The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-11

Farmers Of Forrest county today
had an opportunity to learn nearly as
much about agriculture in one day
than their sons can learn in year of :
at school.
A special train load of the best au-
thorities on agriculture in the state
and perhaps in the south was turned |
loose today for the purpose of con-
Quoting an agricultural rally in this
county. The rally was under the
auspices of the extension work of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College at Starkville, and was di-
rected by P. H. Pate, director of the
farmers institute and one of the orig
inal promoters of the Grown in Mis-
sissippi" movement.
The unexcelled opportunities offered
by the rally are the result Of pains
taking selection Of the best material
for the farmers. The extension de-
partment Of the A. G. NJ. College con-
ceived the idea Of taking the school
to the farmer, because the farmer was
too busy to come to the school.
Four Groups Of Speakers.
The speakers for the rally were d.
vided up between Helena, Brooklyn,
McLaurin and Hattiesburg The
speaking here was held at the court
house from 10 to ~ o'clock. The raj
lies at the other places were held in
the afternoon.
R. H. Pate, who is in charge of the
. expedition, spoke on his favorite sub.
ject: Grown in Mississippi" This
movement, he says, is primarily a
scheme of conservation. Last year
the state of Mississippi sent out of the
state $22,00O,0OO for corn alone. The
state consumed S5,O0O,OOO bushels,
only 63,00O,00O of which were grown
in the state. The rest had to be i'm
ported.
The state sent away from $4,000, 900
to $10,O0O,OOO last year for meat and
lard, and other thingse in like pro-
portion. Mississippi, he says, sent
; away these millions of dollars for
necessities which could have been
grown at home cheaper. than they
were produced elsewhere.
1t Is to stop this enormous waste
that the idea of Grown in Mississip-
pi'' was originated. 1t is not the idea,
says Mr.. Tate, to isolate the state
entirely and to put stop to imports
In general but the state ought not to
spend its money, he maintains, for
things which can be grown cheaper
at home. The state ought to grow
all the corn, oats, mixed feeds, hay,
meat, lard and dairy products it con-
sumes. -. B.
Great Advertising Scheme.
"The Grown In Mississippi move
ment, he explained, is secondarily an
advertising scheme. The Grown in
Mississippi" label on every export is
doing great deal of good in advertis.
ing the state abroad and toward at
tracing the right kind of immigration
this way. The railroads have given
their permission to have streamers
put on cars going out of the state bear
ing the inscription. When a car load
OF cattle goes into Chicago with the
label on the car "Tick Free Cattle
From Mississippi it advertises the
state, he says. The Grown in Missis-
sippi" idea also emphasizes diversifi-
cation.
Lindsay Rees, of Pana, ILL.,, whom
Mr.. Pate introduced as the great apos-
tie of Better Agriculture, spoke on
Soil Fertility, Legumes and. Perma-
nent Agriculture" His talk was illus
| trated with charts.
| ]. B. Mitchell, of Goodman, Presi-
dent of the Farmers Union of Missis-
sippi, spoke on Cooperation"
R. B. Cotton, representative at the
, recent legislature from Alcorn county,
spoke on Organization and Markets" "
Carpenter Makes Hit.
l. w. Carpenter, assistant professor
if Animal Hnsbandry at the A. & M.
college, spoke on ,"Tick Eradication. =
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