Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-02-09
An Appeal to the Farmers.

Since came to this county more had
two weeks ago have been gathering
some facts about what the farmers
haye been doing / hope you will take
the time to read this article carefully /
and after reading it decide whether
you agree with me, and If you do then 1
admit the feasibility of the plan and
join in with me to carry this work to
completion this year,
l am very anxious to do something
for this county this year so that at the
end of the year prosperity will be
more evident than now. am sure that
by working together, the farmers. bus
mess men, the newspapers. the Agri-
cultural High school, the teachers OF
the county, together with my entire
time. the agricultural condition of the
county can be improved.
Now, all the farmers who read this
are not going to make any effort to
help, but there are many who are
ready to take hold at once and 60 into
the work with a determination and a
desire to win. Il
The first thing want to say is. We
must try to raise the average yield OF
corn per acre one bushel. don't know
what it was In 1911, but it is usually
about Is bushels per acre. We will
suppose it was no higher last year. Do
you know what one bushel per acre
more would mean to Noxubee county ?
Just about 100000 with corn at 75c q
bushel. Now my plan for doing this is
easy, and at harvesting time we can
know what we have done: Every man
who cares for this increase to select his
corn lands, or part of it and prepare
this land better than you have been do
ing-plow deeper than you did last year.
l think to flat-break or bed your land,
then later on break again by bedding
or rebedding it is about the best way.
am sure two plowings will increase
your yield. Then plant good variety
of corn and begin your cultivation with
narrowing about the time the corn be-
gins to come through the ground then
cultivate frequently and always do sur
face cultivation after your first cultiva-1
tion. If commercial fertilizer pays on
on your land apply enough to make It
profitable N
The secret Of the fight now is, do
better preparation and your cultivation
will be made much easier. know this
will win. Remember the slogan is
more corn enough more corn to save
this county thirty thousand dollars.
Every man who is willing to join in
with me and help accomplish this, l
want your name and address, so that |
shall be able to keep in touch with you
all the year. At the close of the year
shall send you a blank so that you
may report to me how you succeeded.
Now, in regard to the cotton crop and
the prospects of injury from the wee
vii, below is a letter from the Agricul-
ture Department at Washington and
it contradicts somewhat the report re-
Gently sent out through the associated
press purporting to be an opinion from
the agricultural department to tae eff
feet that the low temperature that had
prevailed in this section Of the cotton
belt had put the weevil out of business
and that there need of further fears
from that quarter.
Mr.. ] w. Haddon,
Macon, Miss.
Dear Mr.. Haddon-
Replying to your letter of January 26
to Mr.. Bradford Knapp, l beg to say
that there is no way of knowing posi-
lively at this time what the cold wealth
er has done in the way of destroying
the weevil, but we have every reason
to believe that the cold weather has not
DESTROYED all the weevil. We have as |
cold weather in Oklahoma every year,
where the weevil has been for four or
five years past. and they have never
been killed out. A few that did not |
find good places for Information will
doubtless be killed oy the cold weather.
do not think it is safe for farmers to |
depend on the cold weather killing the |
weevil. Ny advice would be to 60
ahead just as though you thought every
field would ,be covered with the weevil
next spring, then you can know that no !
mistake has been made. All the results
of the past would lead US to believe that
the weevil HAS NOT BEEN KILLED.
Very truly yours,
H. E. SAvELY, 4
Field Agent US. Dept. of Agri.