Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-07-25
Agricultural Notes

Reports from every section or Noxu-
bee are that the rain that fell Wednes-
day afternoon and night and early
Thursday morning was general and ev-
cry acre of land in the county was
beneficiary. The rain was worth many
thousands of dollars to the farmers OF
the county as the effects OF the long
dry weather were beginning to be seri-
Gus.
Noxubee county has an opportunity
on the 1lth and 18th to reap advan-
tages such as seldom comes to any
county in the south. It is up to our
people to show that our famed hospi-
tality has not been exaggerated.
Agricultural Commissioner Haddon
thinks there are thirty Corn Club
patches in the county that will raise
from rs to 100 bushels to the acre.
Lutte Minor is so sure he will get the
500 prize that he is thinking Of re-
questing the Board to advance him 100
of the prize money.
Every man, woman and child In Nox-
ubee interested in educational and agri-
cultural advancement should come to
Macon on August 18th to hear the
speaking and participate in the rally.
Prof. Holden is the most distinguished
agricultural speakers in the United
States.
John Cavett also has hunch that he
is sure winner as a corn raiser. His
three acres is tiled and well fertilized.
Only the misfortune of not having
good stand keeps him from making l25
bushels to the acre.
It is some compliment TO Noxubee
that she should he the first county In
the South selected by Prof. Holden and
his corp Of experts to start his alfalfa
and corn campaign.
On some plantations in the northern
part Of the county there has not been q
rain that would hardly more than lay
the dust since April, yet the writer re-
Gently saw fields of corn that had never
lost it's color and was standing the
drouth splendidly. Such conditions are
evidence of the fact that what this
country suffers from is too much mois-
ture. Tiling the land will remedy this
evil almost entirely. and while crops on,
tiled lands will probably be better some
years than others. there would never
be failure.
For the first time Noxubee county
farms will be inspected by the best soil
doctors in the world and practical sug-
gestions for the betterment of the soils
of the county will be made.
A western man who was driving
through the country recently remarked:
81 have been told that this was cotton
country, but l have seen more corn than
cotton since / have been in the county"
Tenants on Mr.. j. F. Ames' places
destroyed 100000 squares and imma-
ture bolls last Tuesday. About twelve
per cent of this number were squares
and half of these had been punctured.
It is estimated that II, 500 weevils were
destroyed. Mr.. Ames' tenants are
picking up the fallen forms row by row
twice week and he sees that the
squares are burned once week.
Much interest is being taken in saw
ing mellilotus seed. The crop Of seed
is heavy and the outlook good for good
prices in the spring.
Mr.. Milton Love, who has rotated
his crops more persistently and intelli-
gently than any farmer in the county.
has ten acres of cotton that promises
easily ten bales of cotton.
One Of the prettiest fields in the
county is field Of peas and soy beans
On Mr.. Dale Bells place. He is pan
ring to begin rotation of crops. Every
farmer in the county should follow the
he is setting.
There is plenty Of time to plant peas
md soy beans for hay crop. If you
ire short on hay take advantage Of this
,pportune time to plant.
Alfred Barnett, a negro contestant
or the prize offered by the county for
he largest corn yield has a patch that l
hould be an inspiration to every col s
red farmer in the county. Some of
he methods Alfred used in making his
,rize patch will be told in next weeks
BEACON.
The boil weevil has taught as that .
omething besides cotton will have to {
,e raised here. Prof, Holden is the
greatest authority on corn in the Unit '
d States. Hear him in the county Au-
rust 18th and 18th.
The overseer who does not work and
lrag his link Of road after the rains !
Ind after crops are laid by is missing a
inc opportunity. liz