The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-09-25
TALK TO OUR FARMERS
Sound Reasons Given Why
They Should Organize Into
a Truckers Association


peculiarly and especially adapted
to tue production OF an manner Of
fruits and vegetables, and If our
farmers win put forth the right
energy and organize they can quickly
transform this section into the garden
spot OF the American continent.
The gentlemen who made that soil
survey report that they found great
deal Of land suited for the growth of
strawberries, while any manner of
vegetables can be here produced 60
the greatest abundance and pertecii-
on. There is no sense Ia moving to|
Florida orelsewhere to engage Ia The
trucking business, q The same energy
and judgement are applied right here
al home
That there is more money in grow
ing truck than any other crop has
been clearly demonstrated, and every
section where the experiment has
been tried the farmers are indepen-
dent and prosperous. If we will
only adopt a like policy, the advent
Of the boil weevil will prove IN the
end blessing 10 disguise, for there
is but little money in growing the
ieecy staple, even before this insect
pest appeared Cotton requires
uncsasing work and is also q very
costly crop.
But lot JUS turn our attention to
growing fruits and vegetables, such
as you can reach all the great West
ern markets ahead OF rival points.
But in order to succeed in the
trucking, like unto any other line OF
business, require, unity Of action
among farmers, and which means
thorough organization. Mr.. Joe B.
Cough has been working hard to
bring the farmers around Ellisyille
together and get them to see the Wit
al Importance of organization, but
he has met with poor success. The
country people don't seem t. realize
the importance OF this step. Many
think there is a trap TO take hdvant-
age Of them. OF course such an
idea is ridiculous for the only de-
sires TO Improve their condition, tor
when the farmer prospers we alt
prosper.
II is strange to see intelligent men
striving to grow cotton under boil
weevil conditions, when they can do
so much better with other crops and
which are immune from these pests.
In fact there is more clear money and
satisfaction in one acre planted in
Irish potatoes, radishes, beans, let
tuce, strawberries or many other
trucking crops we can mention and
which can be grown so proiusely and
successfully in Jones county, than
there are in one hundred acres of boil
weevil cotton.
We urge upon our zones county
farmers to carefully consider this
matter, talk il over among them
selves and then get together and
organize live wire Truckers AS
sociation. 1t is not necessary to en-
bark largely in the business, but
any farmer can set aside an acre or
two for the experiment and then he
can see Just what can be done. You
cannot possibly lose but will surely
make more clear money than on all
other Of his crops.
But as we stated, it is needless for
one or few men to engage in the
trucking business, unless there is an
organization, and certain amount
Of crops are planted Individual
effort must depend on the local
markets, and which are soon sup
piled But when hundred or more
farmers unite and embark in the
business we can then have buyers
here from the large cities and grow
ers will receive cash down for their
truck when delivered. And we can.
not glut the market, for shipments
win then be made in carload lots.
Supplemented with the cattle bust
ness, there is no reason why our
Jones county farmers should not be-
come the richest and most indepen-
dent class of people on earth, and
lands here win be selling from one
TO two hundred dollars per acre.
But so long as our farmers will
not organize, with every man for him
self and devil take the hindmost they
will continue to traverse the low
grounds Of sorrow and tread The