can be eradicat- -, ;,
by the intelligent use of serum, which 81
'uld be distributed through the agricul- ~
lral colleges at no large outlay. =,
Good Roads. w
The profit convenience and desirabil- 4o