Macon beacon., 1917-10-05
Live Stock and Farm Product
Show, Held in Macon Wednesday

with the exhibits of the canning clubs,
under the direction of Mrs. Tyndall,
broughti together display of garden
and farm products and pure bred stock
that would have done credit to eek's
lair, The day proved greater success
rhan was looked for by the most optl'
mistic The exhibit rooms were crowd
ed with products, the grounds covered
With pure bred stock and the atten-
dance was large.
The chief interest, however, did not
center in the large number of exhibits
but in the variety and the superior
quality of the products. The great va
riety of garden, orchard and farm pro-
ducts proclaimed the possibilities of the
soils of Noxubee county, and the fact
that the people of the county believe in
and are practicing diversified forming.
The pure bred stock evidenced The adap-
tibility of the county to stock growing,
and the fact that many people OF Nox-
ubee county have learned the precious
truth that to be successful farming
must include stock raising. The splen-
did display of dairy cattle Jersey bulls,
cows and calves of the very best breed
ing in the world, descendants of such
animals as Sophie the Nineteenth, be-
spoke the wonderful growth of the dali
rying industry in Noxubee county, a
progress so phenomenal that the county
now enjoys the reputation of being the
leading dairy county of the state.
And the best part of the whole fair,
the exhibition of canned vegetables,
fruits and meats, grown and canned by
the girls and women of the county un-
de1 the aqle leadership of Mrs. Tyndall,
county agent, demonstrated the talent
skill, industry and patriotism of the wo-
men Of the county.
Besides the exhibit of the club girls
the following community clubs had ex-
hibits Fairview, Salem, Brooksv.lle,
Cliftonville. Ideal Country club, Mashu-
laville: Prairie Point club and Macon.
The exhibits were attractively arranged
and included mo.ly varie. c1 of canned
products and display of fancy-work end
cookery. One of the most attractive
displays of the room was the exhibit OF
the county agent, Mrs. Tyndall, whose
energy and enthusiasm had a great
deal to do with making the day success
full. The Agricultural High School,
also, had splendid display of farm pro
ducts, including seventeen fresh veg ia
bles and eight farm products.
There were some credtablc indl
dual displays, too, and we regret nj
being able to mention all of.them.
The live stock show began in the
morning with a parade, headed by the
A. & NJ. college band, which furnished
music for the day. There were not al
many beef cattle as the county coul(
have furnished, but there full exhibit
of dairy cattle, and the show was cred
liable to any county. After the parade
the Judges made their decisions and tn
ribbons were awarded. The list of win
ners is printed below.
One of the grea.cst Improvement
over the show of last year was tn
large number of pure bred hogs on tn
ground. The pig club boys brought i
twenty or thirty fine hogs, all pure bre
and in good condition. The success
the boys club work is due to the wor
of Superintendent Chandler. In othe
counties this work is carried on by tn
county agricultural agent but as Noxu
bee county has had no agent the pas
two years all of the worl: has fallen o
Mr.. Chandler's shoulders. Many pee
ple expressed themselves as being anS
ious for the county to employ an ager
for the next year and give the boys an
men an advantage similar to that give
to the women by Mrs. Tyndall.
A noteworthy feature of the day wa
the address by Prof. Lloyd, director
the extension work in the state. Fro
Lloyd's address was full of practic
suggestions. He cautioned the farmer
not to be misled by the present price
cotton, but to remember that cott'
would have to bring forty-two cents
be on a par with the prices now belr
paid for other farm products, which
not raised, will have to be bought. r
also gave some splendid suggestion
: about putting the surplus corn crop
proper condition for marketing All
his remarks were interesting and hel
ful.
The success of the day is due to t
work of the committee and to the
operation of che people of the count
Many people stated that the exhibits
farm products surpassed the exhibl
they had seen at state fairs, and
whole display of products and stock te
.fied to the fact that Noxubee is
land flowing with milk and honey"
Following is listo premiums awar