The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-01-24
AT FARMERS SHORT COURSE AT.
TRAcTED LARGE NUMBER WHO
BRAVE ELEMENTS.
INTERESTING LECTURE
ON POULTRY RAISING
professor Of Chickens and Egss'
Pays Tribute to Barn Yard Hen
T. J. Books of A. & M. Farm Mar
kets Dept. Spoke on Rural Credits.

Under the influence of the convinc- |
ing words of ]. X. Morrison, the So
called Professor of chickens and
eggs" at A. & M. college, the erst-
while unhonored bard yard hen be-
come very dignified parsonage.
Prof. Morrisons lecture this morn
ing on Poultry Raising on the Farm"
was the feature of today's program.
whicn was scheduled as Horticultural
and Rural School day.
Because of the inclement weather
the attendance at the lectures today
was somewhat smaller than hereto
fore, although considerable number
braved the elements to take advan-
tage of the beneficial instruction that
is being given.
The other speakers of the day were:
r. w. Harmed of A. C M. college on
"Some Injurious Insects to Garden and
Orchard Crops" A. B. Mckay, A. &
M. college, Home Garden and Or
chard;" T. ]. Brooks, director of the
farm markets department A. & M.
college, which is one of the two such
departments in American colleges, the
other being at the University of Wis
consin, on ''Rural Credits" The pro-
gram for this afternoon and tonight
is being carried out according to the
announcement made yesterday.
Insect Pests.
Prof. H. E. Harmed, state entomolo-
gist, spoke first. Insect pests and
fungous diseases of plants and ami
mails were discussed. Since $420,000..
100000 annually is lost from insect
pests in the United States, the SUD
ject Is one of prime Importance.
Paris green and arsenate of lead
busted or sprinkled on the plant while
dew is present, will result in destruc
tion of some insects. If cabbage, fol
instance, has been thus treated. nc
danger from poison to man will result
If the vegetable is properly washed
Recently the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, studying thil
question, estimated that a persoI
would have to eat eighteen such cab
bage to poison him. Other insects
are treated efficiently by means o
the kerosene emulsion. The stocs
kerosene solution is made by cutting
one pound common soap into small
pieces, placed in one gallon waite
and boiled When it comes to boi
remove at once and quickly stir II
two gallons kerosene. Five per cen
of this Il to 10 of water) makes tn
kerosene emulsion for garden an
orchard use. A number of specific In
uuiries were asked and. promptly al
swered by the speaker.
Home Gardens.
The Importance of the home garde
as a producer of food for the family
as we'll as it's service IN providin
many luxuries for the table, was dil
cussed by Prof. A. B. Mckay. Fl
explained how garden vegetables coul
be made to bear earlier than usus
by raising the plants and setting thel
ont in the garden. He urged the PEI
pie to so plant their gardens and o
chards as to have vegetables an
fruits almost the entire year.
Madam Hen.
Prof. J. X. Morrison's enthusiast
lecture on poultry raised Madam He
in the estimation of his hearers. H
confined his remarks chiefly to tf
proper marketing of poultry and tt
poultry clubs that are being organize
in connection with the girls tomat
clubs. By using care in sending on
fresh eggs to market and by co-ope
ating in shipping and selling, Il
farmers can increase the profits fro
poultry until it will become one
the most important factors OF far
receipts. AS a practical demonstr
tion Prof Morrison has been NleRhf
ing the eggs for the farmers in g
vicinity of A. & M. college az4 F.
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