Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-01

A conference of the Demon
stration Agents for northern Mis-
sissippi was held at Macon last
Friday. there being present Field
Agent H. r. Savely, Of Washing
ton, D. c.. District Agents j. w.
Willis, ? p. Garner and Broad
ner ]. Moore, County Agents j.
W. Haddon, of Noxubee county,
James E.. Tanner, of Monroe. C
G. Smith, Of Clay. r. S. Tou, of
Lee. C. M. Holland, of Webster,
and w. r. Byers, of Calhoun.
There was also present Mr.. w.
l.. BECKER of the dairy division
of the United States department
of agriculture and Mr., S. S. Ter
den of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the United States de-
partment of agriculture.
The visiting agents were met
by the citizens OF Macon and the
farmers of Noxubee county with
the greatest cordialitY and were
shown every hospitality and
courtesy. An auto trip having
been arranged for the agents
and a number Of prominent bust
ness men and farmers were
taken 70 visit some of the farms
of most interest throughout the
county, among which were in
Guided the farms of H. B. Cur
Ter, Cavitt Brothers, A.. D. Bin
ion and others, where magnifi-
cent crops of crimson clover, burr
clover, mellitotus and alfalfa
were seen, also several excellent
herds of beef and dairy cattle.
The excellent roads of the
county were a matter of COM
ment among the visitors.
In the evening a meeting OF
the agents from the different
counties reported or the devel-
opment in their respective sec
tons, the results being very sat
isfactory all along the line. Not
withstanding the fact that the
session continued until | o'clock
in the morning, quite a number
of interested farmers were in at
tendance until the close. All of
the agents expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with their
visit and as being favorably i'm
pressed with the development of
the agricultural interests of the
county and with the natural fer
tility of the section. AT the close
of the conference a vote of thanks
was given to the citizens of Nox-
ubee county for the splendid
manner i'll which the visitors had
been entertained.
1t developed at this meeting
that in the district visited by
those gentlemen there has teen
a marked increase in the raising
of beef cattle and that many
thoroughbred registered cattle. Of
the beef type have recently been
brought into the section. 1t ap-
peared that in this particular
county is doing more along this
line than any other county, and
that in the matter of silos, which
is attracting the attention of the
farmers all over the country.
Noxubee county has already con-
structed more silos than any 9TH
err county with the prospect of a
large increase.
A great deal was said in the
matter of growing crimson and
burr clover for winter pasturage
and crop rotation was empha-
sized. 1t was suggested that a
very fine rotation was oats soWn
f in the fall followed by lespedeza
in the spring as soon as the oats
were cut, thus growing two very
! valuable crops on the land with q
+ minimum of labor.
1t was also stated at the meet.
/, ing that the growing of corn and
oats was greatly increasing ir
!, this section and in this particular
Noxubee county again attracted
special attention on account of its
: greatly increased acreagein these