Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-03
More Profitable
Farming Campaign

tofore published was carried out anC
every speaking appointment filled
Good crowds were present at every
place, except at Paulette where there
was very small audience to hear the
speaker. Prairie Point made the ban.
ner showing, every white farmer Of
that vicinity being present and about
three hundred negro farmers. At the
schools the meetings were very success
ful and the school children very atten-
tive and interested as we'll as many Of
the neighboring farmers and their
wives.
There is no doubt that much good
was accomplished by the campaign.
New ideas were gained likely to be Of
great value to those who were at the
meetings. II nothing more was done
than to impress upon our people the
benefit if not the absolute necessity of
cooperation that would be great DEAL
Marketing is now big half of success
full farming and our marketing system
must be modernized. If Macon or
Brooksville or Shuqualak can ship a
hundred thous and eggs Of one grade,
even II that is poor grade it can do
better than with the same number of
better eggs If they are not graded.
Our.shipm ents must be prepared to
meet q certain demand, to meet the re-
quirements Of the market to which
they are shipped. Job lots Of stuff
from q distant place have small stand
ing, but classified and graded stuff al
ways finds sale. What 10 true in the
marketing Of eggs Is true Of other
things. In short We have got to catch
up with the times.
One notable thing about the campaign
was the interest taken by our colored
people. This is fine thing. for the
prosperity of Noxubee rests largely
upon the shoulders of our colored broth
ers.
At ten o'clock Monday morning the
campaign for More Profitable Farming
was opened at the school house with
a lecture by Dir, Farr. DR.. Farr .is
seasnected With the Educational 4 De.
partment Of the International Har9es-
ter Company, and Is chief Of the school
division Of this campaign. He is an
expert in his subject. has wealth Of
general information, and is very ef-
fective speaker and teacher. He found
the assembly hall of the school packed
for in addition to all grades of the
school there were many men and wom-
en- present.
Making use of chart, for one hour,
DR.. Farr preached Scientific Agricul-
ture, Better Homes and Better Farms,
driving home trnths to the minds of
boys and girls which they Will never
forget.
do you know" he asked the chill
dren in his Introductory remarks, "just
how l am going to live the rest of my
life and how your mamas and papas
are going to live? can tell you. They
are going to live Just as they have been
living all these years. You are the
ones who can be changed and it is for
you that this campaign will do the most
good. The hope of better homes and
better farms lies in you children"
He then pointed to the chart and the
words, ''The Schools Must Help" and
turning the cover he exhibited a page
of statistics of Noxubee's imports.
There were figures showing how much
money we are sending out of the coun
ty for meats, canned goods and all
kinds of food which we can raise at
home. Pointing at these figures he
said, "this county is not doing its Ibest
until it raises all this food for its own
use and enough surplus to sell some to
the outside world" {
"How can the schools help?" he {
asked and then turning page of the I
chart there was found the answers:
/. Grow garden:
2, Can the surplus.
3. Raise poultry.
4. Grow corn. II
s. Raise pigs.
DR.. Farr then urged every boy and
girl to get into the gardening work at I
home. Get the boy who loafed all 3
summer and the vacant lot that Ioafed 9
ali the summer, mix the two up to- !,
yether, and the results are remark !
able," be said. "And there is money c
IN it, boys. And while you are max e
ing money and helping the folks at
home and the county. you are doing
else, you are making char t
acter. Character building and agricul- d
ture are very close together, anyway. '
SnoE me splendid ear of corn, or 6
find pig, or fine COW, and can safe
" 8y that llhey have character, be- !
cause know there is character back .
nf them. Work means character. C
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