The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-09
FARMERS MEET MONDAY.
Large Crowd Attends and SeWa| Good Talks Made
Hon. H. f. BIakeslee Present by Special
Invitation and Addresses Meetnd.

The farmers meeting which was
called for Grenada last Monday was
perhaps one of the best attended meet
ings that has been held in Grenada for
many years. Every section of the
county was well represented. The
court house had about all IT would hold.
The meeting was called, by anumber Of
farmers for the purpose Of discussing
present economic conditions and ia the
hope that plans might be formulated
for the 1915 crop that would fortify
the farmers against the very conditions
which are at the present time 50 veff
embarrassing. MIR. w. F. Martin called
the meeting to order and Mr.. w. r.
Baker was unanimously chosen chair
man.
Hon. H. Z. Blakeslee. Commissioner
of Agriculture of Mississippi. was pres
ont by invitation and made an address
that was full of matured thought and
one that contained some sound advice
to agriculturists.- Mr.. Blakeslee stated
that he was sorry to be unable to bring
any cheerful message about the pres
, ent prices of cotton, in fact, he said
that he believed that within the next
thirty days cotton would be selling
for less than it is today. He urged the
curtailment of the 1915 cotton crop and
the planting of fall oats and the raising
of other grain and much hay. Stock
/, raising. he said, would naturally force
itself upon the attention of the farm
ers. MIR. Blakeslee drew some splendid
lessons from those districts which
were invaded several years ago by the
boil weevil and said that they were in
much better condition today to with
stand the present financial strirgency
than those sections which are just nov
beginning to feel the disastrous effect.
of its ravages. His address was vel
received and roundly applauded.
Mr.. Blakeslee was followed by Mr.
J. w. Willis. district representative o
the Federal government farm demon
stration work, who proceeded to discus
what the demonstrators were under
taking to do and to show the results o
their efforts in various parts of tn
State. Mr.. Willis said that those farm
which had been worked under the direc
ton of the farm demonstrators Shove
most satisfactory increase in yields
He said the demonstrators of cours
did not know everything and that the
would make mistakes just as any othe
class of individuals, but on the Who'll
they had proven most satisfactory. i. H
said that if Grenada county would pa
5000 that the government would pa
$500 and tn at he would see that CAPT
BILE and satisfactory man was placed
charge of the work in this county. Nj
Willis made very timely talk an
when the question of whether or nc
the meeting was in favor of emplQyin
farm demonstration man, there wei
but few opposition votes; nevertheless
when the committee called on the boar
OF supervisors in the afternoon with
view OF asking for the appropriation I
$500 for a farm demonstrates. thu
: body declined t o take affirmati,
: action.
Several other very excellent tall
I were made at the meeting yet nothir
e definite was determined upon as to Il
I future. just why this failure noboc
seemed to know. Those present wei
in frame Of mind to put into operate